diff --git a/history.md b/history.md
index a211ca7..695379a 100644
--- a/history.md
+++ b/history.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   * DesignDoc cache refreshed if a database is deleted.
   * Fixing dirty tracking on collection_of association.
   * Uniqueness Validation views created on initialization, not on demand!
+  * #destroy freezes object instead of removing _id and _rev, better for callbacks (pointer by karmi)
+  * #destroyed? method now available
 
 
 ## 1.1.0.beta5 - 2011-04-30
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb
index e77b663..977bbe2 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb
@@ -54,19 +54,21 @@ module CouchRest
       end
 
       # Deletes the document from the database. Runs the :destroy callbacks.
-      # Removes the <tt>_id</tt> and <tt>_rev</tt> fields, preparing the
-      # document to be saved to a new <tt>_id</tt> if required.
       def destroy
         _run_destroy_callbacks do
           result = database.delete_doc(self)
           if result['ok']
-            self.delete('_rev')
-            self.delete('_id')
+            @_destroyed = true
+            self.freeze
           end
           result['ok']
         end
       end
 
+      def destroyed?
+        !!@_destroyed
+      end
+
       # Update the document's attributes and save. For example:
       #
       #   doc.update_attributes :name => "Fred"
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/persistence_spec.rb b/spec/couchrest/persistence_spec.rb
index 86ded62..4c0014c 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/persistence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/couchrest/persistence_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
 require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'article')
 require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
 require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
+require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'event')
 
 describe "Model Persistence" do
 
@@ -242,25 +243,34 @@ describe "Model Persistence" do
       @templated.id.should == 'very-important'
     end
   end
-  
+
   describe "destroying an instance" do
     before(:each) do
-      @dobj = Basic.new
+      @dobj = Event.new
       @dobj.save.should be_true
     end
     it "should return true" do
       result = @dobj.destroy
       result.should be_true
     end
-    it "should be resavable" do
-      @dobj.destroy
-      @dobj.rev.should be_nil
-      @dobj.id.should be_nil
-      @dobj.save.should be_true 
-    end
     it "should make it go away" do
       @dobj.destroy
-      lambda{Basic.get!(@dobj.id)}.should raise_error
+      lambda{Basic.get!(@dobj.id)}.should raise_error(RestClient::ResourceNotFound)
+    end
+    it "should freeze the object" do
+      @dobj.destroy
+      # In Ruby 1.9.2 this raises RuntimeError, in 1.8.7 TypeError, D'OH!
+      lambda { @dobj.subject = "Test" }.should raise_error(StandardError)
+    end
+    it "trying to save after should fail" do
+      @dobj.destroy
+      lambda { @dobj.save }.should raise_error(StandardError)
+      lambda{Basic.get!(@dobj.id)}.should raise_error(RestClient::ResourceNotFound)
+    end
+    it "should make destroyed? true" do
+      @dobj.destroyed?.should be_false
+      @dobj.destroy
+      @dobj.destroyed?.should be_true
     end
   end