diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e424961..f58e818 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ The options that you can set are:
  * `suffix`: the prefix to be displayed after the value entered by the user(example: "1234.23 €"). default: ''
  * `affixesStay`: set if the prefix and suffix will stay in the field's value after the user exits the field. default: true
  * `thousands`: the thousands separator. default: ','
+ * `thousandsStay`: set if the thousands separator will stay in the field's value after the user exits the field. defualt: true
  * `decimal`: the decimal separator. default: '.'
  * `precision`: how many decimal places are allowed. default: 2
  * `allowZero`: use this setting to prevent users from inputing zero. default: false
diff --git a/src/jquery.maskMoney.js b/src/jquery.maskMoney.js
index ec74807..0a1be09 100644
--- a/src/jquery.maskMoney.js
+++ b/src/jquery.maskMoney.js
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
                 decimal: ".",
                 precision: 2,
                 allowZero: false,
-                allowNegative: false
+                allowNegative: false,
+                thousandsStay: true
             }, settings);
 
             return this.each(function () {
@@ -355,10 +356,14 @@
                             $input.val(setSymbol(getDefaultMask()));
                         }
                     } else {
+                    	var newValue = $input.val();
                         if (!settings.affixesStay) {
-                            var newValue = $input.val().replace(settings.prefix, "").replace(settings.suffix, "");
-                            $input.val(newValue);
+                            newValue = newValue.replace(settings.prefix, "").replace(settings.suffix, "");
                         }
+                        if (!settings.thousandsStay) {						
+                            newValue = newValue.replace(new RegExp(settings.thousands,"g"), "");                            
+                        }
+                        $input.val(newValue);
                     }
                     if ($input.val() !== onFocusValue) {
                         $input.change();