diff --git a/src/input_view.js b/src/input_view.js
index dea34feb..621df6c4 100644
--- a/src/input_view.js
+++ b/src/input_view.js
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ var InputView = (function() {
       return this.query;
     },
 
+    setQuery: function(query) {
+      this.query = query;
+    },
+
     getInputValue: function() {
       return this.$input.val();
     },
@@ -120,10 +124,7 @@ var InputView = (function() {
     setInputValue: function(value, silent) {
       this.$input.val(value);
 
-      // strict equal to support function(value) signature
-      if (silent !== true) {
-        this._compareQueryToInputValue();
-      }
+      !silent && this._compareQueryToInputValue();
     },
 
     getHintValue: function() {
diff --git a/src/typeahead.js b/src/typeahead.js
index 6f686090..5b51ed1d 100644
--- a/src/typeahead.js
+++ b/src/typeahead.js
@@ -54,15 +54,26 @@
     },
 
     destroy: function() {
-      this.each(function() {
-        var $this = $(this),
-            view = $this.data(viewKey);
+      return this.each(destroy);
+
+      function destroy() {
+        var $this = $(this), view = $this.data(viewKey);
 
         if (view) {
           view.destroy();
           $this.removeData(viewKey);
         }
-      });
+      }
+    },
+
+    setQuery: function(query) {
+      return this.each(setQuery);
+
+      function setQuery() {
+        var view = $(this).data(viewKey);
+
+        view && view.setQuery(query);
+      }
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/typeahead_view.js b/src/typeahead_view.js
index f77147a3..0b76dc7c 100644
--- a/src/typeahead_view.js
+++ b/src/typeahead_view.js
@@ -272,6 +272,15 @@ var TypeaheadView = (function() {
       destroyDomStructure(this.$node);
 
       this.$node = null;
+    },
+
+    setQuery: function(query) {
+      this.inputView.setQuery(query);
+      this.inputView.setInputValue(query);
+
+      this._clearHint();
+      this._clearSuggestions();
+      this._getSuggestions();
     }
   });