diff --git a/components/tabs/readme.md b/components/tabs/readme.md
index 7b4a800fe7..cc3798b23d 100644
--- a/components/tabs/readme.md
+++ b/components/tabs/readme.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class Tabset implements OnInit {
 export class Tab implements OnInit, OnDestroy, DoCheck {
   @Input() public heading:string;
   @Input() public disabled:boolean;
+  @Input() public removable:boolean;
 
   /** tab active state toogle */
   @HostBinding('class.active')
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export class Tab implements OnInit, OnDestroy, DoCheck {
 
   @Output() public select:EventEmitter<Tab> = new EventEmitter();
   @Output() public deselect:EventEmitter<Tab> = new EventEmitter();
+  @Output() public removed:EventEmitter<Tab> = new EventEmitter();
 }
 
 // directive TabHeading
@@ -56,10 +58,12 @@ export const TAB_DIRECTIVES:Array<any> = [Tab, TabHeading, Tabset];
   - `heading` (`string`) - tab header text
   - `active` (`?boolean=false`) - if tab is active equals true, or set `true` to activate tab
   - `disabled` (`?boolean=false`) - if `true` tab can not be activated
+  - `removable` (`?boolean=false`) - if `true` tab can be removable, additional button will appear
 
 ### Tab events
   - `select` - fired when `tab` became active, `$event:Tab` equals to selected instance of `Tab` component
   - `deselect` - fired when `tab` became inactive, `$event:Tab` equals to deselected instance of `Tab` component
+  - `removed` - fired before `tab` will be removed
 
 ### Tab heading
 Should be used to mark `<template>` element as a template for tab heading
diff --git a/components/tabs/tab.directive.ts b/components/tabs/tab.directive.ts
index 9abed1eb29..b7aacf2331 100644
--- a/components/tabs/tab.directive.ts
+++ b/components/tabs/tab.directive.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {Tabset} from './tabset.component';
 export class Tab implements OnDestroy {
   @Input() public heading:string;
   @Input() public disabled:boolean;
+  @Input() public removable:boolean;
 
   /** tab active state toogle */
   @HostBinding('class.active')
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export class Tab implements OnDestroy {
 
   @Output() public select:EventEmitter<Tab> = new EventEmitter();
   @Output() public deselect:EventEmitter<Tab> = new EventEmitter();
-
+  @Output() public removed:EventEmitter<Tab> = new EventEmitter();
 
   public set active(active) {
     if (this.disabled && active || !active) {
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ export class Tab implements OnDestroy {
     this.tabset.addTab(this);
   }
 
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.removable = !!this.removable;
+  }
+
   ngOnDestroy() {
     this.tabset.removeTab(this);
   }
diff --git a/components/tabs/tabset.component.ts b/components/tabs/tabset.component.ts
index c1ab7b0e73..531050e20d 100644
--- a/components/tabs/tabset.component.ts
+++ b/components/tabs/tabset.component.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import {Tab} from './tab.directive';
             [class.active]="tabz.active" [class.disabled]="tabz.disabled"
             (click)="tabz.active = true">
             <span [ngTransclude]="tabz.headingRef">{{tabz.heading}}</span>
+            <span [hidden]="!tabz.removable">
+              <span (click)="$event.preventDefault(); removeTab(tabz);" class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove-circle"></span>
+            </span>
           </a>
         </li>
     </ul>
@@ -84,12 +87,45 @@ export class Tabset implements OnInit {
       return;
     }
     // Select a new tab if the tab to be removed is selected and not destroyed
-    if (tab.active && this.tabs.length > 1) {
-      // If this is the last tab, select the previous tab. else, the next tab.
-      let newActiveIndex = index === this.tabs.length - 1 ? index - 1 : index + 1;
+    if (tab.active && this.hasAvailableTabs(index)) {
+      let newActiveIndex = this.getClosestTabIndex(index);
       this.tabs[newActiveIndex].active = true;
     }
 
-    this.tabs.slice(index, 1);
+    tab.removed.emit(tab);
+    this.tabs.splice(index, 1);
+  }
+
+  private getClosestTabIndex (index:number):number {
+    let tabsLength = this.tabs.length;
+    if (!tabsLength) {
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    for (let step = 1; step <= tabsLength; step += 1) {
+      let prevIndex = index - step;
+      let nextIndex = index + step;
+      if (this.tabs[prevIndex] && !this.tabs[prevIndex].disabled) {
+        return prevIndex;
+      }
+      if (this.tabs[nextIndex] && !this.tabs[nextIndex].disabled) {
+        return nextIndex;
+      }
+    }
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  private hasAvailableTabs (index:number) {
+    let tabsLength = this.tabs.length;
+    if (!tabsLength) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < tabsLength; i += 1) {
+      if (!this.tabs[i].disabled && i !== index) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/demo/components/tabs/tabs-demo.html b/demo/components/tabs/tabs-demo.html
index ba8b58b9fe..b726e78f46 100644
--- a/demo/components/tabs/tabs-demo.html
+++ b/demo/components/tabs/tabs-demo.html
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
          [active]="tabz.active"
          (select)="tabz.active = true"
          (deselect)="tabz.active = false"
-         [disabled]="tabz.disabled">
+         [disabled]="tabz.disabled"
+         [removable]="tabz.removable"
+         (removed)="removeTabHandler(tabz)">
       {{tabz?.content}}
     </tab>
     <tab (select)="alertMe()">
diff --git a/demo/components/tabs/tabs-demo.ts b/demo/components/tabs/tabs-demo.ts
index 08e2b5c0c9..ce1730e43d 100644
--- a/demo/components/tabs/tabs-demo.ts
+++ b/demo/components/tabs/tabs-demo.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ let template = require('./tabs-demo.html');
 export class TabsDemo {
   public tabs:Array<any> = [
     {title: 'Dynamic Title 1', content: 'Dynamic content 1'},
-    {title: 'Dynamic Title 2', content: 'Dynamic content 2', disabled: true}
+    {title: 'Dynamic Title 2', content: 'Dynamic content 2', disabled: true},
+    {title: 'Dynamic Title 3', content: 'Dynamic content 3', removable: true}
   ];
 
   public alertMe() {
@@ -25,5 +26,9 @@ export class TabsDemo {
 
   public setActiveTab(index:number) {
     this.tabs[index].active = true;
-  }
+  };
+
+  public removeTabHandler(tab:any) {
+    console.log('Remove Tab handler');
+  };
 }