diff --git a/src/api.chart.js b/src/api.chart.js
index a13b0da..0e4eacb 100644
--- a/src/api.chart.js
+++ b/src/api.chart.js
@@ -14,7 +14,22 @@ c3_chart_fn.destroy = function () {
     var $$ = this.internal;
 
     window.clearInterval($$.intervalForObserveInserted);
-    window.onresize = null;
+
+    if ($$.resizeTimeout !== undefined) {
+        window.clearTimeout($$.resizeTimeout);
+    }
+
+    if (window.detachEvent) {
+        window.detachEvent('onresize', $$.resizeFunction);
+    } else if (window.removeEventListener) {
+        window.removeEventListener('resize', $$.resizeFunction);
+    } else {
+        var wrapper = window.onresize;
+        // check if no one else removed our wrapper and remove our resizeFunction from it
+        if (wrapper && wrapper.add && wrapper.remove) {
+            wrapper.remove($$.resizeFunction);
+        }
+    }
 
     $$.selectChart.classed('c3', false).html("");
 
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 737ce1b..a340f73 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ c3_chart_internal_fn.getDefaultConfig = function () {
         padding_right: undefined,
         padding_top: undefined,
         padding_bottom: undefined,
+        resize_auto: true,
+        resize_timeout: 100,
         zoom_enabled: false,
         zoom_extent: undefined,
         zoom_privileged: false,
diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 5b19c7c..58df8f7 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -319,20 +319,7 @@ c3_chart_internal_fn.initWithData = function (data) {
     }
 
     // Bind resize event
-    if (window.onresize == null) {
-        window.onresize = $$.generateResize();
-    }
-    if (window.onresize.add) {
-        window.onresize.add(function () {
-            config.onresize.call($$);
-        });
-        window.onresize.add(function () {
-            $$.api.flush();
-        });
-        window.onresize.add(function () {
-            config.onresized.call($$);
-        });
-    }
+    $$.bindResize();
 
     // export element of the chart
     $$.api.element = $$.selectChart.node();
@@ -927,6 +914,53 @@ c3_chart_internal_fn.observeInserted = function (selection) {
     observer.observe(selection.node(), {attributes: true, childList: true, characterData: true});
 };
 
+c3_chart_internal_fn.bindResize = function () {
+    var $$ = this, config = $$.config;
+
+    $$.resizeFunction = $$.generateResize();
+
+    $$.resizeFunction.add(function () {
+        config.onresize.call($$);
+    });
+    if (config.resize_auto) {
+        $$.resizeFunction.add(function () {
+            if (config.resize_timeout) {
+                if ($$.resizeTimeout !== undefined) {
+                    window.clearTimeout($$.resizeTimeout);
+                }
+                $$.resizeTimeout = window.setTimeout(function () {
+                    delete $$.resizeTimeout;
+                    $$.api.flush();
+                }, config.resize_timeout);
+            } else {
+                $$.api.flush();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    $$.resizeFunction.add(function () {
+        config.onresized.call($$);
+    });
+
+    if (window.attachEvent) {
+        window.attachEvent('onresize', $$.resizeFunction);
+    } else if (window.addEventListener) {
+        window.addEventListener('resize', $$.resizeFunction, false);
+    } else {
+        // fallback to this, if this is a very old browser
+        var wrapper = window.onresize;
+        if (!wrapper) {
+            // create a wrapper that will call all charts
+            wrapper = $$.generateResize();
+        } else if (!wrapper.add || !wrapper.remove) {
+            // there is already a handler registered, make sure we call it too
+            wrapper = $$.generateResize();
+            wrapper.add(window.onresize);
+        }
+        // add this graph to the wrapper, we will be removed if the user calls destroy
+        wrapper.add($$.resizeFunction);
+        window.onresize = wrapper;
+    }
+};
 
 c3_chart_internal_fn.generateResize = function () {
     var resizeFunctions = [];
@@ -938,6 +972,14 @@ c3_chart_internal_fn.generateResize = function () {
     callResizeFunctions.add = function (f) {
         resizeFunctions.push(f);
     };
+    callResizeFunctions.remove = function (f) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < resizeFunctions.length; i++) {
+            if (resizeFunctions[i] === f) {
+                resizeFunctions.splice(i, 1);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    };
     return callResizeFunctions;
 };