diff --git a/src/mixins/observable.mixin.js b/src/mixins/observable.mixin.js
index ce85c491..49ba83be 100644
--- a/src/mixins/observable.mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/observable.mixin.js
@@ -1,12 +1,28 @@
 (function(){
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @param {String} eventName
+   * @param {Function} handler
+   */
+  function _removeEventListener(eventName, handler) {
+    if (this.__eventListeners[eventName]) {
+      if (handler) {
+        fabric.util.removeFromArray(this.__eventListeners[eventName], handler);
+      }
+      else {
+        this.__eventListeners[eventName].length = 0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Observes specified event
    * @deprecated `observe` deprecated since 0.8.34 (use `on` instead)
    * @memberOf fabric.Observable
    * @alias on
-   * @param {String} eventName
-   * @param {Function} handler
+   * @param {String|Object} eventName Event name (eg. 'after:render') or object with key/value pairs (eg. {'after:render': handler, 'selection:cleared': handler})
+   * @param {Function} handler Function that receives a notification when an event of the specified type occurs
    * @return {Self} thisArg
    * @chainable
    */
@@ -34,8 +50,8 @@
    * @deprecated `stopObserving` deprecated since 0.8.34 (use `off` instead)
    * @memberOf fabric.Observable
    * @alias off
-   * @param {String} eventName
-   * @param {Function} handler
+   * @param {String|Object} eventName Event name (eg. 'after:render') or object with key/value pairs (eg. {'after:render': handler, 'selection:cleared': handler})
+   * @param {Function} handler Function to be deleted from EventListeners
    * @return {Self} thisArg
    * @chainable
    */
@@ -43,14 +59,15 @@
     if (!this.__eventListeners) {
       this.__eventListeners = { };
     }
-    if (this.__eventListeners[eventName]) {
-      if (handler) {
-        fabric.util.removeFromArray(this.__eventListeners[eventName], handler);
-      }
-      else {
-        this.__eventListeners[eventName].length = 0;
+    // one object with key/value pairs was passed
+    if (arguments.length === 1 && typeof arguments[0] === 'object') {
+      for (var prop in eventName) {
+        _removeEventListener.call(this, prop, eventName[prop]);
       }
     }
+    else {
+      _removeEventListener.call(this, eventName, handler);
+    }
     return this;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/observable.js b/test/unit/observable.js
index 1503c9a8..4677cd73 100644
--- a/test/unit/observable.js
+++ b/test/unit/observable.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ test('fire + observe', function() {
   });
 
   foo.fire('bar:baz');
-  equal(true, eventFired);
+  equal(eventFired, true);
 });
 
 test('stopObserving', function() {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test('stopObserving', function() {
   foo.stopObserving('bar:baz', handler);
 
   foo.fire('bar:baz');
-  equal(false, eventFired);
+  equal(eventFired, false);
 });
 
 test('stopObserving without handler', function() {
@@ -53,8 +53,39 @@ test('stopObserving without handler', function() {
   foo.stopObserving('bar:baz');
 
   foo.fire('bar:baz');
-  equal(false, eventFired);
-  equal(false, event2Fired);
+  equal(eventFired, false);
+  equal(event2Fired, false);
+
+  foo.on('bar:baz', handler);
+  foo.on('bar:baz', handler2);
+
+  foo.stopObserving({'bar:baz': null});
+
+  foo.fire('bar:baz');
+  equal(eventFired, false);
+  equal(event2Fired, false);
+});
+
+test('stopObserving multiple handlers', function() {
+  var foo = { };
+  fabric.util.object.extend(foo, fabric.Observable);
+
+  var eventFired = false, event2Fired = false;
+
+  var handler = function() {
+    eventFired = true;
+  };
+  var handler2 = function() {
+    event2Fired = true;
+  };
+  foo.on({'bar:baz': handler, 'blah:blah': handler2});
+
+  foo.stopObserving({'bar:baz': handler, 'blah:blah': handler2});
+
+  foo.fire('bar:baz');
+  equal(eventFired, false);
+  foo.fire('blah:blah');
+  equal(event2Fired, false);
 });
 
 test('observe multiple handlers', function() {
@@ -81,9 +112,9 @@ test('observe multiple handlers', function() {
   foo.fire('blah:blah');
   foo.fire('moo');
 
-  equal(true, barBazFired);
-  equal(true, blahBlahFired);
-  equal(true, mooFired);
+  equal(barBazFired, true);
+  equal(blahBlahFired, true);
+  equal(mooFired, true);
 });
 
 test('event options', function() {
@@ -97,7 +128,7 @@ test('event options', function() {
 
   foo.fire('foo:bar', { value: 'sekret' });
 
-  equal('sekret', someValue);
+  equal(someValue, 'sekret');
 });
 
 test('trigger', function() {
@@ -112,8 +143,8 @@ test('trigger', function() {
   });
 
   foo.trigger('bar:baz');
-  equal(true, eventFired);
-  equal(foo, context);
+  equal(eventFired, true);
+  equal(context, foo);
 });
 
 test('chaining', function() {
@@ -131,8 +162,8 @@ test('chaining', function() {
 
   foo.trigger('event2').trigger('event1');
 
-  equal(true, event1Fired);
-  equal(true, event2Fired);
+  equal(event1Fired, true);
+  equal(event2Fired, true);
 
   event1Fired = false;
   event2Fired = false;
@@ -140,6 +171,6 @@ test('chaining', function() {
   foo.off('event1').off('event2');
   foo.trigger('event2').trigger('event1');
 
-  equal(false, event1Fired);
-  equal(false, event2Fired);
+  equal(event1Fired, false);
+  equal(event2Fired, false);
 });