diff --git a/lib/api/attributes.js b/lib/api/attributes.js
index 91094bef75..b08d24e602 100644
--- a/lib/api/attributes.js
+++ b/lib/api/attributes.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ var removeAttr = exports.removeAttr = function(name) {
   this.each(function() {
     $.removeAttr(this, name);
   });
+  
+  return this;
 };
 
 var hasClass = exports.hasClass = function(selector) {
diff --git a/test/api.attributes.coffee b/test/api.attributes.coffee
index ae7ed61498..f8eb17b15f 100644
--- a/test/api.attributes.coffee
+++ b/test/api.attributes.coffee
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ describe '$(...)', ->
 
       $pear = $('.pear', $fruits).attr('id', 'pear')
       $('#pear', $fruits).should.have.length 1
+      should.exist $pear.cheerio
       
     it '(map) : object map should set multiple attributes', ->
       $fruits = $(fruits)
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ describe '$(...)', ->
       attrs.id.should.equal 'apple'  
       attrs.style.should.equal 'color:red;'
       attrs['data-url'].should.equal 'http://apple.com'
-    
+        
   describe '.removeAttr', ->
     
     it '(key) : should remove a single attr', ->
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ describe '$(...)', ->
       $('ul', $fruits).removeAttr('id')
       should.not.exist $('ul', $fruits).attr('id')
       
-      
+    it 'should return cheerio object', ->
+      should.exist $('ul', fruits).removeAttr('id').cheerio
+    
   describe '.hasClass', ->
     
     it '(valid class) : should return true', ->