diff --git a/src/modal/docs/readme.md b/src/modal/docs/readme.md
index c77d1ebb47..14fe83afdf 100644
--- a/src/modal/docs/readme.md
+++ b/src/modal/docs/readme.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ The `open` method returns a modal instance, an object with the following propert
 * `dismiss(reason)` - a method that can be used to dismiss a modal, passing a reason
 * `result` - a promise that is resolved when a modal is closed and rejected when a modal is dismissed
 * `opened` - a promise that is resolved when a modal gets opened after downloading content's template and resolving all variables
+* `closed` - a promise that is resolved when a modal is closed and the animation completes
 * `rendered` - a promise that is resolved when a modal is rendered. 
 
 In addition the scope associated with modal's content is augmented with 2 methods:
diff --git a/src/modal/modal.js b/src/modal/modal.js
index cbed4c7243..ae0e66e5b5 100644
--- a/src/modal/modal.js
+++ b/src/modal/modal.js
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', ['ui.bootstrap.stackedMap'])
         }
       }
 
-      function removeAfterAnimate(domEl, scope, done) {
+      function removeAfterAnimate(domEl, scope, done, closedDeferred) {
         var asyncDeferred;
         var asyncPromise = null;
         var setIsAsync = function() {
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', ['ui.bootstrap.stackedMap'])
             event: 'leave'
           }).start().then(function() {
             domEl.remove();
+            if (closedDeferred) {
+              closedDeferred.resolve();
+            }
           });
 
           scope.$destroy();
@@ -392,6 +395,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', ['ui.bootstrap.stackedMap'])
         openedWindows.add(modalInstance, {
           deferred: modal.deferred,
           renderDeferred: modal.renderDeferred,
+          closedDeferred: modal.closedDeferred,
           modalScope: modal.scope,
           backdrop: modal.backdrop,
           keyboard: modal.keyboard,
@@ -579,12 +583,14 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', ['ui.bootstrap.stackedMap'])
           $modal.open = function(modalOptions) {
             var modalResultDeferred = $q.defer();
             var modalOpenedDeferred = $q.defer();
+            var modalClosedDeferred = $q.defer();
             var modalRenderDeferred = $q.defer();
 
             //prepare an instance of a modal to be injected into controllers and returned to a caller
             var modalInstance = {
               result: modalResultDeferred.promise,
               opened: modalOpenedDeferred.promise,
+              closed: modalClosedDeferred.promise,
               rendered: modalRenderDeferred.promise,
               close: function (result) {
                 return $modalStack.close(modalInstance, result);
@@ -655,6 +661,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', ['ui.bootstrap.stackedMap'])
                   scope: modalScope,
                   deferred: modalResultDeferred,
                   renderDeferred: modalRenderDeferred,
+                  closedDeferred: modalClosedDeferred,
                   content: tplAndVars[0],
                   animation: modalOptions.animation,
                   backdrop: modalOptions.backdrop,
diff --git a/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js b/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js
index d6f1ac935f..413741fcf0 100644
--- a/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js
+++ b/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js
@@ -388,6 +388,20 @@ describe('$uibModal', function () {
       expect($document).toHaveModalsOpen(0);
     });
 
+    it('should resolve the closed promise when modal is closed', function() {
+      var modal = open({template: '<div>Content</div>'});
+      close(modal, 'closed ok');
+
+      expect(modal.closed).toBeResolvedWith(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('should resolve the closed promise when modal is dismissed', function() {
+      var modal = open({template: '<div>Content</div>'});
+      dismiss(modal, 'esc');
+
+      expect(modal.closed).toBeResolvedWith(undefined);
+    });
+
     it('should expose a promise linked to the templateUrl / resolve promises', function() {
       var modal = open({template: '<div>Content</div>', resolve: {
           ok: function() {return $q.when('ok');}