diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index f074763b..efdcc884 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
       bloodhound: {
         src: '<%= tempDir %>/bloodhound.js',
         objectToExport: 'Bloodhound',
-        amdModuleId: 'bloodhound',
         deps: {
           default: ['$'],
           amd: ['jquery'],
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
       },
       typeahead: {
         src: '<%= tempDir %>/typeahead.jquery.js',
-        amdModuleId: 'typeahead.js',
         deps: {
           default: ['$'],
           amd: ['jquery'],
diff --git a/doc/bloodhound.md b/doc/bloodhound.md
index ebb4df6d..5d1b10b7 100644
--- a/doc/bloodhound.md
+++ b/doc/bloodhound.md
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ options you can configure.
   the internal search index is insufficient or, if more configurability is 
   needed, a [remote options hash](#remote).
 
+* `indexRemote` – Adds the data loaded from `remote` to the search index (where
+  `local` and `prefetch` are stored for retrieval). Defaults to `false`.
+
 <!-- section links -->
 
 [compare function]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/sort
@@ -252,15 +255,15 @@ When configuring `remote`, the following options are available.
 * `url` – The URL remote data should be loaded from. **Required.**
 
 * `prepare` – A function that provides a hook to allow you to prepare the 
-  settings object passed to `transport` when a request is about to be made. 
-  The function signature should be `prepare(query, settings)`, where `query` is
-  the query `#search` was called with and `settings` is the default settings
-  object created internally by the Bloodhound instance. The `prepare` function
-  should return a settings object. Defaults to the [identity function].
+   settings object passed to `transport` when a request is about to be made. 
+   The function signature should be `prepare(query, settings)`, where `query` is
+   the query `#search` was called with and `settings` is the default settings
+   object created internally by the Bloodhound instance. The `prepare` function
+   should return a settings object. Defaults to the [identity function].
 
 * `wildcard` – A convenience option for `prepare`. If set, `prepare` will be a
-  function that replaces the value of this option in `url` with the URI encoded
-  query.
+   function that replaces the value of this option in `url` with the URI encoded
+   query.
 
 * `rateLimitBy` – The method used to rate-limit network requests. Can be either 
   `debounce` or `throttle`. Defaults to `debounce`.
@@ -269,8 +272,8 @@ When configuring `remote`, the following options are available.
   `rateLimitBy`. Defaults to `300`.
 
 * `transform` – A function with the signature `transform(response)` that allows
-  you to transform the remote response before the Bloodhound instance operates 
-  on it. Defaults to the [identity function].
+   you to transform the remote response before the Bloodhound instance operates 
+   on it. Defaults to the [identity function].
 
 <!-- section links -->
 
diff --git a/src/bloodhound/bloodhound.js b/src/bloodhound/bloodhound.js
index 912d9d4a..d6f5cda7 100644
--- a/src/bloodhound/bloodhound.js
+++ b/src/bloodhound/bloodhound.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var Bloodhound = (function() {
     this.sorter = o.sorter;
     this.identify = o.identify;
     this.sufficient = o.sufficient;
+    this.indexRemote = o.indexRemote;
 
     this.local = o.local;
     this.remote = o.remote ? new Remote(o.remote) : null;
@@ -132,6 +133,9 @@ var Bloodhound = (function() {
     search: function search(query, sync, async) {
       var that = this, local;
 
+      sync = sync || _.noop;
+      async = async || _.noop;
+
       local = this.sorter(this.index.search(query));
 
       // return a copy to guarantee no changes within this scope
@@ -159,7 +163,10 @@ var Bloodhound = (function() {
           }) && nonDuplicates.push(r);
         });
 
-        async && async(nonDuplicates);
+        // #1148: Should Bloodhound index remote datums?
+        that.indexRemote && that.add(nonDuplicates);
+
+        async(nonDuplicates);
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/src/bloodhound/options_parser.js b/src/bloodhound/options_parser.js
index 74107f7b..d08462b3 100644
--- a/src/bloodhound/options_parser.js
+++ b/src/bloodhound/options_parser.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var oParser = (function() {
       datumTokenizer: null,
       queryTokenizer: null,
       sufficient: 5,
+      indexRemote: false,
       sorter: null,
       local: [],
       prefetch: null,
diff --git a/src/bloodhound/remote.js b/src/bloodhound/remote.js
index 66fc6194..4fb97441 100644
--- a/src/bloodhound/remote.js
+++ b/src/bloodhound/remote.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var Remote = (function() {
     this.url = o.url;
     this.prepare = o.prepare;
     this.transform = o.transform;
+    this.indexResponse = o.indexResponse;
 
     this.transport = new Transport({
       cache: o.cache,
diff --git a/src/typeahead/dataset.js b/src/typeahead/dataset.js
index fce09c30..40702cc4 100644
--- a/src/typeahead/dataset.js
+++ b/src/typeahead/dataset.js
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ var Dataset = (function() {
         // do not render the suggestions as they've become outdated
         if (!canceled && rendered < that.limit) {
           that.cancel = $.noop;
-          rendered += suggestions.length;
           that._append(query, suggestions.slice(0, that.limit - rendered));
 
           that.async && that.trigger('asyncReceived', query);
diff --git a/src/typeahead/menu.js b/src/typeahead/menu.js
index b0574e27..c1dfd7e8 100644
--- a/src/typeahead/menu.js
+++ b/src/typeahead/menu.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ var Menu = (function() {
     },
 
     open: function open() {
+      this.$node.scrollTop(0);
       this.$node.addClass(this.classes.open);
     },
 
diff --git a/src/typeahead/plugin.js b/src/typeahead/plugin.js
index 9c1db197..443c0eb5 100644
--- a/src/typeahead/plugin.js
+++ b/src/typeahead/plugin.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
       }
 
       else {
-        ttEach(this, function(t) { t.setVal(newVal); });
+        ttEach(this, function(t) { t.setVal(_.toStr(newVal)); });
         return this;
       }
     },
diff --git a/test/bloodhound/bloodhound_spec.js b/test/bloodhound/bloodhound_spec.js
index ffd5fc2c..a80a0229 100644
--- a/test/bloodhound/bloodhound_spec.js
+++ b/test/bloodhound/bloodhound_spec.js
@@ -289,6 +289,57 @@ describe('Bloodhound', function() {
 
       function fakeGet(o, cb) { cb(fixtures.data.animals); }
     });
+
+    it('should not add remote data to index if indexRemote is false', function() {
+      this.bloodhound = build({
+        identify: function(d) { return d.value; },
+        remote: '/remote'
+      });
+      this.bloodhound.remote.get.andCallFake(fakeGet);
+
+      spyOn(this.bloodhound, 'add');
+      this.bloodhound.search('dog');
+
+      expect(this.bloodhound.add).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      function fakeGet(o, cb) { cb(fixtures.data.animals); }
+    });
+
+    it('should add remote data to index if indexRemote is true', function() {
+      this.bloodhound = build({
+        identify: function(d) { return d.value; },
+        indexRemote: true,
+        remote: '/remote'
+      });
+      this.bloodhound.remote.get.andCallFake(fakeGet);
+
+      spyOn(this.bloodhound, 'add');
+      this.bloodhound.search('dog');
+
+      expect(this.bloodhound.add).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fixtures.data.animals);
+
+      function fakeGet(o, cb) { cb(fixtures.data.animals); }
+    });
+
+    it('should not add duplicates from remote to index', function() {
+      this.bloodhound = build({
+        identify: function(d) { return d.value; },
+        indexRemote: true,
+        local: fixtures.data.animals,
+        remote: '/remote'
+      });
+      this.bloodhound.remote.get.andCallFake(fakeGet);
+
+      spyOn(this.bloodhound, 'add');
+      this.bloodhound.search('dog');
+
+      expect(this.bloodhound.add).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+        { value: 'cat' },
+        { value: 'moose' }
+      ]);
+
+      function fakeGet(o, cb) { cb(fixtures.data.animals); }
+    });
   });
 
   // helper functions
diff --git a/test/typeahead/results_spec.js b/test/typeahead/menu_spec.js
similarity index 97%
rename from test/typeahead/results_spec.js
rename to test/typeahead/menu_spec.js
index f379fc39..5ca48526 100644
--- a/test/typeahead/results_spec.js
+++ b/test/typeahead/menu_spec.js
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ describe('Menu', function() {
   });
 
   describe('#open', function() {
+    it('should set scroll top of node to 0', function() {
+      spyOn(this.view.$node, 'scrollTop');
+      this.view.open();
+
+      expect(this.view.$node.scrollTop).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0);
+    });
+
     it('should add open class to node', function() {
       this.$node.removeClass(www.classes.open);
       this.view.open();
diff --git a/test/typeahead/plugin_spec.js b/test/typeahead/plugin_spec.js
index 7399be83..ade34896 100644
--- a/test/typeahead/plugin_spec.js
+++ b/test/typeahead/plugin_spec.js
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ describe('$plugin', function() {
     expect(this.$input.typeahead('val')).toBe('foo');
   });
 
+  it('#val(q) should coerce null and undefined to empty string', function() {
+    this.$input.typeahead('val', null);
+    expect(this.$input.typeahead('val')).toBe('');
+
+    this.$input.typeahead('val', undefined);
+    expect(this.$input.typeahead('val')).toBe('');
+  });
+
   it('#destroy should revert modified attributes', function() {
     expect(this.$input).toHaveAttr('autocomplete', 'off');
     expect(this.$input).toHaveAttr('dir');