diff --git a/kazoo/client.py b/kazoo/client.py
index 5bd12a87..369ef3a9 100644
--- a/kazoo/client.py
+++ b/kazoo/client.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     Exists,
     GetChildren,
     GetChildren2,
+    RemoveWatches,
     GetACL,
     SetACL,
     GetData,
@@ -1275,6 +1276,47 @@ def _delete_recursive(self, path):
         except NoNodeError:  # pragma: nocover
             pass
 
+    def remove_watches(self, path, wtype):
+        """Remove watches for a given path.
+
+        This call will remove the watch (or watches) set for path and
+        unregister all the related watchers.
+
+        If wtype is WatcherType.ANY, then both the watches for CHILDREN
+        and DATA events will be removed.
+
+        :param path: Path for which the watcher(s) will be removed.
+        :param wtype: The type of watcher to remove.
+        :type wtype: :class:`~kazoo.states.WatcherType`
+
+        :raises:
+            :exc:`~kazoo.exceptions.NoWatcherError` if the watcher doesn't
+            exist.
+
+            :exc:`ConnectionLoss` if there is no connection open.
+
+            :exc:`~kazoo.exceptions.ZookeeperError` if the server
+            returns a non-zero error code.
+
+        """
+        return self.remove_watches_async(path, wtype).get()
+
+    def remove_watches_async(self, path, wtype):
+        """Asynchronously remove watches for a path. Takes the same arguments as
+        :meth:`remove_watches`.
+
+        :rtype: :class:`~kazoo.interfaces.IAsyncResult`
+
+        """
+        if not isinstance(path, basestring):
+            raise TypeError("path must be a string")
+        if not isinstance(wtype, int):
+            raise TypeError("wtype must be an int")
+        async_result = self.handler.async_result()
+        self._call(RemoveWatches(_prefix_root(self.chroot, path), wtype),
+                   async_result)
+        return async_result
+
 
 class TransactionRequest(object):
     """A Zookeeper Transaction Request
diff --git a/kazoo/exceptions.py b/kazoo/exceptions.py
index 8d4f0f34..bfeeb5aa 100644
--- a/kazoo/exceptions.py
+++ b/kazoo/exceptions.py
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ class NotReadOnlyCallError(ZookeeperError):
     a read-only server"""
 
 
+@_zookeeper_exception(-123)
+class NoWatcherError(ZookeeperError):
+    """There was no watch for the given path
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.4
+    """
+
+
 class ConnectionClosedError(SessionExpiredError):
     """Connection is closed"""
 
diff --git a/kazoo/protocol/connection.py b/kazoo/protocol/connection.py
index 650e1f67..98f7e7ce 100644
--- a/kazoo/protocol/connection.py
+++ b/kazoo/protocol/connection.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     GetChildren,
     Ping,
     PingInstance,
+    RemoveWatches,
     ReplyHeader,
     Transaction,
     Watch,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
     Callback,
     KeeperState,
     WatchedEvent,
+    WatcherType,
     EVENT_TYPE_MAP,
 )
 from kazoo.retry import (
@@ -370,13 +372,23 @@ def _read_response(self, header, buffer, offset):
 
                 async_object.set(response)
 
-            # Determine if watchers should be registered
+            # Determine if watchers should be registered/unregistered
             watcher = getattr(request, 'watcher', None)
             if not client._stopped.is_set() and watcher:
                 if isinstance(request, GetChildren):
                     client._child_watchers[request.path].add(watcher)
                 else:
                     client._data_watchers[request.path].add(watcher)
+            elif isinstance(request, RemoveWatches):
+                print header
+                print "Removing watches for %s" % (request.path)
+                if request.wtype == WatcherType.CHILDREN:
+                    client._child_watchers[request.path].clear()
+                elif request.wtype == WatcherType.DATA:
+                    client._data_watchers[request.path].clear()
+                elif request.wtype == WatcherType.ANY:
+                    client._child_watchers[request.path].clear()
+                    client._data_watchers[request.path].clear()
 
         if isinstance(request, Close):
             self.logger.log(BLATHER, 'Read close response')
diff --git a/kazoo/protocol/serialization.py b/kazoo/protocol/serialization.py
index f44f49a3..98a96f19 100644
--- a/kazoo/protocol/serialization.py
+++ b/kazoo/protocol/serialization.py
@@ -394,3 +394,14 @@ def deserialize(cls, bytes, offset):
         t, done, err = multiheader_struct.unpack_from(bytes, offset)
         offset += multiheader_struct.size
         return cls(t, done is 1, err), offset
+
+
+class RemoveWatches(namedtuple('Auth', 'path wtype')):
+    type = 17
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        return (write_string(self.path) + int_struct.pack(self.wtype))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def deserialize(self, bytes, offset):
+        return True
diff --git a/kazoo/protocol/states.py b/kazoo/protocol/states.py
index 395c013f..f4d1e750 100644
--- a/kazoo/protocol/states.py
+++ b/kazoo/protocol/states.py
@@ -235,3 +235,26 @@ def data_length(self):
     @property
     def children_count(self):
         return self.numChildren
+
+
+class WatcherType(object):
+    """Zookeeper Watcher Type
+
+    Represents the type of watcher, used when removing watchers.
+
+    .. attribute:: CHILDREN
+
+        Watcher for children related watches.
+
+    .. attribute:: DATA
+
+        Watcher for data related watches.
+
+    .. attribute:: ANY
+
+        Any type of watcher (CHILDREN and/or DATA).
+
+    """
+    CHILDREN = 1
+    DATA = 2
+    ANY = 3
diff --git a/kazoo/tests/test_client.py b/kazoo/tests/test_client.py
index 374bbb07..3273e6bb 100644
--- a/kazoo/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/kazoo/tests/test_client.py
@@ -870,6 +870,18 @@ def test_update_host_list(self):
         finally:
             self.cluster[0].run()
 
+    def test_remove_watches(self):
+        from kazoo.protocol.states import WatcherType
+
+        def watcher(event):
+            pass
+
+        self.client.create("/watches", b'first')
+
+        self.client.get("/watches", watcher)
+        rc = self.client.remove_watches("/watchesx", WatcherType.DATA)
+        self.assertTrue(rc)
+
 
 dummy_dict = {
     'aversion': 1, 'ctime': 0, 'cversion': 1,