diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/composables/useVueFlow.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/composables/useVueFlow.ts
index 9c6808b9..3142f289 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/composables/useVueFlow.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/composables/useVueFlow.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ export class Storage {
       ...toRefs(reactiveState),
       emits,
       id,
+      $destroy: () => {
+        this.remove(id)
+      },
     }
 
     this.set(id, flow)
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts
index d382fca0..10d00909 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ export interface Actions extends ViewportFunctions {
 
   /** reset state to defaults */
   $reset: () => void
+
+  /** remove store instance from global storage and destroy it (will invalidate effect scopes) */
+  $destroy: () => void
 }
 
 export interface Getters {