diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
index 4eca86683..3a9309a08 100644
--- a/src/htmx.js
+++ b/src/htmx.js
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ return (function () {
 
         function swap(swapStyle, elt, target, fragment, settleInfo) {
             switch (swapStyle) {
+                case "none":
+                    return;
                 case "outerHTML":
                     swapOuterHTML(target, fragment, settleInfo);
                     return;
diff --git a/test/attributes/hx-swap.js b/test/attributes/hx-swap.js
index 2e484b45a..e8a4ae749 100644
--- a/test/attributes/hx-swap.js
+++ b/test/attributes/hx-swap.js
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ describe("hx-swap attribute", function(){
         }, 30);
     });
 
-
     it('swap outerHTML properly  w/ data-* prefix', function()
     {
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", '<a id="a1" data-hx-get="/test2">Click Me</a>');
@@ -262,5 +261,14 @@ describe("hx-swap attribute", function(){
         byId("a1").innerHTML.should.equal('Clicked!');
     });
 
+    it('swap none works properly', function()
+    {
+        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", 'Ooops, swapped');
+
+        var div = make('<div hx-swap="none" hx-get="/test">Foo</div>')
+        div.click();
+        this.server.respond();
+        div.innerHTML.should.equal('Foo');
+    });
 
 })
diff --git a/www/docs.md b/www/docs.md
index 4faba3406..0e13289cb 100644
--- a/www/docs.md
+++ b/www/docs.md
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ with any of the following values:
 | `beforebegin` | prepends the content before the target in the targets parent element
 | `beforeend` | appends the content after the last child inside the target
 | `afterend` | appends the content after the target in the targets parent element
+| `none` | does not append content from respons (out of band items will still be processed)
 
 #### <a name="oob_swaps"></a>[Out of Band Swaps](#oob_swaps)