diff --git a/beholder.lua b/beholder.lua
index ada58c6..8d68593 100644
--- a/beholder.lua
+++ b/beholder.lua
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ end
 local function invokeNodeCallbacks(self, params)
   -- copy the hash into an array, for safety (self-erasures)
   local callbacks, count = hash2array(self.callbacks)
+  self.stop_propagation = false
   for i=1,#callbacks do
     callbacks[i](unpack(params))
+    if self.stop_propagation then break end
   end
   return count
 end
@@ -137,6 +139,13 @@ function beholder.observe(...)
   return addIdToCurrentGroup(addCallbackToNode(node, callback))
 end
 
+-- When called the event will stop and no longer propagate
+-- (i.e. loop at invokeNodeCallbacks will break)
+function beholder.stopPropagation(id)
+  local node = findNodeById(id)
+  node.stop_propagation = true
+end
+
 function beholder.stopObserving(id)
   local node = findNodeById(id)
   if node then removeCallbackFromNode(node, id) end