diff --git a/src/carousel/carousel.js b/src/carousel/carousel.js
index cb7d585173..854b3b6fe4 100644
--- a/src/carousel/carousel.js
+++ b/src/carousel/carousel.js
@@ -103,23 +103,32 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.carousel', ['ui.bootstrap.transition'])
   };
 
   $scope.$watch('interval', restartTimer);
+  $scope.$on('$destroy', resetTimer);
+
   function restartTimer() {
+    resetTimer();
+    var interval = +$scope.interval;
+    if (!isNaN(interval) && interval>=0) {
+      currentTimeout = $timeout(timerFn, interval);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function resetTimer() {
     if (currentTimeout) {
       $timeout.cancel(currentTimeout);
+      currentTimeout = null;
     }
-    function go() {
-      if (isPlaying) {
-        $scope.next();
-        restartTimer();
-      } else {
-        $scope.pause();
-      }
-    }
-    var interval = +$scope.interval;
-    if (!isNaN(interval) && interval>=0) {
-      currentTimeout = $timeout(go, interval);
+  }
+
+  function timerFn() {
+    if (isPlaying) {
+      $scope.next();
+      restartTimer();
+    } else {
+      $scope.pause();
     }
   }
+
   $scope.play = function() {
     if (!isPlaying) {
       isPlaying = true;
@@ -129,9 +138,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.carousel', ['ui.bootstrap.transition'])
   $scope.pause = function() {
     if (!$scope.noPause) {
       isPlaying = false;
-      if (currentTimeout) {
-        $timeout.cancel(currentTimeout);
-      }
+      resetTimer();
     }
   };
 
@@ -163,6 +170,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.carousel', ['ui.bootstrap.transition'])
       currentIndex--;
     }
   };
+
 }])
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/carousel/test/carousel.spec.js b/src/carousel/test/carousel.spec.js
index 0bea1d3daa..78d41699c3 100644
--- a/src/carousel/test/carousel.spec.js
+++ b/src/carousel/test/carousel.spec.js
@@ -294,6 +294,20 @@ describe('carousel', function() {
         expect(ctrl.slides.length).toBe(1);
         expect(ctrl.currentSlide).toBe(ctrl.slides[0]);
       });
+
+      it('issue 1414 - should not continue running timers after scope is destroyed', function() {
+        spyOn(scope, 'next').andCallThrough();
+        scope.interval = 2000;
+        scope.$digest();
+
+        $timeout.flush();
+        expect(scope.next.calls.length).toBe(1);
+
+        scope.$destroy();
+
+        $timeout.flush(scope.interval);
+        expect(scope.next.calls.length).toBe(1);
+      });
     });
   });
 });