diff --git a/jquery.bootstrap-growl.coffee b/jquery.bootstrap-growl.coffee
index 6ea1be1..42ce9d4 100644
--- a/jquery.bootstrap-growl.coffee
+++ b/jquery.bootstrap-growl.coffee
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ $.bootstrapGrowl = (message, options) ->
     $alert.delay(options.delay).fadeOut ->
       $(this).alert "close"
 
+  if options.autoshrink
+    $(options.ele).on "click", ".bootstrap-growl.alert>.close", (e) ->
+      $this = $(this).closest(".alert")
+      height = $this.outerHeight() + options.stackup_spacing
+      $this.nextAll().css options.offset.from, (i, val) ->
+        val = parseInt(val, 10)
+        (val - height) + "px"
+
+      $this.alert "close"
+      e.preventDefault()
+      e.stopPropagation()
+
   $alert
 
 $.bootstrapGrowl.default_options =
@@ -67,4 +79,5 @@ $.bootstrapGrowl.default_options =
   delay: 4000
   allow_dismiss: true
   stackup_spacing: 10
+  autoshrink: true
 
diff --git a/jquery.bootstrap-growl.js b/jquery.bootstrap-growl.js
index edc220f..b8cdea4 100644
--- a/jquery.bootstrap-growl.js
+++ b/jquery.bootstrap-growl.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.7.1
 (function() {
   var $;
 
@@ -5,7 +6,6 @@
 
   $.bootstrapGrowl = function(message, options) {
     var $alert, css, offsetAmount;
-
     options = $.extend({}, $.bootstrapGrowl.default_options, options);
     $alert = $("<div>");
     $alert.attr("class", "bootstrap-growl alert");
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       $alert.addClass("alert-" + options.type);
     }
     if (options.allow_dismiss) {
-      $alert.append("<span class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"alert\">&times;</span>");
+      $alert.append("<a class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" href=\"#\">&times;</a>");
     }
     $alert.append(message);
     if (options.top_offset) {
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@
         return $(this).alert("close");
       });
     }
+    if (options.autoshrink) {
+      $(options.ele).on("click", ".bootstrap-growl.alert>.close", function(e) {
+        var $this, height;
+        $this = $(this).closest(".alert");
+        height = $this.outerHeight() + options.stackup_spacing;
+        $this.nextAll().css(options.offset.from, function(i, val) {
+          val = parseInt(val, 10);
+          return (val - height) + "px";
+        });
+        $this.alert("close");
+        e.preventDefault();
+        return e.stopPropagation();
+      });
+    }
     return $alert;
   };
 
@@ -71,7 +85,8 @@
     width: 250,
     delay: 4000,
     allow_dismiss: true,
-    stackup_spacing: 10
+    stackup_spacing: 10,
+    autoshrink: true
   };
 
 }).call(this);
diff --git a/jquery.bootstrap-growl.min.js b/jquery.bootstrap-growl.min.js
index 09045f6..45c27ef 100644
--- a/jquery.bootstrap-growl.min.js
+++ b/jquery.bootstrap-growl.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-(function(){var t;t=jQuery,t.bootstrapGrowl=function(e,s){var a,o,l;switch(s=t.extend({},t.bootstrapGrowl.default_options,s),a=t("<div>"),a.attr("class","bootstrap-growl alert"),s.type&&a.addClass("alert-"+s.type),s.allow_dismiss&&a.append('<a class="close" data-dismiss="alert" href="#">&times;</a>'),a.append(e),s.top_offset&&(s.offset={from:"top",amount:s.top_offset}),l=s.offset.amount,t(".bootstrap-growl").each(function(){return l=Math.max(l,parseInt(t(this).css(s.offset.from))+t(this).outerHeight()+s.stackup_spacing)}),o={position:"body"===s.ele?"fixed":"absolute",margin:0,"z-index":"9999",display:"none"},o[s.offset.from]=l+"px",a.css(o),"auto"!==s.width&&a.css("width",s.width+"px"),t(s.ele).append(a),s.align){case"center":a.css({left:"50%","margin-left":"-"+a.outerWidth()/2+"px"});break;case"left":a.css("left","20px");break;default:a.css("right","20px")}return a.fadeIn(),s.delay>0&&a.delay(s.delay).fadeOut(function(){return t(this).alert("close")}),a},t.bootstrapGrowl.default_options={ele:"body",type:"info",offset:{from:"top",amount:20},align:"right",width:250,delay:4e3,allow_dismiss:!0,stackup_spacing:10}}).call(this);
+(function(){var t;t=jQuery,t.bootstrapGrowl=function(e,s){var o,a,r;switch(s=t.extend({},t.bootstrapGrowl.default_options,s),o=t("<div>"),o.attr("class","bootstrap-growl alert"),s.type&&o.addClass("alert-"+s.type),s.allow_dismiss&&o.append('<a class="close" data-dismiss="alert" href="#">&times;</a>'),o.append(e),s.top_offset&&(s.offset={from:"top",amount:s.top_offset}),r=s.offset.amount,t(".bootstrap-growl").each(function(){return r=Math.max(r,parseInt(t(this).css(s.offset.from))+t(this).outerHeight()+s.stackup_spacing)}),a={position:"body"===s.ele?"fixed":"absolute",margin:0,"z-index":"9999",display:"none"},a[s.offset.from]=r+"px",o.css(a),"auto"!==s.width&&o.css("width",s.width+"px"),t(s.ele).append(o),s.align){case"center":o.css({left:"50%","margin-left":"-"+o.outerWidth()/2+"px"});break;case"left":o.css("left","20px");break;default:o.css("right","20px")}return o.fadeIn(),s.delay>0&&o.delay(s.delay).fadeOut(function(){return t(this).alert("close")}),s.autoshrink&&t(s.ele).on("click",".bootstrap-growl.alert>.close",function(e){var o,a;return o=t(this).closest(".alert"),a=o.outerHeight()+s.stackup_spacing,o.nextAll().css(s.offset.from,function(t,e){return e=parseInt(e,10),e-a+"px"}),o.alert("close"),e.preventDefault(),e.stopPropagation()}),o},t.bootstrapGrowl.default_options={ele:"body",type:"info",offset:{from:"top",amount:20},align:"right",width:250,delay:4e3,allow_dismiss:!0,stackup_spacing:10,autoshrink:!0}}).call(this);
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