diff --git a/src/TemporaryDirectory.php b/src/TemporaryDirectory.php
index 137b21a..4464834 100644
--- a/src/TemporaryDirectory.php
+++ b/src/TemporaryDirectory.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class TemporaryDirectory
 
     protected bool $forceCreate = false;
 
+    protected bool $deleteWhenDestroyed = false;
+
     public function __construct(string $location = '')
     {
         $this->location = $this->sanitizePath($location);
@@ -182,4 +184,18 @@ protected function deleteDirectory(string $path): bool
             return false;
         }
     }
+
+    public function deleteWhenDestroyed(bool $deleteWhenDestroyed = true): self
+    {
+        $this->deleteWhenDestroyed = $deleteWhenDestroyed;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function __destruct()
+    {
+        if ($this->deleteWhenDestroyed) {
+            $this->delete();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TemporaryDirectoryTest.php b/tests/TemporaryDirectoryTest.php
index 26fbdbb..88035fb 100644
--- a/tests/TemporaryDirectoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/TemporaryDirectoryTest.php
@@ -293,6 +293,22 @@ public function it_exists_function_should_tell_if_directory_exists()
         $this->assertTrue($temporaryDirectory->exists());
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_delete_when_object_is_destroyed()
+    {
+        $temporaryDirectory = (new TemporaryDirectory())
+            ->name($this->temporaryDirectory)
+            ->deleteWhenDestroyed()
+            ->create();
+
+        $fullPath = $temporaryDirectory->path();
+
+        $this->assertDirectoryExists($fullPath);
+
+        unset($temporaryDirectory);
+        $this->assertDirectoryDoesNotExist($fullPath);
+    }
+
     protected function deleteDirectory(string $path): bool
     {
         if (is_link($path)) {