diff --git a/lib/mixpanel-node.js b/lib/mixpanel-node.js
index d3403df..f53605b 100644
--- a/lib/mixpanel-node.js
+++ b/lib/mixpanel-node.js
@@ -414,6 +414,11 @@ var create_client = function(token, config) {
                 '$distinct_id': distinct_id
             };
 
+            if (properties.$ignore_time) {
+                data.$ignore_time = properties.$ignore_time;
+                delete properties.$ignore_time;
+            }
+
             if(metrics.config.debug) {
                 console.log("Sending the following data to Mixpanel (Engage):");
                 console.log(data);
@@ -481,11 +486,15 @@ var create_client = function(token, config) {
          */
         unset: function(distinct_id, prop, callback) {
             var $unset = [];
+            var settings = {};
 
             if (util.isArray(prop)) {
                 $unset = prop;
             } else if (typeof(prop) === 'string') {
                 $unset = [prop];
+            } else if (typeof(prop) === 'object') {
+                $unset = prop.properties;
+                settings = prop.settings;
             } else {
                 if (metrics.config.debug) {
                     console.error("Invalid argument passed to mixpanel.people.unset - must be a string or array");
@@ -494,12 +503,16 @@ var create_client = function(token, config) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            data = {
+            var data = {
                 '$unset': $unset,
                 '$token': metrics.token,
                 '$distinct_id': distinct_id
             };
 
+            if (settings.$ignore_time) {
+                data.$ignore_time = settings.$ignore_time;
+            }
+
             if(metrics.config.debug) {
                 console.log("Sending the following data to Mixpanel (Engage):");
                 console.log(data);
diff --git a/test/people.js b/test/people.js
index 1d4682b..58194df 100644
--- a/test/people.js
+++ b/test/people.js
@@ -361,8 +361,29 @@ exports.people = {
 
             test.done();
         },
+
+        "supports being called with a property object": function(test) {
+
+            var prop = {properties : ['Downgraded', 'test1'],
+                    settings : {'$ignore_time' : true}},
+                expected_data = {
+                    $unset: prop.properties,
+                    $token: this.token,
+                    $distinct_id: this.distinct_id,
+                    $ignore_time: prop.settings.$ignore_time
+                };
+
+            this.mixpanel.people.unset(this.distinct_id, prop);
+
+            test.ok(
+                this.mixpanel.send_request.calledWithMatch(this.endpoint, expected_data),
+                "people.unset didn't call send_request with correct arguments"
+            );
+
+            test.done();
+        },
+
         "errors on other argument types": function(test) {
-            this.mixpanel.people.unset(this.distinct_id, { key1:'val1', key2:'val2' });
             this.mixpanel.people.unset(this.distinct_id, 1231241.123);
 
             test.ok(