diff --git a/views_autocomplete_filters.api.php b/views_autocomplete_filters.api.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84a5b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views_autocomplete_filters.api.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Hooks provided by Views Autocomplete Filters.
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * Allow modules to alter the calculated matches or programmatically change
+ * empty results messages.
+ *
+ * @param array $matches
+ *   Markup for autocomplete matches, keyed by suggestion text.
+ * @param string $string
+ *   The base string entered by the user within the from.
+ * @param stdClass $view
+ *   The executed view object used to lookup match suggestions.
+ */
+function hook_views_autocomplete_filter_matches_alter(&$matches, $string, $view) {
+  // Disable any empty result messages.
+  if (isset($matches['']) && count($matches) == 1) {
+    $matches = array();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/views_autocomplete_filters.inc b/views_autocomplete_filters.inc
index c4b49b6..c655cb4 100644
--- a/views_autocomplete_filters.inc
+++ b/views_autocomplete_filters.inc
@@ -180,5 +180,9 @@ function views_autocomplete_filter($filter_name, $view_name, $display_name, $vie
     $matches[''] = '<div class="reference-autocomplete">' . t('%string returned no results. Please try something else.', array('%string' => $string)) . '</div>';
   }
 
+  // Allow modules to alter the calculated matches or programmatically change
+  // empty results messages.
+  drupal_alter('views_autocomplete_filter_matches', $matches, $string, $view);
+
   return drupal_json_output($matches);
 }