diff --git a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/ClientStateListener.java b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/ClientStateListener.java
index 271fdfba7..09f1577f3 100644
--- a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/ClientStateListener.java
+++ b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/ClientStateListener.java
@@ -50,7 +50,18 @@ public interface ClientStateListener
  
     /**
      *  Called when the client has disconnected from the remote
-     *  server.
+     *  server.  If info is null then the client shut down the
+     *  connection normally, otherwise the info object contains
+     *  additional information about the disconnect.
      */   
-    public void clientDisconnected( Client c );
+    public void clientDisconnected( Client c, DisconnectInfo info );
+ 
+    /**
+     *  Provided with the clientDisconnected() notification to
+     *  include additional information about the disconnect.
+     */   
+    public class DisconnectInfo
+    {
+        public String reason;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/DefaultClient.java b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/DefaultClient.java
index 0afb8f5c1..26a8d46f6 100644
--- a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/DefaultClient.java
+++ b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/DefaultClient.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import com.jme3.network.*;
+import com.jme3.network.ClientStateListener.DisconnectInfo;
 import com.jme3.network.message.ClientRegistrationMessage; //hopefully temporary
 import com.jme3.network.message.DisconnectMessage; //hopefully temporary
 import com.jme3.network.kernel.Connector;
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ public class DefaultClient implements Client
         
         // Wait for the threads?
         
-        fireDisconnected();
+        fireDisconnected(null);
         
         isRunning = false;
     }         
@@ -250,10 +251,10 @@ public class DefaultClient implements Client
         }            
     }
     
-    protected void fireDisconnected()
+    protected void fireDisconnected( DisconnectInfo info )
     {
         for( ClientStateListener l : stateListeners ) {
-            l.clientDisconnected( this );
+            l.clientDisconnected( this, info );
         }            
     }
  
@@ -271,6 +272,9 @@ public class DefaultClient implements Client
             // Can't do too much else yet
             String reason = ((DisconnectMessage)m).getReason();
             log.log( Level.SEVERE, "Connection terminated, reason:{0}.", reason );
+            DisconnectInfo info = new DisconnectInfo();
+            info.reason = reason;
+            fireDisconnected(info);
             close();               
         }