diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/client.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/client.c
index d64803d67..62e1717ea 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/client.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/client.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #include "server.h"
 #include "stream.h"
 
+#define client_emit_disconnect(c) spa_hook_list_call(&(c)->listener_list, struct client_events, disconnect, 0)
+
 struct client *client_new(struct server *server)
 {
 	struct client *client = calloc(1, sizeof(*client));
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ struct client *client_new(struct server *server)
 	spa_list_init(&client->operations);
 	spa_list_init(&client->pending_samples);
 	spa_list_init(&client->pending_streams);
+	spa_hook_list_init(&client->listener_list);
 
 	spa_list_append(&server->clients, &client->link);
 	server->n_clients++;
@@ -116,6 +119,8 @@ void client_disconnect(struct client *client)
 	if (client->disconnect)
 		return;
 
+	client_emit_disconnect(client);
+
 	/* the client must be detached from the server to disconnect */
 	spa_assert(client->server == NULL);
 
@@ -171,6 +176,8 @@ void client_free(struct client *client)
 	pw_properties_free(client->props);
 	pw_properties_free(client->routes);
 
+	spa_hook_list_clean(&client->listener_list);
+
 	free(client);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/client.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/client.h
index 1dbf1fa97..616980950 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/client.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/client.h
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ struct client {
 
 	struct pw_manager_object *prev_default_sink;
 	struct pw_manager_object *prev_default_source;
+
+	struct spa_hook_list listener_list;
+};
+
+struct client_events {
+#define VERSION_CLIENT_EVENTS	0
+	uint32_t version;
+
+	void (*disconnect) (void *data);
 };
 
 struct client *client_new(struct server *server);
@@ -116,4 +125,10 @@ static inline void client_unref(struct client *client)
 		client_free(client);
 }
 
+static inline void client_add_listener(struct client *client, struct spa_hook *listener,
+				       const struct client_events *events, void *data)
+{
+	spa_hook_list_append(&client->listener_list, listener, events, data);
+}
+
 #endif /* PULSER_SERVER_CLIENT_H */