diff --git a/lib/secure-streams/protocols/ss-mqtt.c b/lib/secure-streams/protocols/ss-mqtt.c
index 7833751e1..a5319028a 100644
--- a/lib/secure-streams/protocols/ss-mqtt.c
+++ b/lib/secure-streams/protocols/ss-mqtt.c
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ secstream_mqtt(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason, void *user,
 		lws_sul_cancel(&h->sul_timeout);
 
 		lws_conmon_ss_json(h);
-		r= lws_ss_event_helper(h, LWSSSCS_DISCONNECTED);
+
+		if (h->ss_dangling_connected)
+			r = lws_ss_event_helper(h, LWSSSCS_DISCONNECTED);
+		else
+			r = lws_ss_event_helper(h, LWSSSCS_UNREACHABLE);
 		if (h->wsi)
 			lws_set_opaque_user_data(h->wsi, NULL);
 		h->wsi = NULL;