diff --git a/READMEs/README.lws_sequencer.md b/READMEs/README.lws_sequencer.md
index d8ae8604b..155631455 100644
--- a/READMEs/README.lws_sequencer.md
+++ b/READMEs/README.lws_sequencer.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Often a single network action like a client GET is just part of a
 larger series of actions, perhaps involving different connections.
 
 Since lws operates inside an event loop, if the outer sequencing
-does not, it can be awkward to synchronize these steps with what's
+doesn't, it can be awkward to synchronize these steps with what's
 happening on the network with a particular connection on the event
 loop thread.
 
@@ -110,3 +110,29 @@ Under some conditions wsi may want to hang around a bit to see if there is a
 subsequent client wsi transaction they can be reused on.  They will clean
 themselves up when they time out.
 
+## Watching wsi lifecycle from a sequencer
+
+When a sequencer is creating a wsi as part of its sequence, it will be very
+interested in lifecycle events.  At client wsi creation time, the sequencer
+callback can set info->seq to itself in order to receive lifecycle messages
+about its wsi.
+
+|message|meaning|
+|---|---|
+|`LWSSEQ_WSI_CONNECTED`|The wsi has become connected|
+|`LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_FAIL`|The wsi has failed to connect|
+|`LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_CLOSE`|The wsi had been connected, but has now closed|
+
+By receiving these, the sequencer can understand when it should attempt
+reconnections or that it cannot progress the sequence.
+
+When dealing with wsi that were created by the sequencer, they may close at
+any time, eg, be closed by the remote peer or an intermediary.  The
+`LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_CLOSE` message may have been queued but since they are
+strictly handled in the order they arrived, before it was
+handled an earlier message may want to cause some api to be called on
+the now-free()-d wsi.  To detect this situation safely, there is a
+sequencer api `lws_sequencer_check_wsi()` which peeks the message
+buffer and returns nonzero if it later contains an `LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_CLOSE`
+already.
+
diff --git a/include/libwebsockets/abstract/abstract.h b/include/libwebsockets/abstract/abstract.h
index d6c56a1e4..b9d856a14 100644
--- a/include/libwebsockets/abstract/abstract.h
+++ b/include/libwebsockets/abstract/abstract.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ typedef struct lws_abs {
 	const struct lws_abs_transport	*at;
 	const lws_token_map_t		*at_tokens;
 
+	lws_sequencer_t			*seq;
+	void				*opaque_user_data;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are filled in by lws_abs_bind_and_create_instance() in the
 	 * instance copy.  They do not need to be set when creating the struct
diff --git a/include/libwebsockets/lws-client.h b/include/libwebsockets/lws-client.h
index 86a50c157..d2eab9dec 100644
--- a/include/libwebsockets/lws-client.h
+++ b/include/libwebsockets/lws-client.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ enum lws_client_connect_ssl_connection_flags {
 		 * */
 };
 
+typedef struct lws_sequencer lws_sequencer_t;
+
 /** struct lws_client_connect_info - parameters to connect with when using
  *				    lws_client_connect_via_info() */
 
@@ -119,9 +121,16 @@ struct lws_client_connect_info {
 	 *           tokens
 	 */
 
+	lws_sequencer_t *seq;
+	/**< NULL, or an lws_sequencer_t that wants to be given messages about
+	 * this wsi's lifecycle as it connects, errors or closes.
+	 */
+
 	void *opaque_user_data;
 	/**< This data has no meaning to lws but is applied to the client wsi
-	 *   and can be retrieved by user code with lws_get_opaque_user_data()
+	 *   and can be retrieved by user code with lws_get_opaque_user_data().
+	 *   It's also provided with sequencer messages if the wsi is bound to
+	 *   an lws_sequencer_t.
 	 */
 
 	/* Add new things just above here ---^
diff --git a/include/libwebsockets/lws-sequencer.h b/include/libwebsockets/lws-sequencer.h
index fea857f3b..c31ce7509 100644
--- a/include/libwebsockets/lws-sequencer.h
+++ b/include/libwebsockets/lws-sequencer.h
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ typedef enum {
 	LWSSEQ_TIMED_OUT,	/* sequencer timeout */
 	LWSSEQ_HEARTBEAT,	/* 1Hz callback */
 
+	LWSSEQ_WSI_CONNECTED,	/* wsi we bound to us has connected */
+	LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_FAIL,	/* wsi we bound to us has failed to connect */
+	LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_CLOSE,	/* wsi we bound to us has closed */
+
 	LWSSEQ_USER_BASE = 100	/* define your events from here */
 } lws_seq_events_t;
 
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ typedef struct lws_sequencer lws_sequencer_t; /* opaque */
 typedef lws_seq_cb_return_t (*lws_seq_event_cb)(struct lws_sequencer *seq,
 			     void *user, int event, void *data);
 
+
 /**
  * lws_sequencer_create() - create and bind sequencer to a pt
  *
@@ -119,6 +124,25 @@ lws_sequencer_destroy(lws_sequencer_t **seq);
 LWS_VISIBLE LWS_EXTERN int
 lws_sequencer_event(lws_sequencer_t *seq, lws_seq_events_t e, void *data);
 
+/**
+ * lws_sequencer_check_wsi() - check if wsi still extant
+ *
+ * \param seq: the sequencer interested in the wsi
+ * \param wsi: the wsi we want to confirm hasn't closed yet
+ *
+ * Check if wsi still extant, by peeking in the message queue for a
+ * LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_CLOSE message about wsi.  (Doesn't need to do the same for
+ * CONN_FAIL since that will never have produced any messages prior to that).
+ *
+ * Use this to avoid trying to perform operations on wsi that have already
+ * closed but we didn't get to that message yet.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if not closed yet or 1 if it has closed but we didn't process the
+ * close message yet.
+ */
+LWS_VISIBLE LWS_EXTERN int
+lws_sequencer_check_wsi(lws_sequencer_t *seq, struct lws *wsi);
+
 /**
  * lws_sequencer_timeout() - set a timeout by which the sequence must have
  *			     completed by a different event or inform the
diff --git a/lib/abstract/transports/raw-skt.c b/lib/abstract/transports/raw-skt.c
index 9be6df098..f51d73fa1 100644
--- a/lib/abstract/transports/raw-skt.c
+++ b/lib/abstract/transports/raw-skt.c
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ callback_abs_client_raw_skt(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason,
 		priv->established = 1;
 		if (priv->abs->ap->accept)
 			priv->abs->ap->accept(priv->abs->api);
+		if (wsi->seq)
+			/*
+			 * we are bound to a sequencer who wants to know about
+			 * our lifecycle events
+			 */
+
+			lws_sequencer_event(wsi->seq, LWSSEQ_WSI_CONNECTED, wsi);
                 break;
 
 	case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CONNECTION_ERROR:
@@ -98,10 +105,32 @@ callback_abs_client_raw_skt(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason,
 		if (in)
 			lwsl_user("   %s\n", (const char *)in);
 
+		if (wsi->seq)
+			/*
+			 * we are bound to a sequencer who wants to know about
+			 * our lifecycle events
+			 */
+
+			lws_sequencer_event(wsi->seq, LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_FAIL,
+					    wsi);
+
+		goto close_path;
+
 		/* fallthru */
 	case LWS_CALLBACK_RAW_CLOSE:
 		if (!user)
 			break;
+
+		if (wsi->seq)
+			/*
+			 * we are bound to a sequencer who wants to know about
+			 * our lifecycle events
+			 */
+
+			lws_sequencer_event(wsi->seq, LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_CLOSE,
+					    wsi);
+
+close_path:
 		lwsl_debug("LWS_CALLBACK_RAW_CLOSE\n");
 		priv->established = 0;
 		priv->connecting = 0;
@@ -237,6 +266,8 @@ lws_atcrs_client_conn(const lws_abs_t *abs)
 	i.origin = i.address;
 	i.context = abs->vh->context;
 	i.local_protocol_name = "lws-abs-cli-raw-skt";
+	i.seq = abs->seq;
+	i.opaque_user_data = abs->opaque_user_data;
 
 	priv->wsi = lws_client_connect_via_info(&i);
 	if (!priv->wsi)
diff --git a/lib/core-net/connect.c b/lib/core-net/connect.c
index dcca4ec80..04c68e4af 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/connect.c
+++ b/lib/core-net/connect.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ lws_client_connect_via_info(const struct lws_client_connect_info *i)
 
 	wsi->context = i->context;
 	wsi->desc.sockfd = LWS_SOCK_INVALID;
+	wsi->seq = i->seq;
 
 	wsi->vhost = NULL;
 	if (!i->vhost)
diff --git a/lib/core-net/private.h b/lib/core-net/private.h
index 11dbfb1cf..e51010d84 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/private.h
+++ b/lib/core-net/private.h
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ struct lws {
 	const struct lws_protocols *protocol;
 	struct lws_dll same_vh_protocol;
 
+	lws_sequencer_t *seq;	/* associated sequencer if any */
+
 	struct lws_dll dll_timeout;
 	struct lws_dll dll_hrtimer;
 	struct lws_dll2 dll_buflist; /* guys with pending rxflow */
diff --git a/lib/core-net/sequencer.c b/lib/core-net/sequencer.c
index 557df85ad..72c123081 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/sequencer.c
+++ b/lib/core-net/sequencer.c
@@ -161,6 +161,42 @@ lws_sequencer_event(lws_sequencer_t *seq, lws_seq_events_t e, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check if wsi still extant, by peeking in the message queue for a
+ * LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_CLOSE message about wsi.  (Doesn't need to do the same for
+ * CONN_FAIL since that will never have produced any messages prior to that).
+ *
+ * Use this to avoid trying to perform operations on wsi that have already
+ * closed but we didn't get to that message yet.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if not closed yet or 1 if it has closed but we didn't process the
+ * close message yet.
+ */
+
+int
+lws_sequencer_check_wsi(lws_sequencer_t *seq, struct lws *wsi)
+{
+	lws_seq_event_t *seqe;
+	struct lws_dll2 *dh;
+
+	lws_pt_lock(seq->pt, __func__); /* ----------------------------- pt { */
+
+	dh = lws_dll2_get_head(&seq->seq_event_owner);
+	while (dh) {
+		seqe = lws_container_of(dh, lws_seq_event_t, seq_event_list);
+
+		if (seqe->e == LWSSEQ_WSI_CONN_CLOSE && seqe->data == wsi)
+			break;
+
+		dh = dh->next;
+	}
+
+	lws_pt_unlock(seq->pt); /* } pt ------------------------------------- */
+
+	return !!dh;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * seq should have at least one pending event (he was on the pt's list of
  * sequencers with pending events).  Send the top event in the queue.