diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.c b/lib/libwebsockets.c
index 3e21aaf8..a1d08245 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.c
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.c
@@ -852,8 +852,12 @@ just_kill_connection:
 	    wsi->protocol->callback &&
 	    wsi->mode != LWSCM_RAW &&
 	    (wsi->state_pre_close & _LSF_CCB)) {
-		wsi->protocol->callback(wsi, LWS_CALLBACK_CLOSED,
-					wsi->user_space, NULL, 0);
+		if (wsi->mode == LWSCM_WS_CLIENT)
+			wsi->protocol->callback(wsi, LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CLOSED,
+						wsi->user_space, NULL, 0);
+		else
+			wsi->protocol->callback(wsi, LWS_CALLBACK_CLOSED,
+						wsi->user_space, NULL, 0);
 	} else if (wsi->mode == LWSCM_HTTP_SERVING_ACCEPTED) {
 		lwsl_debug("calling back CLOSED_HTTP\n");
 		wsi->vhost->protocols->callback(wsi, LWS_CALLBACK_CLOSED_HTTP,
diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.h b/lib/libwebsockets.h
index aa614a3d..264dd994 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.h
@@ -1462,6 +1462,8 @@ enum lws_callback_reasons {
 	 * reported to the vhost in question here, including completion
 	 * and failure.  in points to optional JSON, and len represents the
 	 * connection state using enum lws_cert_update_state */
+	LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CLOSED				=  75,
+	/**< when a client websocket session ends */
 
 	/****** add new things just above ---^ ******/
 
diff --git a/minimal-examples/minimal-ws-client/minimal-ws-client.c b/minimal-examples/minimal-ws-client/minimal-ws-client.c
index c040dcba..e3cb44d4 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/minimal-ws-client/minimal-ws-client.c
+++ b/minimal-examples/minimal-ws-client/minimal-ws-client.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ callback_dumb_increment(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason,
 		lwsl_user("RX: %s\n", (const char *)in);
 		break;
 
-	case LWS_CALLBACK_CLOSED:
+	case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CLOSED:
 		client_wsi = NULL;
 		break;