diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.c b/lib/libwebsockets.c
index 59c954a8..e55da35d 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.c
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.c
@@ -133,6 +133,25 @@ libwebsocket_close_and_free_session(struct libwebsocket *wsi)
 	free(wsi);
 }
 
+/**
+ * libwebsockets_hangup_on_client() - Server calls to terminate client
+ * 					connection
+ * @this:	libwebsockets context
+ * @fd:		Connection socket descriptor
+ */
+
+void
+libwebsockets_hangup_on_client(struct libwebsocket_context *this, int fd)
+{
+	struct libwebsocket *wsi = wsi_from_fd(this, fd);
+
+	if (wsi == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	libwebsocket_close_and_free_session(wsi);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * libwebsockets_get_peer_addresses() - Get client address information
  * @fd:		Connection socket descriptor
diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.h b/lib/libwebsockets.h
index 31f28e95..f227073b 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.h
@@ -388,4 +388,7 @@ extern void
 libwebsockets_get_peer_addresses(int fd, char *name, int name_len,
 					char *rip, int rip_len);
 
+extern void
+libwebsockets_hangup_on_client(struct libwebsocket_context *this, int fd);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libwebsockets-api-doc.html b/libwebsockets-api-doc.html
index 487b942b..1415ff5e 100644
--- a/libwebsockets-api-doc.html
+++ b/libwebsockets-api-doc.html
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+<h2>libwebsockets_hangup_on_client - Server calls to terminate client connection</h2>
+<i>void</i>
+<b>libwebsockets_hangup_on_client</b>
+(<i>struct libwebsocket_context *</i> <b>this</b>,
+<i>int</i> <b>fd</b>)
+<h3>Arguments</h3>
+<dl>
+<dt><b>this</b>
+<dd>libwebsockets context
+<dt><b>fd</b>
+<dd>Connection socket descriptor
+</dl>
+<hr>
 <h2>libwebsockets_get_peer_addresses - Get client address information</h2>
 <i>void</i>
 <b>libwebsockets_get_peer_addresses</b>