diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index 085723c5..7dc17000 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -85,13 +85,17 @@ out:
 }
 
 /* Invalidate this instance */
-static void invalidate_client(client_instance_t *client)
+static void invalidate_client(ckpool_t *ckp, client_instance_t *client)
 {
+	char buf[256];
+
 	close(client->fd);
 	client->fd = -1;
+	sprintf(buf, "dropclient=%d", client->id);
+	send_proc(&ckp->stratifier, buf);
 }
 
-static void send_client(conn_instance_t *ci, int id, const char *buf);
+static void send_client(ckpool_t *ckp, conn_instance_t *ci, int id, const char *buf);
 
 static void parse_client_msg(conn_instance_t *ci, client_instance_t *client)
 {
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ retry:
 			return;
 
 		LOGINFO("Client fd %d disconnected", client->fd);
-		invalidate_client(client);
+		invalidate_client(ckp, client);
 		return;
 	}
 	client->bufofs += ret;
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ reparse:
 	if (!eol) {
 		if (unlikely(client->bufofs > MAX_MSGSIZE)) {
 			LOGWARNING("Client fd %d overloaded buffer without EOL, disconnecting", client->fd);
-			invalidate_client(client);
+			invalidate_client(ckp, client);
 			return;
 		}
 		if (moredata)
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ reparse:
 	buflen = eol - client->buf + 1;
 	if (unlikely(buflen > MAX_MSGSIZE)) {
 		LOGWARNING("Client fd %d message oversize, disconnecting", client->fd);
-		invalidate_client(client);
+		invalidate_client(ckp, client);
 		return;
 	}
 	memcpy(msg, client->buf, buflen);
@@ -148,8 +152,8 @@ reparse:
 	val = json_loads(msg, 0, NULL);
 	if (!val) {
 		LOGINFO("Client id %d sent invalid json message %s", client->id, msg);
-		send_client(ci, client->id, "Invalid JSON, disconnecting\n");
-		invalidate_client(client);
+		send_client(ckp, ci, client->id, "Invalid JSON, disconnecting\n");
+		invalidate_client(ckp, client);
 		return;
 	} else {
 		char *s;
@@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ out:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void send_client(conn_instance_t *ci, int id, const char *buf)
+static void send_client(ckpool_t *ckp, conn_instance_t *ci, int id, const char *buf)
 {
 	int fd = -1, ret, len, ofs = 0;
 	client_instance_t *client;
@@ -265,7 +269,7 @@ static void send_client(conn_instance_t *ci, int id, const char *buf)
 			if (interrupted())
 				continue;
 			LOGWARNING("Client id %d disconnected", id);
-			invalidate_client(client);
+			invalidate_client(ckp, client);
 			return;
 		}
 		ofs += ret;
@@ -312,7 +316,7 @@ retry:
 	dealloc(buf);
 	buf = json_dumps(json_msg, 0);
 	realloc_strcat(&buf, "\n");
-	send_client(ci, client_id, buf);
+	send_client(ckp, ci, client_id, buf);
 	json_decref(json_msg);
 	close(sockd);
 
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 6f12d121..a28f0e30 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct stratum_instance {
 	char enonce1[20];
 	double diff;
 	bool authorised;
+	bool disconnected;
 	char *useragent;
 	char *workername;
 	int user_id;
@@ -368,6 +369,8 @@ static void stratum_broadcast(json_t *val)
 
 		if (!instance->authorised)
 			continue;
+		if (instance->disconnected)
+			continue;
 		msg = ckzalloc(sizeof(stratum_msg_t));
 		msg->json_msg = json_deep_copy(val);
 		msg->client_id = instance->id;
@@ -403,6 +406,20 @@ static void stratum_add_send(json_t *val, int client_id)
 	mutex_unlock(&stratum_send_lock);
 }
 
+static void drop_client(int client_id)
+{
+	stratum_instance_t *client;
+
+	ck_rlock(&instance_lock);
+	client = __instance_by_id(client_id);
+	ck_runlock(&instance_lock);
+
+	/* May never have been a stratum instance */
+	if (unlikely(!client))
+		return;
+	client->disconnected = true;
+}
+
 static int strat_loop(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi)
 {
 	int sockd, ret = 0, selret;
@@ -451,6 +468,15 @@ retry:
 	else if (!strncasecmp(buf, "update", 6)) {
 		update_base(ckp);
 		goto reset;
+	} else if (!strncasecmp(buf, "dropclient", 10)) {
+		int client_id;
+
+		ret = sscanf(buf, "dropclient=%d", &client_id);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			LOGDEBUG("Failed to parse dropclient command: %s", buf);
+		else
+			drop_client(client_id);
+		goto retry;
 	} else {
 		json_t *val = json_loads(buf, 0, NULL);