diff --git a/clapper_src/webClient.js b/clapper_src/webClient.js
index a1397f45..938586dc 100644
--- a/clapper_src/webClient.js
+++ b/clapper_src/webClient.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ClapperWebClient extends Soup.Session
         }
 
         if(!connection)
-            return;
+            return this.passMsgData('close');
 
         connection.connect('message', this._onWsMessage.bind(this));
         connection.connect('closed', this._onWsClosed.bind(this));
@@ -78,5 +78,7 @@ class ClapperWebClient extends Soup.Session
     _onWsClosed(connection)
     {
         debug('closed WebSocket connection');
+
+        this.passMsgData('close');
     }
 });
diff --git a/clapper_src/widgetRemote.js b/clapper_src/widgetRemote.js
index 79a95961..ba0cddfe 100644
--- a/clapper_src/widgetRemote.js
+++ b/clapper_src/widgetRemote.js
@@ -9,5 +9,18 @@ class ClapperWidgetRemote extends Gtk.Grid
         super._init();
 
         this.player = new PlayerRemote();
+        this.player.webclient.passMsgData = this.receiveWs.bind(this);
+    }
+
+    receiveWs(action, value)
+    {
+        switch(action) {
+            case 'close':
+                let root = this.get_root();
+                root.run_dispose();
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
     }
 });