diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index d5548415a..c8029cf81 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package node
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -415,7 +416,10 @@ func (n *Node) startRPC() ([]net.Listener, error) {
 	for i, listenAddr := range listenAddrs {
 		mux := http.NewServeMux()
 		rpcLogger := n.Logger.With("module", "rpc-server")
-		wm := rpcserver.NewWebsocketManager(rpccore.Routes)
+		onDisconnect := rpcserver.OnDisconnect(func(remoteAddr string) {
+			n.eventBus.UnsubscribeAll(context.Background(), remoteAddr)
+		})
+		wm := rpcserver.NewWebsocketManager(rpccore.Routes, onDisconnect)
 		wm.SetLogger(rpcLogger.With("protocol", "websocket"))
 		mux.HandleFunc("/websocket", wm.WebsocketHandler)
 		rpcserver.RegisterRPCFuncs(mux, rpccore.Routes, rpcLogger)
diff --git a/rpc/lib/server/handlers.go b/rpc/lib/server/handlers.go
index ddb7f9624..deede5894 100644
--- a/rpc/lib/server/handlers.go
+++ b/rpc/lib/server/handlers.go
@@ -349,9 +349,10 @@ const (
 	defaultWSPingPeriod        = (defaultWSReadWait * 9) / 10
 )
 
-// a single websocket connection
-// contains listener id, underlying ws connection,
-// and the event switch for subscribing to events
+// a single websocket connection contains listener id, underlying ws
+// connection, and the event switch for subscribing to events.
+//
+// In case of an error, the connection is stopped.
 type wsConnection struct {
 	cmn.BaseService
 
@@ -374,13 +375,17 @@ type wsConnection struct {
 
 	// Send pings to server with this period. Must be less than readWait, but greater than zero.
 	pingPeriod time.Duration
+
+	// called before stopping the connection.
+	onDisconnect func(remoteAddr string)
 }
 
-// NewWSConnection wraps websocket.Conn. See the commentary on the
-// func(*wsConnection) functions for a detailed description of how to configure
-// ping period and pong wait time.
-// NOTE: if the write buffer is full, pongs may be dropped, which may cause clients to disconnect.
-//   see https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/issues/97
+// NewWSConnection wraps websocket.Conn.
+//
+// See the commentary on the func(*wsConnection) functions for a detailed
+// description of how to configure ping period and pong wait time. NOTE: if the
+// write buffer is full, pongs may be dropped, which may cause clients to
+// disconnect. see https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/issues/97
 func NewWSConnection(baseConn *websocket.Conn, funcMap map[string]*RPCFunc, options ...func(*wsConnection)) *wsConnection {
 	wsc := &wsConnection{
 		remoteAddr:        baseConn.RemoteAddr().String(),
@@ -431,7 +436,16 @@ func PingPeriod(pingPeriod time.Duration) func(*wsConnection) {
 	}
 }
 
-// OnStart starts the read and write routines. It blocks until the connection closes.
+// OnDisconnect called before stopping the connection.
+// It should only be used in the constructor - not Goroutine-safe.
+func OnDisconnect(cb func(remoteAddr string)) func(*wsConnection) {
+	return func(wsc *wsConnection) {
+		wsc.onDisconnect = cb
+	}
+}
+
+// OnStart implements cmn.Service by starting the read and write routines. It
+// blocks until the connection closes.
 func (wsc *wsConnection) OnStart() error {
 	wsc.writeChan = make(chan types.RPCResponse, wsc.writeChanCapacity)
 
@@ -443,7 +457,7 @@ func (wsc *wsConnection) OnStart() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// OnStop unsubscribes from all events.
+// OnStop is a nop.
 func (wsc *wsConnection) OnStop() {
 	// Both read and write loops close the websocket connection when they exit their loops.
 	// The writeChan is never closed, to allow WriteRPCResponse() to fail.