diff --git a/src/players/player.py b/src/players/player.py
index 8c15b74486..9935a6c6fe 100644
--- a/src/players/player.py
+++ b/src/players/player.py
@@ -383,6 +383,16 @@ class Player(TypeClass):
         reason = reason and "(%s)" % reason or ""
         self._send_to_connect_channel("{R%s disconnected %s{n" % (self.key, reason))
 
+    def at_post_disconnect(self):
+        """
+        This is called after disconnection is complete. No messages
+        can be relayed to the player from here. After this call, the
+        player should not be accessed any more, making this a good
+        spot for deleting it (in the case of a guest player account,
+        for example).
+        """
+        pass
+
     def at_message_receive(self, message, from_obj=None):
         """
         Called when any text is emitted to this
diff --git a/src/server/serversession.py b/src/server/serversession.py
index 4cdd2375a5..531add1fe9 100644
--- a/src/server/serversession.py
+++ b/src/server/serversession.py
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ class ServerSession(Session):
             if not self.sessionhandler.sessions_from_player(player):
                 # no more sessions connected to this player
                 player.is_connected = False
+            # this may be used to e.g. delete player after disconnection etc
+            _GA(player.typeclass, "at_post_disconnect")()
 
     def get_player(self):
         """