diff --git a/evennia/trunk/session.py b/evennia/trunk/session.py
index 47529e7950..dd10b650d3 100755
--- a/evennia/trunk/session.py
+++ b/evennia/trunk/session.py
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ class PlayerSession(async_chat):
       """
       Break the connection and do some accounting.
       """
-      self.get_pobject().set_flag("CONNECTED", False)
+      pobject = self.get_pobject()
+      pobject.set_flag("CONNECTED", False)
+      pobject.get_location().emit_to_contents("%s has disconnected." % (pobject.get_name(),), exclude=pobject)
       async_chat.handle_close(self)
       self.logged_in = False
       session_mgr.remove_session(self)