diff --git a/rts/Game/Game.cpp b/rts/Game/Game.cpp
index 2d30beb..8d5f531 100644
--- a/rts/Game/Game.cpp
+++ b/rts/Game/Game.cpp
@@ -3580,6 +3580,7 @@ void CGame::ClientReadNet()
 					logOutput.Print("Got invalid player num (%i) in NETMSG_PLAYERLEFT", player);
 				} else {
 					playerHandler->PlayerLeft(player, inbuf[2]);
+					eventHandler.PlayerRemoved(player, (int) inbuf[2]);
 				}
 				AddTraffic(player, packetCode, dataLength);
 				break;
diff --git a/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.cpp b/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.cpp
index f7eb2ae..2a20241 100644
--- a/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.cpp
+++ b/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,29 @@ void CLuaHandle::PlayerChanged(int playerID)
 }
 
 
+void CLuaHandle::PlayerRemoved(int playerID, int reason)
+{
+	LUA_CALL_IN_CHECK(L);
+	lua_checkstack(L, 5);
+
+	int errfunc = SetupTraceback();
+
+	static const LuaHashString cmdStr("PlayerRemoved");
+	if (!cmdStr.GetGlobalFunc(L)) {
+		// remove error handler
+		if (errfunc) lua_pop(L, 1);
+		return; // the call is not defined	}
+	}
+
+	lua_pushnumber(L, playerID);
+	lua_pushnumber(L, reason);
+
+	// call the routine
+	RunCallInTraceback(cmdStr, 2, 0, errfunc);
+	return;
+}
+
+
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 inline void CLuaHandle::UnitCallIn(const LuaHashString& hs, const CUnit* unit)
diff --git a/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.h b/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.h
index aef8e63..7dc19cc 100644
--- a/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.h
+++ b/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class CLuaHandle : public CEventClient
 		void TeamDied(int teamID);
 		void TeamChanged(int teamID);
 		void PlayerChanged(int playerID);
+		void PlayerRemoved(int playerID, int reason);
 
 		void UnitCreated(const CUnit* unit, const CUnit* builder);
 		void UnitFinished(const CUnit* unit);
diff --git a/rts/System/EventClient.cpp b/rts/System/EventClient.cpp
index 75f03f4..7b31e53 100644
--- a/rts/System/EventClient.cpp
+++ b/rts/System/EventClient.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void CEventClient::GameOver() { return; }
 void CEventClient::TeamDied(int teamID) { return; }
 void CEventClient::TeamChanged(int teamID) { return; }
 void CEventClient::PlayerChanged(int playerID) { return; }
-void CEventClient::PlayerRemoved(int playerID) { return; }
+void CEventClient::PlayerRemoved(int playerID, int reason) { return; }
 
 void CEventClient::UnitCreated(const CUnit* unit, const CUnit* builder) { return; }
 void CEventClient::UnitFinished(const CUnit* unit) { return; }
diff --git a/rts/System/EventClient.h b/rts/System/EventClient.h
index 0f0568f..0815014 100644
--- a/rts/System/EventClient.h
+++ b/rts/System/EventClient.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class CEventClient
 		virtual void TeamDied(int teamID);
 		virtual void TeamChanged(int teamID);
 		virtual void PlayerChanged(int playerID);
-		virtual void PlayerRemoved(int playerID);
+		virtual void PlayerRemoved(int playerID, int reason);
 
 		virtual void UnitCreated(const CUnit* unit, const CUnit* builder);
 		virtual void UnitFinished(const CUnit* unit);
diff --git a/rts/System/EventHandler.cpp b/rts/System/EventHandler.cpp
index 99b737f..e0d43e6 100644
--- a/rts/System/EventHandler.cpp
+++ b/rts/System/EventHandler.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ CEventHandler::CEventHandler()
 	SETUP_EVENT(TeamDied,      MANAGED_BIT);
 	SETUP_EVENT(TeamChanged,   MANAGED_BIT);
 	SETUP_EVENT(PlayerChanged, MANAGED_BIT);
+	SETUP_EVENT(PlayerRemoved, MANAGED_BIT);
 
 	SETUP_EVENT(UnitCreated,     MANAGED_BIT);
 	SETUP_EVENT(UnitFinished,    MANAGED_BIT);
@@ -343,6 +344,16 @@ void CEventHandler::PlayerChanged(int playerID)
 }
 
 
+void CEventHandler::PlayerRemoved(int playerID, int reason)
+{
+	const int count = listPlayerRemoved.size();
+	for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		CEventClient* ec = listPlayerRemoved[i];
+		ec->PlayerRemoved(playerID, reason);
+	}
+}
+
+
 /******************************************************************************/
 /******************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/rts/System/EventHandler.h b/rts/System/EventHandler.h
index 6bc6f99..9d864b3 100644
--- a/rts/System/EventHandler.h
+++ b/rts/System/EventHandler.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class CEventHandler
 		void TeamDied(int teamID);
 		void TeamChanged(int teamID);
 		void PlayerChanged(int playerID);
-		void PlayerRemoved(int playerID);
+		void PlayerRemoved(int playerID, int reason);
 
 		void UnitCreated(const CUnit* unit, const CUnit* builder);
 		void UnitFinished(const CUnit* unit);
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class CEventHandler
 		EventClientList listTeamDied;
 		EventClientList listTeamChanged;
 		EventClientList listPlayerChanged;
+		EventClientList listPlayerRemoved;
 
 		EventClientList listUnitCreated;
 		EventClientList listUnitFinished;