diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 3b1ce3568..9f4716ed0 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -3337,10 +3337,13 @@ static void reuse_conn(struct Curl_easy *data,
   temp->hostname_resolve = NULL;
 
   /* reuse init */
   existing->bits.reuse = TRUE; /* yes, we are reusing here */
 
+  if(temp->handler && temp->handler->disconnect)
+    temp->handler->disconnect(data, temp, TRUE);
+
   Curl_conn_free(data, temp);
 }
 
 /**
  * create_conn() sets up a new connectdata struct, or reuses an already