diff --git a/src/evhttp/evhttp.h b/src/evhttp/evhttp.h
index 99d16a2f..68bcff96 100644
--- a/src/evhttp/evhttp.h
+++ b/src/evhttp/evhttp.h
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ struct {
 	void (*cb)(struct evhttp_request *, void *);
 	void *cb_arg;
 
+	void (*fail_cb)(struct evhttp_request *, void *);
+	void *fail_cb_arg;
+
 	/*
 	 * Chunked data callback - call for each completed chunk if
 	 * specified.  If not specified, all the data is delivered via
diff --git a/src/evhttp/http.c b/src/evhttp/http.c
index 2f62ec2f..bfd838d5 100644
--- a/src/evhttp/http.c
+++ b/src/evhttp/http.c
@@ -650,7 +650,11 @@ evhttp_connection_fail(struct evhttp_connection *evcon,
 		 * reply before the connection can be freed.
 		 */
 		if (evhttp_connection_incoming_fail(req, error) == -1)
-			evhttp_connection_free(evcon);
+		  {
+		    if (req->fail_cb)
+		      req->fail_cb(req, req->fail_cb_arg);
+		    evhttp_connection_free(evcon);
+		  }
 		return;
 	}