diff --git a/src/models/Call.ts b/src/models/Call.ts
index 2b996c96c3c..eaee7df2e8b 100644
--- a/src/models/Call.ts
+++ b/src/models/Call.ts
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ export abstract class Call extends TypedEventEmitter<CallEvent, CallEventHandler
         }
 
         this.room.on(RoomEvent.MyMembership, this.onMyMembership);
+        WidgetMessagingStore.instance.on(WidgetMessagingStoreEvent.StopMessaging, this.onStopMessaging);
         window.addEventListener("beforeunload", this.beforeUnload);
         this.connectionState = ConnectionState.Connected;
     }
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ export abstract class Call extends TypedEventEmitter<CallEvent, CallEventHandler
      */
     public setDisconnected() {
         this.room.off(RoomEvent.MyMembership, this.onMyMembership);
+        WidgetMessagingStore.instance.off(WidgetMessagingStoreEvent.StopMessaging, this.onStopMessaging);
         window.removeEventListener("beforeunload", this.beforeUnload);
         this.messaging = null;
         this.connectionState = ConnectionState.Disconnected;
@@ -292,6 +294,13 @@ export abstract class Call extends TypedEventEmitter<CallEvent, CallEventHandler
         if (membership !== "join") this.setDisconnected();
     };
 
+    private onStopMessaging = (uid: string) => {
+        if (uid === this.widgetUid) {
+            logger.log("The widget died; treating this as a user hangup");
+            this.setDisconnected();
+        }
+    };
+
     private beforeUnload = () => this.setDisconnected();
 }
 
diff --git a/test/models/Call-test.ts b/test/models/Call-test.ts
index ad6bb362ddb..17f4fbfc4a1 100644
--- a/test/models/Call-test.ts
+++ b/test/models/Call-test.ts
@@ -784,6 +784,13 @@ describe("ElementCall", () => {
             expect(call.connectionState).toBe(ConnectionState.Connected);
         });
 
+        it("disconnects if the widget dies", async () => {
+            await call.connect();
+            expect(call.connectionState).toBe(ConnectionState.Connected);
+            WidgetMessagingStore.instance.stopMessaging(widget, room.roomId);
+            expect(call.connectionState).toBe(ConnectionState.Disconnected);
+        });
+
         it("tracks participants in room state", async () => {
             expect(call.participants).toEqual(new Map());