diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.c b/toxcore/Messenger.c
index c8c0042f..d27e3ae5 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.c
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.c
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ int m_delfriend(Messenger *m, int32_t friendnumber)
     if (friend_not_valid(m, friendnumber))
         return -1;
 
+    if (m->friend_connectionstatuschange_internal)
+        m->friend_connectionstatuschange_internal(m, friendnumber, 0, m->friend_connectionstatuschange_internal_userdata);
+
     clear_receipts(m, friendnumber);
     remove_request_received(&(m->fr), m->friendlist[friendnumber].real_pk);
     friend_connection_callbacks(m->fr_c, m->friendlist[friendnumber].friendcon_id, MESSENGER_CALLBACK_INDEX, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);