diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.java
index 48dff5fc9..23534b2a2 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.modules.systeminfo.AndroidInfoHelpers;
 import com.facebook.react.packagerconnection.FileIoHandler;
 import com.facebook.react.packagerconnection.JSPackagerClient;
 import com.facebook.react.packagerconnection.NotificationOnlyHandler;
+import com.facebook.react.packagerconnection.ReconnectingWebSocket.ConnectionCallback;
 import com.facebook.react.packagerconnection.RequestHandler;
 import com.facebook.react.packagerconnection.RequestOnlyHandler;
 import com.facebook.react.packagerconnection.Responder;
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ public class DevServerHelper {
   }
 
   public interface PackagerCommandListener {
+    void onPackagerConnected();
+    void onPackagerDisconnected();
     void onPackagerReloadCommand();
     void onPackagerDevMenuCommand();
     void onCaptureHeapCommand(final Responder responder);
@@ -163,10 +166,24 @@ public class DevServerHelper {
         });
         handlers.putAll(new FileIoHandler().handlers());
 
+        ConnectionCallback onPackagerConnectedCallback =
+          new ConnectionCallback() {
+              @Override
+              public void onConnected() {
+                commandListener.onPackagerConnected();
+              }
+
+              @Override
+              public void onDisconnected() {
+                commandListener.onPackagerDisconnected();
+              }
+            };
+
         mPackagerClient = new JSPackagerClient(
             clientId,
             mSettings.getPackagerConnectionSettings(),
-            handlers);
+            handlers,
+            onPackagerConnectedCallback);
         mPackagerClient.init();
 
         return null;
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java
index d00be1f2b..b91b3185f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java
@@ -723,6 +723,16 @@ public class DevSupportManagerImpl implements
     return mLastErrorStack;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void onPackagerConnected() {
+    // No-op
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onPackagerDisconnected() {
+    // No-op
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void onPackagerReloadCommand() {
     // Disable debugger to resume the JsVM & avoid thread locks while reloading
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/packagerconnection/JSPackagerClient.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/packagerconnection/JSPackagerClient.java
index 0248973d8..efa8fbc11 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/packagerconnection/JSPackagerClient.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/packagerconnection/JSPackagerClient.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 package com.facebook.react.packagerconnection;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import android.net.Uri;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ final public class JSPackagerClient implements ReconnectingWebSocket.MessageCall
   private Map<String, RequestHandler> mRequestHandlers;
 
   public JSPackagerClient(String clientId, PackagerConnectionSettings settings, Map<String, RequestHandler> requestHandlers) {
+    this(clientId, settings, requestHandlers, null);
+  }
+
+  public JSPackagerClient(
+      String clientId, PackagerConnectionSettings settings,
+      Map<String, RequestHandler> requestHandlers,
+      @Nullable ReconnectingWebSocket.ConnectionCallback connectionCallback) {
     super();
 
     Uri.Builder builder = new Uri.Builder();
@@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ final public class JSPackagerClient implements ReconnectingWebSocket.MessageCall
       .appendQueryParameter("clientid", clientId);
     String url = builder.build().toString();
 
-    mWebSocket = new ReconnectingWebSocket(url, this, null);
+    mWebSocket = new ReconnectingWebSocket(url, this, connectionCallback);
     mRequestHandlers = requestHandlers;
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/packagerconnection/JSPackagerClientTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/packagerconnection/JSPackagerClientTest.java
index 41bc84647..9a2de1dbe 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/packagerconnection/JSPackagerClientTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/packagerconnection/JSPackagerClientTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.packagerconnection;
 
+import com.facebook.react.packagerconnection.ReconnectingWebSocket.ConnectionCallback;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -120,4 +122,20 @@ public class JSPackagerClientTest {
     verify(handler, never()).onNotification(any());
     verify(handler, never()).onRequest(any(), any(Responder.class));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void test_onDisconnection_ShouldTriggerDisconnectionCallback() throws IOException {
+    ConnectionCallback connectionHandler = mock(ConnectionCallback.class);
+    RequestHandler handler = mock(RequestHandler.class);
+    final JSPackagerClient client =
+      new JSPackagerClient("test_client", mSettings, new HashMap<String,RequestHandler>(), connectionHandler);
+
+    client.close();
+
+    verify(connectionHandler, never()).onConnected();
+    verify(connectionHandler, times(1)).onDisconnected();
+
+    verify(handler, never()).onNotification(any());
+    verify(handler, never()).onRequest(any(), any(Responder.class));
+  }
 }