diff --git a/include/haproxy/applet-t.h b/include/haproxy/applet-t.h
index a305da67b..ced9d15c1 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/applet-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/applet-t.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct appctx;
 struct proxy;
 struct stconn;
 struct sedesc;
+struct se_abort_info;
 struct session;
 
 /* Applet descriptor */
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ struct applet {
 	size_t (*rcv_buf)(struct appctx *appctx, struct buffer *buf, size_t count, unsigned int flags); /* called from the upper layer to get data */
 	size_t (*snd_buf)(struct appctx *appctx, struct buffer *buf, size_t count, unsigned int flags); /* Called from the upper layet to put data */
 	size_t (*fastfwd)(struct appctx *appctx, struct buffer *buf, size_t count, unsigned int flags); /* Callback to fast-forward data */
+	void (*shut)(struct appctx *appctx, unsigned int mode, struct se_abort_info *reason); /* shutdown function */
 	void (*release)(struct appctx *);  /* callback to release resources, may be NULL */
 	unsigned int timeout;              /* execution timeout. */
 };
diff --git a/src/stconn.c b/src/stconn.c
index 607740305..21284dc12 100644
--- a/src/stconn.c
+++ b/src/stconn.c
@@ -141,16 +141,15 @@ void sedesc_free(struct sedesc *sedesc)
  */
 void se_shutdown(struct sedesc *sedesc, enum se_shut_mode mode)
 {
+	unsigned int flags = 0;
+
+	if ((mode & (SE_SHW_SILENT|SE_SHW_NORMAL)) && !se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_SHW))
+		flags |= (mode & SE_SHW_NORMAL) ? SE_FL_SHWN : SE_FL_SHWS;
+	if ((mode & (SE_SHR_RESET|SE_SHR_DRAIN)) && !se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_SHR))
+		flags |= (mode & SE_SHR_DRAIN) ? SE_FL_SHRD : SE_FL_SHRR;
+
 	if (se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_T_MUX)) {
 		const struct mux_ops *mux = (sedesc->conn ? sedesc->conn->mux : NULL);
-		unsigned int flags = 0;
-
-		if ((mode & (SE_SHW_SILENT|SE_SHW_NORMAL)) && !se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_SHW))
-			flags |= (mode & SE_SHW_NORMAL) ? SE_FL_SHWN : SE_FL_SHWS;
-
-
-		if ((mode & (SE_SHR_RESET|SE_SHR_DRAIN)) && !se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_SHR))
-			flags |= (mode & SE_SHR_DRAIN) ? SE_FL_SHRD : SE_FL_SHRR;
 
 		if (flags) {
 			if (mux && mux->shut) {
@@ -165,20 +164,32 @@ void se_shutdown(struct sedesc *sedesc, enum se_shut_mode mode)
 				}
 
 				mux->shut(sedesc->sc, mode, reason);
-
 			}
 			se_fl_set(sedesc, flags);
 		}
 	}
 	else if (se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_T_APPLET)) {
-		if ((mode & (SE_SHW_SILENT|SE_SHW_NORMAL)) && !se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_SHW))
-			se_fl_set(sedesc, SE_FL_SHWN);
+		struct appctx *appctx = sedesc->se;
 
-		if ((mode & (SE_SHR_RESET|SE_SHR_DRAIN)) && !se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_SHR))
-			se_fl_set(sedesc, SE_FL_SHRR);
+		if (flags) {
+			if (appctx->applet->shut) {
+				struct se_abort_info *reason = NULL;
+				struct xref *peer = xref_get_peer_and_lock(&sedesc->xref);
+
+				if (peer) {
+					struct sedesc *sdo = container_of(peer, struct sedesc, xref);
+
+					reason = &sdo->abort_info;
+					xref_unlock(&sedesc->xref, peer);
+				}
+
+				appctx->applet->shut(appctx, mode, reason);
+			}
+			se_fl_set(sedesc, flags);
+		}
 
 		if (se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_SHR) && se_fl_test(sedesc, SE_FL_SHW))
-			appctx_shut(sedesc->se);
+			appctx_shut(appctx);
 	}
 }