diff --git a/ui/vdagent.c b/ui/vdagent.c
index 8a651492f0..4b9a1fb7c5 100644
--- a/ui/vdagent.c
+++ b/ui/vdagent.c
@@ -870,8 +870,11 @@ static void vdagent_disconnect(VDAgentChardev *vd)
 
 static void vdagent_chr_set_fe_open(struct Chardev *chr, int fe_open)
 {
+    VDAgentChardev *vd = QEMU_VDAGENT_CHARDEV(chr);
+
     if (!fe_open) {
         trace_vdagent_close();
+        vdagent_disconnect(vd);
         /* To reset_serial, we CLOSED our side. Make sure the other end knows we
          * are ready again. */
         qemu_chr_be_event(chr, CHR_EVENT_OPENED);