diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 8b6f4cb..da64af4 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ function Server(options) {
     });
     c.addListener('error', function (err) {
       log.warn('%s unexpected connection error', c.ldap.id, err);
+      self.emit('clientError', err);
       c.destroy();
     });
     c.addListener('close', function (had_err) {
@@ -378,6 +379,7 @@ function Server(options) {
 
         if (err) {
           log.trace('%s sending error: %s', req.logId, err.stack || err);
+          self.emit('clientError', err);
           sendError(err);
           return after();
         }