diff --git a/openbsc/include/sccp/sccp.h b/openbsc/include/sccp/sccp.h
index 2e14788..604a2ac 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/sccp/sccp.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/sccp/sccp.h
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@
 int sccp_connection_free(struct sccp_connection *connection);
 
 /**
+ * internal.. 
+ */
+int sccp_connection_force_free(struct sccp_connection *conn);
+
+/**
  * Create a new socket. Set your callbacks and then call bind to open
  * the connection.
  */
diff --git a/openbsc/src/sccp/sccp.c b/openbsc/src/sccp/sccp.c
index 4bd87c8..e0fd02e 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/sccp/sccp.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/sccp/sccp.c
@@ -1198,6 +1198,17 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int sccp_connection_force_free(struct sccp_connection *con)
+{
+	if (con->connection_state > SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_NONE &&
+	    con->connection_state < SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_RELEASE_COMPLETE)
+		llist_del(&con->list);
+
+	con->connection_state = SCCP_CONNECTION_STATE_REFUSED;
+	sccp_connection_free(con);
+        return 0;
+}
+
 struct sccp_connection *sccp_connection_socket(void)
 {
 	return talloc_zero(tall_sccp_ctx, struct sccp_connection);