diff --git a/libexternal/external.cpp b/libexternal/external.cpp
index c4f9aeb..d6da7aa 100644
--- a/libexternal/external.cpp
+++ b/libexternal/external.cpp
@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@
 
         //TODO ideally should be done on "connected" not "online"
         ctx->proc->hotplug(ctx->proc, HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL, connected);
+
+        if(connected == false)
+            ctx->priv_proc.onExtDisconnect(ctx->priv_proc);
     }
     return;
 }
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
index ee9cc54..9e7da37 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@
     }
 }
 
+static void onExtDisconnect(const hwc_context_t::Callbacks& priv_proc) {
+    hwc_context_t *ctx = priv_proc.ctx;
+    overlay::Overlay& ov = *(ctx->mOverlay[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL]);
+    // Set overlay state
+    ov.setState(ovutils::OV_CLOSED);
+}
+
 void initContext(hwc_context_t *ctx)
 {
     openFramebufferDevice(ctx);
@@ -66,6 +73,9 @@
     pthread_cond_init(&(ctx->vstate.cond), NULL);
     ctx->vstate.enable = false;
 
+    ctx->priv_proc.onExtDisconnect = onExtDisconnect;
+    ctx->priv_proc.ctx = ctx;
+
     ALOGI("Initializing Qualcomm Hardware Composer");
     ALOGI("MDP version: %d", ctx->mMDP.version);
 }
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
index 37708e6..d27c509 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
@@ -168,6 +168,15 @@
 struct hwc_context_t {
     hwc_composer_device_1_t device;
     const hwc_procs_t* proc;
+
+    //Private hwc handlers
+    struct Callbacks {
+        void (*onExtDisconnect)(const Callbacks& priv_proc);
+        hwc_context_t *ctx;
+    };
+
+    Callbacks priv_proc;
+
     int numHwLayers;
     int overlayInUse[HWC_NUM_DISPLAY_TYPES];
 
@@ -199,7 +208,6 @@
     mutable Locker mBlankLock;
     //Vsync
     struct vsync_state vstate;
-
 };
 
 #endif //HWC_UTILS_H