diff --git a/grauph/src/libs/client/PatchModel.cpp b/grauph/src/libs/client/PatchModel.cpp
index 877f5df0..90ffd38a 100644
--- a/grauph/src/libs/client/PatchModel.cpp
+++ b/grauph/src/libs/client/PatchModel.cpp
@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@ PatchModel::remove_connection(const string& src_port_path, const string& dst_por
 		if (cm->src_port_path() == src_port_path && cm->dst_port_path() == dst_port_path) {
 			m_connections.erase(i); // cuts our reference
 			assert(!get_connection(src_port_path, dst_port_path)); // no duplicates
+			removed_connection_sig.emit(src_port_path, dst_port_path);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
 	cerr << "[PatchModel::remove_connection] WARNING: Failed to find connection " <<
 		src_port_path << " -> " << dst_port_path << endl;
-	return;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/grauph/src/libs/client/PatchModel.h b/grauph/src/libs/client/PatchModel.h
index 0f8dcd12..bc794d25 100644
--- a/grauph/src/libs/client/PatchModel.h
+++ b/grauph/src/libs/client/PatchModel.h
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ public:
 	bool          polyphonic() const;
 	
 	// Signals
-	sigc::signal<void, CountedPtr<NodeModel> >       new_node_sig; 
-	sigc::signal<void, CountedPtr<ConnectionModel> > new_connection_sig; 
+	sigc::signal<void, CountedPtr<NodeModel> >        new_node_sig; 
+	sigc::signal<void, CountedPtr<ConnectionModel> >  new_connection_sig; 
+	sigc::signal<void, const string&, const string& > removed_connection_sig; 
 
 private:
 	// Prevent copies (undefined)
diff --git a/grauph/src/libs/client/Store.cpp b/grauph/src/libs/client/Store.cpp
index 21470f41..56c6654f 100644
--- a/grauph/src/libs/client/Store.cpp
+++ b/grauph/src/libs/client/Store.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Store::Store(SigClientInterface& emitter)
 	emitter.new_node_sig.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &Store::new_node_event));
 	emitter.new_port_sig.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &Store::new_port_event));
 	emitter.connection_sig.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &Store::connection_event));
+	emitter.disconnection_sig.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &Store::disconnection_event));
 	emitter.metadata_update_sig.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &Store::metadata_update_event));
 }
 
@@ -292,5 +293,22 @@ Store::connection_event(const string& src_port_path, const string& dst_port_path
 }
 
 
+void
+Store::disconnection_event(const string& src_port_path, const string& dst_port_path)
+{
+	const Path& src = src_port_path;
+	const Path& dst = dst_port_path;
+
+	assert(src.parent().parent() == dst.parent().parent());
+	const Path& patch_path = src.parent().parent();
+
+	CountedPtr<PatchModel> patch = this->patch(patch_path);
+	if (patch)
+		patch->remove_connection(src, dst);
+	else
+		cerr << "ERROR: connection in nonexistant patch" << endl;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace LibOmClient
 
diff --git a/grauph/src/libs/client/Store.h b/grauph/src/libs/client/Store.h
index b17d30c2..27850bcf 100644
--- a/grauph/src/libs/client/Store.h
+++ b/grauph/src/libs/client/Store.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ private:
 	void new_port_event(const string& path, const string& data_type, bool is_output);
 	void metadata_update_event(const string& subject_path, const string& predicate, const string& value);
 	void connection_event(const string& src_port_path, const string& dst_port_path);
+	void disconnection_event(const string& src_port_path, const string& dst_port_path);
 	
 	map<string, CountedPtr<ObjectModel> > m_objects; ///< Keyed by Om path
 	map<string, CountedPtr<PluginModel> > m_plugins; ///< Keyed by URI
diff --git a/grauph/src/progs/gtk/PatchController.cpp b/grauph/src/progs/gtk/PatchController.cpp
index 4f639340..606cc65b 100644
--- a/grauph/src/progs/gtk/PatchController.cpp
+++ b/grauph/src/progs/gtk/PatchController.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ PatchController::PatchController(CountedPtr<PatchModel> model)
 
 	model->new_node_sig.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &PatchController::add_node));
 	model->new_connection_sig.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &PatchController::connection));
+	model->removed_connection_sig.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &PatchController::disconnection));
 }
 
 
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ PatchController::disconnection(const Path& src_port_path, const Path& dst_port_p
 		m_patch_view->canvas()->remove_connection(
 			src_node_name, src_port_name, dst_node_name, dst_port_name);
 
-	patch_model()->remove_connection(src_port_path, dst_port_path);
+	//patch_model()->remove_connection(src_port_path, dst_port_path);
 	
 	cerr << "FIXME: disconnection\n";
 	/*