diff --git a/socketio/asyncio_manager.py b/socketio/asyncio_manager.py
index f4496ec7..55032abc 100644
--- a/socketio/asyncio_manager.py
+++ b/socketio/asyncio_manager.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 class AsyncManager(BaseManager):
     """Manage a client list for an asyncio server."""
+    async def can_disconnect(self, sid, namespace):
+        return self.is_connected(sid, namespace)
+
     async def emit(self, event, data, namespace, room=None, skip_sid=None,
                    callback=None, **kwargs):
         """Emit a message to a single client, a room, or all the clients
diff --git a/socketio/asyncio_pubsub_manager.py b/socketio/asyncio_pubsub_manager.py
index 6fdba6d0..8088d418 100644
--- a/socketio/asyncio_pubsub_manager.py
+++ b/socketio/asyncio_pubsub_manager.py
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ async def emit(self, event, data, namespace=None, room=None, skip_sid=None,
                              'skip_sid': skip_sid, 'callback': callback,
                              'host_id': self.host_id})
 
+    async def can_disconnect(self, sid, namespace):
+        await self._publish({'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': sid,
+                             'namespace': namespace or '/'})
+
+    async def disconnect(self, sid, namespace=None):
+        """Disconnect a client."""
+        # this is a bit weird, the can_disconnect call on pubsub managers just
+        # issues a disconnect request to the message queue and returns None,
+        # indicating that the client cannot disconnect immediately. The
+        # server(s) listening on the queue will get this request and carry out
+        # the disconnect appropriately.
+        await self.can_disconnect(sid, namespace)
+
     async def close_room(self, room, namespace=None):
         await self._publish({'method': 'close_room', 'room': room,
                              'namespace': namespace or '/'})
@@ -128,6 +141,11 @@ async def _return_callback(self, host_id, sid, namespace, callback_id,
                              'sid': sid, 'namespace': namespace,
                              'id': callback_id, 'args': args})
 
+    async def _handle_disconnect(self, message):
+        await self.server.disconnect(sid=message.get('sid'),
+                                     namespace=message.get('namespace'),
+                                     ignore_queue=True)
+
     async def _handle_close_room(self, message):
         await super().close_room(
             room=message.get('room'), namespace=message.get('namespace'))
@@ -155,9 +173,13 @@ async def _thread(self):
                     except:
                         pass
             if data and 'method' in data:
+                self._get_logger().info('pubsub message: {}'.format(
+                    data['method']))
                 if data['method'] == 'emit':
                     await self._handle_emit(data)
                 elif data['method'] == 'callback':
                     await self._handle_callback(data)
+                elif data['method'] == 'disconnect':
+                    await self._handle_disconnect(data)
                 elif data['method'] == 'close_room':
                     await self._handle_close_room(data)
diff --git a/socketio/asyncio_server.py b/socketio/asyncio_server.py
index 9b41a698..1e4a74ae 100644
--- a/socketio/asyncio_server.py
+++ b/socketio/asyncio_server.py
@@ -297,17 +297,23 @@ async def __aexit__(self, *args):
 
         return _session_context_manager(self, sid, namespace)
 
-    async def disconnect(self, sid, namespace=None):
+    async def disconnect(self, sid, namespace=None, ignore_queue=False):
         """Disconnect a client.
 
         :param sid: Session ID of the client.
         :param namespace: The Socket.IO namespace to disconnect. If this
                           argument is omitted the default namespace is used.
+        :param ignore_queue: Only used when a message queue is configured. If
+                             set to ``True``, the disconnect is processed
+                             locally, without broadcasting on the queue. It is
+                             recommended to always leave this parameter with
+                             its default value of ``False``.
 
         Note: this method is a coroutine.
         """
         namespace = namespace or '/'
-        if self.manager.is_connected(sid, namespace=namespace):
+        if (ignore_queue and self.manager.is_connected(sid, namespace)) or \
+                await self.manager.can_disconnect(sid, namespace):
             self.logger.info('Disconnecting %s [%s]', sid, namespace)
             self.manager.pre_disconnect(sid, namespace=namespace)
             await self._send_packet(sid, packet.Packet(packet.DISCONNECT,
diff --git a/socketio/base_manager.py b/socketio/base_manager.py
index 3cccb856..09264623 100644
--- a/socketio/base_manager.py
+++ b/socketio/base_manager.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ def is_connected(self, sid, namespace):
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
+    def can_disconnect(self, sid, namespace):
+        return self.is_connected(sid, namespace)
+
     def pre_disconnect(self, sid, namespace):
         """Put the client in the to-be-disconnected list.
 
diff --git a/socketio/pubsub_manager.py b/socketio/pubsub_manager.py
index 2905b2c3..985087e4 100644
--- a/socketio/pubsub_manager.py
+++ b/socketio/pubsub_manager.py
@@ -67,6 +67,19 @@ def emit(self, event, data, namespace=None, room=None, skip_sid=None,
                        'skip_sid': skip_sid, 'callback': callback,
                        'host_id': self.host_id})
 
+    def can_disconnect(self, sid, namespace):
+        self._publish({'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': sid,
+                       'namespace': namespace or '/'})
+
+    def disconnect(self, sid, namespace=None):
+        """Disconnect a client."""
+        # this is a bit weird, the can_disconnect call on pubsub managers just
+        # issues a disconnect request to the message queue and returns None,
+        # indicating that the client cannot disconnect immediately. The
+        # server(s) listening on the queue will get this request and carry out
+        # the disconnect appropriately.
+        self.can_disconnect(sid, namespace)
+
     def close_room(self, room, namespace=None):
         self._publish({'method': 'close_room', 'room': room,
                        'namespace': namespace or '/'})
@@ -125,6 +138,11 @@ def _return_callback(self, host_id, sid, namespace, callback_id, *args):
                        'sid': sid, 'namespace': namespace, 'id': callback_id,
                        'args': args})
 
+    def _handle_disconnect(self, message):
+        self.server.disconnect(sid=message.get('sid'),
+                               namespace=message.get('namespace'),
+                               ignore_queue=True)
+
     def _handle_close_room(self, message):
         super(PubSubManager, self).close_room(
             room=message.get('room'), namespace=message.get('namespace'))
@@ -146,9 +164,13 @@ def _thread(self):
                     except:
                         pass
             if data and 'method' in data:
+                self._get_logger().info('pubsub message: {}'.format(
+                    data['method']))
                 if data['method'] == 'emit':
                     self._handle_emit(data)
                 elif data['method'] == 'callback':
                     self._handle_callback(data)
+                elif data['method'] == 'disconnect':
+                    self._handle_disconnect(data)
                 elif data['method'] == 'close_room':
                     self._handle_close_room(data)
diff --git a/socketio/server.py b/socketio/server.py
index 24445261..4404fddf 100644
--- a/socketio/server.py
+++ b/socketio/server.py
@@ -492,15 +492,21 @@ def __exit__(self, *args):
 
         return _session_context_manager(self, sid, namespace)
 
-    def disconnect(self, sid, namespace=None):
+    def disconnect(self, sid, namespace=None, ignore_queue=False):
         """Disconnect a client.
 
         :param sid: Session ID of the client.
         :param namespace: The Socket.IO namespace to disconnect. If this
                           argument is omitted the default namespace is used.
+        :param ignore_queue: Only used when a message queue is configured. If
+                             set to ``True``, the disconnect is processed
+                             locally, without broadcasting on the queue. It is
+                             recommended to always leave this parameter with
+                             its default value of ``False``.
         """
         namespace = namespace or '/'
-        if self.manager.is_connected(sid, namespace=namespace):
+        if (ignore_queue and self.manager.is_connected(sid, namespace)) or \
+                self.manager.can_disconnect(sid, namespace):
             self.logger.info('Disconnecting %s [%s]', sid, namespace)
             self.manager.pre_disconnect(sid, namespace=namespace)
             self._send_packet(sid, packet.Packet(packet.DISCONNECT,
diff --git a/tests/asyncio/test_asyncio_pubsub_manager.py b/tests/asyncio/test_asyncio_pubsub_manager.py
index 53e4b6bc..437c21e4 100644
--- a/tests/asyncio/test_asyncio_pubsub_manager.py
+++ b/tests/asyncio/test_asyncio_pubsub_manager.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class TestAsyncPubSubManager(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         mock_server = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_server._emit_internal = AsyncMock()
+        mock_server.disconnect = AsyncMock()
         self.pm = asyncio_pubsub_manager.AsyncPubSubManager()
         self.pm._publish = AsyncMock()
         self.pm.set_server(mock_server)
@@ -115,6 +116,11 @@ def test_emit_with_ignore_queue(self):
         self.pm.server._emit_internal.mock.assert_called_once_with(
             '123', 'foo', 'bar', '/', None)
 
+    def test_disconnect(self):
+        _run(self.pm.disconnect('123', '/foo'))
+        self.pm._publish.mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            {'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': '123', 'namespace': '/foo'})
+
     def test_close_room(self):
         _run(self.pm.close_room('foo'))
         self.pm._publish.mock.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ def test_handle_emit_with_namespace(self):
                 self.pm, 'foo', 'bar', namespace='/baz', room=None,
                 skip_sid=None, callback=None)
 
-    def test_handle_emiti_with_room(self):
+    def test_handle_emit_with_room(self):
         with mock.patch.object(asyncio_manager.AsyncManager, 'emit',
                                new=AsyncMock()) as super_emit:
             _run(self.pm._handle_emit({'event': 'foo', 'data': 'bar',
@@ -216,6 +222,12 @@ def test_handle_callback_missing_args(self):
                                            'host_id': host_id}))
             self.assertEqual(trigger.mock.call_count, 0)
 
+    def test_handle_disconnect(self):
+        _run(self.pm._handle_disconnect({'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': '123',
+                                         'namespace': '/foo'}))
+        self.pm.server.disconnect.mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            sid='123', namespace='/foo', ignore_queue=True)
+
     def test_handle_close_room(self):
         with mock.patch.object(asyncio_manager.AsyncManager, 'close_room',
                                new=AsyncMock()) as super_close_room:
@@ -236,6 +248,7 @@ def test_handle_close_room_with_namespace(self):
     def test_background_thread(self):
         self.pm._handle_emit = AsyncMock()
         self.pm._handle_callback = AsyncMock()
+        self.pm._handle_disconnect = AsyncMock()
         self.pm._handle_close_room = AsyncMock()
 
         def messages():
@@ -243,6 +256,7 @@ def messages():
             yield {'method': 'emit', 'value': 'foo'}
             yield {'missing': 'method'}
             yield '{"method": "callback", "value": "bar"}'
+            yield {'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': '123', 'namespace': '/foo'}
             yield {'method': 'bogus'}
             yield pickle.dumps({'method': 'close_room', 'value': 'baz'})
             yield 'bad json'
@@ -258,5 +272,7 @@ def messages():
             {'method': 'emit', 'value': 'foo'})
         self.pm._handle_callback.mock.assert_called_once_with(
             {'method': 'callback', 'value': 'bar'})
+        self.pm._handle_disconnect.mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            {'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': '123', 'namespace': '/foo'})
         self.pm._handle_close_room.mock.assert_called_once_with(
             {'method': 'close_room', 'value': 'baz'})
diff --git a/tests/asyncio/test_asyncio_server.py b/tests/asyncio/test_asyncio_server.py
index 29c702cd..1ed42e80 100644
--- a/tests/asyncio/test_asyncio_server.py
+++ b/tests/asyncio/test_asyncio_server.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def tearDown(self):
 
     def _get_mock_manager(self):
         mgr = mock.MagicMock()
+        mgr.can_disconnect = AsyncMock()
         mgr.emit = AsyncMock()
         mgr.close_room = AsyncMock()
         mgr.trigger_callback = AsyncMock()
diff --git a/tests/common/test_pubsub_manager.py b/tests/common/test_pubsub_manager.py
index 295151ab..a8288f60 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_pubsub_manager.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_pubsub_manager.py
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ def test_emit_with_ignore_queue(self):
         self.pm.server._emit_internal.assert_called_once_with('123', 'foo',
                                                               'bar', '/', None)
 
+    def test_disconnect(self):
+        self.pm.disconnect('123', '/foo')
+        self.pm._publish.assert_called_once_with(
+            {'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': '123', 'namespace': '/foo'})
+
     def test_close_room(self):
         self.pm.close_room('foo')
         self.pm._publish.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ def test_handle_emit_with_namespace(self):
                                                room=None, skip_sid=None,
                                                callback=None)
 
-    def test_handle_emiti_with_room(self):
+    def test_handle_emit_with_room(self):
         with mock.patch.object(base_manager.BaseManager, 'emit') as super_emit:
             self.pm._handle_emit({'event': 'foo', 'data': 'bar',
                                   'room': 'baz'})
@@ -204,6 +209,13 @@ def test_handle_callback_missing_args(self):
                                       'host_id': host_id})
             self.assertEqual(trigger.call_count, 0)
 
+    def test_handle_disconnect(self):
+        self.pm._handle_disconnect({'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': '123',
+                                    'namespace': '/foo'})
+        self.pm.server.disconnect.assert_called_once_with(sid='123',
+                                                          namespace='/foo',
+                                                          ignore_queue=True)
+
     def test_handle_close_room(self):
         with mock.patch.object(base_manager.BaseManager, 'close_room') \
                 as super_close_room:
@@ -223,6 +235,7 @@ def test_handle_close_room_with_namespace(self):
     def test_background_thread(self):
         self.pm._handle_emit = mock.MagicMock()
         self.pm._handle_callback = mock.MagicMock()
+        self.pm._handle_disconnect = mock.MagicMock()
         self.pm._handle_close_room = mock.MagicMock()
 
         def messages():
@@ -230,6 +243,7 @@ def messages():
             yield {'method': 'emit', 'value': 'foo'}
             yield {'missing': 'method'}
             yield '{"method": "callback", "value": "bar"}'
+            yield {'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': '123', 'namespace': '/foo'}
             yield {'method': 'bogus'}
             yield pickle.dumps({'method': 'close_room', 'value': 'baz'})
             yield 'bad json'
@@ -245,5 +259,7 @@ def messages():
             {'method': 'emit', 'value': 'foo'})
         self.pm._handle_callback.assert_called_once_with(
             {'method': 'callback', 'value': 'bar'})
+        self.pm._handle_disconnect.assert_called_once_with(
+            {'method': 'disconnect', 'sid': '123', 'namespace': '/foo'})
         self.pm._handle_close_room.assert_called_once_with(
             {'method': 'close_room', 'value': 'baz'})