diff --git a/include/linux/atmdev.h b/include/linux/atmdev.h
index 72db2af902a8..c1da539f5e28 100644
--- a/include/linux/atmdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/atmdev.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct atm_vcc {
 	struct atm_dev	*dev;		/* device back pointer */
 	struct atm_qos	qos;		/* QOS */
 	struct atm_sap	sap;		/* SAP */
+	void (*release_cb)(struct atm_vcc *vcc); /* release_sock callback */
 	void (*push)(struct atm_vcc *vcc,struct sk_buff *skb);
 	void (*pop)(struct atm_vcc *vcc,struct sk_buff *skb); /* optional */
 	int (*push_oam)(struct atm_vcc *vcc,void *cell);
diff --git a/net/atm/common.c b/net/atm/common.c
index 24216642d696..806fc0a40051 100644
--- a/net/atm/common.c
+++ b/net/atm/common.c
@@ -126,10 +126,19 @@ static void vcc_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
+static void vcc_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct atm_vcc *vcc = atm_sk(sk);
+
+	if (vcc->release_cb)
+		vcc->release_cb(vcc);
+}
+
 static struct proto vcc_proto = {
 	.name	  = "VCC",
 	.owner	  = THIS_MODULE,
 	.obj_size = sizeof(struct atm_vcc),
+	.release_cb = vcc_release_cb,
 };
 
 int vcc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol, int family)
@@ -158,6 +167,7 @@ int vcc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol, int family)
 	vcc->pop = NULL;
 	vcc->owner = NULL;
 	vcc->push_oam = NULL;
+	vcc->release_cb = NULL;
 	vcc->vpi = vcc->vci = 0; /* no VCI/VPI yet */
 	vcc->atm_options = vcc->aal_options = 0;
 	sk->sk_destruct = vcc_sock_destruct;