diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
index 7a5fde4ad..3c4a6afaf 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
@@ -976,6 +976,24 @@ public abstract class PeerManager
         return new PeerCreds(_nodeName, _sharedSecret);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called when a peer connects to this server.
+     */
+    protected void peerStartedSession (PeerSession session)
+    {
+        // this may be the first we've heard of this guy, so let's refresh our peers and
+        // potentially connect right back to him
+        refreshPeers();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a peer's session with this server ends.
+     */
+    protected void peerEndedSession (PeerSession session)
+    {
+        // nothing presently
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called when we have established a connection to the supplied peer.
      */
@@ -1234,8 +1252,7 @@ public abstract class PeerManager
 
     // (this need not use a runqueue as all it will do is post an invoker unit)
     protected Interval _peerRefresher = new Interval() {
-        @Override
-        public void expired () {
+        @Override public void expired () {
             refreshPeers();
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerSession.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerSession.java
index d4c5c32db..4f2630100 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerSession.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerSession.java
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ public class PeerSession extends PresentsSession
 
         // save the client oid so we know it even after the object itself is cleared out
         _cloid = _clobj.getOid();
+
+        // let the peer manager know that we're here
+        _peermgr.peerStartedSession(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override // documentation inherited
+    protected void sessionDidEnd ()
+    {
+        super.sessionDidEnd();
+
+        // let the peer manager know that we're audi
+        _peermgr.peerEndedSession(this);
     }
 
     @Override // from PresentsSession