diff --git a/source/Player.cpp b/source/Player.cpp
index 34980d2f6..a1ea631aa 100644
--- a/source/Player.cpp
+++ b/source/Player.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ cPlayer::~cPlayer(void)
 {
 	LOGD("Deleting cPlayer \"%s\" at %p, ID %d", m_PlayerName.c_str(), this, GetUniqueID());
 	
+	// Notify the server that the player is being destroyed
+	cRoot::Get()->GetServer()->PlayerDestroying(this);
+
 	SaveToDisk();
 
 	m_World->RemovePlayer( this );
diff --git a/source/Server.cpp b/source/Server.cpp
index c01222e5a..fad562973 100644
--- a/source/Server.cpp
+++ b/source/Server.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void cServer::PlayerCreated(const cPlayer * a_Player)
 
 
 
-void cServer::PlayerDestroyed(const cPlayer * a_Player)
+void cServer::PlayerDestroying(const cPlayer * a_Player)
 {
 	// To avoid deadlocks, the player count is not handled directly, but rather posted onto the tick thread
 	cCSLock Lock(m_CSPlayerCountDiff);
diff --git a/source/Server.h b/source/Server.h
index 87e472465..b4fe81d8f 100644
--- a/source/Server.h
+++ b/source/Server.h
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public:												// tolua_export
 	/// Notifies the server that a player was created; the server uses this to adjust the number of players
 	void PlayerCreated(const cPlayer * a_Player);
 	
-	/// Notifies the server that a player was destroyed; the server uses this to adjust the number of players
-	void PlayerDestroyed(const cPlayer * a_Player);
+	/// Notifies the server that a player is being destroyed; the server uses this to adjust the number of players
+	void PlayerDestroying(const cPlayer * a_Player);
 	
 	CryptoPP::RSA::PrivateKey & GetPrivateKey(void) { return m_PrivateKey; }
 	CryptoPP::RSA::PublicKey  & GetPublicKey (void) { return m_PublicKey; }