diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/core/managers/ConnectionManager.as b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/core/managers/ConnectionManager.as
index b4a615f345..362c61d9c4 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/core/managers/ConnectionManager.as
+++ b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/core/managers/ConnectionManager.as
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ package org.bigbluebutton.core.managers
 		public function sendMessage(service:String, onSuccess:Function, onFailure:Function, message:Object=null):void {
 			connDelegate.sendMessage(service, onSuccess, onFailure, message);
 		}
+    
+    public function forceClose():void {
+      connDelegate.forceClose(); 
+    }
             
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/main/model/users/NetConnectionDelegate.as b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/main/model/users/NetConnectionDelegate.as
index 884c217d1f..475e4e2d66 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/main/model/users/NetConnectionDelegate.as
+++ b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/main/model/users/NetConnectionDelegate.as
@@ -176,7 +176,12 @@ package org.bigbluebutton.main.model.users
 			this.logoutOnUserCommand = logoutOnUserCommand;
 			_netConnection.close();
 		}
-					
+		
+    
+    public function forceClose():void {
+      _netConnection.close();
+    }
+    
 		protected function netStatus( event : NetStatusEvent ) : void 
 		{
 			handleResult( event );
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/main/views/MainToolbar.mxml b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/main/views/MainToolbar.mxml
index 5c74b78600..c0f1caad55 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/main/views/MainToolbar.mxml
+++ b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/main/views/MainToolbar.mxml
@@ -33,23 +33,24 @@
 	
 	<mx:Script>
 		<![CDATA[
-			import com.asfusion.mate.events.Dispatcher;
-			
-			import mx.core.UIComponent;
-			
-			import org.bigbluebutton.common.IBbbToolbarComponent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.common.LogUtil;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.common.events.CloseWindowEvent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.common.events.ToolbarButtonEvent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.BBBEvent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.ConfigEvent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.LogoutEvent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.SettingsEvent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.ShortcutEvent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.SuccessfulLoginEvent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.main.model.LayoutOptions;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.main.model.users.events.ConnectionFailedEvent;
-			import org.bigbluebutton.util.i18n.ResourceUtil;
+      import com.asfusion.mate.events.Dispatcher;
+      
+      import mx.core.UIComponent;
+      
+      import org.bigbluebutton.common.IBbbToolbarComponent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.common.LogUtil;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.common.events.CloseWindowEvent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.common.events.ToolbarButtonEvent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.core.BBB;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.BBBEvent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.ConfigEvent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.LogoutEvent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.SettingsEvent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.ShortcutEvent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.main.events.SuccessfulLoginEvent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.main.model.LayoutOptions;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.main.model.users.events.ConnectionFailedEvent;
+      import org.bigbluebutton.util.i18n.ResourceUtil;
 
 			private var DEFAULT_HELP_URL:String = "http://www.bigbluebutton.org/content/videos";
 			
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@
 	<mx:HBox id="addedBtns"/>
 	<mx:Spacer width="100%"/>
 	<views:LanguageSelector id="langSelector" visible="false" />
+  <mx:Button label="DISCONNECT!" click="BBB.initConnectionManager().forceClose()" height="22" toolTip="Click to simulate disconnection" />
 	<mx:Button label="{ResourceUtil.getInstance().getString('bbb.mainToolbar.shortcutBtn')}" click="onShortcutButtonClick()" height="22" toolTip="{ResourceUtil.getInstance().getString('bbb.mainToolbar.shortcutBtn.toolTip')}" />
 	<mx:LinkButton id="helpBtn" label="{ResourceUtil.getInstance().getString('bbb.mainToolbar.helpBtn')}" visible="{showHelpBtn}" click="onHelpButtonClicked()" height="22"/>
 	<mx:Button label="{ResourceUtil.getInstance().getString('bbb.mainToolbar.logoutBtn')}" id="btnLogout"