diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1621b61..a3f4549 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@extollo/lib",
-  "version": "0.13.6",
+  "version": "0.13.7",
   "description": "The framework library that lifts up your code.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/auth/context/SecurityContext.ts b/src/auth/context/SecurityContext.ts
index 32765a2..30eb45c 100644
--- a/src/auth/context/SecurityContext.ts
+++ b/src/auth/context/SecurityContext.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ export abstract class SecurityContext {
     /**
      * Assuming a user is still authenticated in the context,
      * try to look up and fill in the user.
+     *
+     * If there is NO USER to be resumed, then the method should flush
+     * the user from this context.
      */
     abstract resume(): Awaitable<void>
 
diff --git a/src/auth/context/SessionSecurityContext.ts b/src/auth/context/SessionSecurityContext.ts
index 137cfcc..d5a67b6 100644
--- a/src/auth/context/SessionSecurityContext.ts
+++ b/src/auth/context/SessionSecurityContext.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ export class SessionSecurityContext extends SecurityContext {
             if ( user ) {
                 this.authenticatedUser = user
                 await this.bus.push(new UserAuthenticationResumedEvent(user, this))
+                return
             }
         }
+
+        this.authenticatedUser = undefined
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/auth/context/TokenSecurityContext.ts b/src/auth/context/TokenSecurityContext.ts
index 4dbd74a..7434aea 100644
--- a/src/auth/context/TokenSecurityContext.ts
+++ b/src/auth/context/TokenSecurityContext.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export class TokenSecurityContext extends SecurityContext {
         if ( user ) {
             this.authenticatedUser = user
             await this.bus.push(new UserAuthenticationResumedEvent(user, this))
+            return
         }
+
+        this.authenticatedUser = undefined
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/auth/event/AuthCheckFailed.ts b/src/auth/event/AuthCheckFailed.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f6f1d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auth/event/AuthCheckFailed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import {BaseEvent, BaseSerializer, ObjectSerializer} from '../../support/bus'
+import {Awaitable} from '../../util'
+
+/** An event raised when a required auth check has failed. */
+export class AuthCheckFailed extends BaseEvent {
+    eventName = '@extollo/lib:AuthCheckFailed'
+}
+
+/** Serializes AuthCheckFailed events. */
+@ObjectSerializer()
+export class AuthCheckFailedSerializer extends BaseSerializer<AuthCheckFailed, { authCheckFailed: true }> {
+    protected decodeSerial(): Awaitable<AuthCheckFailed> {
+        return new AuthCheckFailed()
+    }
+
+    protected encodeActual(): Awaitable<{ authCheckFailed: true }> {
+        return { authCheckFailed: true }
+    }
+
+    protected getName(): string {
+        return '@extollo/lib:AuthCheckFailedSerializer'
+    }
+
+    matchActual(some: AuthCheckFailed): boolean {
+        return some instanceof AuthCheckFailed
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/auth/index.ts b/src/auth/index.ts
index e666ade..ab94f7a 100644
--- a/src/auth/index.ts
+++ b/src/auth/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export * from './event/AuthenticationEvent'
 export * from './event/UserAuthenticatedEvent'
 export * from './event/UserAuthenticationResumedEvent'
 export * from './event/UserFlushedEvent'
+export * from './event/AuthCheckFailed'
 
 export * from './middleware/AuthRequiredMiddleware'
 export * from './middleware/GuestRequiredMiddleware'
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ export * from './repository/orm/ORMUserRepository'
 
 export * from './config'
 
+export * from './webSocketAuthCheck'
+
 export * from './server/types'
 export * from './server/models/OAuth2TokenModel'
 export * from './server/repositories/ConfigClientRepository'
diff --git a/src/auth/webSocketAuthCheck.ts b/src/auth/webSocketAuthCheck.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..830aff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auth/webSocketAuthCheck.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import {Container} from '../di'
+import {RequestLocalStorage} from '../http/RequestLocalStorage'
+import {Session} from '../http/session/Session'
+import {Logging} from '../service/Logging'
+import {SecurityContext} from './context/SecurityContext'
+import {Bus} from '../support/bus'
+import {AuthCheckFailed} from './event/AuthCheckFailed'
+
+/**
+ * Check if the security context for the current request's web socket is still valid.
+ * If not, raise an `AuthCheckFailed` event. This is meant to be used as a subscriber
+ * to `WebSocketHealthCheckEvent` on the request.
+ *
+ * @see AuthCheckFailed
+ */
+export async function webSocketAuthCheck(): Promise<void> {
+    const request = Container.getContainer()
+        .make<RequestLocalStorage>(RequestLocalStorage)
+        .get()
+
+    const logging = request.make<Logging>(Logging)
+
+    try {
+        // Try to re-load the session in case we're using the SessionSecurityContext
+        await request.make<Session>(Session).load()
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+        logging.error(e)
+    }
+
+    const security = request.make<SecurityContext>(SecurityContext)
+    await security.resume()
+
+    if ( !security.hasUser() ) {
+        await request.make<Bus>(Bus).push(new AuthCheckFailed())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/http/lifecycle/WebSocketHealthCheckEvent.ts b/src/http/lifecycle/WebSocketHealthCheckEvent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c3c597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/http/lifecycle/WebSocketHealthCheckEvent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import {Event} from '../../support/bus'
+import {uuid4} from '../../util'
+
+/** Event used to tell the server to close the websocket connection. */
+export class WebSocketHealthCheckEvent implements Event {
+    eventName = '@extollo/lib:WebSocketHealthCheckEvent'
+
+    eventUuid = uuid4()
+
+    shouldBroadcast = false
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4231820..7543292 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export * from './http/kernel/HTTPCookieJar'
 export * from './http/lifecycle/Request'
 export * from './http/lifecycle/Response'
 export * from './http/lifecycle/WebSocketCloseEvent'
+export * from './http/lifecycle/WebSocketHealthCheckEvent'
 export * from './http/RequestLocalStorage'
 
 export * from './make'
diff --git a/src/support/bus/WebSocketBus.ts b/src/support/bus/WebSocketBus.ts
index 22e6849..f487dc1 100644
--- a/src/support/bus/WebSocketBus.ts
+++ b/src/support/bus/WebSocketBus.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {WebSocketCloseEvent} from '../../http/lifecycle/WebSocketCloseEvent'
 import {apiEvent, error} from '../../http/response/api'
 import {AsyncResource, executionAsyncId} from 'async_hooks'
 import {Session} from '../../http/session/Session'
+import {Config} from '../../service/Config'
+import {WebSocketHealthCheckEvent} from '../../http/lifecycle/WebSocketHealthCheckEvent'
 
 @Injectable()
 export class WebSocketBus implements EventBus, AwareOfContainerLifecycle {
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ export class WebSocketBus implements EventBus, AwareOfContainerLifecycle {
     @Inject()
     protected readonly session!: Session
 
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly config!: Config
+
     public readonly uuid = uuid4()
 
     private connected = false
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ export class WebSocketBus implements EventBus, AwareOfContainerLifecycle {
         }
     }
 
-    up(): void {
+    async up(): Promise<void> {
         const resource = new AsyncResource('WebSocketBus', {
             triggerAsyncId: executionAsyncId(),
             requireManualDestroy: false,
@@ -147,10 +152,53 @@ export class WebSocketBus implements EventBus, AwareOfContainerLifecycle {
             })
         })
 
+        this.ws.on('close', () => this.bus.push(new WebSocketCloseEvent()))
+        this.ws.on('error', () => this.bus.push(new WebSocketCloseEvent()))
+
+        await this.registerHealthCheck()
+
         this.connected = true
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set up an interval that fires a `WebSocketHealthCheckEvent` on the request bus.
+     * This can be used, e.g., to check if the user is still logged in.
+     * You can control the interval by setting the `server.socket.healthCheckIntervalSeconds`
+     * config option. Set the option to 0 to disable the interval.
+     * @protected
+     */
+    protected async registerHealthCheck(): Promise<void> {
+        const interval = this.config.safe('server.socket.healthCheckIntervalSeconds')
+            .or(60)
+            .integer()
+
+        if ( interval === 0 ) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        const handle = setInterval(() => {
+            if ( !this.isConnected() ) {
+                return
+            }
+
+            return this.bus.push(new WebSocketHealthCheckEvent())
+        }, interval * 1000)
+
+        await this.bus.subscribe(WebSocketCloseEvent, () => {
+            clearInterval(handle)
+        })
+    }
+
     down(): void {
+        if ( this.connected ) {
+            try {
+                this.ws.close()
+            } catch (e) {
+                this.logging.error('Error closing socket:')
+                this.logging.error(e)
+            }
+        }
+
         this.connected = false
     }