diff --git a/rolo/websocket/request.py b/rolo/websocket/request.py
index d46a216..bf1e0ab 100644
--- a/rolo/websocket/request.py
+++ b/rolo/websocket/request.py
@@ -27,10 +27,16 @@ class WebSocket:
 
     request: "WebSocketRequest"
     socket: WebSocketAdapter
+    close_code: t.Optional[int]
+    """The close code of the first disconnect seen by ``receive``, or ``None`` if not disconnected yet."""
+    close_reason: t.Optional[str]
+    """The close reason of the first disconnect seen by ``receive``, if the client sent one."""
 
     def __init__(self, request: "WebSocketRequest", socket: WebSocketAdapter):
         self.request = request
         self.socket = socket
+        self.close_code = None
+        self.close_reason = None
 
     def __enter__(self):
         return self
@@ -70,11 +76,19 @@ def receive(self) -> str | bytes:
         Receive the next data package from the websocket. Will be string or byte data and set the
         underlying binary for the frame automatically.
 
-        :raise WebSocketDisconnectedError: if the websocket was closed in the meantime
+        :raise WebSocketDisconnectedError: if the websocket was closed in the meantime. The close code
+            and reason are also stored in ``close_code`` and ``close_reason``.
         :raise WebSocketProtocolError: error in the interaction between the app and the webserver
         :return: the next data package from the websocket
         """
-        event = self.socket.receive()
+        try:
+            event = self.socket.receive()
+        except WebSocketDisconnectedError as e:
+            # keep the first disconnect, later calls may only see the server's internal close event
+            if self.close_code is None:
+                self.close_code = e.code
+                self.close_reason = e.reason
+            raise
         if isinstance(event, Message):
             data = event.data
             if data is None:
diff --git a/tests/serving/test_twisted.py b/tests/serving/test_twisted.py
index 554e49b..3740977 100644
--- a/tests/serving/test_twisted.py
+++ b/tests/serving/test_twisted.py
@@ -52,12 +52,3 @@ def hello(request: Request):
     response_data = json.loads(response.read())
     assert response_data["path"] == "/hello"
     assert response_data["raw_uri"].startswith("http")
-
-
-def test_twisted_gateway_import_and_wsproto_dependency():
-    import wsproto
-
-    from rolo.serving.twisted import TwistedGateway
-
-    assert hasattr(wsproto, "WSConnection")
-    assert TwistedGateway is not None
diff --git a/tests/websocket/test_websockets.py b/tests/websocket/test_websockets.py
index 8f7eab6..b830e94 100644
--- a/tests/websocket/test_websockets.py
+++ b/tests/websocket/test_websockets.py
@@ -134,6 +134,30 @@ def app(request: WebSocketRequest):
     assert error.reason == "test reason"
 
 
+def test_close_code_and_reason_after_iter(serve_twisted_websocket_listener):
+    """The iterator ends silently on disconnect, but the client's close code and reason are kept on the
+    ``WebSocket``. Only tested with twisted, see ``test_close_code_and_reason_client_initiated``."""
+    closes = Queue()
+
+    @WebSocketRequest.listener
+    def app(request: WebSocketRequest):
+        with request.accept() as ws:
+            assert ws.close_code is None
+            assert ws.close_reason is None
+            for _ in iter(ws):
+                pass
+            closes.put((ws.close_code, ws.close_reason))
+
+    server = serve_twisted_websocket_listener(app)
+
+    client = websocket.WebSocket()
+    client.connect(server.url.replace("http://", "ws://"))
+    client.send("foo")
+    client.close(status=4001, reason=b"test reason")
+
+    assert closes.get(timeout=3) == (4001, "test reason")
+
+
 def test_close_handshake_server_initiated(serve_websocket_listener):
     """When the server closes the websocket, the client has to receive a proper close frame,
     followed by the termination of the TCP connection."""