diff --git a/websocket/connection.go b/websocket/connection.go
index b70d8b1ed1..dc0c20ee0b 100644
--- a/websocket/connection.go
+++ b/websocket/connection.go
@@ -86,14 +86,40 @@ type ManagedConnection struct {
 
 	// Used for the exponential backoff when connecting
 	connectionBackoff wait.Backoff
+
+	// OnConnect is called when a connection is successfully established.
+	// This callback is invoked each time the connection is established,
+	// including reconnections.
+	OnConnect func()
+
+	// OnDisconnect is called when a connection is lost.
+	// The error parameter contains the reason for the disconnection.
+	OnDisconnect func(error)
+}
+
+// ConnectionOption is a functional option for configuring ManagedConnection.
+type ConnectionOption func(*ManagedConnection)
+
+// WithOnConnect sets a callback that is invoked when a connection is established.
+func WithOnConnect(f func()) ConnectionOption {
+	return func(c *ManagedConnection) {
+		c.OnConnect = f
+	}
+}
+
+// WithOnDisconnect sets a callback that is invoked when a connection is lost.
+func WithOnDisconnect(f func(error)) ConnectionOption {
+	return func(c *ManagedConnection) {
+		c.OnDisconnect = f
+	}
 }
 
 // NewDurableSendingConnection creates a new websocket connection
 // that can only send messages to the endpoint it connects to.
 // The connection will continuously be kept alive and reconnected
 // in case of a loss of connectivity.
-func NewDurableSendingConnection(target string, logger *zap.SugaredLogger) *ManagedConnection {
-	return NewDurableConnection(target, nil, logger)
+func NewDurableSendingConnection(target string, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, opts ...ConnectionOption) *ManagedConnection {
+	return NewDurableConnection(target, nil, logger, opts...)
 }
 
 // NewDurableSendingConnectionGuaranteed creates a new websocket connection
@@ -127,7 +153,7 @@ func NewDurableSendingConnectionGuaranteed(target string, duration time.Duration
 //
 // go func() {conn.Shutdown(); close(messageChan)}
 // go func() {for range messageChan {}}
-func NewDurableConnection(target string, messageChan chan []byte, logger *zap.SugaredLogger) *ManagedConnection {
+func NewDurableConnection(target string, messageChan chan []byte, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, opts ...ConnectionOption) *ManagedConnection {
 	websocketConnectionFactory := func() (rawConnection, error) {
 		dialer := &websocket.Dialer{
 			// This needs to be relatively short to avoid the connection getting blackholed for a long time
@@ -149,6 +175,11 @@ func NewDurableConnection(target string, messageChan chan []byte, logger *zap.Su
 
 	c := newConnection(websocketConnectionFactory, messageChan)
 
+	// Apply options before starting the goroutine
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(c)
+	}
+
 	// Keep the connection alive asynchronously and reconnect on
 	// connection failure.
 	c.processingWg.Add(1)
@@ -164,8 +195,14 @@ func NewDurableConnection(target string, messageChan chan []byte, logger *zap.Su
 					continue
 				}
 				logger.Debug("Connected to ", target)
+				if c.OnConnect != nil {
+					c.OnConnect()
+				}
 				if err := c.keepalive(); err != nil {
 					logger.Errorw(fmt.Sprintf("Connection to %s broke down, reconnecting...", target), zap.Error(err))
+					if c.OnDisconnect != nil {
+						c.OnDisconnect(err)
+					}
 				}
 				if err := c.closeConnection(); err != nil {
 					logger.Errorw("Failed to close the connection after crashing", zap.Error(err))
diff --git a/websocket/connection_test.go b/websocket/connection_test.go
index 7b35a6278f..59f0edddbc 100644
--- a/websocket/connection_test.go
+++ b/websocket/connection_test.go
@@ -419,6 +419,106 @@ func TestDurableConnectionSendsPingsRegularly(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestOnConnectAndOnDisconnectCallbacks(t *testing.T) {
+	reconnectChan := make(chan struct{})
+
+	upgrader := websocket.Upgrader{}
+	s := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		c, err := upgrader.Upgrade(w, r, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Wait for signal to drop the connection.
+		<-reconnectChan
+		c.Close()
+	}))
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	logger := ktesting.TestLogger(t)
+	target := "ws" + strings.TrimPrefix(s.URL, "http")
+
+	onConnectCalled := make(chan struct{}, 10)
+	onDisconnectCalled := make(chan error, 10)
+
+	conn := NewDurableSendingConnection(target, logger,
+		WithOnConnect(func() {
+			onConnectCalled <- struct{}{}
+		}),
+		WithOnDisconnect(func(err error) {
+			onDisconnectCalled <- err
+		}),
+	)
+	defer conn.Shutdown()
+
+	// Wait for the first OnConnect call
+	select {
+	case <-onConnectCalled:
+		// Success - OnConnect was called
+	case <-time.After(propagationTimeout):
+		t.Fatal("Timed out waiting for OnConnect to be called")
+	}
+
+	// Trigger a disconnect by closing the server-side connection
+	reconnectChan <- struct{}{}
+
+	// Wait for OnDisconnect to be called
+	select {
+	case err := <-onDisconnectCalled:
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Error("Expected OnDisconnect to receive an error, got nil")
+		}
+	case <-time.After(propagationTimeout):
+		t.Fatal("Timed out waiting for OnDisconnect to be called")
+	}
+
+	// Wait for reconnection (OnConnect should be called again)
+	select {
+	case <-onConnectCalled:
+		// Success - OnConnect was called again after reconnection
+	case <-time.After(propagationTimeout):
+		t.Fatal("Timed out waiting for OnConnect to be called after reconnection")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOnConnectAndOnDisconnectCallbacksNotSet(t *testing.T) {
+	reconnectChan := make(chan struct{})
+
+	upgrader := websocket.Upgrader{}
+	s := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		c, err := upgrader.Upgrade(w, r, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Wait for signal to drop the connection.
+		<-reconnectChan
+		c.Close()
+	}))
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	logger := ktesting.TestLogger(t)
+	target := "ws" + strings.TrimPrefix(s.URL, "http")
+
+	// Create connection without setting callbacks - should not panic
+	conn := NewDurableSendingConnection(target, logger)
+	defer conn.Shutdown()
+
+	// Wait for connection to be established
+	err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.Background(), 50*time.Millisecond, propagationTimeout, true, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+		return conn.Status() == nil, nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Timed out waiting for connection to be established:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Trigger disconnect - should not panic even without callbacks
+	reconnectChan <- struct{}{}
+
+	// Wait a bit and verify no panic occurred
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+}
+
 func TestNewDurableSendingConnectionGuaranteed(t *testing.T) {
 	// Unhappy case.
 	logger := ktesting.TestLogger(t)