diff --git a/example/example.c b/example/example.c
index ceb3baf..b378809 100644
--- a/example/example.c
+++ b/example/example.c
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ static void stdin_read_cb(struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_io *w, int revents)
     if (n > 1) {
         buf[n - 1] = 0;
 
-        cl->send(cl, buf, strlen(buf) + 1,  UWSC_OP_TEXT);
+        if (buf[0] == 'q')
+            cl->send_close(cl, UWSC_CLOSE_STATUS_NORMAL, "ByeBye");
+        else
+            cl->send(cl, buf, strlen(buf) + 1,  UWSC_OP_TEXT);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uwsc.c b/src/uwsc.c
index bac6321..c5f8134 100644
--- a/src/uwsc.c
+++ b/src/uwsc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ static int uwsc_send_close(struct uwsc_client *cl, int code, const char *reason)
 
     code = htobe16(code & 0xFFFF);
     memcpy(buf, &code, 2);
-    strncpy(&buf[2], reason, sizeof(buf) - 3);
+
+    if (reason)
+        strncpy(&buf[2], reason, sizeof(buf) - 3);
 
     return cl->send(cl, buf, strlen(buf + 2) + 2, UWSC_OP_CLOSE);
 }
@@ -594,6 +596,7 @@ struct uwsc_client *uwsc_new(struct ev_loop *loop, const char *url, int ping_int
     cl->sock = sock;
     cl->send = uwsc_send;
     cl->send_ex = uwsc_send_ex;
+    cl->send_close = uwsc_send_close;
     cl->ping = uwsc_ping;
     cl->start_time = ev_now(loop);
 	cl->ping_interval = ping_interval;
diff --git a/src/uwsc.h b/src/uwsc.h
index f031338..37b9648 100644
--- a/src/uwsc.h
+++ b/src/uwsc.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct uwsc_client {
 
     int (*send)(struct uwsc_client *cl, const void *data, size_t len, int op);
     int (*send_ex)(struct uwsc_client *cl, int op, int num, ...);
+    int (*send_close)(struct uwsc_client *cl, int code, const char *reason);
     void (*ping)(struct uwsc_client *cl);
 };