diff --git a/rtpconn/webclient.go b/rtpconn/webclient.go
index 263e378..53bde11 100644
--- a/rtpconn/webclient.go
+++ b/rtpconn/webclient.go
@@ -1144,6 +1144,15 @@ func handleClientMessage(c *webClient, m clientMessage) error {
 		if !found {
 			log.Printf("Deleting unknown up connection %v", m.Id)
 		}
+	case "abort":
+		found := delDownConn(c, m.Id)
+		if !found {
+			log.Printf("Attempted to abort unknown connection")
+		}
+		c.write(clientMessage{
+			Type: "close",
+			Id:   m.Id,
+		});
 	case "ice":
 		if m.Candidate == nil {
 			return group.ProtocolError("null candidate")
diff --git a/static/protocol.js b/static/protocol.js
index b93667e..2f89f15 100644
--- a/static/protocol.js
+++ b/static/protocol.js
@@ -911,6 +911,10 @@ function Stream(sc, id, pc, up) {
 
 /**
  * close closes a stream.
+ *
+ * For streams in the up direction, this may be called at any time.  For
+ * streams in the down direction, this will be called automatically when
+ * the server signals that it is closing a stream.
  */
 Stream.prototype.close = function() {
     let c = this;
@@ -941,6 +945,19 @@ Stream.prototype.close = function() {
     c.sc = null;
 };
 
+/**
+ * abort requests that the server close a down stream.
+ */
+Stream.prototype.abort = function() {
+    let c = this;
+    if(c.up)
+        throw new Error("Abort called on an up stream");
+    c.sc.send({
+        type: 'abort',
+        id: c.id,
+    });
+}
+
 /**
  * Called when we get a local ICE candidate.  Don't call this.
  *