diff --git a/CHANGES/2492.feature b/CHANGES/2492.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c98dbbbcf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/2492.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a Request.wait_for_disconnection() method, as means of allowing request handlers to be notified of premature client disconnections.
diff --git a/aiohttp/web_protocol.py b/aiohttp/web_protocol.py
index dd89dd83357..3eb3e4f567b 100644
--- a/aiohttp/web_protocol.py
+++ b/aiohttp/web_protocol.py
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ async def finish_response(self,
         can get exception information. Returns True if the client disconnects
         prematurely.
         """
+        request._finish()
         if self._request_parser is not None:
             self._request_parser.set_upgraded(False)
             self._upgrade = False
diff --git a/aiohttp/web_request.py b/aiohttp/web_request.py
index ebc16d8ef96..6f902cc7822 100644
--- a/aiohttp/web_request.py
+++ b/aiohttp/web_request.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     Mapping,
     MutableMapping,
     Optional,
+    Set,
     Tuple,
     Union,
     cast,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
     is_expected_content_type,
     reify,
     sentinel,
+    set_result,
 )
 from .http_parser import RawRequestMessage
 from .multipart import BodyPartReader, MultipartReader
@@ -110,7 +112,9 @@ class BaseRequest(MutableMapping[str, Any], HeadersMixin):
         '_message', '_protocol', '_payload_writer', '_payload', '_headers',
         '_method', '_version', '_rel_url', '_post', '_read_bytes',
         '_state', '_cache', '_task', '_client_max_size', '_loop',
-        '_transport_sslcontext', '_transport_peername')
+        '_transport_sslcontext', '_transport_peername',
+        '_disconnection_waiters',
+    )
 
     def __init__(self, message: RawRequestMessage,
                  payload: StreamReader, protocol: 'RequestHandler',
@@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ def __init__(self, message: RawRequestMessage,
         self._task = task
         self._client_max_size = client_max_size
         self._loop = loop
+        self._disconnection_waiters = set()  # type: Set[asyncio.Future[None]]
 
         transport = self._protocol.transport
         assert transport is not None
@@ -690,6 +695,21 @@ async def _prepare_hook(self, response: StreamResponse) -> None:
 
     def _cancel(self, exc: BaseException) -> None:
         self._payload.set_exception(exc)
+        for fut in self._disconnection_waiters:
+            set_result(fut, None)
+
+    def _finish(self) -> None:
+        for fut in self._disconnection_waiters:
+            fut.cancel()
+
+    async def wait_for_disconnection(self) -> None:
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        fut = loop.create_future()  # type: asyncio.Future[None]
+        self._disconnection_waiters.add(fut)
+        try:
+            await fut
+        finally:
+            self._disconnection_waiters.remove(fut)
 
 
 class Request(BaseRequest):
diff --git a/docs/web_reference.rst b/docs/web_reference.rst
index 5df154104d7..bd6268827d5 100644
--- a/docs/web_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/web_reference.rst
@@ -442,6 +442,18 @@ and :ref:`aiohttp-web-signals` handlers.
           required work will be processed by :mod:`aiohttp.web`
           internal machinery.
 
+   .. comethod:: wait_for_disconnection()
+
+      Returns when the connection that sent this request closes
+
+      If there is no client disconnection during request handling, this
+      coroutine gets cancelled automatically at the end of this request being
+      handled.
+
+      This can be used in handlers as a means of receiving a notification of
+      premature client disconnection.
+
+      .. versionadded:: 4.0
 
 .. class:: Request
 
diff --git a/tests/test_web_protocol.py b/tests/test_web_protocol.py
index 7f99ca2a7e9..991788b12d5 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_protocol.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_protocol.py
@@ -839,17 +839,28 @@ async def test_two_data_received_without_waking_up_start_task(srv) -> None:
 
 
 async def test_client_disconnect(aiohttp_server) -> None:
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    loop.set_debug(True)
+    disconnected_notified = False
 
     async def handler(request):
+
+        async def disconn():
+            nonlocal disconnected_notified
+            await request.wait_for_disconnection()
+            disconnected_notified = True
+
+        disconn_task = loop.create_task(disconn())
+
         buf = b""
         with pytest.raises(ConnectionError):
             while len(buf) < 10:
                 buf += await request.content.read(10)
         # return with closed transport means premature client disconnection
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+        disconn_task.cancel()
         return web.Response()
 
-    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-    loop.set_debug(True)
     logger = mock.Mock()
     app = web.Application()
     app.router.add_route('POST', '/', handler)
@@ -871,3 +882,32 @@ async def handler(request):
     writer.close()
     await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
     logger.debug.assert_called_with('Ignored premature client disconnection.')
+    assert disconnected_notified
+
+
+async def test_wait_for_disconnection_cancel(srv, buf, monkeypatch) -> None:
+    # srv is aiohttp.web_protocol.RequestHandler
+
+    waiter_tasks = []
+
+    async def request_waiter(request):
+        await request.wait_for_disconnection()
+
+    orig_request_factory = srv._request_factory
+
+    def request_factory(*args, **kwargs):
+        request = orig_request_factory(*args, **kwargs)
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        waiter_tasks.append(loop.create_task(request_waiter(request)))
+        return request
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(srv, "_request_factory", request_factory)
+
+    srv.data_received(
+        b'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n')
+
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
+    assert buf.startswith(b'HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n')
+
+    assert len(waiter_tasks) == 1
+    assert waiter_tasks[0].cancelled()