diff --git a/packages/platform-socket.io/adapters/io-adapter.ts b/packages/platform-socket.io/adapters/io-adapter.ts
index ab08fde131a..b997ab15f06 100644
--- a/packages/platform-socket.io/adapters/io-adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-socket.io/adapters/io-adapter.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ export class IoAdapter extends AbstractWsAdapter {
     return { data: payload };
   }
 
+  public bindClientDisconnect(client: Socket, callback: Function) {
+    client.on(DISCONNECT_EVENT, (reason: string) => callback(reason));
+  }
+
   public async close(server: Server): Promise<void> {
     if (this.forceCloseConnections && server.httpServer === this.httpServer) {
       return;
diff --git a/packages/websockets/interfaces/hooks/on-gateway-disconnect.interface.ts b/packages/websockets/interfaces/hooks/on-gateway-disconnect.interface.ts
index e86e27d8fa7..728738ae4c5 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/interfaces/hooks/on-gateway-disconnect.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/interfaces/hooks/on-gateway-disconnect.interface.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
  * @publicApi
  */
 export interface OnGatewayDisconnect<T = any> {
-  handleDisconnect(client: T): any;
+  handleDisconnect(client: T, reason?: string): any;
 }
diff --git a/packages/websockets/interfaces/nest-gateway.interface.ts b/packages/websockets/interfaces/nest-gateway.interface.ts
index 89472d3626d..b5006c96e4a 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/interfaces/nest-gateway.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/interfaces/nest-gateway.interface.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 export interface NestGateway {
   afterInit?: (server: any) => void;
   handleConnection?: (...args: any[]) => void;
-  handleDisconnect?: (client: any) => void;
+  handleDisconnect?: (client: any, reason?: string) => void;
 }
diff --git a/packages/websockets/test/web-sockets-controller.spec.ts b/packages/websockets/test/web-sockets-controller.spec.ts
index 576228a9b03..27056c4f1b2 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/test/web-sockets-controller.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/test/web-sockets-controller.spec.ts
@@ -412,6 +412,70 @@ describe('WebSocketsController', () => {
       instance.subscribeDisconnectEvent(gateway, event);
       expect(subscribe.called).to.be.true;
     });
+
+    describe('when handling disconnect events', () => {
+      let handleDisconnectSpy: sinon.SinonSpy;
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        handleDisconnectSpy = sinon.spy();
+        (gateway as any).handleDisconnect = handleDisconnectSpy;
+      });
+
+      it('should call handleDisconnect with client and reason when data contains both', () => {
+        const mockClient = { id: 'test-client' };
+        const mockReason = 'client namespace disconnect';
+        const disconnectData = { client: mockClient, reason: mockReason };
+
+        let subscriptionCallback: Function | undefined;
+        event.subscribe = (callback: Function) => {
+          subscriptionCallback = callback;
+        };
+
+        instance.subscribeDisconnectEvent(gateway, event);
+
+        if (subscriptionCallback) {
+          subscriptionCallback(disconnectData);
+        }
+
+        expect(handleDisconnectSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+        expect(handleDisconnectSpy.calledWith(mockClient, mockReason)).to.be
+          .true;
+      });
+
+      it('should call handleDisconnect with only client for backward compatibility', () => {
+        const mockClient = { id: 'test-client' };
+
+        let subscriptionCallback: Function | undefined;
+        event.subscribe = (callback: Function) => {
+          subscriptionCallback = callback;
+        };
+
+        instance.subscribeDisconnectEvent(gateway, event);
+
+        if (subscriptionCallback) {
+          subscriptionCallback(mockClient);
+        }
+
+        expect(handleDisconnectSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+        expect(handleDisconnectSpy.calledWith(mockClient)).to.be.true;
+      });
+
+      it('should handle null/undefined data gracefully', () => {
+        let subscriptionCallback: Function | undefined;
+        event.subscribe = (callback: Function) => {
+          subscriptionCallback = callback;
+        };
+
+        instance.subscribeDisconnectEvent(gateway, event);
+
+        if (subscriptionCallback) {
+          subscriptionCallback(null);
+        }
+
+        expect(handleDisconnectSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+        expect(handleDisconnectSpy.calledWith(null)).to.be.true;
+      });
+    });
   });
   describe('subscribeMessages', () => {
     const gateway = new Test();
diff --git a/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts b/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts
index bcacf245f2a..714bb3356f2 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ export class WebSocketsController {
 
       const disconnectHook = adapter.bindClientDisconnect;
       disconnectHook &&
-        disconnectHook.call(adapter, client, () => disconnect.next(client));
+        disconnectHook.call(adapter, client, (reason?: string) =>
+          disconnect.next({ client, reason }),
+        );
     };
   }
 
@@ -163,8 +165,21 @@ export class WebSocketsController {
   public subscribeDisconnectEvent(instance: NestGateway, event: Subject<any>) {
     if (instance.handleDisconnect) {
       event
-        .pipe(distinctUntilChanged())
-        .subscribe(instance.handleDisconnect.bind(instance));
+        .pipe(
+          distinctUntilChanged((prev, curr) => {
+            const prevClient = prev?.client || prev;
+            const currClient = curr?.client || curr;
+            return prevClient === currClient;
+          }),
+        )
+        .subscribe((data: any) => {
+          if (data && typeof data === 'object' && 'client' in data) {
+            instance.handleDisconnect!(data.client, data.reason);
+          } else {
+            // Backward compatibility: if it's just the client
+            instance.handleDisconnect!(data);
+          }
+        });
     }
   }