diff --git a/egui_node_graph/src/editor_ui.rs b/egui_node_graph/src/editor_ui.rs
index 8285211..de015d5 100644
--- a/egui_node_graph/src/editor_ui.rs
+++ b/egui_node_graph/src/editor_ui.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ where
 
         /* Handle responses from drawing nodes */
 
+        // Some responses generate additional responses when processed. These
+        // are stored here to report them back to the user.
+        let mut extra_responses: Vec<NodeResponse<UserResponse>> = Vec::new();
+
         for response in delayed_responses.iter().copied() {
             match response {
                 NodeResponse::ConnectEventStarted(node_id, port) => {
@@ -205,7 +209,14 @@ where
                     self.selected_node = Some(node_id);
                 }
                 NodeResponse::DeleteNode(node_id) => {
-                    self.graph.remove_node(node_id);
+                    let removed = self.graph.remove_node(node_id);
+                    extra_responses.extend(
+                        removed
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .map(|x| x.0)
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .map(NodeResponse::DisconnectEvent),
+                    );
                     self.node_positions.remove(node_id);
                     // Make sure to not leave references to old nodes hanging
                     if self.selected_node.map(|x| x == node_id).unwrap_or(false) {
@@ -238,6 +249,11 @@ where
             }
         }
 
+        // Push any responses that were generated during response handling.
+        // These are only informative for the end-user and need no special
+        // treatment here.
+        delayed_responses.extend(extra_responses);
+
         /* Mouse input handling */
 
         // This locks the context, so don't hold on to it for too long.
diff --git a/egui_node_graph/src/graph_impls.rs b/egui_node_graph/src/graph_impls.rs
index 7f898a6..9c26881 100644
--- a/egui_node_graph/src/graph_impls.rs
+++ b/egui_node_graph/src/graph_impls.rs
@@ -63,18 +63,36 @@ impl<NodeData, DataType, ValueType> Graph<NodeData, DataType, ValueType> {
         output_id
     }
 
-    pub fn remove_node(&mut self, node_id: NodeId) {
-        self.connections
-            .retain(|i, o| !(self.outputs[*o].node == node_id || self.inputs[i].node == node_id));
-        let inputs: SVec<_> = self[node_id].input_ids().collect();
-        for input in inputs {
+    /// Removes a node from the graph with given `node_id`. This also removes
+    /// any incoming or outgoing connections from that node
+    ///
+    /// This function returns the list of connections that has been removed
+    /// after deleting this node as input-output pairs. Note that one of the two
+    /// ids in the pair (the one on `node_id`'s end) will be invalid after
+    /// calling this function.
+    pub fn remove_node(&mut self, node_id: NodeId) -> Vec<(InputId, OutputId)> {
+        let mut disconnect_events = vec![];
+
+        self.connections.retain(|i, o| {
+            if self.outputs[*o].node == node_id || self.inputs[i].node == node_id {
+                disconnect_events.push((i, *o));
+                false
+            } else {
+                true
+            }
+        });
+
+        // NOTE: Collect is needed because we can't borrow the input ids while
+        // we remove them inside the loop.
+        for input in self[node_id].input_ids().collect::<SVec<_>>() {
             self.inputs.remove(input);
         }
-        let outputs: SVec<_> = self[node_id].output_ids().collect();
-        for output in outputs {
+        for output in self[node_id].output_ids().collect::<SVec<_>>() {
             self.outputs.remove(output);
         }
         self.nodes.remove(node_id);
+
+        disconnect_events
     }
 
     pub fn remove_connection(&mut self, input_id: InputId) -> Option<OutputId> {