diff --git a/wicd/monitor.py b/wicd/monitor.py
index b251e02..5dcd157 100755
--- a/wicd/monitor.py
+++ b/wicd/monitor.py
@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@ class ConnectionStatus(object):
         if (state != self.last_state or (state == misc.WIRELESS and 
                                          self.signal_changed)):
             daemon.EmitStatusChanged(state, info)
+
+        if (state != self.last_state) and (state == misc.NOT_CONNECTED) and \
+            (not daemon.GetForcedDisconnect()):
+            daemon.Disconnect()
+            # Disconnect() sets forced disconnect = True
+            # so we'll revert that
+            daemon.SetForcedDisconnect(False)
         self.last_state = state
         return True
 
@@ -345,6 +352,10 @@ class ConnectionStatus(object):
             # network again.  Otherwise just call Autoconnect.
             cur_net_id = wireless.GetCurrentNetworkID(self.iwconfig)
             if from_wireless and cur_net_id > -1:
+                # make sure disconnect scripts are run
+                # before we reconnect
+                print 'Disconnecting from network'
+                wireless.DisconnectWireless()
                 print 'Trying to reconnect to last used wireless ' + \
                       'network'
                 wireless.ConnectWireless(cur_net_id)
diff --git a/wicd/wicd-daemon.py b/wicd/wicd-daemon.py
index 5ba62a3..a677512 100644
--- a/wicd/wicd-daemon.py
+++ b/wicd/wicd-daemon.py
@@ -1147,6 +1147,8 @@ class WirelessDaemon(dbus.service.Object):
         self.wifi.post_disconnect_script = self.GetWirelessProperty(id,
                                                                'postdisconnectscript')
         print 'Connecting to wireless network ' + str(self.LastScan[id]['essid'])
+        # disconnect to make sure that scripts are run
+        self.wifi.Disconnect()
         self.daemon.wired_bus.wired.Disconnect()
         self.daemon.SetForcedDisconnect(False)
         conthread = self.wifi.Connect(self.LastScan[id], debug=self.debug_mode)
@@ -1439,6 +1441,8 @@ class WiredDaemon(dbus.service.Object):
         self.wired.pre_disconnect_script = self.GetWiredProperty("predisconnectscript")
         self.wired.post_disconnect_script = self.GetWiredProperty("postdisconnectscript")
         self.daemon.wireless_bus.wifi.Disconnect()
+        # make sure disconnect scripts are run
+        self.wired.Disconnect()
         self.daemon.SetForcedDisconnect(False)
         self.UnsetWiredLastUsed()
         self.config.set(self._cur_wired_prof_name, "lastused", True, write=True)