diff --git a/c/opendht.cpp b/c/opendht.cpp
index ba453c31b64a04c749d9b8342234b708d8114215..9cbfd2b5c6af6ec87f897309e823500ad589118d 100644
--- a/c/opendht.cpp
+++ b/c/opendht.cpp
@@ -206,11 +206,25 @@ void dht_runner_get(dht_runner* r, const dht_infohash* h, dht_get_cb cb, dht_don
     });
 }
 
-dht_op_token* dht_runner_listen(dht_runner* r, const dht_infohash* h, dht_value_cb cb, void* cb_user_data) {
+struct ScopeGuardCb {
+    ScopeGuardCb(dht_shutdown_cb cb, void* data)
+     : onDestroy(cb), userData(data) {}
+
+    ~ScopeGuardCb() {
+        if (onDestroy)
+            onDestroy((void*)userData);
+    }
+private:
+    const dht_shutdown_cb onDestroy;
+    void const* userData;
+};
+
+dht_op_token* dht_runner_listen(dht_runner* r, const dht_infohash* h, dht_value_cb cb, dht_shutdown_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data) {
     auto runner = reinterpret_cast<dht::DhtRunner*>(r);
     auto hash = reinterpret_cast<const dht::InfoHash*>(h);
     auto fret = new std::future<size_t>;
-    *fret = runner->listen(*hash, [cb,cb_user_data](const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<dht::Value>>& values, bool expired) {
+    auto guard = done_cb ? std::make_shared<ScopeGuardCb>(done_cb, cb_user_data) : std::shared_ptr<ScopeGuardCb>{};
+    *fret = runner->listen(*hash, [cb,cb_user_data, guard](const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<dht::Value>>& values, bool expired) {
         for (const auto& value : values) {
             if (not cb(reinterpret_cast<const dht_value*>(&value), expired, cb_user_data))
                 return false;
diff --git a/c/opendht_c.h b/c/opendht_c.h
index ee3290fcd690527b342a96c1bba266f147635605..455d3d1bb7ebcfe6d71b14fa0e46dac0faca0176 100644
--- a/c/opendht_c.h
+++ b/c/opendht_c.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_run_config(dht_runner* runner, in_port_t port,
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_ping(dht_runner* runner, struct sockaddr* addr, socklen_t addr_len);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_bootstrap(dht_runner* runner, const char* host, const char* service);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_get(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, dht_get_cb cb, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data);
-OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC dht_op_token* dht_runner_listen(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, dht_value_cb cb, void* cb_user_data);
+OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC dht_op_token* dht_runner_listen(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, dht_value_cb cb, dht_shutdown_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_cancel_listen(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, dht_op_token* token);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_put(dht_runner* runner, const dht_infohash* hash, const dht_value* value, dht_done_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data);
 OPENDHT_C_PUBLIC void dht_runner_shutdown(dht_runner* runner, dht_shutdown_cb done_cb, void* cb_user_data);
diff --git a/tools/dhtcnode.c b/tools/dhtcnode.c
index 8ea9bb611911a0a3b0d27e53375f593c412d237a..99df250c0ad42b771009a5cfedf0ecd16d8afc09 100644
--- a/tools/dhtcnode.c
+++ b/tools/dhtcnode.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int main()
     dht_runner_get(runner, &h, dht_get_callback, dht_done_callback, runner);
 
     // Listen for data
-    dht_op_token* token = dht_runner_listen(runner, &h, dht_value_callback, runner);
+    dht_op_token* token = dht_runner_listen(runner, &h, dht_value_callback, NULL, runner);
 
     sleep(1);