diff --git a/ansible_mitogen/services.py b/ansible_mitogen/services.py
index f9a1a3df..dde44c89 100644
--- a/ansible_mitogen/services.py
+++ b/ansible_mitogen/services.py
@@ -146,6 +146,25 @@ class ContextService(mitogen.service.Service):
         self._lru_by_via = {}
         #: :func:`key_from_dict` result by Context.
         self._key_by_context = {}
+        #: Mapping of Context -> parent Context
+        self._via_by_context = {}
+
+    @mitogen.service.expose(mitogen.service.AllowParents())
+    @mitogen.service.arg_spec({
+        'context': mitogen.core.Context
+    })
+    def reset(self, context):
+        """
+        Return a reference, forcing close and discard of the underlying
+        connection. Used for 'meta: reset_connection' or when some other error
+        is detected.
+        """
+        LOG.debug('%r.reset(%r)', self, context)
+        self._lock.acquire()
+        try:
+            self._shutdown_unlocked(context)
+        finally:
+            self._lock.release()
 
     @mitogen.service.expose(mitogen.service.AllowParents())
     @mitogen.service.arg_spec({
@@ -189,6 +208,19 @@ class ContextService(mitogen.service.Service):
             self._lock.release()
         return count
 
+    def _forget_context_unlocked(self, context):
+        key = self._key_by_context.get(context)
+        if key is None:
+            LOG.debug('%r: attempt to forget unknown %r', self, context)
+            return
+
+        self._response_by_key.pop(key, None)
+        self._latches_by_key.pop(key, None)
+        self._key_by_context.pop(context, None)
+        self._refs_by_context.pop(context, None)
+        self._via_by_context.pop(context, None)
+        self._lru_by_via.pop(context, None)
+
     def _shutdown_unlocked(self, context, lru=None, new_context=None):
         """
         Arrange for `context` to be shut down, and optionally add `new_context`
@@ -196,15 +228,15 @@ class ContextService(mitogen.service.Service):
         """
         LOG.info('%r._shutdown_unlocked(): shutting down %r', self, context)
         context.shutdown()
-
-        key = self._key_by_context[context]
-        del self._response_by_key[key]
-        del self._refs_by_context[context]
-        del self._key_by_context[context]
-        if lru and context in lru:
-            lru.remove(context)
-        if new_context:
-            lru.append(new_context)
+        via = self._via_by_context.get(context)
+        if via:
+            lru = self._lru_by_via.get(via)
+            if lru:
+                if context in lru:
+                    lru.remove(context)
+                if new_context:
+                    lru.append(new_context)
+        self._forget_context_unlocked(context)
 
     def _update_lru_unlocked(self, new_context, spec, via):
         """
@@ -225,6 +257,7 @@ class ContextService(mitogen.service.Service):
                         'but they are all marked as in-use.', via)
             return
 
+        self._via_by_context[new_context] = via
         self._shutdown_unlocked(context, lru=lru, new_context=new_context)
 
     def _update_lru(self, new_context, spec, via):
@@ -243,7 +276,6 @@ class ContextService(mitogen.service.Service):
         try:
             for context in list(self._key_by_context):
                 self._shutdown_unlocked(context)
-            self._lru_by_via = {}
         finally:
             self._lock.release()
 
@@ -259,15 +291,11 @@ class ContextService(mitogen.service.Service):
         self._lock.acquire()
         try:
             routes = self.router.route_monitor.get_routes(stream)
-            for context, key in list(self._key_by_context.items()):
+            for context in list(self._key_by_context):
                 if context.context_id in routes:
                     LOG.info('Dropping %r due to disconnect of %r',
                              context, stream)
-                    self._response_by_key.pop(key, None)
-                    self._latches_by_key.pop(key, None)
-                    self._refs_by_context.pop(context, None)
-                    self._lru_by_via.pop(context, None)
-                    self._refs_by_context.pop(context, None)
+                    self._forget_context_unlocked(context)
         finally:
             self._lock.release()