diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index c29f6df7078..cb488c5b898 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-10-25  Fernando Nasser  <fnasser@cygnus.com>
+
+        * target.c (generic_mourn_inferior): Notify GUI that inferior is gone
+        by calling detach_hook, if defined.
+
 2000-10-24  Kevin Buettner  <kevinb@redhat.com>
 
 	* coffread.c (coff_end_symtab): When calling end_symtab(),
diff --git a/gdb/target.c b/gdb/target.c
index 0ce52ba7e5a..256dc643354 100644
--- a/gdb/target.c
+++ b/gdb/target.c
@@ -1335,6 +1335,9 @@ generic_mourn_inferior (void)
      using hit counts.  So don't clear them if we're counting hits.  */
   if (!show_breakpoint_hit_counts)
     breakpoint_clear_ignore_counts ();
+
+  if (detach_hook)
+    detach_hook ();
 }
 
 /* This table must match in order and size the signals in enum target_signal