diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 882a1b580..30bd71ed4 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ type Client struct {
 	version           protocol.VersionNumber
 	versionNegotiated bool
 
+	versionNegotiateCallback VersionNegotiateCallback
+
 	session packetHandler
 }
 
+// VersionNegotiateCallback is called once the client has a negotiated version
+type VersionNegotiateCallback func() error
+
 var errHostname = errors.New("Invalid hostname")
 
 var (
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // NewClient makes a new client
-func NewClient(addr string) (*Client, error) {
+func NewClient(addr string, versionNegotiateCallback VersionNegotiateCallback) (*Client, error) {
 	hostname, err := utils.HostnameFromAddr(addr)
 	if err != nil || len(hostname) == 0 {
 		return nil, errHostname
@@ -62,11 +67,12 @@ func NewClient(addr string) (*Client, error) {
 	connectionID := protocol.ConnectionID(rand.Int63())
 
 	client := &Client{
-		addr:         udpAddr,
-		conn:         conn,
-		hostname:     hostname,
-		version:      protocol.SupportedVersions[len(protocol.SupportedVersions)-1], // use the highest supported version by default
-		connectionID: connectionID,
+		addr:                     udpAddr,
+		conn:                     conn,
+		hostname:                 hostname,
+		version:                  protocol.SupportedVersions[len(protocol.SupportedVersions)-1], // use the highest supported version by default
+		connectionID:             connectionID,
+		versionNegotiateCallback: versionNegotiateCallback,
 	}
 
 	utils.Infof("Starting new connection to %s (%s), connectionID %x, version %d", host, udpAddr.String(), connectionID, client.version)
@@ -133,6 +139,10 @@ func (c *Client) handlePacket(packet []byte) error {
 	// if the server doesn't send a version negotiation packet, it supports the suggested version
 	if !hdr.VersionFlag && !c.versionNegotiated {
 		c.versionNegotiated = true
+		err = c.versionNegotiateCallback()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if hdr.VersionFlag {
@@ -151,11 +161,16 @@ func (c *Client) handlePacket(packet []byte) error {
 		utils.Infof("Switching to QUIC version %d", highestSupportedVersion)
 		c.version = highestSupportedVersion
 		c.versionNegotiated = true
+
 		c.session.Close(errCloseSessionForNewVersion)
 		err = c.createNewSession()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		err = c.versionNegotiateCallback()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		return nil // version negotiation packets have no payload
 	}
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index b546c1d1c..381473e60 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -13,11 +13,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
-	var client *Client
-	var session *mockSession
+	var (
+		client                         *Client
+		session                        *mockSession
+		versionNegotiateCallbackCalled bool
+	)
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
-		client = &Client{}
+		versionNegotiateCallbackCalled = false
+		client = &Client{
+			versionNegotiateCallback: func() error {
+				versionNegotiateCallbackCalled = true
+				return nil
+			},
+		}
 		session = &mockSession{connectionID: 0x1337}
 		client.connectionID = 0x1337
 		client.session = session
@@ -162,6 +171,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 			err = client.handlePacket(b.Bytes())
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(client.versionNegotiated).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(versionNegotiateCallbackCalled).To(BeTrue())
 		})
 
 		It("changes the version after receiving a version negotiation packet", func() {
@@ -172,6 +182,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 			err := client.handlePacket(getVersionNegotiation([]protocol.VersionNumber{newVersion}))
 			Expect(client.version).To(Equal(newVersion))
 			Expect(client.versionNegotiated).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(versionNegotiateCallbackCalled).To(BeTrue())
 			// it swapped the sessions
 			Expect(client.session).ToNot(Equal(session))
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -195,6 +206,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(client.versionNegotiated).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(session.packetCount).To(BeZero())
+			Expect(versionNegotiateCallbackCalled).To(BeFalse())
 		})
 
 		It("errors if the server should have accepted the offered version", func() {
diff --git a/example/client/client.go b/example/client/client.go
index 4898fb61c..3cf20ea8f 100644
--- a/example/client/client.go
+++ b/example/client/client.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	utils.SetLogLevel(utils.LogLevelDebug)
 
-	client, err := quic.NewClient(addr)
+	client, err := quic.NewClient(addr, func() error { return nil })
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}