diff --git a/core/offload.c b/core/offload.c
index 08449b18..ea316d4c 100644
--- a/core/offload.c
+++ b/core/offload.c
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ static int u_offload_sendfile_prepare(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, struct uwsg
 }
 
 static void uwsgi_offload_close(struct uwsgi_thread *ut, struct uwsgi_offload_request *uor) {
+
+	// call the free function asap
+	if (uor->free) {
+		uor->free(uor);
+	}
+
 	// close the socket and the file descriptor
 	if (uor->takeover && uor->s > -1) {
 		close(uor->s);
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index b224a183..f965bfef 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -4334,6 +4334,9 @@ struct uwsgi_offload_request {
 	int64_t custom6;
 	int64_t custom7;
 	int64_t custom8;
+
+	void *data;
+	void (*free)(struct uwsgi_offload_request *);
 };
 
 struct uwsgi_offload_engine {