diff --git a/lib/tortoise311/connection/controller.ex b/lib/tortoise311/connection/controller.ex
index c17a1e5..e2d3886 100644
--- a/lib/tortoise311/connection/controller.ex
+++ b/lib/tortoise311/connection/controller.ex
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ defmodule Tortoise311.Connection.Controller do
   @impl GenServer
   def init(%State{handler: handler} = opts) do
     {:ok, _} = Tortoise311.Events.register(opts.client_id, :status)
+    {:ok, _} = Tortoise311.Events.register(opts.client_id, :connection)
 
     case Handler.execute(handler, :init) do
       {:ok, %Handler{} = updated_handler} ->
@@ -239,6 +240,16 @@ defmodule Tortoise311.Connection.Controller do
     end
   end
 
+  def handle_info(
+        {{Tortoise311, client_id}, :connection, {server, socket}},
+        %State{client_id: client_id, handler: handler} = state
+      ) do
+    case Handler.execute(handler, {:connected, server, socket}) do
+      {:ok, updated_handler} ->
+        {:noreply, %State{state | handler: updated_handler}}
+    end
+  end
+
   def handle_info({{Tortoise311, client_id}, ref, result}, %{client_id: client_id} = state) do
     case {result, Map.pop(state.awaiting, ref)} do
       {_, {nil, _}} ->
diff --git a/lib/tortoise311/handler.ex b/lib/tortoise311/handler.ex
index d8848f1..8574c2c 100644
--- a/lib/tortoise311/handler.ex
+++ b/lib/tortoise311/handler.ex
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ defmodule Tortoise311.Handler do
       `:down`, allowing for functionality to be run when the
       connection state changes.
 
+    - `connected/3` is called when a connection is made, making the socket
+      and the server type available.
+
     - `subscription/3` is called when a topic filter subscription
       changes status, so this callback can be used to control the
       life-cycle of a subscription, allowing us to implement custom
@@ -110,6 +113,9 @@ defmodule Tortoise311.Handler do
           initial_args: term(),
           state: term()
         }
+  @type socket :: any()
+  @type server :: :ssl | :tcp
+
   @enforce_keys [:module, :initial_args]
   defstruct module: nil, state: nil, initial_args: []
 
@@ -143,6 +149,11 @@ defmodule Tortoise311.Handler do
         {:ok, state}
       end
 
+      @impl Tortoise311.Handler
+      def connected(_server, _socket, state) do
+        {:ok, state}
+      end
+
       @impl Tortoise311.Handler
       def subscription(_status, _topic_filter, state) do
         {:ok, state}
@@ -196,6 +207,23 @@ defmodule Tortoise311.Handler do
   """
   @callback last_will(state) :: {{:ok, term() | nil}, state} when state: any()
 
+  @doc """
+  Invoked when the connection is made.
+
+  `server` is the transport module
+
+  Returning `{:ok, new_state}` will set the state for later
+  invocations.
+
+  Returning `{:ok, new_state, next_actions}`, where `next_actions` is
+  a list of next actions such as `{:unsubscribe, "foo/bar"}` will
+  result in the state being returned and the next actions performed.
+  """
+  @callback connected(server, socket, state :: term()) ::
+              {:ok, new_state}
+              | {:ok, new_state, [next_action()]}
+            when new_state: term()
+
   @doc """
   Invoked when the connection status changes.
 
@@ -342,6 +370,12 @@ defmodule Tortoise311.Handler do
     |> handle_result(handler)
   end
 
+  def execute(handler, {:connected, server, socket}) do
+    handler.module
+    |> apply(:connected, [server, socket, handler.state])
+    |> handle_result(handler)
+  end
+
   def execute(handler, {:publish, %Package.Publish{} = publish}) do
     topic_list = String.split(publish.topic, "/")
 
diff --git a/lib/tortoise311/handler/logger.ex b/lib/tortoise311/handler/logger.ex
index e1988ba..bc1b68a 100644
--- a/lib/tortoise311/handler/logger.ex
+++ b/lib/tortoise311/handler/logger.ex
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ defmodule Tortoise311.Handler.Logger do
     {:ok, state}
   end
 
+  def connected(server, socket, state) do
+    Logger.warning("Connected via #{inspect(server)} socket #{inspect(socket)}")
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
   def subscription(:up, topic, state) do
     Logger.info("Subscribed to #{topic}")
     {:ok, state}