diff --git a/app/src/control_msg.c b/app/src/control_msg.c
index daa3bde7..b9d50222 100644
--- a/app/src/control_msg.c
+++ b/app/src/control_msg.c
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ sc_control_msg_serialize(const struct sc_control_msg *msg, uint8_t *buf) {
             sc_write16be(&buf[3], msg->uhid_input.size);
             memcpy(&buf[5], msg->uhid_input.data, msg->uhid_input.size);
             return 5 + msg->uhid_input.size;
+        case SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_DESTROY:
+            sc_write16be(&buf[1], msg->uhid_destroy.id);
+            return 3;
         case SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_EXPAND_NOTIFICATION_PANEL:
         case SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_EXPAND_SETTINGS_PANEL:
         case SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_COLLAPSE_PANELS:
@@ -269,6 +272,9 @@ sc_control_msg_log(const struct sc_control_msg *msg) {
             }
             break;
         }
+        case SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_DESTROY:
+            LOG_CMSG("UHID destroy [%" PRIu16 "]", msg->uhid_destroy.id);
+            break;
         case SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_OPEN_HARD_KEYBOARD_SETTINGS:
             LOG_CMSG("open hard keyboard settings");
             break;
@@ -281,8 +287,11 @@ sc_control_msg_log(const struct sc_control_msg *msg) {
 bool
 sc_control_msg_is_droppable(const struct sc_control_msg *msg) {
     // Cannot drop UHID_CREATE messages, because it would cause all further
-    // UHID_INPUT messages for this device to be invalid
-    return msg->type != SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_CREATE;
+    // UHID_INPUT messages for this device to be invalid.
+    // Cannot drop UHID_DESTROY messages either, because a further UHID_CREATE
+    // with the same id may fail.
+    return msg->type != SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_CREATE
+        && msg->type != SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_DESTROY;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/app/src/control_msg.h b/app/src/control_msg.h
index 63670705..b48d91af 100644
--- a/app/src/control_msg.h
+++ b/app/src/control_msg.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ enum sc_control_msg_type {
     SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_ROTATE_DEVICE,
     SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_CREATE,
     SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_INPUT,
+    SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_DESTROY,
     SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_OPEN_HARD_KEYBOARD_SETTINGS,
 };
 
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ struct sc_control_msg {
             uint16_t size;
             uint8_t data[SC_HID_MAX_SIZE];
         } uhid_input;
+        struct {
+            uint16_t id;
+        } uhid_destroy;
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c b/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c
index 7a978f2b..f88048d8 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c
+++ b/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c
@@ -370,6 +370,25 @@ static void test_serialize_uhid_input(void) {
     assert(!memcmp(buf, expected, sizeof(expected)));
 }
 
+static void test_serialize_uhid_destroy(void) {
+    struct sc_control_msg msg = {
+        .type = SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_DESTROY,
+        .uhid_destroy = {
+            .id = 42,
+        },
+    };
+
+    uint8_t buf[SC_CONTROL_MSG_MAX_SIZE];
+    size_t size = sc_control_msg_serialize(&msg, buf);
+    assert(size == 3);
+
+    const uint8_t expected[] = {
+        SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_UHID_DESTROY,
+        0, 42, // id
+    };
+    assert(!memcmp(buf, expected, sizeof(expected)));
+}
+
 static void test_serialize_open_hard_keyboard(void) {
     struct sc_control_msg msg = {
         .type = SC_CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_OPEN_HARD_KEYBOARD_SETTINGS,
@@ -405,6 +424,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     test_serialize_rotate_device();
     test_serialize_uhid_create();
     test_serialize_uhid_input();
+    test_serialize_uhid_destroy();
     test_serialize_open_hard_keyboard();
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessage.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessage.java
index c414f2a5..ef71353a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessage.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessage.java
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ public final class ControlMessage {
     public static final int TYPE_ROTATE_DEVICE = 11;
     public static final int TYPE_UHID_CREATE = 12;
     public static final int TYPE_UHID_INPUT = 13;
-    public static final int TYPE_OPEN_HARD_KEYBOARD_SETTINGS = 14;
+    public static final int TYPE_UHID_DESTROY = 14;
+    public static final int TYPE_OPEN_HARD_KEYBOARD_SETTINGS = 15;
 
     public static final long SEQUENCE_INVALID = 0;
 
@@ -146,6 +147,13 @@ public final class ControlMessage {
         return msg;
     }
 
+    public static ControlMessage createUhidDestroy(int id) {
+        ControlMessage msg = new ControlMessage();
+        msg.type = TYPE_UHID_DESTROY;
+        msg.id = id;
+        return msg;
+    }
+
     public int getType() {
         return type;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessageReader.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessageReader.java
index f2e89da2..ef7877f1 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessageReader.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessageReader.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class ControlMessageReader {
                 return parseUhidCreate();
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_UHID_INPUT:
                 return parseUhidInput();
+            case ControlMessage.TYPE_UHID_DESTROY:
+                return parseUhidDestroy();
             default:
                 throw new ControlProtocolException("Unknown event type: " + type);
         }
@@ -142,6 +144,11 @@ public class ControlMessageReader {
         return ControlMessage.createUhidInput(id, data);
     }
 
+    private ControlMessage parseUhidDestroy() throws IOException {
+        int id = dis.readUnsignedShort();
+        return ControlMessage.createUhidDestroy(id);
+    }
+
     private Position parsePosition() throws IOException {
         int x = dis.readInt();
         int y = dis.readInt();
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessageReaderTest.java b/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessageReaderTest.java
index ae18154d..0fd5f0ac 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessageReaderTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/control/ControlMessageReaderTest.java
@@ -362,6 +362,24 @@ public class ControlMessageReaderTest {
         Assert.assertEquals(-1, bis.read()); // EOS
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testParseUhidDestroy() throws IOException {
+        ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(bos);
+        dos.writeByte(ControlMessage.TYPE_UHID_DESTROY);
+        dos.writeShort(42); // id
+        byte[] packet = bos.toByteArray();
+
+        ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(packet);
+        ControlMessageReader reader = new ControlMessageReader(bis);
+
+        ControlMessage event = reader.read();
+        Assert.assertEquals(ControlMessage.TYPE_UHID_DESTROY, event.getType());
+        Assert.assertEquals(42, event.getId());
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(-1, bis.read()); // EOS
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testParseOpenHardKeyboardSettings() throws IOException {
         ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();