diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 1930ea12..f0d9c45b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ Client library:
   retrying.
 - SRV support is now not compiled in by default.
 - Wildcard TLS certificates are now supported.
+- mosquittopp now has a virtual destructor. Closes bug #452915.
+
 
 1.3.5 - 20141008
 ================
diff --git a/lib/cpp/mosquittopp.h b/lib/cpp/mosquittopp.h
index fbd845a5..9315a20f 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/mosquittopp.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/mosquittopp.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class mosqpp_EXPORT mosquittopp {
 		struct mosquitto *m_mosq;
 	public:
 		mosquittopp(const char *id=NULL, bool clean_session=true);
-		~mosquittopp();
+		virtual ~mosquittopp();
 
 		int reinitialise(const char *id, bool clean_session);
 		int socket();