diff --git a/src/server/game/AI/CoreAI/UnitAI.h b/src/server/game/AI/CoreAI/UnitAI.h
index a4c01dd47..3d2eb09c3 100644
--- a/src/server/game/AI/CoreAI/UnitAI.h
+++ b/src/server/game/AI/CoreAI/UnitAI.h
@@ -355,6 +355,11 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void JustExitedCombat() { }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Called when the unit is about to be removed from the world (despawn, grid unload, corpse disappearing, player logging out etc.)
+     */
+    virtual void OnDespawn() { }
+
     /**
      * @brief Called when evade timer expires (target unreachable for too long)
      */
diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp
index f0dfa9f53..fa167eb67 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp
@@ -12561,6 +12561,9 @@ void Unit::RemoveFromWorld()
     if (IsInWorld())
     {
         m_duringRemoveFromWorld = true;
+        if (IsAIEnabled)
+            GetAI()->OnDespawn();
+
         if (IsVehicle())
             RemoveVehicleKit();