diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py b/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
index efc5f630..ae52e287 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ statelessmode = False
 _cfgstore = None
 _pendingchangesets = {}
 _txcount = 0
+_hasquorum = True
 
 _attraliases = {
     'bmc': 'hardwaremanagement.manager',
@@ -240,6 +241,8 @@ def check_quorum():
     if cfgstreams and len(cfgstreams) < (len(_cfgstore['collective']) // 2):
         # the leader counts in addition to registered streams
         raise exc.DegradedCollective()
+    if cfgleader and not _hasquorum:
+        raise exc.DegradedCollective()
 
 
 def exec_on_leader(function, *args):
@@ -484,6 +487,8 @@ def set_global(globalname, value, sync=True):
 cfgstreams = {}
 def relay_slaved_requests(name, listener):
     global cfgleader
+    global _hasquorum
+    pushes = eventlet.GreenPool()
     if name not in _followerlocks:
         _followerlocks[name] = gthread.RLock()
     with _followerlocks[name]:
@@ -494,8 +499,16 @@ def relay_slaved_requests(name, listener):
                     cfgstreams[name].close()
                 except Exception:
                     pass
+                del cfgstreams[name]
             cfgstreams[name] = listener
             lh = StreamHandler(listener)
+            _hasquorum = len(cfgstreams) >= (
+                    len(_cfgstore['collective']) // 2)
+            payload = cPickle.dumps({'quorum': _hasquorum})
+            for _ in pushes.starmap(
+                    _push_rpc,
+                    [(cfgstreams[s], payload) for s in cfgstreams]):
+                pass
             msg = lh.get_next_msg()
             while msg:
                 if name not in cfgstreams:
@@ -525,6 +538,14 @@ def relay_slaved_requests(name, listener):
                 del cfgstreams[name]
             except KeyError:
                 pass  # May have already been closed/deleted...
+            if cfgstreams:
+                _hasquorum = len(cfgstreams) >= (
+                        len(_cfgstore['collective']) // 2)
+                payload = cPickle.dumps({'quorum': _hasquorum})
+                for _ in pushes.starmap(
+                        _push_rpc,
+                        [(cfgstreams[s], payload) for s in cfgstreams]):
+                    pass
             if not cfgstreams and not cfgleader:  # last one out, set cfgleader to boolean to mark dead collective
                 stop_following(True)
 
@@ -627,6 +648,7 @@ cfgleader = None
 
 def follow_channel(channel):
     global _txcount
+    global _hasquorum
     stop_leading()
     stop_following(channel)
     lh = StreamHandler(channel)
@@ -647,6 +669,8 @@ def follow_channel(channel):
                 globals()[rpc['function']](*rpc['args'])
             if 'xid' in rpc and rpc['xid']:
                 _pendingchangesets[rpc['xid']].send()
+            if 'quorum' in rpc:
+                _hasquorum = rpc['quorum']
             _push_rpc(channel, b'')  # use null as ACK
         msg = lh.get_next_msg()
     # mark the connection as broken