diff --git a/hooks/keystone_hooks.py b/hooks/keystone_hooks.py
index 2eb8e2eb..f3491301 100755
--- a/hooks/keystone_hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/keystone_hooks.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     open_port,
     is_leader,
     relation_id,
+    leader_set,
 )
 
 from charmhelpers.core.host import (
@@ -393,6 +394,13 @@ def db_changed():
         update_all_identity_relation_units()
 
 
+@hooks.hook('shared-db-relation-departed',
+            'shared-db-relation-broken')
+def db_departed_or_broken():
+    if is_leader():
+        leader_set({'db-initialised': None})
+
+
 @hooks.hook('identity-service-relation-changed')
 @restart_on_change(restart_map(), restart_functions=restart_function_map())
 def identity_changed(relation_id=None, remote_unit=None):
diff --git a/hooks/shared-db-relation-broken b/hooks/shared-db-relation-broken
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..dd3b3eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/shared-db-relation-broken
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+keystone_hooks.py
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diff --git a/hooks/shared-db-relation-departed b/hooks/shared-db-relation-departed
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..dd3b3eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/shared-db-relation-departed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+keystone_hooks.py
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