diff --git a/src/mumble/MainWindow.cpp b/src/mumble/MainWindow.cpp
index 5f92f74a6..4088110e3 100644
--- a/src/mumble/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mumble/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ static void recreateServerHandler() {
 	g.sh = sh;
 	g.mw->connect(sh.get(), SIGNAL(connected()), g.mw, SLOT(serverConnected()));
 	g.mw->connect(sh.get(), SIGNAL(disconnected(QAbstractSocket::SocketError, QString)), g.mw, SLOT(serverDisconnected(QAbstractSocket::SocketError, QString)));
+	g.mw->connect(sh.get(), SIGNAL(error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError, QString)), g.mw, SLOT(resolverError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError, QString)));
 }
 
 void MainWindow::openUrl(const QUrl &url) {
@@ -3013,6 +3014,21 @@ void MainWindow::serverDisconnected(QAbstractSocket::SocketError err, QString re
 	AudioInput::setMaxBandwidth(-1);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::resolverError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError, QString reason) {
+	if (! reason.isEmpty()) {
+		g.l->log(Log::ServerDisconnected, tr("Server connection failed: %1.").arg(Qt::escape(reason)));
+	}  else {
+		g.l->log(Log::ServerDisconnected, tr("Server connection failed."));
+	}
+
+	if (g.s.bReconnect) {
+		qaServerDisconnect->setEnabled(true);
+		if (bRetryServer) {
+			qtReconnect->start();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void MainWindow::trayAboutToShow() {
 	bool top = false;
 
diff --git a/src/mumble/MainWindow.h b/src/mumble/MainWindow.h
index 28dce2f1f..5d13db304 100644
--- a/src/mumble/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/mumble/MainWindow.h
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow, public MessageHandler, public Ui::MainWin
 		void qtvUserCurrentChanged(const QModelIndex &, const QModelIndex &);
 		void serverConnected();
 		void serverDisconnected(QAbstractSocket::SocketError, QString reason);
+		void resolverError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError, QString reason);
 		void viewCertificate(bool);
 		void openUrl(const QUrl &url);
 		void context_triggered();
diff --git a/src/mumble/ServerHandler.cpp b/src/mumble/ServerHandler.cpp
index 709d86923..08038735c 100644
--- a/src/mumble/ServerHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/mumble/ServerHandler.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ void ServerHandler::run() {
 		int ret = exec();
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			qWarning("ServerHandler: failed to resolve hostname");
+			emit error(QAbstractSocket::HostNotFoundError, tr("Unable to resolve hostname"));
 			return;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/mumble/ServerHandler.h b/src/mumble/ServerHandler.h
index bb558c4bf..0840debae 100644
--- a/src/mumble/ServerHandler.h
+++ b/src/mumble/ServerHandler.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class ServerHandler : public QThread {
 		void disconnect();
 		void run() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 	signals:
+		void error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError, QString reason);
 		void disconnected(QAbstractSocket::SocketError, QString reason);
 		void connected();
 		void pingRequested();