diff --git a/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp b/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp
index 6dddc66124..4ff5595a80 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ ActivityListModel::ActivityListModel(AccountState *accountState,
     : QAbstractListModel(parent)
     , _accountState(accountState)
 {
+    if (_accountState) {
+        connect(_accountState, &AccountState::stateChanged,
+                this, &ActivityListModel::accountStateChanged);
+        _accountStateWasConnected = false;
+    }
 }
 
 QHash<int, QByteArray> ActivityListModel::roleNames() const
@@ -90,8 +95,17 @@ QHash<int, QByteArray> ActivityListModel::roleNames() const
 
 void ActivityListModel::setAccountState(AccountState *state)
 {
+    if (_accountState == state) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     _accountState = state;
     Q_EMIT accountStateChanged();
+    if (_accountState) {
+        connect(_accountState, &AccountState::stateChanged,
+                this, &ActivityListModel::accountStateHasChanged);
+        _accountStateWasConnected = false;
+    }
 }
 
 void ActivityListModel::setCurrentItem(const int currentItem)
@@ -558,6 +572,25 @@ void ActivityListModel::addEntriesToActivityList(const ActivityList &activityLis
     setHasSyncConflicts(conflictsFound);
 }
 
+void ActivityListModel::accountStateHasChanged()
+{
+    if (!_accountState) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (_accountStateWasConnected == _accountState->isConnected()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!_accountState->isConnected()) {
+        _durationSinceDisconnection.start();
+    } else {
+        _durationSinceDisconnection.invalidate();
+    }
+
+    _accountStateWasConnected = _accountState->isConnected();
+}
+
 void ActivityListModel::addErrorToActivityList(const Activity &activity, const ErrorType type)
 {
     qCDebug(lcActivity) << "Error successfully added to the notification list: " << type << activity._message << activity._subject << activity._syncResultStatus << activity._syncFileItemStatus;
diff --git a/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.h b/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.h
index ba75bb5c61..6c88901ff3 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.h
+++ b/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ protected slots:
 
 private slots:
     void addEntriesToActivityList(const OCC::ActivityList &activityList);
+    void accountStateHasChanged();
 
 private:
     static QVariantList convertLinksToMenuEntries(const Activity &activity);
@@ -209,6 +210,10 @@ private:
 
     bool _hasSyncConflicts = false;
 
+    bool _accountStateWasConnected = false;
+
+    QElapsedTimer _durationSinceDisconnection;
+
     static constexpr quint32 MaxActionButtons = 3;
 };
 }