diff --git a/data/src/history/manager.rs b/data/src/history/manager.rs
index 911889c9..9a49f9bf 100644
--- a/data/src/history/manager.rs
+++ b/data/src/history/manager.rs
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ impl Manager {
             .cloned();
 
         let messages = match broadcast {
-            Broadcast::Disconnected => message::broadcast::disconnected(channels, queries),
+            Broadcast::Disconnected { error } => {
+                message::broadcast::disconnected(channels, queries, error)
+            }
             Broadcast::Reconnected => message::broadcast::reconnected(channels, queries),
             Broadcast::Quit {
                 user,
@@ -472,7 +474,9 @@ impl Data {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Broadcast {
-    Disconnected,
+    Disconnected {
+        error: Option<String>,
+    },
     Reconnected,
     Quit {
         user: User,
diff --git a/data/src/message.rs b/data/src/message.rs
index 182b9a7c..82190724 100644
--- a/data/src/message.rs
+++ b/data/src/message.rs
@@ -421,8 +421,10 @@ pub(crate) mod broadcast {
     pub fn disconnected(
         channels: impl IntoIterator<Item = String>,
         queries: impl IntoIterator<Item = Nick>,
+        error: Option<String>,
     ) -> Vec<Message> {
-        let text = " ∙ connection to server lost".into();
+        let error = error.map(|error| format!(" ({error})")).unwrap_or_default();
+        let text = format!(" ∙ connection to server lost{error}");
         expand(channels, queries, true, text)
     }
 
diff --git a/data/src/stream.rs b/data/src/stream.rs
index d89a6af3..51b44137 100644
--- a/data/src/stream.rs
+++ b/data/src/stream.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub enum Update {
     Disconnected {
         server: Server,
         is_initial: bool,
+        error: Option<String>,
     },
     MessagesReceived(Server, Vec<message::Encoded>),
 }
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ pub async fn run(server: server::Entry, mut sender: mpsc::Sender<Update>) -> Nev
         .send(Update::Disconnected {
             server: server.clone(),
             is_initial,
+            error: None,
         })
         .await;
 
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ pub async fn run(server: server::Entry, mut sender: mpsc::Sender<Update>) -> Nev
                             .send(Update::Disconnected {
                                 server: server.clone(),
                                 is_initial,
+                                error: Some(e.to_string()),
                             })
                             .await;
                         state = State::Disconnected {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f0f63ad2..4884af05 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,11 @@ impl Application for Halloy {
                 Command::none()
             }
             Message::Stream(update) => match update {
-                stream::Update::Disconnected { server, is_initial } => {
+                stream::Update::Disconnected {
+                    server,
+                    is_initial,
+                    error,
+                } => {
                     self.clients.disconnected(server.clone());
 
                     if !is_initial {
@@ -290,7 +294,7 @@ impl Application for Halloy {
                             return Command::none()
                         };
 
-                        dashboard.broadcast_disconnected(&server);
+                        dashboard.broadcast_disconnected(&server, error);
                     }
 
                     Command::none()
diff --git a/src/screen/dashboard.rs b/src/screen/dashboard.rs
index 34192dbd..fbe33959 100644
--- a/src/screen/dashboard.rs
+++ b/src/screen/dashboard.rs
@@ -534,8 +534,9 @@ impl Dashboard {
         );
     }
 
-    pub fn broadcast_disconnected(&mut self, server: &Server) {
-        self.history.broadcast(server, Broadcast::Disconnected);
+    pub fn broadcast_disconnected(&mut self, server: &Server, error: Option<String>) {
+        self.history
+            .broadcast(server, Broadcast::Disconnected { error });
     }
 
     pub fn broadcast_reconnected(&mut self, server: &Server) {