diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/app.js b/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
index 8fac2c886..b1df3f747 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ function getStateFromStores() {
     nodeDetails: AppStore.getNodeDetails(),
     nodes: AppStore.getNodes(),
     topologies: AppStore.getTopologies(),
-    version: AppStore.getVersion()
+    version: AppStore.getVersion(),
+    websocketClosed: AppStore.isWebsocketClosed()
   };
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ const App = React.createClass({
         <div className="header">
           <Logo />
           <Topologies topologies={this.state.topologies} currentTopology={this.state.currentTopology} />
-          <Status errorUrl={this.state.errorUrl} />
+          <Status errorUrl={this.state.errorUrl} websocketClosed={this.state.websocketClosed} />
         </div>
 
         <Nodes nodes={this.state.nodes} highlightedNodeIds={this.state.highlightedNodeIds}
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/status.js b/client/app/scripts/components/status.js
index 82cf513e3..d5b726f58 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/status.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/status.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ const React = require('react');
 
 const Status = React.createClass({
 
-  renderConnectionState: function(errorUrl) {
-    if (errorUrl) {
-      const title = 'Cannot reach Scope. Make sure the following URL is reachable: ' + errorUrl;
+  renderConnectionState: function(errorUrl, websocketClosed) {
+    if (errorUrl || websocketClosed) {
+      const title = errorUrl ? 'Cannot reach Scope. Make sure the following URL is reachable: ' + errorUrl : '';
       return (
         <div className="status-connection" title={title}>
           <span className="status-icon fa fa-exclamation-circle" />
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const Status = React.createClass({
   render: function() {
     return (
       <div className="status">
-        {this.renderConnectionState(this.props.errorUrl)}
+        {this.renderConnectionState(this.props.errorUrl, this.props.websocketClosed)}
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/stores/__tests__/app-store-test.js b/client/app/scripts/stores/__tests__/app-store-test.js
index 7fe4a514a..cb3671b05 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/stores/__tests__/app-store-test.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/stores/__tests__/app-store-test.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ describe('AppStore', function() {
     expect(AppStore.getNodes()).toEqual(NODE_SET);
 
     registeredCallback(CloseWebsocketAction);
+    expect(AppStore.isWebsocketClosed()).toBeTruthy();
     expect(AppStore.getNodes()).toEqual(NODE_SET);
 
     registeredCallback(ReceiveEmptyNodesDeltaAction);
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/stores/app-store.js b/client/app/scripts/stores/app-store.js
index 4309bf489..00ba823cb 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/stores/app-store.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/stores/app-store.js
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ const AppStore = assign({}, EventEmitter.prototype, {
 
   getVersion: function() {
     return version;
+  },
+
+  isWebsocketClosed: function() {
+    return websocketClosed;
   }
 
 });