diff --git a/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnection.cpp b/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnection.cpp
index 7909f39..f8e68c1 100644
--- a/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnection.cpp
+++ b/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnection.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ QString SyncthingConnection::statusText(SyncthingStatus status)
     switch (status) {
     case SyncthingStatus::Disconnected:
         return tr("disconnected");
+    case SyncthingStatus::Connecting:
+        return tr("connecting");
     case SyncthingStatus::Reconnecting:
         return tr("reconnecting");
     case SyncthingStatus::Idle:
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ void SyncthingConnection::connect()
     requestConfig();
     requestStatus();
     m_keepPolling = true;
+    setStatus(SyncthingStatus::Connecting);
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -859,9 +862,10 @@ bool SyncthingConnection::applySettings(SyncthingConnectionSettings &connectionS
 
 /*!
  * \brief Sets the connection status. Ensures statusChanged() is emitted if the status has actually changed.
- * \param status Specifies the status; should be either SyncthingStatus::Disconnected, SyncthingStatus::Reconnecting, or
- *        SyncthingStatus::Idle. There is no use in specifying other values such as SyncthingStatus::Synchronizing as
- *        these are determined automatically within the method according to SyncthingConnection::statusComputionFlags().
+ * \param status Specifies the status; should be either SyncthingStatus::Disconnected, SyncthingStatus::Connecting,
+ *        SyncthingStatus::Reconnecting, or SyncthingStatus::Idle. There is no use in specifying other values such as
+ *        SyncthingStatus::Synchronizing as these are determined automatically within the method according to
+ *        SyncthingConnection::statusComputionFlags().
  *
  * The precedence of the "connected" states from highest to lowest is:
  * 1. SyncthingStatus::Synchronizing
@@ -887,6 +891,7 @@ void SyncthingConnection::setStatus(SyncthingStatus status)
         m_keepPolling = false;
         m_connectionAborted = true;
         [[fallthrough]];
+    case SyncthingStatus::Connecting:
     case SyncthingStatus::Reconnecting:
         m_devStatsPollTimer.stop();
         m_trafficPollTimer.stop();
diff --git a/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnectionstatus.h b/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnectionstatus.h
index fd0ee8e..4f258b7 100644
--- a/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnectionstatus.h
+++ b/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnectionstatus.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ enum class SyncthingStatus {
     Paused = 4, /**< connected, at least one device is paused */
     Synchronizing = 5, /**< connected, at least one local directory is waiting to sync, preparing to sync or synchronizing */
     RemoteNotInSync = 8, /**< connected, at least one directory of a connected remote device is not in sync (still synchronizing, error, …) */
+    Connecting = 9, /**< disconnected, currently connecting */
 };
 #if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0))
 Q_ENUM_NS(SyncthingStatus)