diff --git a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
index 2fb3338..8533abd 100644
--- a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ TrayWidget::TrayWidget(TrayMenu *parent)
     , m_selectedConnection(nullptr)
     , m_startStopButtonTarget(StartStopButtonTarget::None)
 {
+    if (!s_instances.empty() && s_settingsDlg) {
+        s_settingsDlg->hideConnectionStatus();
+    }
     s_instances.push_back(this);
 
     m_ui->setupUi(this);
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ void TrayWidget::showSettingsDialog()
         s_dialogParent = make_unique<QWidget>();
     }
     if (!s_settingsDlg) {
-        s_settingsDlg = new SettingsDialog(&m_connection, s_dialogParent.get());
+        s_settingsDlg = new SettingsDialog(s_instances.size() < 2 ? &m_connection : nullptr, s_dialogParent.get());
         connect(s_settingsDlg, &SettingsDialog::applied, &TrayWidget::applySettingsOnAllInstances);
 
         // save settings to disk when applied
diff --git a/widgets/settings/settingsdialog.cpp b/widgets/settings/settingsdialog.cpp
index 8427bc3..728a303 100644
--- a/widgets/settings/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/widgets/settings/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ ConnectionOptionPage::~ConnectionOptionPage()
 {
 }
 
+void ConnectionOptionPage::hideConnectionStatus()
+{
+    ui()->statusTextLabel->setHidden(true);
+    ui()->statusLabel->setHidden(true);
+    ui()->connectPushButton->setHidden(true);
+    m_connection = nullptr;
+}
+
 QWidget *ConnectionOptionPage::setupWidget()
 {
     auto *const widget = ConnectionOptionPageBase::setupWidget();
@@ -92,7 +100,11 @@ QWidget *ConnectionOptionPage::setupWidget()
     ui()->pollDevStatsLabel->setToolTip(ui()->pollDevStatsSpinBox->toolTip());
     ui()->pollErrorsLabel->setToolTip(ui()->pollErrorsSpinBox->toolTip());
     ui()->reconnectLabel->setToolTip(ui()->reconnectSpinBox->toolTip());
-    QObject::connect(m_connection, &SyncthingConnection::statusChanged, bind(&ConnectionOptionPage::updateConnectionStatus, this));
+    if (m_connection) {
+        QObject::connect(m_connection, &SyncthingConnection::statusChanged, bind(&ConnectionOptionPage::updateConnectionStatus, this));
+    } else {
+        hideConnectionStatus();
+    }
     QObject::connect(ui()->connectPushButton, &QPushButton::clicked, bind(&ConnectionOptionPage::applyAndReconnect, this));
     QObject::connect(ui()->insertFromConfigFilePushButton, &QPushButton::clicked, bind(&ConnectionOptionPage::insertFromConfigFile, this, false));
     QObject::connect(
@@ -160,7 +172,9 @@ void ConnectionOptionPage::insertFromConfigFile(bool forceFileSelection)
 
 void ConnectionOptionPage::updateConnectionStatus()
 {
-    ui()->statusLabel->setText(m_connection->statusText());
+    if (m_connection) {
+        ui()->statusLabel->setText(m_connection->statusText());
+    }
 }
 
 bool ConnectionOptionPage::showConnectionSettings(int index)
@@ -352,7 +366,9 @@ void ConnectionOptionPage::reset()
 void ConnectionOptionPage::applyAndReconnect()
 {
     apply();
-    m_connection->reconnect((m_currentIndex == 0 ? m_primarySettings : m_secondarySettings[static_cast<size_t>(m_currentIndex - 1)]));
+    if (m_connection) {
+        m_connection->reconnect((m_currentIndex == 0 ? m_primarySettings : m_secondarySettings[static_cast<size_t>(m_currentIndex - 1)]));
+    }
 }
 
 // NotificationsOptionPage
@@ -1333,7 +1349,7 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(Data::SyncthingConnection *connection, QWidget *p
 
     category = new OptionCategory(this);
     category->setDisplayName(tr("Tray"));
-    category->assignPages({ new ConnectionOptionPage(connection), new NotificationsOptionPage, new AppearanceOptionPage,
+    category->assignPages({ m_connectionsOptionPage = new ConnectionOptionPage(connection), new NotificationsOptionPage, new AppearanceOptionPage,
         new IconsOptionPage(IconsOptionPage::Context::UI), new IconsOptionPage(IconsOptionPage::Context::System) });
     category->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/icons/hicolor/scalable/app/syncthingtray.svg")));
     categories << category;
@@ -1376,6 +1392,12 @@ void SettingsDialog::init()
     // some settings could be applied without restarting the application, good idea?
     //connect(this, &Dialogs::SettingsDialog::applied, bind(&Dialogs::QtSettings::apply, &Settings::qtSettings()));
 }
+
+void SettingsDialog::hideConnectionStatus()
+{
+    m_connectionsOptionPage->hideConnectionStatus();
+}
+
 } // namespace QtGui
 
 INSTANTIATE_UI_FILE_BASED_OPTION_PAGE_NS(QtGui, ConnectionOptionPage)
diff --git a/widgets/settings/settingsdialog.h b/widgets/settings/settingsdialog.h
index b81e9d7..b4f0ff3 100644
--- a/widgets/settings/settingsdialog.h
+++ b/widgets/settings/settingsdialog.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ enum class GuiType {
 BEGIN_DECLARE_UI_FILE_BASED_OPTION_PAGE_CUSTOM_CTOR(ConnectionOptionPage)
 public:
 ConnectionOptionPage(Data::SyncthingConnection *connection, QWidget *parentWidget = nullptr);
+void hideConnectionStatus();
 
 private:
 DECLARE_SETUP_WIDGETS
@@ -158,9 +159,12 @@ public:
     explicit SettingsDialog(const QList<QtUtilities::OptionCategory *> &categories, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     explicit SettingsDialog(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     ~SettingsDialog() override;
+    void hideConnectionStatus();
 
 private:
     void init();
+
+    ConnectionOptionPage *m_connectionsOptionPage;
 };
 } // namespace QtGui