diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 31195aa..ce19ea8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(META_VERSION_MINOR 4)
 set(META_VERSION_PATCH 6)
 set(META_RELEASE_DATE "2023-08-09")
-set(META_SOVERSION 8)
+set(META_SOVERSION 9)
 set(META_ADD_DEFAULT_CPP_UNIT_TEST_APPLICATION ON)
 
 project(${META_PROJECT_NAME})
diff --git a/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnection_requests.cpp b/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnection_requests.cpp
index e9fba89..165b495 100644
--- a/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnection_requests.cpp
+++ b/syncthingconnector/syncthingconnection_requests.cpp
@@ -2001,12 +2001,15 @@ void SyncthingConnection::readDeviceEvent(SyncthingEventId eventId, DateTime eve
     }
 
     // distinguish specific events
-    SyncthingDevStatus status = devInfo->status;
-    bool paused = devInfo->paused;
+    auto status = devInfo->status;
+    auto paused = devInfo->paused;
+    auto disconnectReason = devInfo->disconnectReason;
     if (eventType == QLatin1String("DeviceConnected")) {
         status = devInfo->computeConnectedStateAccordingToCompletion();
+        disconnectReason.clear();
     } else if (eventType == QLatin1String("DeviceDisconnected")) {
         status = SyncthingDevStatus::Disconnected;
+        disconnectReason = eventData.value(QLatin1String("error")).toString();
     } else if (eventType == QLatin1String("DevicePaused")) {
         paused = true;
     } else if (eventType == QLatin1String("DeviceRejected")) {
@@ -2020,11 +2023,12 @@ void SyncthingConnection::readDeviceEvent(SyncthingEventId eventId, DateTime eve
     }
 
     // assign new status
-    if (devInfo->status != status || devInfo->paused != paused) {
+    if (devInfo->status != status || devInfo->paused != paused || devInfo->disconnectReason != disconnectReason) {
         // don't mess with the status of the own device
         if (devInfo->status != SyncthingDevStatus::OwnDevice) {
             devInfo->status = status;
             devInfo->paused = paused;
+            devInfo->disconnectReason = disconnectReason;
         }
         emit devStatusChanged(*devInfo, index);
     }
diff --git a/syncthingconnector/syncthingdev.h b/syncthingconnector/syncthingdev.h
index 56f5a96..26deb95 100644
--- a/syncthingconnector/syncthingdev.h
+++ b/syncthingconnector/syncthingdev.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT SyncthingDev {
     QString connectionAddress;
     QString connectionType;
     QString clientVersion;
+    QString disconnectReason;
     CppUtilities::DateTime lastSeen;
     std::unordered_map<QString, SyncthingCompletion> completionByDir;
     SyncthingCompletion overallCompletion;