diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ToolBar.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ToolBar.qml
index 8fefa96..3be8800 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ToolBar.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ToolBar.qml
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ RowLayout {
                     target: connectButton
                     text: qsTr("Connect")
                     icon.source: plasmoid.nativeInterface.faUrl + "refresh"
-                    visible: true
+                    enabled: true
                 }
             },
             State {
                 name: "connecting"
                 PropertyChanges {
                     target: connectButton
-                    visible: false
+                    text: qsTr("Connecting …")
+                    icon.source: plasmoid.nativeInterface.faUrl + "refresh"
+                    enabled: false
                 }
             },
             State {
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ RowLayout {
                     target: connectButton
                     text: qsTr("Resume")
                     icon.source: plasmoid.nativeInterface.faUrl + "play"
-                    visible: true
+                    enabled: true
                 }
             },
             State {
@@ -49,14 +51,14 @@ RowLayout {
                     target: connectButton
                     text: qsTr("Pause")
                     icon.source: plasmoid.nativeInterface.faUrl + "pause"
-                    visible: true
+                    enabled: true
                 }
             }
         ]
         state: {
             switch (plasmoid.nativeInterface.connection.status) {
             case SyncthingPlasmoid.Data.Disconnected:
-                return "disconnected"
+                return plasmoid.nativeInterface.connection.connecting ? "connecting" : "disconnected"
             case SyncthingPlasmoid.Data.Reconnecting:
                 return "connecting";
             case SyncthingPlasmoid.Data.Paused:
diff --git a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
index 0151d7a..53df842 100644
--- a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
@@ -456,17 +456,22 @@ void TrayWidget::handleStatusChanged(SyncthingStatus status)
 {
     switch (status) {
     case SyncthingStatus::Disconnected:
-        m_ui->statusPushButton->setText(tr("Connect"));
-        m_ui->statusPushButton->setToolTip(tr("Not connected to Syncthing, click to connect"));
-        m_ui->statusPushButton->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral("refresh.fa")));
-        m_ui->statusPushButton->setHidden(false);
-        updateTraffic(); // ensure previous traffic statistics are no longer shown
-        if (m_applyingSettingsForWizard) {
-            concludeWizard(tr("Unable to establish connection to Syncthing."));
-        }
-        return;
     case SyncthingStatus::Reconnecting:
-        m_ui->statusPushButton->setHidden(true);
+        if (status == SyncthingStatus::Reconnecting || m_connection.isConnecting()) {
+            m_ui->statusPushButton->setText(tr("Connecting …"));
+            m_ui->statusPushButton->setToolTip(tr("Establishing connection to Syncthing …"));
+            m_ui->statusPushButton->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral("refresh.fa")));
+            m_ui->statusPushButton->setEnabled(false);
+        } else {
+            m_ui->statusPushButton->setText(tr("Connect"));
+            m_ui->statusPushButton->setToolTip(tr("Not connected to Syncthing, click to connect"));
+            m_ui->statusPushButton->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral("refresh.fa")));
+            m_ui->statusPushButton->setEnabled(true);
+            updateTraffic(); // ensure previous traffic statistics are no longer shown
+            if (m_applyingSettingsForWizard) {
+                concludeWizard(tr("Unable to establish connection to Syncthing."));
+            }
+        }
         return;
     case SyncthingStatus::Idle:
     case SyncthingStatus::Scanning:
@@ -475,13 +480,13 @@ void TrayWidget::handleStatusChanged(SyncthingStatus status)
         m_ui->statusPushButton->setText(tr("Pause"));
         m_ui->statusPushButton->setToolTip(tr("Syncthing is running, click to pause all devices"));
         m_ui->statusPushButton->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral("pause.fa")));
-        m_ui->statusPushButton->setHidden(false);
+        m_ui->statusPushButton->setEnabled(true);
         break;
     case SyncthingStatus::Paused:
         m_ui->statusPushButton->setText(tr("Continue"));
         m_ui->statusPushButton->setToolTip(tr("At least one device is paused, click to resume"));
         m_ui->statusPushButton->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral("play.fa")));
-        m_ui->statusPushButton->setHidden(false);
+        m_ui->statusPushButton->setEnabled(true);
         break;
     default:;
     }