diff --git a/src/connection.vala b/src/connection.vala
index 113e67bdee8e469cfb6d98799835e6eece57c003..0f67075eef11e4bbeb9599d45061749aebe8e3a3 100644
--- a/src/connection.vala
+++ b/src/connection.vala
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ namespace Connections {
                                                                                         need_username);
         }
 
+        protected void on_connection_error_cb (string reason) {
+            Application.application.main_window.notifications_bar.display_for_error (reason);
+        }
+
         protected void auth_failed (string reason) {
             disconnect_it ();
 
diff --git a/src/vnc-connection.vala b/src/vnc-connection.vala
index bce8975f36cc2e4dbabfe07243a4fc4aa60122dc..ae92ed1367cabb10d55f70e94ccb88e4cdbb2af9 100644
--- a/src/vnc-connection.vala
+++ b/src/vnc-connection.vala
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ namespace Connections {
 
             clipboard = Gtk.Clipboard.get_default (Application.application.main_window.get_display ());
 
+            display.vnc_error.connect (on_connection_error_cb);
             display.vnc_initialized.connect (() => { show (); });
             display.vnc_auth_credential.connect (on_vnc_auth_credential_cb);
             display.vnc_auth_failure.connect (on_vnc_auth_failure_cb);