diff --git a/client/src/javascript/components/AppWrapper.js b/client/src/javascript/components/AppWrapper.js
index e1ce3c7f..6b951e70 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/components/AppWrapper.js
+++ b/client/src/javascript/components/AppWrapper.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class AuthEnforcer extends React.Component {
       authStatusDetermined: false,
       dependencies: {},
       isAuthenticated: false,
-      isClientConnected: false,
+      isClientConnected: ClientStatusStore.getIsConnected(),
       dependenciesLoaded: false,
     };
 
diff --git a/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/TransferData.js b/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/TransferData.js
index 357de220..f5c2d770 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/TransferData.js
+++ b/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/TransferData.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TransferData extends React.Component {
 
     this.state = {
       graphInspectorPoint: null,
-      isClientConnected: false,
+      isClientConnected: ClientStatusStore.getIsConnected(),
       sidebarWidth: 0,
       transferHistoryRequestSuccess: false,
       transferDataRequestError: false,
diff --git a/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/TransferRateDetails.js b/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/TransferRateDetails.js
index c64ccf46..a4aad618 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/TransferRateDetails.js
+++ b/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/TransferRateDetails.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TransferRateDetails extends React.Component {
     super();
 
     this.state = {
-      isClientConnected: false,
+      isClientConnected: ClientStatusStore.getIsConnected(),
       inspectorPoint: null,
     };
 
diff --git a/client/src/javascript/components/torrent-list/TorrentList.js b/client/src/javascript/components/torrent-list/TorrentList.js
index ad4ff308..b1178c83 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/components/torrent-list/TorrentList.js
+++ b/client/src/javascript/components/torrent-list/TorrentList.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class TorrentListContainer extends React.Component {
       displayedProperties: SettingsStore.getFloodSettings('torrentDetails'),
       emptyTorrentList: false,
       handleTorrentPriorityChange: null,
+      isClientConnected: ClientStatusStore.getIsConnected(),
       tableScrollLeft: 0,
       torrentCount: 0,
       torrentHeight: null,
diff --git a/client/src/javascript/constants/EventTypes.js b/client/src/javascript/constants/EventTypes.js
index d7400245..52329416 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/constants/EventTypes.js
+++ b/client/src/javascript/constants/EventTypes.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const eventTypes = [
   'AUTH_REGISTER_SUCCESS',
   'AUTH_VERIFY_ERROR',
   'AUTH_VERIFY_SUCCESS',
+  'CLIENT_CONNECTION_STATUS_CHANGE',
   'CLIENT_ADD_TORRENT_ERROR',
   'CLIENT_ADD_TORRENT_SUCCESS',
   'CLIENT_FETCH_TORRENT_TAXONOMY_ERROR',