diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp b/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp
index 1a457ed3..f2f5c506 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp
@@ -1367,6 +1367,12 @@ void GuiApplication::BindMainCallbacks() {
       LOG_WARN("Copy local id failed: {}", SDL_GetError());
     }
   });
+  main->on_signal_reconnect_requested([this] {
+    LOG_INFO("Signal reconnect requested from the status bar");
+    if (ForceSignalReconnect() != 0) {
+      LOG_WARN("Signal reconnect could not be started");
+    }
+  });
   main->on_toggle_password_visibility([this] {
     show_password_ = !show_password_;
     ui_->main->set_password_visible(show_password_);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/assets/localization/localization_data.h b/apps/desktop/src/gui/assets/localization/localization_data.h
index e923cc5b..c70262cb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/assets/localization/localization_data.h
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/assets/localization/localization_data.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ struct TranslationRow {
   X(signal_connected, u8"已连接服务器", "Connected", u8"Подключено к серверу") \
   X(signal_disconnected, u8"未连接服务器", "Disconnected",                     \
     u8"Нет подключения к серверу")                                             \
+  X(signal_reconnect, u8"重新连接", "Reconnect", u8"Переподключиться")             \
   X(signal_tls_cert_error, u8"证书验证失败，请重新安装自托管根证书",           \
     "Certificate verification failed. Reinstall the self-hosted root "         \
     "certificate.",                                                            \
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/runtime/connection_runtime.cpp b/apps/desktop/src/gui/runtime/connection_runtime.cpp
index 3859f2f3..eb12ea4c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/runtime/connection_runtime.cpp
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/runtime/connection_runtime.cpp
@@ -227,6 +227,14 @@ int GuiRuntime::RequestSingleDevicePresence(const std::string& remote_id,
   return ret;
 }
 
+int GuiRuntime::ForceSignalReconnect() {
+  if (!peer_) {
+    LOG_WARN("Signal reconnect requested with no connection peer");
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return ReconnectSignal(peer_);
+}
+
 void GuiRuntime::CloseRemoteSession(std::shared_ptr<RemoteSession> props) {
   if (!props || props->closing_.exchange(true)) return;
   if (props->peer_events_) props->peer_events_->Deactivate();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/runtime/gui_runtime.h b/apps/desktop/src/gui/runtime/gui_runtime.h
index 1e4e12c2..9452b488 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/runtime/gui_runtime.h
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/runtime/gui_runtime.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class GuiRuntime : protected gui_detail::GuiState {
                 bool remember_password, bool bypass_presence_check = false);
   int RequestSingleDevicePresence(const std::string& remote_id,
                                   const char* password, bool remember_password);
+  int ForceSignalReconnect();
 
   void HandleRecentConnections();
   void HandleConnectionStatusChange();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/main_window.slint b/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/main_window.slint
index 64b9769c..4fe4db7f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/main_window.slint
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/main_window.slint
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export global UiStrings {
     in-out property <string> signal-connected: "Signal server connected";
     in-out property <string> signal-disconnected: "Signal server disconnected";
     in-out property <string> tls-error: "Signal server TLS certificate error";
+    in-out property <string> signal-reconnect: "Reconnect";
     in-out property <string> update-available: "A new version is available";
     in-out property <string> new-version: "New version";
     in-out property <string> check-for-updates: "Check for updates";
@@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
     callback browse-save-path;
     callback open-download;
     callback check-for-updates;
+    callback signal-reconnect-requested;
     callback connection-cancel;
     callback connection-acknowledge;
     callback connection-submit-password(string, bool);
@@ -1222,6 +1224,25 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
                     font-size: ImGuiFontStyle.base;
                     vertical-alignment: center;
             }
+            if !root.signal-connected && !root.signal-tls-error: Rectangle {
+                    x: parent.width - self.width - 12px;
+                    y: 3px;
+                    height: 18px;
+                    width: reconnect-label.preferred-width;
+                    reconnect-label := Text {
+                            text: UiStrings.signal-reconnect;
+                            color: #2563eb;
+                            font-size: ImGuiFontStyle.base;
+                            horizontal-alignment: center;
+                            vertical-alignment: center;
+                    }
+                    TouchArea {
+                            mouse-cursor: pointer;
+                            clicked => {
+                                root.signal-reconnect-requested();
+                            }
+                    }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/ui_localization.h b/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/ui_localization.h
index 7001449a..e4754c65 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/ui_localization.h
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/ui_localization.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ inline int ApplyMainWindowStrings(
   strings.set_signal_disconnected(
       Text(localization::signal_disconnected[language]));
   strings.set_tls_error(Text(localization::signal_tls_cert_error[language]));
+  strings.set_signal_reconnect(
+      Text(localization::signal_reconnect[language]));
   strings.set_update_available(
       Text(localization::new_version_available[language]));
   strings.set_new_version(Text(localization::new_version[language]));