diff --git a/src/mpdevil.py b/src/mpdevil.py
index 7ed3037..1de59c5 100755
--- a/src/mpdevil.py
+++ b/src/mpdevil.py
@@ -3601,6 +3601,7 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
 		self._settings.connect("changed::playlist-right", self._on_playlist_pos_changed)
 		self._client.emitter.connect("current_song", self._on_song_changed)
 		self._client.emitter.connect("disconnected", self._on_disconnected)
+		self._client.emitter.connect("connection_error", self._on_connection_error)
 		self._client.emitter.connect("reconnected", self._on_reconnected)
 		# auto save window state and size
 		self.connect("size-allocate", self._on_size_allocate)
@@ -3789,6 +3790,9 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
 		self._search_button.set_active(False)
 		self._search_button.set_sensitive(False)
 
+	def _on_connection_error(self, *args):
+		self._clear_title()
+
 	def _on_size_allocate(self, widget, rect):
 		if not self.is_maximized():
 			if (size:=self.get_size()) != self._size:  # prevent unneeded write operations