diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index 15378babdf5ebdc200a1d7f520c6ba470a29dbc1..b3824c7ae0753e3c379efb379e2f07021526df66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -3733,6 +3733,10 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends XmppFragment
             showSnackbar(R.string.this_account_is_logged_out,R.string.log_in,this.mEnableAccountListener);
         } else if (conversation.isBlocked()) {
             showSnackbar(R.string.contact_blocked, R.string.unblock, this.mUnblockClickListener);
+        } else if (account.getStatus() == Account.State.CONNECTING) {
+            showSnackbar(R.string.this_account_is_connecting, 0, null);
+        } else if (account.getStatus() != Account.State.ONLINE) {
+            showSnackbar(R.string.this_account_is_offline, 0, null);
         } else if (contact != null
                 && !contact.showInRoster()
                 && contact.getOption(Contact.Options.PENDING_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUEST)) {
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d9c6e0deea1a81b2210f2a292eda11f9e3583bed..745c2c2738493559d9715483e2b9486748eacf90 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@
     <string name="no_keys_just_confirm">You have already trusted this persons fingerprint. By selecting “Done” you are just confirming that %s is part of this group chat.</string>
     <string name="this_account_is_disabled">You have disabled this account</string>
     <string name="this_account_is_logged_out">You have logged out of this account</string>
+    <string name="this_account_is_connecting">This account is connecting…</string>
+    <string name="this_account_is_offline">This account is not connected, messages will send once it reconnects</string>
     <string name="security_error_invalid_file_access">Security error: Invalid file access!</string>
     <string name="no_application_to_share_uri">No app found to share URI</string>
     <string name="share_uri_with">Share URI with…</string>