diff --git a/public/scripts/network.js b/public/scripts/network.js
index 9d2a69e..4ca3aa6 100644
--- a/public/scripts/network.js
+++ b/public/scripts/network.js
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class ServerConnection {
     _connect() {
         clearTimeout(this._reconnectTimer);
         if (this._isConnected() || this._isConnecting()) return;
+        if (this._isReconnect) {
+            Events.fire('notify-user', {
+                message: Localization.getTranslation("notifications.connecting"),
+                persistent: true
+            });
+        }
         const ws = new WebSocket(this._endpoint());
         ws.binaryType = 'arraybuffer';
         ws.onopen = _ => this._onOpen();
@@ -221,12 +227,10 @@ class ServerConnection {
     _onDisconnect() {
         console.log('WS: server disconnected');
         setTimeout(() => {
-            Events.fire('notify-user', Localization.getTranslation("notifications.connecting"));
+            this._isReconnect = true;
+            Events.fire('ws-disconnected');
+            this._reconnectTimer = setTimeout(_ => this._connect(), 1000);
         }, 100); //delay for 100ms to prevent flickering on page reload
-        clearTimeout(this._reconnectTimer);
-        this._reconnectTimer = setTimeout(_ => this._connect(), 1000);
-        Events.fire('ws-disconnected');
-        this._isReconnect = true;
     }
 
     _onVisibilityChange() {
diff --git a/public/scripts/ui.js b/public/scripts/ui.js
index f8bdf38..7af619a 100644
--- a/public/scripts/ui.js
+++ b/public/scripts/ui.js
@@ -2044,9 +2044,12 @@ class Toast extends Dialog {
 
     _onNotify(message) {
         if (this.hideTimeout) clearTimeout(this.hideTimeout);
-        this.$el.innerText = message;
+        this.$el.innerText = typeof message === "object" ? message.message : message;
         this.show();
-        this.hideTimeout = setTimeout(_ => this.hide(), 5000);
+
+        if (typeof message === "object" && message.persistent) return;
+
+        this.hideTimeout = setTimeout(() => this.hide(), 5000);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/public_included_ws_fallback/scripts/network.js b/public_included_ws_fallback/scripts/network.js
index 3329d37..9771f44 100644
--- a/public_included_ws_fallback/scripts/network.js
+++ b/public_included_ws_fallback/scripts/network.js
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class ServerConnection {
     _connect() {
         clearTimeout(this._reconnectTimer);
         if (this._isConnected() || this._isConnecting()) return;
+        if (this._isReconnect) {
+            Events.fire('notify-user', {
+                message: Localization.getTranslation("notifications.connecting"),
+                persistent: true
+            });
+        }
         const ws = new WebSocket(this._endpoint());
         ws.binaryType = 'arraybuffer';
         ws.onopen = _ => this._onOpen();
@@ -232,12 +238,10 @@ class ServerConnection {
     _onDisconnect() {
         console.log('WS: server disconnected');
         setTimeout(() => {
-            Events.fire('notify-user', Localization.getTranslation("notifications.connecting"));
+            this._isReconnect = true;
+            Events.fire('ws-disconnected');
+            this._reconnectTimer = setTimeout(_ => this._connect(), 1000);
         }, 100); //delay for 100ms to prevent flickering on page reload
-        clearTimeout(this._reconnectTimer);
-        this._reconnectTimer = setTimeout(_ => this._connect(), 1000);
-        Events.fire('ws-disconnected');
-        this._isReconnect = true;
     }
 
     _onVisibilityChange() {
diff --git a/public_included_ws_fallback/scripts/ui.js b/public_included_ws_fallback/scripts/ui.js
index db2facc..6e1c6f9 100644
--- a/public_included_ws_fallback/scripts/ui.js
+++ b/public_included_ws_fallback/scripts/ui.js
@@ -2046,9 +2046,12 @@ class Toast extends Dialog {
 
     _onNotify(message) {
         if (this.hideTimeout) clearTimeout(this.hideTimeout);
-        this.$el.innerText = message;
+        this.$el.innerText = typeof message === "object" ? message.message : message;
         this.show();
-        this.hideTimeout = setTimeout(_ => this.hide(), 5000);
+
+        if (typeof message === "object" && message.persistent) return;
+
+        this.hideTimeout = setTimeout(() => this.hide(), 5000);
     }
 }