diff --git a/conference.js b/conference.js
index baa9d3bc6..d3d0759f1 100644
--- a/conference.js
+++ b/conference.js
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ import {
 } from './react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet';
 import { setVideoAvailable } from './react/features/base/media';
 import {
+    localParticipantConnectionStatusChanged,
     localParticipantRoleChanged,
     MAX_DISPLAY_NAME_LENGTH,
+    participantConnectionStatusChanged,
     participantJoined,
     participantLeft,
     participantRoleChanged,
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ import {
 } from './react/features/overlay';
 import { showDesktopSharingButton } from './react/features/toolbox';
 
+const { participantConnectionStatus } = JitsiMeetJS.constants;
+
 const ConnectionEvents = JitsiMeetJS.events.connection;
 const ConnectionErrors = JitsiMeetJS.errors.connection;
 
@@ -1542,7 +1546,10 @@ export default {
 
         room.on(
             ConferenceEvents.PARTICIPANT_CONN_STATUS_CHANGED,
-            id => {
+            (id, connectionStatus) => {
+                APP.store.dispatch(participantConnectionStatusChanged(
+                    id, connectionStatus));
+
                 APP.UI.participantConnectionStatusChanged(id);
         });
         room.on(ConferenceEvents.DOMINANT_SPEAKER_CHANGED, (id) => {
@@ -1636,10 +1643,16 @@ export default {
         }
 
         room.on(ConferenceEvents.CONNECTION_INTERRUPTED, () => {
+            APP.store.dispatch(localParticipantConnectionStatusChanged(
+                participantConnectionStatus.INTERRUPTED));
+
             APP.UI.showLocalConnectionInterrupted(true);
         });
 
         room.on(ConferenceEvents.CONNECTION_RESTORED, () => {
+            APP.store.dispatch(localParticipantConnectionStatusChanged(
+                participantConnectionStatus.ACTIVE));
+
             APP.UI.showLocalConnectionInterrupted(false);
         });
 
diff --git a/react/features/base/participants/actions.js b/react/features/base/participants/actions.js
index d8f9bd80f..3a53ddc3e 100644
--- a/react/features/base/participants/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/base/participants/actions.js
@@ -30,6 +30,26 @@ export function dominantSpeakerChanged(id) {
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates an action to signal the connection status of the local participant
+ * has changed.
+ *
+ * @param {string} connectionStatus - The current connection status of the local
+ * participant, as enumerated by the library's participantConnectionStatus
+ * constants.
+ * @returns {Function}
+ */
+export function localParticipantConnectionStatusChanged(connectionStatus) {
+    return (dispatch, getState) => {
+        const participant = getLocalParticipant(getState);
+
+        if (participant) {
+            return dispatch(participantConnectionStatusChanged(
+                participant.id, connectionStatus));
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 /**
  * Action to signal that the ID of local participant has changed. It happens
  * when the local participant joins a new conference or leaves an existing