diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageListFirehoseError.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageListFirehoseError.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63b06c413e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageListFirehoseError.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import {View} from 'react-native'
+import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+
+import {ConvoItem} from '#/state/messages/convo/types'
+import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {CircleInfo_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CircleInfo} from '#/components/icons/CircleInfo'
+import {InlineLinkText} from '#/components/Link'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+
+export function MessageListFirehoseError({
+  item,
+}: {
+  item: ConvoItem & {type: 'firehose-error'}
+}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {_} = useLingui()
+
+  return (
+    <View style={[a.py_lg, a.align_center]}>
+      <View
+        style={[
+          a.flex_row,
+          a.align_center,
+          a.justify_between,
+          a.gap_sm,
+          {maxWidth: 400},
+        ]}>
+        <CircleInfo
+          size="sm"
+          fill={t.palette.negative_400}
+          style={[{top: 3}]}
+        />
+
+        <Text style={[a.leading_snug, a.flex_1, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+          {_(msg`This chat was disconnected`)} &middot;{' '}
+          {item.retry && (
+            <InlineLinkText
+              to="#"
+              label={_(msg`Press to attempt reconnection`)}
+              onPress={e => {
+                e.preventDefault()
+                item.retry?.()
+                return false
+              }}>
+              {_(msg`Reconnect`)}
+            </InlineLinkText>
+          )}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessagesList.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessagesList.tsx
index bb65567a27..2fb848cc7b 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessagesList.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessagesList.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {isWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 import {List} from 'view/com/util/List'
 import {MessageInput} from '#/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageInput'
 import {MessageListError} from '#/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageListError'
+import {MessageListFirehoseError} from '#/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageListFirehoseError'
 import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 import {MessageItem} from '#/components/dms/MessageItem'
 import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ function renderItem({item}: {item: ConvoItem}) {
     return <Text>Deleted message</Text>
   } else if (item.type === 'error') {
     return <MessageListError item={item} />
+  } else if (item.type === 'firehose-error') {
+    return <MessageListFirehoseError item={item} />
   }
 
   return null
diff --git a/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts b/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
index 679de8b700..a0ea7fc18b 100644
--- a/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
+++ b/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 import {
   ConvoDispatch,
   ConvoDispatchEvent,
+  ConvoError,
   ConvoErrorCode,
   ConvoEvent,
   ConvoItem,
@@ -55,13 +56,7 @@ export class Convo {
   private senderUserDid: string
 
   private status: ConvoStatus = ConvoStatus.Uninitialized
-  private error:
-    | {
-        code: ConvoErrorCode
-        exception?: Error
-        retry: () => void
-      }
-    | undefined
+  private error: ConvoError | undefined
   private oldestRev: string | undefined | null = undefined
   private isFetchingHistory = false
   private latestRev: string | undefined = undefined
@@ -79,7 +74,6 @@ export class Convo {
     {id: string; message: ChatBskyConvoSendMessage.InputSchema['message']}
   > = new Map()
   private deletedMessages: Set<string> = new Set()
-  private footerItems: Map<string, ConvoItem> = new Map()
   private headerItems: Map<string, ConvoItem> = new Map()
 
   private isProcessingPendingMessages = false
@@ -180,7 +174,7 @@ export class Convo {
           status: ConvoStatus.Error,
           items: [],
           convo: undefined,
-          error: this.error,
+          error: this.error!,
           sender: undefined,
           recipients: undefined,
           isFetchingHistory: false,
@@ -288,7 +282,7 @@ export class Convo {
               if (this.convo) {
                 this.status = ConvoStatus.Ready
                 this.refreshConvo()
-                this.attemptCleanup()
+                this.maybeRecoverFromNetworkError()
               } else {
                 this.status = ConvoStatus.Initializing
                 this.setup()
@@ -386,7 +380,6 @@ export class Convo {
     this.newMessages = new Map()
     this.pendingMessages = new Map()
     this.deletedMessages = new Set()
-    this.footerItems = new Map()
     this.headerItems = new Map()
 
     this.pendingMessageFailure = null
@@ -394,10 +387,14 @@ export class Convo {
     this.dispatch({event: ConvoDispatchEvent.Init})
   }
 
-  private attemptCleanup() {
-    // override what's here in case remote convo state has changed
-    this.pendingMessageFailure = 'recoverable'
-    this.batchRetryPendingMessages()
+  maybeRecoverFromNetworkError() {
+    if (this.firehoseError) {
+      this.firehoseError.retry()
+      this.firehoseError = undefined
+      this.commit()
+    } else {
+      this.batchRetryPendingMessages()
+    }
   }
 
   private async setup() {
@@ -643,22 +640,16 @@ export class Convo {
     )
   }
 
+  private firehoseError: MessagesEventBusError | undefined
+
   onFirehoseConnect() {
-    this.footerItems.delete(ConvoItemError.FirehoseFailed)
+    this.firehoseError = undefined
+    this.batchRetryPendingMessages()
     this.commit()
   }
 
   onFirehoseError(error?: MessagesEventBusError) {
-    this.footerItems.set(ConvoItemError.FirehoseFailed, {
-      type: 'error',
-      key: ConvoItemError.FirehoseFailed,
-      code: ConvoItemError.FirehoseFailed,
-      retry: () => {
-        this.footerItems.delete(ConvoItemError.FirehoseFailed)
-        this.commit()
-        error?.retry()
-      },
-    })
+    this.firehoseError = error
     this.commit()
   }
 
@@ -852,18 +843,14 @@ export class Convo {
   }
 
   async batchRetryPendingMessages() {
-    if (this.pendingMessageFailure === 'unrecoverable') return
-
-    // reset if present, and recoverable
-    if (this.pendingMessageFailure === 'recoverable') {
-      this.pendingMessageFailure = null
-      this.commit()
-    }
+    if (this.pendingMessageFailure === null) return
 
     const messageArray = Array.from(this.pendingMessages.values())
-
     if (messageArray.length === 0) return
 
+    this.pendingMessageFailure = null
+    this.commit()
+
     logger.debug(
       `Convo: batch retrying ${this.pendingMessages.size} pending messages`,
       {},
@@ -1012,15 +999,21 @@ export class Convo {
         retry:
           this.pendingMessageFailure === 'recoverable'
             ? () => {
-                this.batchRetryPendingMessages()
+                this.maybeRecoverFromNetworkError()
               }
             : undefined,
       })
     })
 
-    this.footerItems.forEach(item => {
-      items.push(item)
-    })
+    if (this.firehoseError) {
+      items.push({
+        type: 'firehose-error',
+        key: 'firehose-error',
+        retry: () => {
+          this.firehoseError?.retry()
+        },
+      })
+    }
 
     return items
       .filter(item => {
diff --git a/src/state/messages/convo/types.ts b/src/state/messages/convo/types.ts
index 2305c952f7..01b24a2a17 100644
--- a/src/state/messages/convo/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/messages/convo/types.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ export type ConvoItem =
        */
       retry?: () => void
     }
+  | {
+      type: 'firehose-error'
+      key: string
+      /**
+       * If present, error is recoverable.
+       */
+      retry?: () => void
+    }
 
 type DeleteMessage = (messageId: string) => Promise<void>
 type SendMessage = (
@@ -194,7 +202,7 @@ export type ConvoStateError = {
   status: ConvoStatus.Error
   items: []
   convo: undefined
-  error: any
+  error: ConvoError
   sender: undefined
   recipients: undefined
   isFetchingHistory: false