diff --git a/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttchannelimplementation.cpp b/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttchannelimplementation.cpp
index 0621276c..765b06e3 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttchannelimplementation.cpp
+++ b/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttchannelimplementation.cpp
@@ -72,4 +72,19 @@ void MqttChannelImplementation::publish(const QString &topic, const QByteArray &
     emit pluginPublished(topic, payload);
 }
 
+bool MqttChannelImplementation::isConnected() const
+{
+    return m_connected;
+}
+
+void MqttChannelImplementation::setConnected(bool connected)
+{
+    m_connected = connected;
+    if (m_connected) {
+        emit clientConnected(this);
+    } else {
+        emit clientDisconnected(this);
+    }
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttchannelimplementation.h b/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttchannelimplementation.h
index cf35a908..016fff12 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttchannelimplementation.h
+++ b/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttchannelimplementation.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ public:
 
     void publish(const QString &topic, const QByteArray &payload) override;
 
+    bool isConnected() const override;
+    void setConnected(bool connected);
+
 signals:
     void pluginPublished(const QString &topic, const QByteArray &payload);
 
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ private:
     QHostAddress m_serverAddress;
     quint16 m_serverPort;
     QStringList m_topicPrefixList;
+    bool m_connected = false;
 
     friend class MqttProviderImplementation;
 };
diff --git a/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttproviderimplementation.cpp b/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttproviderimplementation.cpp
index 11c66f0d..e9266cbd 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttproviderimplementation.cpp
+++ b/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttproviderimplementation.cpp
@@ -205,16 +205,16 @@ void MqttProviderImplementation::setEnabled(bool enabled)
 void MqttProviderImplementation::onClientConnected(const QString &clientId)
 {
     if (m_createdChannels.contains(clientId)) {
-        MqttChannel* channel = m_createdChannels.value(clientId);
-        emit channel->clientConnected(channel);
+        MqttChannelImplementation *channel = qobject_cast<MqttChannelImplementation *>(m_createdChannels.value(clientId));
+        channel->setConnected(true);
     }
 }
 
 void MqttProviderImplementation::onClientDisconnected(const QString &clientId)
 {
     if (m_createdChannels.contains(clientId)) {
-        MqttChannel *channel = m_createdChannels.value(clientId);
-        emit channel->clientDisconnected(channel);
+        MqttChannelImplementation *channel = qobject_cast<MqttChannelImplementation *>(m_createdChannels.value(clientId));
+        channel->setConnected(false);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttproviderimplementation.h b/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttproviderimplementation.h
index aad46127..a171a4c1 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttproviderimplementation.h
+++ b/libnymea-core/hardware/network/mqtt/mqttproviderimplementation.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ private slots:
 private:
     MqttBroker* m_broker = nullptr;
 
-    QHash<QString, MqttChannel*> m_createdChannels;
+    QHash<QString, MqttChannel *> m_createdChannels;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/libnymea/network/mqtt/mqttchannel.h b/libnymea/network/mqtt/mqttchannel.h
index 32cd622d..116aa113 100644
--- a/libnymea/network/mqtt/mqttchannel.h
+++ b/libnymea/network/mqtt/mqttchannel.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual void publish(const QString &topic, const QByteArray &payload) = 0;
 
+    virtual bool isConnected() const = 0;
+
 signals:
     void clientConnected(MqttChannel* channel);
     void clientDisconnected(MqttChannel* channel);