diff --git a/libmea-core/nymeaconnection.cpp b/libmea-core/nymeaconnection.cpp
index 44353d9d..0f2fdd86 100644
--- a/libmea-core/nymeaconnection.cpp
+++ b/libmea-core/nymeaconnection.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void NymeaConnection::connect(const QString &url)
 
 void NymeaConnection::disconnect()
 {
-    if (!m_currentInterface || !m_currentInterface->isConnected()) {
+    if (!m_currentInterface || m_currentInterface->connectionState() == NymeaInterface::ConnectionStateDisconnected) {
         qWarning() << "not connected, cannot disconnect";
         return;
     }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ bool NymeaConnection::isTrusted(const QString &url)
 
 bool NymeaConnection::connected()
 {
-    return m_currentInterface && m_currentInterface->isConnected();
+    return m_currentInterface && m_currentInterface->connectionState() == NymeaInterface::ConnectionStateConnected;
 }
 
 QString NymeaConnection::url() const
diff --git a/libmea-core/nymeainterface.h b/libmea-core/nymeainterface.h
index 358b4e00..1c4f3e94 100644
--- a/libmea-core/nymeainterface.h
+++ b/libmea-core/nymeainterface.h
@@ -29,13 +29,20 @@ class NymeaInterface : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
+    enum ConnectionState {
+        ConnectionStateDisconnected,
+        ConnectionStateConnecting,
+        ConnectionStateConnected
+    };
+    Q_ENUM(ConnectionState)
+
     explicit NymeaInterface(QObject *parent = 0);
 
     virtual QStringList supportedSchemes() const = 0;
 
     virtual void connect(const QUrl &url) = 0;
     virtual void disconnect() = 0;
-    virtual bool isConnected() const = 0;
+    virtual ConnectionState connectionState() const = 0;
     virtual void sendData(const QByteArray &data) = 0;
     virtual void ignoreSslErrors(const QList<QSslError> &errors) = 0;
 
diff --git a/libmea-core/tcpsocketinterface.cpp b/libmea-core/tcpsocketinterface.cpp
index b4ba38fc..c2727490 100644
--- a/libmea-core/tcpsocketinterface.cpp
+++ b/libmea-core/tcpsocketinterface.cpp
@@ -61,14 +61,28 @@ void TcpSocketInterface::connect(const QUrl &url)
     }
 }
 
-bool TcpSocketInterface::isConnected() const
+NymeaInterface::ConnectionState TcpSocketInterface::connectionState() const
 {
-    return m_socket.state() == QAbstractSocket::ConnectedState;
+    switch (m_socket.state()) {
+    case QAbstractSocket::ConnectedState:
+        return NymeaInterface::ConnectionStateConnected;
+    case QAbstractSocket::ConnectingState:
+    case QAbstractSocket::HostLookupState:
+        return NymeaInterface::ConnectionStateConnecting;
+    default:
+        return NymeaInterface::ConnectionStateDisconnected;
+    }
 }
 
 void TcpSocketInterface::disconnect()
 {
+    qDebug() << "closing socket";
     m_socket.disconnectFromHost();
+    m_socket.close();
+    // QTcpSocket might endlessly wait for a timeout if we call connectToHost() for an IP which isn't
+    // reable at all (e.g. has disappeared from the network). Closing the socket is not enough, we need
+    // abort the exiting connection attempts too.
+    m_socket.abort();
 }
 
 void TcpSocketInterface::socketReadyRead()
diff --git a/libmea-core/tcpsocketinterface.h b/libmea-core/tcpsocketinterface.h
index 5fefa4fb..4e894cc0 100644
--- a/libmea-core/tcpsocketinterface.h
+++ b/libmea-core/tcpsocketinterface.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public:
     QStringList supportedSchemes() const override;
 
     void connect(const QUrl &url) override;
-    bool isConnected() const override;
+    ConnectionState connectionState() const override;
     void disconnect() override;
     void sendData(const QByteArray &data) override;
     void ignoreSslErrors(const QList<QSslError> &errors) override;
diff --git a/libmea-core/websocketinterface.cpp b/libmea-core/websocketinterface.cpp
index 063eef38..9d91041d 100644
--- a/libmea-core/websocketinterface.cpp
+++ b/libmea-core/websocketinterface.cpp
@@ -51,14 +51,24 @@ void WebsocketInterface::connect(const QUrl &url)
     m_socket->open(QUrl(url));
 }
 
-bool WebsocketInterface::isConnected() const
+NymeaInterface::ConnectionState WebsocketInterface::connectionState() const
 {
-    return m_socket->state() == QAbstractSocket::ConnectedState;
+    switch (m_socket->state()) {
+    case QAbstractSocket::ConnectedState:
+        return NymeaInterface::ConnectionStateConnected;
+    case QAbstractSocket::ConnectingState:
+    case QAbstractSocket::HostLookupState:
+        return NymeaInterface::ConnectionStateConnecting;
+    default:
+        return NymeaInterface::ConnectionStateDisconnected;
+    }
+
 }
 
 void WebsocketInterface::disconnect()
 {
     m_socket->close();
+    m_socket->abort();
 }
 
 void WebsocketInterface::sendData(const QByteArray &data)
diff --git a/libmea-core/websocketinterface.h b/libmea-core/websocketinterface.h
index 4b8f762d..8349a736 100644
--- a/libmea-core/websocketinterface.h
+++ b/libmea-core/websocketinterface.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     QStringList supportedSchemes() const override;
 
     void connect(const QUrl &url) override;
-    bool isConnected() const override;
+    ConnectionState connectionState() const override;
     void disconnect() override;
     void sendData(const QByteArray &data) override;
     void ignoreSslErrors(const QList<QSslError> &errors) override;