diff --git a/lib/shared/keyserver-utils.js b/lib/shared/keyserver-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/keyserver-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/keyserver-utils.js
@@ -76,12 +76,16 @@
   state: KeyserverStore,
   actionPayload: SetSessionPayload,
 ): KeyserverInfo {
-  const { keyserverID, urlPrefix } = actionPayload;
+  const { keyserverID, urlPrefix, temporary } = actionPayload;
   let baseInfo = state.keyserverInfos[keyserverID];
   if (!baseInfo) {
     baseInfo = {
       ...defaultKeyserverInfo,
       urlPrefix,
+      connection: {
+        ...defaultKeyserverInfo.connection,
+        connectionIssue: temporary ? 'temporarily_connected' : undefined,
+      },
     };
   }
   return baseInfo;
diff --git a/lib/types/session-types.js b/lib/types/session-types.js
--- a/lib/types/session-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/session-types.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
   +logInActionSource: ?LogInActionSource,
   +keyserverID: string,
   +urlPrefix: string,
+  +temporary?: boolean,
 };
 
 export type SessionState = {
diff --git a/lib/types/socket-types.js b/lib/types/socket-types.js
--- a/lib/types/socket-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/socket-types.js
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@
 
 export type ConnectionIssue =
   | 'policy_acknowledgement_socket_crash_loop'
-  | 'not_logged_in_error';
+  | 'not_logged_in_error'
+  | 'temporarily_connected';
 
 export type ConnectionInfo = {
   +status: ConnectionStatus,