diff --git a/lib/keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js b/lib/keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js
--- a/lib/keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js
+++ b/lib/keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js
@@ -93,4 +93,7 @@
   +keyserverID: string,
 };
 
+export const setSessionRecoveryInProgressActionType =
+  'SET_SESSION_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS';
+
 export { setNewSessionActionType, setNewSession };
diff --git a/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/keyserver-reducer.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   setLateResponseActionType,
   updateKeyserverReachabilityActionType,
   setConnectionIssueActionType,
+  setSessionRecoveryInProgressActionType,
 } from '../keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js';
 import {
   keyserverStoreOpsHandlers,
@@ -619,6 +620,28 @@
       },
       keyserverStoreOperations: [operation],
     };
+  } else if (action.type === setSessionRecoveryInProgressActionType) {
+    const { sessionRecoveryInProgress, keyserverID } = action.payload;
+    const operation: ReplaceKeyserverOperation = {
+      type: 'replace_keyserver',
+      payload: {
+        id: keyserverID,
+        keyserverInfo: {
+          ...state.keyserverInfos[keyserverID],
+          connection: {
+            ...state.keyserverInfos[keyserverID].connection,
+            sessionRecoveryInProgress,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    return {
+      keyserverStore: {
+        ...state,
+        keyserverInfos: processStoreOps(state.keyserverInfos, [operation]),
+      },
+      keyserverStoreOperations: [operation],
+    };
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/lib/types/redux-types.js b/lib/types/redux-types.js
--- a/lib/types/redux-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/redux-types.js
@@ -1339,6 +1339,10 @@
   | {
       +type: 'SET_CONNECTION_ISSUE',
       +payload: { +connectionIssue: ?ConnectionIssue, +keyserverID: string },
+    }
+  | {
+      +type: 'SET_SESSION_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS',
+      +payload: { +sessionRecoveryInProgress: boolean, +keyserverID: string },
     };
 
 export type ActionPayload = ?(Object | Array<*> | $ReadOnlyArray<*> | string);