diff --git a/asyncua/client/client.py b/asyncua/client/client.py
index 6909e87d5..a2606be44 100644
--- a/asyncua/client/client.py
+++ b/asyncua/client/client.py
@@ -454,8 +454,13 @@ async def _monitor_server_loop(self):
                 await asyncio.sleep(timeout)
                 # @FIXME handle state change
                 _ = await self.nodes.server_state.read_value()
+        except ConnectionError as e:
+            _logger.info("connection error in watchdog loop %s", e, exc_info=True)
+            await self.uaclient.inform_subscriptions(ua.StatusCodes.BadShutdown)
+            raise
         except Exception:
             _logger.exception("Error in watchdog loop")
+            await self.uaclient.inform_subscriptions(ua.StatusCodes.BadShutdown)
             raise
 
     async def _renew_channel_loop(self):
@@ -474,6 +479,9 @@ async def _renew_channel_loop(self):
                 await self.open_secure_channel(renew=True)
                 val = await self.nodes.server_state.read_value()
                 _logger.debug("server state is: %s ", val)
+        except ConnectionError as e:
+            _logger.info("connection error  in watchdog loop %s", e, exc_info=True)
+            raise
         except Exception:
             _logger.exception("Error while renewing session")
             raise
diff --git a/asyncua/client/ua_client.py b/asyncua/client/ua_client.py
index 41e15cfb8..d939dae6b 100644
--- a/asyncua/client/ua_client.py
+++ b/asyncua/client/ua_client.py
@@ -490,6 +490,25 @@ async def create_subscription(
             self._publish_task = asyncio.create_task(self._publish_loop())
         return response.Parameters
 
+    async def inform_subscriptions(self, status: ua.StatusCode):
+        """
+            Inform all current subscriptions with a status code. This calls the handlers status_change_notification
+        """
+        status_message = ua.StatusChangeNotification(Status=status)
+        notification_message = ua.NotificationMessage(NotificationData=[status_message])
+        for subid, callback in self._subscription_callbacks.items():
+            try:
+                parameters = ua.PublishResult(
+                    subid,
+                    NotificationMessage_=notification_message
+                )
+                if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(callback):
+                    await callback(parameters)
+                else:
+                    callback(parameters)
+            except Exception:  # we call user code, catch everything!
+                self.logger.exception("Exception while calling user callback: %s")
+
     async def update_subscription(
         self, params: ua.ModifySubscriptionParameters
     ) -> ua.ModifySubscriptionResult:
diff --git a/tests/test_connections.py b/tests/test_connections.py
index 4f7063706..be86eed8d 100644
--- a/tests/test_connections.py
+++ b/tests/test_connections.py
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ async def test_safe_disconnect():
 
 
 async def test_client_connection_lost():
+    class LostSubHandler:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.status = ua.StatusCodes.Good
+
+        def status_change_notification(self, status):
+            self.status = status
     # Test the disconnect behavoir
     port = find_free_port()
     srv = Server()
@@ -57,11 +63,15 @@ async def test_client_connection_lost():
     srv.set_endpoint(f'opc.tcp://127.0.0.1:{port}')
     await srv.start()
     async with Client(f'opc.tcp://127.0.0.1:{port}', timeout=0.5, watchdog_intervall=1) as cl:
+        myhandler = LostSubHandler()
+        _ = await cl.create_subscription(1, myhandler)
         await srv.stop()
         await asyncio.sleep(2)
         with pytest.raises(ConnectionError):
             # check if connection is alive
             await cl.check_connection()
+        # check if the status_change_notification was triggered
+        assert myhandler.status == ua.StatusCodes.BadShutdown
         # check if exception is correct rethrown on second call
         with pytest.raises(ConnectionError):
             await cl.check_connection()