diff --git a/Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/VPN/VPNService.swift b/Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/VPN/VPNService.swift
index 224174a..3addcd4 100644
--- a/Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/VPN/VPNService.swift
+++ b/Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/VPN/VPNService.swift
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ final class CoderVPNService: NSObject, VPNService {
             if tunnelState == .connecting {
                 progress = .init(stage: .initial, downloadProgress: nil)
             }
+            if case let .failed(tunnelError) = tunnelState, tunnelState != oldValue {
+                Task {
+                    do {
+                        try await sendNotification(title: "Coder Connect has failed!", body: tunnelError.description)
+                    } catch let notifError {
+                        logger.error("Failed to send notification (\(tunnelError.description)): \(notifError)")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }