diff --git a/interface/src/app/status/NetworkStatus.tsx b/interface/src/app/status/NetworkStatus.tsx
index 55112b295..70b2d70e5 100644
--- a/interface/src/app/status/NetworkStatus.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/app/status/NetworkStatus.tsx
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ const NetworkStatus = () => {
 
   const networkStatus = ({ status }: NetworkStatusType) => {
     switch (status) {
+      case NetworkConnectionStatus.ETHERNET_STATUS_CONNECTED:
+        return LL.CONNECTED(0) + ' (Ethernet)';
       case NetworkConnectionStatus.WIFI_STATUS_NO_SHIELD:
         return LL.INACTIVE(1);
       case NetworkConnectionStatus.WIFI_STATUS_IDLE:
@@ -101,13 +103,11 @@ const NetworkStatus = () => {
       case NetworkConnectionStatus.WIFI_STATUS_NO_SSID_AVAIL:
         return 'No SSID Available';
       case NetworkConnectionStatus.WIFI_STATUS_CONNECTED:
-        return LL.CONNECTED(0) + ' (WiFi)';
-      case NetworkConnectionStatus.ETHERNET_STATUS_CONNECTED:
-        return LL.CONNECTED(0) + ' (Ethernet)';
+        return LL.CONNECTED(0) + ' (WiFi) (' + data.connect_count + ')';
       case NetworkConnectionStatus.WIFI_STATUS_CONNECT_FAILED:
-        return LL.CONNECTED(1) + ' ' + LL.FAILED(0);
+        return LL.CONNECTED(1) + ' ' + LL.FAILED(0) + ' (' + data.connect_count + ')';
       case NetworkConnectionStatus.WIFI_STATUS_CONNECTION_LOST:
-        return LL.CONNECTED(1) + ' ' + LL.LOST();
+        return LL.CONNECTED(1) + ' ' + LL.LOST() + ' (' + data.connect_count + ')';
       case NetworkConnectionStatus.WIFI_STATUS_DISCONNECTED:
         return LL.DISCONNECTED();
       default:
diff --git a/interface/src/types/network.ts b/interface/src/types/network.ts
index d2f0512c0..e8d65b6cf 100644
--- a/interface/src/types/network.ts
+++ b/interface/src/types/network.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface NetworkStatusType {
   dns_ip_1: string;
   dns_ip_2: string;
   hostname: string;
+  connect_count: number;
 }
 
 export interface NetworkSettingsType {
diff --git a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h
index 2c8dc7cc1..9e33ad992 100644
--- a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h
+++ b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class ESP8266React {
         return _apSettingsService.getAPNetworkStatus() == APNetworkStatus::ACTIVE;
     }
 
+    uint16_t getWifiConnects() {
+        return _networkSettingsService.getWifiConnects();
+    }
+
   private:
     SecuritySettingsService _securitySettingsService;
     NetworkSettingsService  _networkSettingsService;
diff --git a/lib/framework/NetworkSettingsService.cpp b/lib/framework/NetworkSettingsService.cpp
index 6db003296..de525dd36 100644
--- a/lib/framework/NetworkSettingsService.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/NetworkSettingsService.cpp
@@ -304,10 +304,14 @@ void NetworkSettingsService::WiFiEvent(WiFiEvent_t event, WiFiEventInfo_t info)
         break;
 
     case ARDUINO_EVENT_WIFI_STA_DISCONNECTED:
-        emsesp::EMSESP::logger().warning("WiFi disconnected. Reason: %s (%d)",
+        connectcount_++; // count the number of reconnects
+        emsesp::EMSESP::logger().warning("WiFi disconnected (#%d). Reason: %s (%d)",
+                                         connectcount_,
                                          disconnectReason(info.wifi_sta_disconnected.reason),
                                          info.wifi_sta_disconnected.reason); // IDF 4.0
         emsesp::EMSESP::system_.has_ipv6(false);
+
+
         break;
 
     case ARDUINO_EVENT_WIFI_STA_GOT_IP:
diff --git a/lib/framework/NetworkSettingsService.h b/lib/framework/NetworkSettingsService.h
index 4f9b8d16b..dba52eb53 100644
--- a/lib/framework/NetworkSettingsService.h
+++ b/lib/framework/NetworkSettingsService.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ class NetworkSettings {
     static StateUpdateResult update(JsonObject root, NetworkSettings & settings);
 };
 
-
 class NetworkSettingsService : public StatefulService<NetworkSettings> {
   public:
     NetworkSettingsService(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs, SecurityManager * securityManager);
@@ -95,6 +94,10 @@ class NetworkSettingsService : public StatefulService<NetworkSettings> {
     void begin();
     void loop();
 
+    uint16_t getWifiConnects() const {
+        return connectcount_;
+    }
+
   private:
     HttpEndpoint<NetworkSettings>  _httpEndpoint;
     FSPersistence<NetworkSettings> _fsPersistence;
@@ -102,6 +105,8 @@ class NetworkSettingsService : public StatefulService<NetworkSettings> {
     unsigned long _lastConnectionAttempt;
     bool          _stopping;
 
+    uint16_t connectcount_ = 0; // number of wifi reconnects
+
     void         WiFiEvent(WiFiEvent_t event, WiFiEventInfo_t info);
     void         mDNS_start() const;
     const char * disconnectReason(uint8_t code);
diff --git a/lib/framework/NetworkStatus.cpp b/lib/framework/NetworkStatus.cpp
index 8a78c18b5..ef1d78423 100644
--- a/lib/framework/NetworkStatus.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/NetworkStatus.cpp
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@ void NetworkStatus::networkStatus(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
 #else
         root["local_ipv6"] = WiFi.linkLocalIPv6().toString();
 #endif
-        root["mac_address"] = WiFi.macAddress();
-        root["rssi"]        = WiFi.RSSI();
-        root["ssid"]        = WiFi.SSID();
-        root["bssid"]       = WiFi.BSSIDstr();
-        root["channel"]     = WiFi.channel();
-        root["subnet_mask"] = WiFi.subnetMask().toString();
+        root["mac_address"]   = WiFi.macAddress();
+        root["rssi"]          = WiFi.RSSI();
+        root["ssid"]          = WiFi.SSID();
+        root["bssid"]         = WiFi.BSSIDstr();
+        root["channel"]       = WiFi.channel();
+        root["connect_count"] = emsesp::EMSESP::esp8266React.getWifiConnects();
+        root["subnet_mask"]   = WiFi.subnetMask().toString();
 
         if (WiFi.gatewayIP() != INADDR_NONE) {
             root["gateway_ip"] = WiFi.gatewayIP().toString();
diff --git a/mock-api/rest_server.ts b/mock-api/rest_server.ts
index d6b00e235..973be2fc2 100644
--- a/mock-api/rest_server.ts
+++ b/mock-api/rest_server.ts
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ const network_status = {
   gateway_ip: '10.10.10.1',
   dns_ip_1: '10.10.10.1',
   dns_ip_2: '0.0.0.0',
-  hostname: 'ems-esp'
+  hostname: 'ems-esp',
+  connect_count: 1
 };
 const list_networks = {
   networks: [