diff --git a/app/data/disconnected.png b/app/data/disconnected.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e788cd96
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/data/disconnected.png differ
diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index c7fb6d18..275035a2 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ src = [
     'src/delay_buffer.c',
     'src/demuxer.c',
     'src/device_msg.c',
+    'src/disconnect.c',
     'src/events.c',
     'src/icon.c',
     'src/file_pusher.c',
diff --git a/app/src/disconnect.c b/app/src/disconnect.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ea4d56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/disconnect.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#include "disconnect.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#include "icon.h"
+#include "util/log.h"
+
+static int
+run(void *userdata) {
+    struct sc_disconnect *d = userdata;
+
+    SDL_Surface *icon = sc_icon_load(SC_ICON_FILENAME_DISCONNECTED);
+    if (icon) {
+        d->cbs->on_icon_loaded(d, icon, d->cbs_userdata);
+    } else {
+        LOGE("Could not load disconnected icon");
+    }
+
+    if (d->deadline != SC_TICK_NONE) {
+        sc_mutex_lock(&d->mutex);
+        bool timed_out = false;
+        while (!d->interrupted && !timed_out) {
+            timed_out = !sc_cond_timedwait(&d->cond, &d->mutex, d->deadline);
+        }
+        sc_mutex_unlock(&d->mutex);
+
+        if (!d->interrupted) {
+            d->cbs->on_timeout(d, d->cbs_userdata);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+bool
+sc_disconnect_start(struct sc_disconnect *d, sc_tick deadline,
+                    const struct sc_disconnect_callbacks *cbs,
+                    void *cbs_userdata) {
+    bool ok = sc_mutex_init(&d->mutex);
+    if (!ok) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ok = sc_cond_init(&d->cond);
+    if (!ok) {
+        goto error_destroy_mutex;
+    }
+
+    ok = sc_thread_create(&d->thread, run, "scrcpy-dis", d);
+    if (!ok) {
+        goto error_destroy_cond;
+    }
+
+    d->deadline = deadline;
+    d->interrupted = false;
+
+    assert(cbs && cbs->on_icon_loaded && cbs->on_timeout);
+    d->cbs = cbs;
+    d->cbs_userdata = cbs_userdata;
+
+    return true;
+
+error_destroy_mutex:
+    sc_mutex_destroy(&d->mutex);
+error_destroy_cond:
+    sc_cond_destroy(&d->cond);
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+void
+sc_disconnect_interrupt(struct sc_disconnect *d) {
+    sc_mutex_lock(&d->mutex);
+    d->interrupted = true;
+    sc_mutex_unlock(&d->mutex);
+    // wake up blocking wait
+    sc_cond_signal(&d->cond);
+}
+
+void
+sc_disconnect_join(struct sc_disconnect *d) {
+    sc_thread_join(&d->thread, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+sc_disconnect_destroy(struct sc_disconnect *d) {
+    sc_cond_destroy(&d->cond);
+    sc_mutex_destroy(&d->mutex);
+}
diff --git a/app/src/disconnect.h b/app/src/disconnect.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b63ee59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/disconnect.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#ifndef SC_DISCONNECT
+#define SC_DISCONNECT
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+#include "SDL3/SDL_surface.h"
+#include "util/tick.h"
+#include "util/thread.h"
+
+// Tool to handle loading the icon and signal timeout when the device is
+// unexpectedly disconnected
+struct sc_disconnect {
+    sc_tick deadline;
+
+    struct sc_thread thread;
+    struct sc_mutex mutex;
+    struct sc_cond cond;
+    bool interrupted;
+
+    const struct sc_disconnect_callbacks *cbs;
+    void *cbs_userdata;
+};
+
+struct sc_disconnect_callbacks {
+    // Called when the disconnected icon is loaded
+    void (*on_icon_loaded)(struct sc_disconnect *d, SDL_Surface *icon,
+                           void *userdata);
+
+    // Called when the timeout expired (the scrcpy window must be closed)
+    void (*on_timeout)(struct sc_disconnect *d, void *userdata);
+};
+
+bool
+sc_disconnect_start(struct sc_disconnect *d, sc_tick deadline,
+                    const struct sc_disconnect_callbacks *cbs,
+                    void *cbs_userdata);
+
+void
+sc_disconnect_interrupt(struct sc_disconnect *d);
+
+void
+sc_disconnect_join(struct sc_disconnect *d);
+
+void
+sc_disconnect_destroy(struct sc_disconnect *d);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/app/src/events.h b/app/src/events.h
index 7e2ad38c..2a4a8965 100644
--- a/app/src/events.h
+++ b/app/src/events.h
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ enum {
     SC_EVENT_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED,
     SC_EVENT_SERVER_CONNECTION_FAILED,
     SC_EVENT_SERVER_CONNECTED,
-    SC_EVENT_USB_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED,
     SC_EVENT_DEMUXER_ERROR,
     SC_EVENT_RECORDER_ERROR,
     SC_EVENT_TIME_LIMIT_REACHED,
     SC_EVENT_CONTROLLER_ERROR,
     SC_EVENT_AOA_OPEN_ERROR,
+    SC_EVENT_DISCONNECTED_ICON_LOADED,
+    SC_EVENT_DISCONNECTED_TIMEOUT,
 };
 
 bool
diff --git a/app/src/icon.h b/app/src/icon.h
index 48817f37..44951cce 100644
--- a/app/src/icon.h
+++ b/app/src/icon.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <SDL3/SDL_surface.h>
 
 #define SC_ICON_FILENAME_SCRCPY "scrcpy.png"
+#define SC_ICON_FILENAME_DISCONNECTED "disconnected.png"
 
 SDL_Surface *
 sc_icon_load(const char *filename);
diff --git a/app/src/scrcpy.c b/app/src/scrcpy.c
index 68fdc226..35bb4105 100644
--- a/app/src/scrcpy.c
+++ b/app/src/scrcpy.c
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ event_loop(struct scrcpy *s, bool has_screen) {
         switch (event.type) {
             case SC_EVENT_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED:
                 LOGW("Device disconnected");
+                if (has_screen) {
+                    sc_screen_handle_event(&s->screen, &event);
+                }
                 return SCRCPY_EXIT_DISCONNECTED;
             case SC_EVENT_DEMUXER_ERROR:
                 LOGE("Demuxer error");
@@ -414,6 +417,7 @@ scrcpy(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
     bool screen_initialized = false;
     bool timeout_initialized = false;
     bool timeout_started = false;
+    bool disconnected = false;
 
     struct sc_acksync *acksync = NULL;
 
@@ -947,14 +951,7 @@ aoa_complete:
 
     ret = event_loop(s, options->window);
     terminate_event_loop();
-    LOGD("quit...");
-
-    if (options->window) {
-        // Close the window immediately on closing, because screen_destroy()
-        // may only be called once the video demuxer thread is joined (it may
-        // take time)
-        sc_screen_hide_window(&s->screen);
-    }
+    disconnected = ret == SCRCPY_EXIT_DISCONNECTED;
 
 end:
     if (timeout_started) {
@@ -999,6 +996,17 @@ end:
         sc_server_stop(&s->server);
     }
 
+    if (screen_initialized) {
+        if (disconnected) {
+            sc_screen_handle_disconnection(&s->screen);
+        }
+        LOGD("Quit...");
+
+        // Close the window immediately, because sc_screen_destroy() may only be
+        // called once the video demuxer thread is joined (it may take time)
+        sc_screen_hide_window(&s->screen);
+    }
+
     if (timeout_started) {
         sc_timeout_join(&s->timeout);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/screen.c b/app/src/screen.c
index cb8206c6..0411638a 100644
--- a/app/src/screen.c
+++ b/app/src/screen.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ compute_content_rect(struct sc_size render_size, struct sc_size content_size,
 static void
 sc_screen_update_content_rect(struct sc_screen *screen) {
     // Only upscale video frames, not icon
-    bool can_upscale = screen->video;
+    bool can_upscale = screen->video && !screen->disconnected;
 
     struct sc_size render_size =
         sc_sdl_get_render_output_size(screen->renderer);
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ sc_screen_render(struct sc_screen *screen, bool update_content_rect) {
     bool ok = false;
     SDL_Texture *texture = screen->tex.texture;
     if (!texture) {
-        LOGW("No texture to render");
+        if (!screen->disconnected) {
+            LOGW("No texture to render");
+        }
         goto end;
     }
 
@@ -346,6 +348,8 @@ sc_screen_init(struct sc_screen *screen,
     screen->paused = false;
     screen->resume_frame = NULL;
     screen->orientation = SC_ORIENTATION_0;
+    screen->disconnected = false;
+    screen->disconnect_started = false;
 
     screen->video = params->video;
     screen->camera = params->camera;
@@ -603,9 +607,19 @@ sc_screen_interrupt(struct sc_screen *screen) {
     sc_fps_counter_interrupt(&screen->fps_counter);
 }
 
+static void
+sc_screen_interrupt_disconnect(struct sc_screen *screen) {
+    if (screen->disconnect_started) {
+        sc_disconnect_interrupt(&screen->disconnect);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 sc_screen_join(struct sc_screen *screen) {
     sc_fps_counter_join(&screen->fps_counter);
+    if (screen->disconnect_started) {
+        sc_disconnect_join(&screen->disconnect);
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -613,6 +627,9 @@ sc_screen_destroy(struct sc_screen *screen) {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
     assert(!screen->open);
 #endif
+    if (screen->disconnect_started) {
+        sc_disconnect_destroy(&screen->disconnect);
+    }
     sc_texture_destroy(&screen->tex);
     av_frame_free(&screen->frame);
 #ifdef SC_DISPLAY_FORCE_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE
@@ -852,6 +869,27 @@ sc_screen_resize_to_pixel_perfect(struct sc_screen *screen) {
                                             content_size.height);
 }
 
+static void
+sc_disconnect_on_icon_loaded(struct sc_disconnect *d, SDL_Surface *icon,
+                             void *userdata) {
+    (void) d;
+    (void) userdata;
+
+    bool ok = sc_push_event_with_data(SC_EVENT_DISCONNECTED_ICON_LOADED, icon);
+    if (!ok) {
+        sc_icon_destroy(icon);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+sc_disconnect_on_timeout(struct sc_disconnect *d, void *userdata) {
+    (void) d;
+    (void) userdata;
+
+    bool ok = sc_push_event(SC_EVENT_DISCONNECTED_TIMEOUT);
+    (void) ok; // ignore failure
+}
+
 void
 sc_screen_handle_event(struct sc_screen *screen, const SDL_Event *event) {
     // !video implies !has_video_window
@@ -891,6 +929,29 @@ sc_screen_handle_event(struct sc_screen *screen, const SDL_Event *event) {
                 apply_pending_resize(screen);
                 sc_screen_render(screen, true);
             }
+            return;
+        case SC_EVENT_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED:
+            assert(!screen->disconnected);
+            screen->disconnected = true;
+            if (!screen->has_video_window) {
+                // No window open
+                return;
+            }
+
+            sc_texture_reset(&screen->tex);
+            sc_screen_render(screen, true);
+
+            sc_tick deadline = sc_tick_now() + SC_TICK_FROM_SEC(2);
+            static const struct sc_disconnect_callbacks cbs = {
+                .on_icon_loaded = sc_disconnect_on_icon_loaded,
+                .on_timeout = sc_disconnect_on_timeout,
+            };
+            bool ok =
+                sc_disconnect_start(&screen->disconnect, deadline, &cbs, NULL);
+            if (ok) {
+                screen->disconnect_started = true;
+            }
+
             return;
     }
 
@@ -903,6 +964,46 @@ sc_screen_handle_event(struct sc_screen *screen, const SDL_Event *event) {
     sc_input_manager_handle_event(&screen->im, event);
 }
 
+void
+sc_screen_handle_disconnection(struct sc_screen *screen) {
+    if (!screen->has_video_window) {
+        // No window open, quit immediately
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SDL_Event event;
+    while (SDL_WaitEvent(&event)) {
+        switch (event.type) {
+            case SC_EVENT_DISCONNECTED_ICON_LOADED: {
+                SDL_Surface *icon_disconnected = event.user.data1;
+                assert(icon_disconnected);
+
+                bool ok = sc_texture_set_from_surface(&screen->tex, icon_disconnected);
+                if (ok) {
+                    screen->content_size.width = icon_disconnected->w;
+                    screen->content_size.height = icon_disconnected->h;
+                    sc_screen_render(screen, true);
+                } else {
+                    // not fatal
+                    LOGE("Could not set disconnected icon");
+                }
+
+                sc_icon_destroy(icon_disconnected);
+                break;
+            }
+            case SC_EVENT_DISCONNECTED_TIMEOUT:
+                LOGD("Closing after device disconnection");
+                goto end;
+            case SDL_EVENT_QUIT:
+                LOGD("User requested to quit");
+                goto end;
+        }
+    }
+
+end:
+    sc_screen_interrupt_disconnect(screen);
+}
+
 struct sc_point
 sc_screen_convert_drawable_to_frame_coords(struct sc_screen *screen,
                                            int32_t x, int32_t y) {
diff --git a/app/src/screen.h b/app/src/screen.h
index 63f18019..f2a9abca 100644
--- a/app/src/screen.h
+++ b/app/src/screen.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "controller.h"
 #include "coords.h"
+#include "disconnect.h"
 #include "fps_counter.h"
 #include "frame_buffer.h"
 #include "input_manager.h"
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ struct sc_screen {
 
     bool paused;
     AVFrame *resume_frame;
+
+    bool disconnected;
+    bool disconnect_started;
+    struct sc_disconnect disconnect;
 };
 
 struct sc_screen_params {
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ bool
 sc_screen_init(struct sc_screen *screen, const struct sc_screen_params *params);
 
 // request to interrupt any inner thread
-// must be called before screen_join()
+// must be called before sc_screen_join()
 void
 sc_screen_interrupt(struct sc_screen *screen);
 
@@ -160,6 +165,10 @@ sc_screen_set_paused(struct sc_screen *screen, bool paused);
 void
 sc_screen_handle_event(struct sc_screen *screen, const SDL_Event *event);
 
+// run the event loop once the device is disconnected
+void
+sc_screen_handle_disconnection(struct sc_screen *screen);
+
 // convert point from window coordinates to frame coordinates
 // x and y are expressed in pixels
 struct sc_point
diff --git a/app/src/usb/scrcpy_otg.c b/app/src/usb/scrcpy_otg.c
index c79aee74..77189209 100644
--- a/app/src/usb/scrcpy_otg.c
+++ b/app/src/usb/scrcpy_otg.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ sc_usb_on_disconnected(struct sc_usb *usb, void *userdata) {
     (void) usb;
     (void) userdata;
 
-    sc_push_event(SC_EVENT_USB_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED);
+    sc_push_event(SC_EVENT_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED);
 }
 
 static enum scrcpy_exit_code
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ event_loop(struct scrcpy_otg *s) {
     SDL_Event event;
     while (SDL_WaitEvent(&event)) {
         switch (event.type) {
-            case SC_EVENT_USB_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED:
+            case SC_EVENT_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED:
                 LOGW("Device disconnected");
+                sc_screen_handle_event(&s->screen, &event);
                 return SCRCPY_EXIT_DISCONNECTED;
             case SC_EVENT_AOA_OPEN_ERROR:
                 LOGE("AOA open error");
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ scrcpy_otg(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
     bool aoa_started = false;
     bool aoa_initialized = false;
     bool screen_initialized = false;
+    bool disconnected = false;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
     // On Windows, only one process could open a USB device
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ scrcpy_otg(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
     usb_device_initialized = false;
 
     ret = event_loop(s);
-    LOGD("quit...");
+    disconnected = ret == SCRCPY_EXIT_DISCONNECTED;
 
 end:
     if (aoa_started) {
@@ -231,6 +233,14 @@ end:
 
     if (screen_initialized) {
         sc_screen_interrupt(&s->screen);
+
+        if (disconnected) {
+            sc_screen_handle_disconnection(&s->screen);
+        }
+        LOGD("Quit...");
+
+        // Close the window immediately
+        sc_screen_hide_window(&s->screen);
     }
 
     if (mp) {
diff --git a/app/src/util/tick.h b/app/src/util/tick.h
index b037734b..646ada77 100644
--- a/app/src/util/tick.h
+++ b/app/src/util/tick.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 typedef int64_t sc_tick;
+#define SC_TICK_NONE INT64_MIN
 #define PRItick PRIi64
 #define SC_TICK_FREQ 1000000 // microsecond