diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
index 8b59f226..250acf64 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import net.i2p.client.I2PSession
 import net.i2p.client.streaming.I2PSocketManager
 import net.i2p.client.streaming.I2PSocketManagerFactory
 import net.i2p.client.streaming.I2PSocketOptions
+import net.i2p.client.streaming.I2PSocketManager.DisconnectListener
 import net.i2p.crypto.DSAEngine
 import net.i2p.crypto.SigType
 import net.i2p.data.Destination
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ public class Core {
 		}
 		socketManager.getDefaultOptions().setReadTimeout(60000)
 		socketManager.getDefaultOptions().setConnectTimeout(30000)
+        socketManager.addDisconnectListener({eventBus.publish(new RouterDisconnectedEvent())} as DisconnectListener)
 		i2pSession = socketManager.getSession()
 		
         def destination = new Destination()
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/RouterDisconnectedEvent.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/RouterDisconnectedEvent.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcbb9e5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/RouterDisconnectedEvent.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package com.muwire.core
+
+class RouterDisconnectedEvent extends Event {
+}
diff --git a/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameModel.groovy b/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameModel.groovy
index 1640819f..983b6751 100644
--- a/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameModel.groovy
+++ b/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameModel.groovy
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.muwire.core.Core
 import com.muwire.core.InfoHash
 import com.muwire.core.MuWireSettings
 import com.muwire.core.Persona
+import com.muwire.core.RouterDisconnectedEvent
 import com.muwire.core.connection.ConnectionAttemptStatus
 import com.muwire.core.connection.ConnectionEvent
 import com.muwire.core.connection.DisconnectionEvent
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ class MainFrameModel {
             core.eventBus.register(UpdateAvailableEvent.class, this)
             core.eventBus.register(FileDownloadedEvent.class, this)
             core.eventBus.register(FileUnsharedEvent.class, this)
+            core.eventBus.register(RouterDisconnectedEvent.class, this)
             
             timer.schedule({
                 if (core.shutdown.get())
@@ -339,6 +341,14 @@ class MainFrameModel {
         }
     }
     
+    void onRouterDisconnectedEvent(RouterDisconnectedEvent e) {
+        runInsideUIAsync {
+            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "MuWire lost connection to the I2P router and will now exit.",
+                "Connection to I2P router lost", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE)
+            System.exit(0)
+        }
+    }
+    
     void onFileDownloadedEvent(FileDownloadedEvent e) {
         if (!core.muOptions.shareDownloadedFiles)
             return