diff --git a/appservice/appservice.go b/appservice/appservice.go
index be9749bf..e69a65ae 100644
--- a/appservice/appservice.go
+++ b/appservice/appservice.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ type AppService struct {
 	intentsLock sync.RWMutex
 
 	ws                *websocket.Conn
-	StopWebsocket     func()
+	StopWebsocket     func(error)
 	WebsocketCommands chan WebsocketCommand
 }
 
diff --git a/appservice/websocket.go b/appservice/websocket.go
index 24031391..21700fd5 100644
--- a/appservice/websocket.go
+++ b/appservice/websocket.go
@@ -42,6 +42,64 @@ type WebsocketMessage struct {
 	WebsocketCommand
 }
 
+type MeowWebsocketCloseCode string
+
+const (
+	MeowServerShuttingDown MeowWebsocketCloseCode = "server_shutting_down"
+	MeowConnectionReplaced MeowWebsocketCloseCode = "conn_replaced"
+)
+
+var (
+	WebsocketManualStop = errors.New("the websocket was disconnected manually")
+	WebsocketOverridden = errors.New("a new call to StartWebsocket overrode the previous connection")
+	WebsocketUnknownError = errors.New("an unknown error occurred")
+)
+
+func (mwcc MeowWebsocketCloseCode) String() string {
+	switch mwcc {
+	case MeowServerShuttingDown:
+		return "the server is shutting down"
+	case MeowConnectionReplaced:
+		return "the connection was replaced by another client"
+	default:
+		return string(mwcc)
+	}
+}
+
+type CloseCommand struct {
+	Code    int                    `json:"-"`
+	Command string                 `json:"command"`
+	Status  MeowWebsocketCloseCode `json:"status"`
+}
+
+func (cc CloseCommand) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("websocket: close %d: %s", cc.Code, cc.Status.String())
+}
+
+func parseCloseError(err error) error {
+	closeError := &websocket.CloseError{}
+	if !errors.As(err, &closeError) {
+		return err
+	}
+	var closeCommand CloseCommand
+	closeCommand.Code = closeError.Code
+	closeCommand.Command = "disconnect"
+	if len(closeError.Text) > 0 {
+		jsonErr := json.Unmarshal([]byte(closeError.Text), &closeCommand)
+		if jsonErr != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if len(closeCommand.Status) == 0 {
+		if closeCommand.Code == 4001 {
+			closeCommand.Status = MeowConnectionReplaced
+		} else if closeCommand.Code == websocket.CloseServiceRestart {
+			closeCommand.Status = MeowServerShuttingDown
+		}
+	}
+	return &closeCommand
+}
+
 func (as *AppService) SendWebsocket(cmd WebsocketCommand) error {
 	if as.ws == nil {
 		return errors.New("websocket not connected")
@@ -49,6 +107,33 @@ func (as *AppService) SendWebsocket(cmd WebsocketCommand) error {
 	return as.ws.WriteJSON(&cmd)
 }
 
+func (as *AppService) consumeWebsocket(stopFunc func(error), ws *websocket.Conn) {
+	defer stopFunc(WebsocketUnknownError)
+	for {
+		var msg WebsocketMessage
+		err := ws.ReadJSON(&msg)
+		if err != nil {
+			as.Log.Debugln("Error reading from websocket:", err)
+			stopFunc(parseCloseError(err))
+			return
+		}
+		if msg.Command == "" || msg.Command == "transaction" {
+			if as.Registration.EphemeralEvents && msg.EphemeralEvents != nil {
+				as.handleEvents(msg.EphemeralEvents, event.EphemeralEventType)
+			}
+			as.handleEvents(msg.Events, event.UnknownEventType)
+		} else if msg.Command == "connect" {
+			as.Log.Debugln("Websocket connect confirmation received")
+		} else {
+			select {
+			case as.WebsocketCommands <- msg.WebsocketCommand:
+			default:
+				as.Log.Warnln("Dropping websocket command %s %d / %s", msg.Command, msg.ReqID, msg.Data)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (as *AppService) StartWebsocket(baseURL string, onConnect func()) error {
 	parsed, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -62,7 +147,7 @@ func (as *AppService) StartWebsocket(baseURL string, onConnect func()) error {
 	}
 	ws, resp, err := websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(parsed.String(), http.Header{
 		"Authorization": []string{fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", as.Registration.AppToken)},
-		"User-Agent": []string{as.BotClient().UserAgent},
+		"User-Agent":    []string{as.BotClient().UserAgent},
 	})
 	if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode >= 400 {
 		var errResp ErrorResponse
@@ -76,13 +161,13 @@ func (as *AppService) StartWebsocket(baseURL string, onConnect func()) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open websocket: %w", err)
 	}
 	if as.StopWebsocket != nil {
-		as.StopWebsocket()
+		as.StopWebsocket(WebsocketOverridden)
 	}
-	closeChan := make(chan struct{})
+	closeChan := make(chan error)
 	closeChanSync := sync.Once{}
-	stopFunc := func() {
+	stopFunc := func(err error) {
 		closeChanSync.Do(func() {
-			close(closeChan)
+			closeChan <- err
 		})
 	}
 	as.ws = ws
@@ -90,40 +175,13 @@ func (as *AppService) StartWebsocket(baseURL string, onConnect func()) error {
 	as.PrepareWebsocket()
 	as.Log.Debugln("Appservice transaction websocket connected")
 
-	go func() {
-		defer stopFunc()
-		for {
-			var msg WebsocketMessage
-			err := ws.ReadJSON(&msg)
-			if err != nil {
-				as.Log.Warnln("Error reading from websocket:", err)
-				return
-			}
-			if msg.Command == "" || msg.Command == "transaction" {
-				if as.Registration.EphemeralEvents && msg.EphemeralEvents != nil {
-					as.handleEvents(msg.EphemeralEvents, event.EphemeralEventType)
-				}
-				as.handleEvents(msg.Events, event.UnknownEventType)
-			} else if msg.Command == "connect" {
-				as.Log.Debugln("Websocket connect confirmation received")
-			} else if msg.Command == "disconnect" {
-				as.Log.Debugln("Websocket disconnect command received")
-				break
-			} else {
-				select {
-				case as.WebsocketCommands <- msg.WebsocketCommand:
-				default:
-					as.Log.Warnln("Dropping websocket command %s %d / %s", msg.Command, msg.ReqID, msg.Data)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}()
+	go as.consumeWebsocket(stopFunc, ws)
 
 	if onConnect != nil {
 		onConnect()
 	}
 
-	<-closeChan
+	closeErr := <-closeChan
 
 	err = ws.WriteMessage(websocket.CloseMessage, websocket.FormatCloseMessage(websocket.CloseGoingAway, ""))
 	if err != nil && err != websocket.ErrCloseSent {
@@ -133,5 +191,5 @@ func (as *AppService) StartWebsocket(baseURL string, onConnect func()) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		as.Log.Warnln("Error closing websocket:", err)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return closeErr
 }
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 31b425a4..9aca2ef7 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package mautrix
 
-const Version = "v0.9.8"
+const Version = "v0.9.9"
 
 var DefaultUserAgent = "mautrix-go/" + Version