diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListActivity.java
index dc780d485..bff1c8b36 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListActivity.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.arch.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
 import android.arch.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders;
 import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar;
 import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
 import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.util.BriarSnackbarBuilder;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.BriarRecyclerView;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
+import static android.support.design.widget.Snackbar.LENGTH_INDEFINITE;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactState.FAILED;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.remote.PendingContactItem.POLL_DURATION_MS;
 
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ public class PendingContactListActivity extends BriarActivity
 	private PendingContactListViewModel viewModel;
 	private PendingContactListAdapter adapter;
 	private BriarRecyclerView list;
+	private Snackbar offlineSnackbar;
 
 	@Override
 	public void injectActivity(ActivityComponent component) {
@@ -58,6 +62,8 @@ public class PendingContactListActivity extends BriarActivity
 		viewModel.onCreate();
 		viewModel.getPendingContacts()
 				.observe(this, this::onPendingContactsChanged);
+		viewModel.getHasInternetConnection()
+				.observe(this, this::onInternetConnectionChanged);
 
 		adapter = new PendingContactListAdapter(this, this,
 				PendingContactItem.class);
@@ -66,6 +72,10 @@ public class PendingContactListActivity extends BriarActivity
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 		list.showProgressBar();
+
+		offlineSnackbar = new BriarSnackbarBuilder()
+				.setBackgroundColor(R.color.briar_red)
+				.make(list, R.string.offline_state, LENGTH_INDEFINITE);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -130,4 +140,9 @@ public class PendingContactListActivity extends BriarActivity
 		}
 	}
 
+	private void onInternetConnectionChanged(boolean online) {
+		if (online) offlineSnackbar.dismiss();
+		else offlineSnackbar.show();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListViewModel.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListViewModel.java
index a68c4fe4b..c55c667f6 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListViewModel.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListViewModel.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactState.OFFLINE;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ public class PendingContactListViewModel extends AndroidViewModel
 
 	private final MutableLiveData<Collection<PendingContactItem>>
 			pendingContacts = new MutableLiveData<>();
+	private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> hasInternetConnection =
+			new MutableLiveData<>();
 
 	@Inject
 	PendingContactListViewModel(Application application,
@@ -88,13 +91,16 @@ public class PendingContactListViewModel extends AndroidViewModel
 				Collection<Pair<PendingContact, PendingContactState>> pairs =
 						contactManager.getPendingContacts();
 				List<PendingContactItem> items = new ArrayList<>(pairs.size());
+				boolean online = false;
 				for (Pair<PendingContact, PendingContactState> pair : pairs) {
 					PendingContact p = pair.getFirst();
+					PendingContactState state = pair.getSecond();
 					long lastPoll = rendezvousPoller.getLastPollTime(p.getId());
-					items.add(new PendingContactItem(p, pair.getSecond(),
-							lastPoll));
+					items.add(new PendingContactItem(p, state, lastPoll));
+					online = online || state != OFFLINE;
 				}
 				pendingContacts.postValue(items);
+				hasInternetConnection.postValue(online);
 			} catch (DbException e) {
 				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 			}
@@ -115,4 +121,8 @@ public class PendingContactListViewModel extends AndroidViewModel
 		});
 	}
 
+	LiveData<Boolean> getHasInternetConnection() {
+		return hasInternetConnection;
+	}
+
 }