diff --git a/nym-connect/src/App.tsx b/nym-connect/src/App.tsx
index 9d5afd1427..86efd95ba2 100644
--- a/nym-connect/src/App.tsx
+++ b/nym-connect/src/App.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export const App: React.FC = () => {
       onConnectClick={handleConnectClick}
       ipAddress="127.0.0.1"
       port={1080}
+      gatewayPerformance={context.gatewayPerformance}
       connectedSince={context.connectedSince}
       serviceProvider={context.serviceProvider}
       stats={[
diff --git a/nym-connect/src/components/ConnectionStatus.tsx b/nym-connect/src/components/ConnectionStatus.tsx
index c2f9add9ad..7514898496 100644
--- a/nym-connect/src/components/ConnectionStatus.tsx
+++ b/nym-connect/src/components/ConnectionStatus.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Box, CircularProgress, Divider, Stack, Tooltip, Typography } from '@mui/material';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
-import { ConnectionStatusKind } from '../types';
+import { ConnectionStatusKind, GatewayPerformance } from '../types';
 import { ServiceProvider } from '../types/directory';
 import { ServiceProviderInfo } from './ServiceProviderInfo';
 
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ const ConnectionStatusContent: React.FC<{
 
 export const ConnectionStatus: React.FC<{
   status: ConnectionStatusKind;
+  gatewayPerformance?: GatewayPerformance;
   connectedSince?: DateTime;
   serviceProvider?: ServiceProvider;
-}> = ({ status, serviceProvider }) => {
+}> = ({ status, serviceProvider, gatewayPerformance }) => {
   const color =
     status === ConnectionStatusKind.connected || status === ConnectionStatusKind.disconnecting
       ? '#21D072'
@@ -69,7 +70,13 @@ export const ConnectionStatus: React.FC<{
   return (
     <>
       <Box color={color} fontSize={FONT_SIZE} sx={{ mb: 1 }}>
-        <ConnectionStatusContent status={status} />
+        {status === ConnectionStatusKind.connected && gatewayPerformance !== 'Good' ? (
+          <Typography fontWeight={FONT_WEIGHT} fontStyle={FONT_STYLE} textAlign="left" color="primary">
+            Gateway has issues
+          </Typography>
+        ) : (
+          <ConnectionStatusContent status={status} />
+        )}
       </Box>
       {serviceProvider ? (
         <Tooltip title={<ServiceProviderInfo serviceProvider={serviceProvider} />}>
diff --git a/nym-connect/src/context/main.tsx b/nym-connect/src/context/main.tsx
index 3258978ff8..e00d353e24 100644
--- a/nym-connect/src/context/main.tsx
+++ b/nym-connect/src/context/main.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import React, { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState, useRef } from 'react';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api';
 import type { UnlistenFn } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 import { forage } from '@tauri-apps/tauri-forage';
+import { ConnectionStatusKind, GatewayPerformance } from '../types';
+import { ConnectionStatsItem } from '../components/ConnectionStats';
+import { ServiceProvider, Services } from '../types/directory';
 import { Error } from 'src/types/error';
 import { TauriEvent } from 'src/types/event';
 import { getVersion } from '@tauri-apps/api/app';
-import { ConnectionStatusKind } from '../types';
-import { ConnectionStatsItem } from '../components/ConnectionStats';
-import { ServiceProvider, Services } from '../types/directory';
 
 const TAURI_EVENT_STATUS_CHANGED = 'app:connection-status-changed';
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type TClientContext = {
   serviceProvider?: ServiceProvider;
   showHelp: boolean;
   error?: Error;
-
+  gatewayPerformance: GatewayPerformance;
   setMode: (mode: ModeType) => void;
   clearError: () => void;
   handleShowHelp: () => void;
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export const ClientContextProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
   const [showHelp, setShowHelp] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<Error>();
   const [appVersion, setAppVersion] = useState<string>();
+  const [gatewayPerformance, setGatewayPerformance] = useState<GatewayPerformance>('Good');
 
   const getAppVersion = async () => {
     const version = await getVersion();
@@ -93,6 +94,16 @@ export const ClientContextProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
       unlisten.push(result);
     });
 
+    listen('socks5-status-event', (e: TauriEvent) => {
+      if (e.payload.message.includes('slow')) {
+        setGatewayPerformance('Poor');
+      } else {
+        setGatewayPerformance('Good');
+      }
+    }).then((result) => {
+      unlisten.push(result);
+    });
+
     return () => {
       unlisten.forEach((unsubscribe) => unsubscribe());
     };
@@ -110,6 +121,7 @@ export const ClientContextProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
   const startDisconnecting = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       await invoke('start_disconnecting');
+      setGatewayPerformance('Good');
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(e);
     }
@@ -167,6 +179,20 @@ export const ClientContextProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
     getSpFromStorage();
   }, []);
 
+  const timerId = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout>();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (timerId.current) {
+      clearTimeout(timerId.current);
+    }
+
+    if (gatewayPerformance !== 'Good') {
+      timerId.current = setTimeout(() => {
+        setGatewayPerformance('Good');
+      }, 15000);
+    }
+  }, [gatewayPerformance]);
+
   const contextValue = useMemo(
     () => ({
       mode,
@@ -187,6 +213,7 @@ export const ClientContextProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
       setServiceProvider,
       showHelp,
       handleShowHelp,
+      gatewayPerformance,
     }),
     [
       appVersion,
@@ -200,6 +227,7 @@ export const ClientContextProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
       connectedSince,
       services,
       serviceProvider,
+      gatewayPerformance,
     ],
   );
 
diff --git a/nym-connect/src/context/mocks/main.tsx b/nym-connect/src/context/mocks/main.tsx
index 9b09b6dc71..c6c1c033f4 100644
--- a/nym-connect/src/context/mocks/main.tsx
+++ b/nym-connect/src/context/mocks/main.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const mockValues: TClientContext = {
   services: [],
   showHelp: false,
   serviceProvider: { id: '1', description: 'Keybase service provider', gateway: 'abc123', address: '123abc' },
+  gatewayPerformance: 'Good',
   setMode: () => {},
   clearError: () => {},
   handleShowHelp: () => {},
diff --git a/nym-connect/src/layouts/ConnectedLayout.tsx b/nym-connect/src/layouts/ConnectedLayout.tsx
index 9cf37b9f12..d2ea86228b 100644
--- a/nym-connect/src/layouts/ConnectedLayout.tsx
+++ b/nym-connect/src/layouts/ConnectedLayout.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { IpAddressAndPortModal } from 'src/components/IpAddressAndPortModal';
 import { ConnectionTimer } from 'src/components/ConntectionTimer';
 import { ConnectionStatus } from '../components/ConnectionStatus';
-import { ConnectionStatusKind } from '../types';
+import { ConnectionStatusKind, GatewayPerformance } from '../types';
 import { ConnectionStatsItem } from '../components/ConnectionStats';
 import { ConnectionButton } from '../components/ConnectionButton';
 import { IpAddressAndPort } from '../components/IpAddressAndPort';
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { TestAndEarnButtonArea } from '../components/Growth/TestAndEarnButtonAre
 
 export const ConnectedLayout: React.FC<{
   status: ConnectionStatusKind;
+  gatewayPerformance: GatewayPerformance;
   stats: ConnectionStatsItem[];
   ipAddress: string;
   port: number;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export const ConnectedLayout: React.FC<{
   serviceProvider?: ServiceProvider;
 }> = ({
   status,
+  gatewayPerformance,
   showInfoModal,
   handleCloseInfoModal,
   ipAddress,
@@ -37,8 +39,12 @@ export const ConnectedLayout: React.FC<{
 }) => (
   <>
     <IpAddressAndPortModal show={showInfoModal} onClose={handleCloseInfoModal} ipAddress={ipAddress} port={port} />
-    <Box>
-      <ConnectionStatus status={ConnectionStatusKind.connected} serviceProvider={serviceProvider} />
+    <Box pb={1}>
+      <ConnectionStatus
+        status={ConnectionStatusKind.connected}
+        serviceProvider={serviceProvider}
+        gatewayPerformance={gatewayPerformance}
+      />
     </Box>
     <Divider sx={{ my: 2 }} />
     <Box sx={{ mb: 3 }}>
diff --git a/nym-connect/src/stories/AppFlow.stories.tsx b/nym-connect/src/stories/AppFlow.stories.tsx
index 7055288f63..248334d0c8 100644
--- a/nym-connect/src/stories/AppFlow.stories.tsx
+++ b/nym-connect/src/stories/AppFlow.stories.tsx
@@ -86,32 +86,33 @@ export const Mock: ComponentStory<typeof AppWindowFrame> = () => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <Box width={width} height={height}>
-      <AppWindowFrame>
-        <ConnectedLayout
-          showInfoModal={false}
-          handleCloseInfoModal={() => undefined}
-          status={context.connectionStatus}
-          busy={busy}
-          onConnectClick={handleConnectClick}
-          ipAddress="127.0.0.1"
-          port={1080}
-          connectedSince={context.connectedSince}
-          serviceProvider={services[0].items[0]}
-          stats={[
-            {
-              label: 'in:',
-              totalBytes: 1024,
-              rateBytesPerSecond: 1024 * 1024 * 1024 + 10,
-            },
-            {
-              label: 'out:',
-              totalBytes: 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 20,
-              rateBytesPerSecond: 1024 * 1024 + 10,
-            },
-          ]}
-        />
-      </AppWindowFrame>
-    </Box>
+    <AppWindowFrame>
+      <ConnectedLayout
+        gatewayPerformance="Good"
+        showInfoModal={false}
+        handleCloseInfoModal={() => {
+          return undefined;
+        }}
+        status={context.connectionStatus}
+        busy={busy}
+        onConnectClick={handleConnectClick}
+        ipAddress="127.0.0.1"
+        port={1080}
+        connectedSince={context.connectedSince}
+        serviceProvider={services[0].items[0]}
+        stats={[
+          {
+            label: 'in:',
+            totalBytes: 1024,
+            rateBytesPerSecond: 1024 * 1024 * 1024 + 10,
+          },
+          {
+            label: 'out:',
+            totalBytes: 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 20,
+            rateBytesPerSecond: 1024 * 1024 + 10,
+          },
+        ]}
+      />
+    </AppWindowFrame>
   );
 };
diff --git a/nym-connect/src/stories/ConnectedLayout.stories.tsx b/nym-connect/src/stories/ConnectedLayout.stories.tsx
index 53538457bf..4d79900340 100644
--- a/nym-connect/src/stories/ConnectedLayout.stories.tsx
+++ b/nym-connect/src/stories/ConnectedLayout.stories.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const Default: ComponentStory<typeof ConnectedLayout> = () => (
   <Box p={2} width={242} sx={{ bgcolor: 'nym.background.dark' }}>
     <ConnectedLayout
       showInfoModal={false}
+      gatewayPerformance="Good"
       handleCloseInfoModal={() => {
         return undefined;
       }}
diff --git a/nym-connect/src/stories/ConnectionStatus.stories.tsx b/nym-connect/src/stories/ConnectionStatus.stories.tsx
index 10eb4d61ac..d98e262374 100644
--- a/nym-connect/src/stories/ConnectionStatus.stories.tsx
+++ b/nym-connect/src/stories/ConnectionStatus.stories.tsx
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ export default {
 } as ComponentMeta<typeof ConnectionStatus>;
 
 export const Disconnected: ComponentStory<typeof ConnectionStatus> = () => (
-  <ConnectionStatus status={ConnectionStatusKind.disconnected} />
+  <ConnectionStatus status={ConnectionStatusKind.disconnected} gatewayPerformance="Good" />
 );
 
 export const Connecting: ComponentStory<typeof ConnectionStatus> = () => (
-  <ConnectionStatus status={ConnectionStatusKind.connecting} />
+  <ConnectionStatus status={ConnectionStatusKind.connecting} gatewayPerformance="Good" />
 );
 
 export const Connected: ComponentStory<typeof ConnectionStatus> = () => (
-  <ConnectionStatus status={ConnectionStatusKind.connected} connectedSince={DateTime.now()} />
+  <ConnectionStatus status={ConnectionStatusKind.connected} connectedSince={DateTime.now()} gatewayPerformance="Good" />
 );
 
 export const Disconnecting: ComponentStory<typeof ConnectionStatus> = () => (
-  <ConnectionStatus status={ConnectionStatusKind.disconnecting} />
+  <ConnectionStatus status={ConnectionStatusKind.disconnecting} gatewayPerformance="Good" />
 );
diff --git a/nym-connect/src/types/connection.ts b/nym-connect/src/types/connection.ts
index f5665b58ea..8fb5234477 100644
--- a/nym-connect/src/types/connection.ts
+++ b/nym-connect/src/types/connection.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ export enum ConnectionStatusKind {
   connected = 'connected',
   connecting = 'connecting',
 }
+
+export type GatewayPerformance = 'Good' | 'Poor' | 'VeryPoor';