diff --git a/src/y-websocket.js b/src/y-websocket.js
index a1c0896..bb67bb6 100644
--- a/src/y-websocket.js
+++ b/src/y-websocket.js
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ const setupWS = provider => {
     provider.wsconnecting = true
     provider.wsconnected = false
     provider.synced = false
+    
+    provider.emit('status', [{
+      status: 'connecting'
+    }])
+ 
     websocket.onmessage = event => {
       provider.wsLastMessageReceived = time.getUnixTime()
       const encoder = readMessage(provider, new Uint8Array(event.data), true)