diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java
index 1bcb15c07..1a7798b2d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ public class Account extends AbstractEntity {
 		REGISTRATION_NOT_SUPPORTED(true),
 		SECURITY_ERROR(true),
 		INCOMPATIBLE_SERVER(true),
-		TOR_NOT_AVAILABLE(true);
+		TOR_NOT_AVAILABLE(true),
+		BIND_FAILURE(true);
 
 		private final boolean isError;
 
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ public class Account extends AbstractEntity {
 					return R.string.account_status_incompatible_server;
 				case TOR_NOT_AVAILABLE:
 					return R.string.account_status_tor_unavailable;
+				case BIND_FAILURE:
+					return R.string.account_status_bind_failure;
 				default:
 					return R.string.account_status_unknown;
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
index 26139f8e0..26610561f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
@@ -906,22 +906,23 @@ public class XmppConnection implements Runnable {
 					if (jid != null && jid.getContent() != null) {
 						try {
 							account.setResource(Jid.fromString(jid.getContent()).getResourcepart());
+							if (streamFeatures.hasChild("session")) {
+								sendStartSession();
+							} else {
+								sendPostBindInitialization();
+							}
+							return;
 						} catch (final InvalidJidException e) {
-							// TODO: Handle the case where an external JID is technically invalid?
-						}
-						if (streamFeatures.hasChild("session")) {
-							sendStartSession();
-						} else {
-							sendPostBindInitialization();
+							Log.d(Config.LOGTAG,account.getJid().toBareJid()+": server reported invalid jid ("+jid.getContent()+") on bind");
 						}
 					} else {
 						Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, account.getJid() + ": disconnecting because of bind failure. (no jid)");
-						disconnect(true);
 					}
 				} else {
 					Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, account.getJid() + ": disconnecting because of bind failure (" + packet.toString());
-					disconnect(true);
 				}
+				forceCloseSocket();
+				changeStatus(Account.State.BIND_FAILURE);
 			}
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 06da9f6dc..d11e897c8 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@
 	<string name="pref_use_white_background">Use white background</string>
 	<string name="pref_use_white_background_summary">Show received messages as black text on a white background</string>
 	<string name="account_status_tor_unavailable">Tor network unavailable</string>
+	<string name="account_status_bind_failure">Bind failure</string>
 	<string name="server_info_broken">Broken</string>
 	<string name="pref_presence_settings">Presence</string>
 	<string name="pref_away_when_screen_off">Away when screen is off</string>