diff --git a/launcher/LaunchController.cpp b/launcher/LaunchController.cpp
index f817fd278..86a5a61e1 100644
--- a/launcher/LaunchController.cpp
+++ b/launcher/LaunchController.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "minecraft/auth/AccountList.h"
 
 #include "ui/InstanceWindow.h"
+#include "net/NetUtils.h"
 #include "ui/dialogs/CustomMessageBox.h"
 #include "ui/dialogs/MSALoginDialog.h"
 #include "ui/dialogs/ProfileSelectDialog.h"
@@ -185,8 +186,16 @@ LaunchDecision LaunchController::decideLaunchMode()
         case AccountState::Offline: {
             if (m_wantedLaunchMode == LaunchMode::Normal) {
                 QMessageBox msg(m_parentWidget);
-                msg.setWindowTitle(tr("Auth servers offline"));
-                msg.setText(tr("The Minecraft authentication servers are currently unavailable."));
+
+                auto netErr = accountToCheck->accountData()->networkError;
+                if (Net::isServerError(netErr)) {
+                    msg.setWindowTitle(tr("Auth servers offline"));
+                    msg.setText(tr("The Minecraft authentication servers are currently unavailable.\n\n%1").arg(accountToCheck->lastError()));
+                } else {
+                    msg.setWindowTitle(tr("No internet connection"));
+                    msg.setText(tr("Unable to connect to the internet.\n\n%1").arg(accountToCheck->lastError()));
+                }
+
                 msg.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);
 
                 auto* launchOfflineButton = msg.addButton(tr("Launch Offline"), QMessageBox::AcceptRole);
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/auth/AccountData.h b/launcher/minecraft/auth/AccountData.h
index 5fbe3213b..96ef94f30 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/auth/AccountData.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/auth/AccountData.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QMap>
+#include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QVariantMap>
 
 enum class Validity { None, Assumed, Certain };
@@ -118,5 +119,6 @@ struct AccountData {
     // runtime only information (not saved with the account)
     QString internalId;
     QString errorString;
+    QNetworkReply::NetworkError networkError = QNetworkReply::NoError;
     AccountState accountState = AccountState::Unchecked;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/LauncherLoginStep.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/LauncherLoginStep.cpp
index 701261b52..4ceed8586 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/LauncherLoginStep.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/LauncherLoginStep.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void LauncherLoginStep::onRequestDone(QByteArray* response)
             emit finished(AccountTaskState::STATE_FAILED_SOFT,
                           tr("Failed to get Minecraft access token: %1").arg(m_request->errorString()));
         } else {
+            m_data->networkError = m_request->error();
             emit finished(AccountTaskState::STATE_OFFLINE, tr("Failed to get Minecraft access token: %1").arg(m_request->errorString()));
         }
         return;
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/MinecraftProfileStep.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/MinecraftProfileStep.cpp
index 7e089cf86..b95682b2b 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/MinecraftProfileStep.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/MinecraftProfileStep.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void MinecraftProfileStep::onRequestDone(QByteArray* response)
             emit finished(AccountTaskState::STATE_FAILED_SOFT,
                           tr("Minecraft Java profile acquisition failed: %1").arg(m_request->errorString()));
         } else {
+            m_data->networkError = m_request->error();
             emit finished(AccountTaskState::STATE_OFFLINE,
                           tr("Minecraft Java profile acquisition failed: %1").arg(m_request->errorString()));
         }
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/XboxAuthorizationStep.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/XboxAuthorizationStep.cpp
index 4890f4da1..422aa1a54 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/XboxAuthorizationStep.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/XboxAuthorizationStep.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void XboxAuthorizationStep::onRequestDone(QByteArray* response)
             emit finished(AccountTaskState::STATE_FAILED_SOFT,
                           tr("Unknown STS error for %1 services: %2").arg(m_authorizationKind, m_request->errorString()));
         } else {
+            m_data->networkError = m_request->error();
             emit finished(AccountTaskState::STATE_OFFLINE,
                           tr("Failed to get authorization for %1 services: %2").arg(m_authorizationKind, m_request->errorString()));
         }
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/XboxUserStep.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/XboxUserStep.cpp
index e2971dcd9..382750218 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/XboxUserStep.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/auth/steps/XboxUserStep.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void XboxUserStep::onRequestDone(QByteArray* response)
         if (Net::isApplicationError(m_request->error()) && !Net::isServerError(m_request->error())) {
             emit finished(AccountTaskState::STATE_FAILED_SOFT, tr("Xbox user authentication failed: %1").arg(m_request->errorString()));
         } else {
+            m_data->networkError = m_request->error();
             emit finished(AccountTaskState::STATE_OFFLINE, tr("Xbox user authentication failed: %1").arg(m_request->errorString()));
         }
         return;