diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
index c3ec586cc..626e3d4d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class ControlCenter extends Activity {
     private void refreshPairedDevices() {
         GBDevice connectedDevice = null;
         for (GBDevice device : deviceList) {
-            if (device.isConnected()) {
+            if (device.isConnected() || device.isConnecting()) {
                 connectedDevice = device;
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBDevice.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBDevice.java
index 00954f1da..32d5ff4bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBDevice.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBDevice.java
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ public class GBDevice {
         return state.ordinal() >= State.INITIALIZED.ordinal();
     }
 
+    public boolean isConnecting() {
+        return state == State.CONNECTING;
+    }
+
     public State getState() {
         return state;
     }