diff --git a/Sources/App/AppDelegate.swift b/Sources/App/AppDelegate.swift
index e1d3292c8..c9c503044 100644
--- a/Sources/App/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
         }
     }
 
+    private var shouldRefreshTitleSubscription = false
+
     private var watchCommunicatorService: WatchCommunicatorService?
 
     func application(
@@ -133,9 +135,10 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
 
             #if targetEnvironment(macCatalyst)
             titleSubscription = manager.subscribeStatusItemTitle(
-                existing: titleSubscription,
+                existing: shouldRefreshTitleSubscription ? nil : titleSubscription,
                 update: Current.macBridge.configureStatusItem(title:)
             )
+            shouldRefreshTitleSubscription = false
             #endif
         }
     }
@@ -400,12 +403,27 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
             name: SettingsStore.menuRelatedSettingDidChange,
             object: nil
         )
+        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+            self,
+            selector: #selector(apiDidConnect(_:)),
+            name: HomeAssistantAPI.didConnectNotification,
+            object: nil
+        )
     }
 
     @objc private func menuRelatedSettingDidChange(_ note: Notification) {
         UIMenuSystem.main.setNeedsRebuild()
     }
 
+    @objc private func apiDidConnect(_ note: Notification) {
+        // When API reconnects, rebuild the menu to refresh the status item title subscription
+        // Force refresh by setting the flag that will cause the subscription to be recreated
+        #if targetEnvironment(macCatalyst)
+        shouldRefreshTitleSubscription = true
+        #endif
+        UIMenuSystem.main.setNeedsRebuild()
+    }
+
     private func setupUIApplicationShortcutItems() {
         if Current.isCatalyst {
             UIApplication.shared.shortcutItems = [.init(
diff --git a/Sources/App/Utilities/MenuManager.swift b/Sources/App/Utilities/MenuManager.swift
index 15da6b6fd..4ec39925e 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Utilities/MenuManager.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Utilities/MenuManager.swift
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ class MenuManager {
             return existing
         }
 
+        // Cancel the old subscription before creating a new one
+        existing?.cancel()
+
         // if we know it's going to change, reset it for now so it doesn't show the old value
         update("")