diff --git a/packages/code-studio/src/main/AppInit.tsx b/packages/code-studio/src/main/AppInit.tsx
index 83f51f1908..e4a580fe56 100644
--- a/packages/code-studio/src/main/AppInit.tsx
+++ b/packages/code-studio/src/main/AppInit.tsx
@@ -184,13 +184,6 @@ function AppInit(props: AppInitProps) {
         setError(`Server shutdown: ${detail ?? 'Unknown reason'}`);
         setDisconnectError(null);
       });
-      connection.addEventListener(
-        dh.CoreClient.EVENT_RECONNECT_AUTH_FAILED,
-        event => {
-          log.warn('Reconnect authentication failed');
-          setError('Reconnect authentication failed');
-        }
-      );
 
       const sessionWrapper = await loadSessionWrapper(connection);
       const name = 'user';
diff --git a/packages/code-studio/src/main/AppMainContainer.tsx b/packages/code-studio/src/main/AppMainContainer.tsx
index 555da8a1e7..3893588ff9 100644
--- a/packages/code-studio/src/main/AppMainContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/code-studio/src/main/AppMainContainer.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   Button,
   InfoModal,
   LoadingSpinner,
+  BasicModal,
 } from '@deephaven/components';
 import {
   IrisGridModel,
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ interface AppMainContainerProps {
 
 interface AppMainContainerState {
   contextActions: ContextAction[];
+  isAuthFailed: boolean;
   isDisconnected: boolean;
   isPanelsMenuShown: boolean;
   isSettingsMenuShown: boolean;
@@ -185,6 +187,11 @@ export class AppMainContainer extends Component<
     );
   }
 
+  static handleRefresh() {
+    log.info('Refreshing application');
+    window.location.reload();
+  }
+
   constructor(props: AppMainContainerProps & RouteComponentProps) {
     super(props);
     this.handleSettingsMenuHide = this.handleSettingsMenuHide.bind(this);
@@ -213,6 +220,7 @@ export class AppMainContainer extends Component<
     this.openNotebookFromURL = this.openNotebookFromURL.bind(this);
     this.handleDisconnect = this.handleDisconnect.bind(this);
     this.handleReconnect = this.handleReconnect.bind(this);
+    this.handleReconnectAuthFailed = this.handleReconnectAuthFailed.bind(this);
 
     this.importElement = React.createRef();
 
@@ -242,6 +250,7 @@ export class AppMainContainer extends Component<
           isGlobal: true,
         },
       ],
+      isAuthFailed: false,
       isDisconnected: false,
       isPanelsMenuShown: false,
       isSettingsMenuShown: false,
@@ -555,6 +564,10 @@ export class AppMainContainer extends Component<
     this.setState({ isDisconnected: false });
   }
 
+  handleReconnectAuthFailed() {
+    this.setState({ isAuthFailed: true });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Import the provided file and set it in the workspace data (which should then load it in the dashboard)
    * @param file JSON file to import
@@ -661,6 +674,10 @@ export class AppMainContainer extends Component<
       dh.IdeConnection.EVENT_RECONNECT,
       this.handleReconnect
     );
+    connection.addEventListener(
+      dh.CoreClient.EVENT_RECONNECT_AUTH_FAILED,
+      this.handleReconnectAuthFailed
+    );
   }
 
   stopListeningForDisconnect() {
@@ -673,6 +690,10 @@ export class AppMainContainer extends Component<
       dh.IdeConnection.EVENT_RECONNECT,
       this.handleReconnect
     );
+    connection.removeEventListener(
+      dh.CoreClient.EVENT_RECONNECT_AUTH_FAILED,
+      this.handleReconnectAuthFailed
+    );
   }
 
   hydrateDefault(
@@ -788,6 +809,7 @@ export class AppMainContainer extends Component<
     const { canUsePanels } = permissions;
     const {
       contextActions,
+      isAuthFailed,
       isDisconnected,
       isPanelsMenuShown,
       isSettingsMenuShown,
@@ -929,7 +951,7 @@ export class AppMainContainer extends Component<
           onChange={this.handleImportLayoutFiles}
         />
         <InfoModal
-          isOpen={isDisconnected}
+          isOpen={isDisconnected && !isAuthFailed}
           icon={vsDebugDisconnect}
           title={
             <>
@@ -938,6 +960,13 @@ export class AppMainContainer extends Component<
           }
           subtitle="Please check your network connection."
         />
+        <BasicModal
+          confirmButtonText="Refresh"
+          onConfirm={AppMainContainer.handleRefresh}
+          isOpen={isAuthFailed}
+          headerText="Authentication failed"
+          bodyText="Credentials are invalid. Please refresh your browser to try and reconnect."
+        />
       </div>
     );
   }