diff --git a/src/frontend/stmclient.cc b/src/frontend/stmclient.cc
index e6e9b3a31..c983edee3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/stmclient.cc
+++ b/src/frontend/stmclient.cc
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ void STMClient::init( void )
     wstring escape_key_name = std::wstring(tmp.begin(), tmp.end());
     escape_key_help = L"Commands: Ctrl-Z suspends, \".\" quits, " + escape_pass_name + L" gives literal " + escape_key_name;
     overlays.get_notification_engine().set_escape_key_string( tmp );
+    overlays.get_notification_engine().server_address( ip );
   }
   wchar_t tmp[ 128 ];
   swprintf( tmp, 128, L"Nothing received from server on UDP port %s.", port.c_str() );
diff --git a/src/frontend/terminaloverlay.cc b/src/frontend/terminaloverlay.cc
index adee67350..2737c2a76 100644
--- a/src/frontend/terminaloverlay.cc
+++ b/src/frontend/terminaloverlay.cc
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ void ConditionalCursorMove::apply( Framebuffer &fb, uint64_t confirmed_epoch ) c
 NotificationEngine::NotificationEngine()
   : last_word_from_server( timestamp() ),
     last_acked_state( timestamp() ),
+    server_addr(),
     escape_key_string(),
     message(),
     message_is_network_error( false ),
@@ -216,8 +217,8 @@ void NotificationEngine::apply( Framebuffer &fb ) const
 
   double since_heard = (double)(now - last_word_from_server) / 1000.0;
   double since_ack = (double)(now - last_acked_state) / 1000.0;
-  const char server_message[] = "contact";
-  const char reply_message[] = "reply";
+  const char server_message[] = "contact with";
+  const char reply_message[] = "reply from";
 
   double time_elapsed = since_heard;
   const char *explanation = server_message;
@@ -235,17 +236,17 @@ void NotificationEngine::apply( Framebuffer &fb ) const
     return;
   }
   if ( message.empty() && time_expired ) {
-    swprintf( tmp, 128, L"mosh: Last %s %s ago.%s", explanation,
+    swprintf( tmp, 128, L"mosh: Last %s %s %s ago.%s", explanation, server_addr.c_str(),
 	      human_readable_duration( static_cast<int>( time_elapsed ),
 				       "seconds" ).c_str(),
 	      keystroke_str );
   } else if ( (!message.empty()) && (!time_expired) ) {
     swprintf( tmp, 128, L"mosh: %ls%s", message.c_str(), keystroke_str );
   } else {
-    swprintf( tmp, 128, L"mosh: %ls (%s without %s.)%s", message.c_str(),
+    swprintf( tmp, 128, L"mosh: %ls (%s without %s %s.)%s", message.c_str(),
 	      human_readable_duration( static_cast<int>( time_elapsed ),
 				       "s" ).c_str(),
-	      explanation, keystroke_str );
+	      explanation, server_addr.c_str(), keystroke_str );
   }
 
   wstring string_to_draw( tmp );
diff --git a/src/frontend/terminaloverlay.h b/src/frontend/terminaloverlay.h
index 84421eb81..45028830d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/terminaloverlay.h
+++ b/src/frontend/terminaloverlay.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ namespace Overlay {
   private:
     uint64_t last_word_from_server;
     uint64_t last_acked_state;
+    string server_addr;
     string escape_key_string;
     wstring message;
     bool message_is_network_error;
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ namespace Overlay {
     const wstring &get_notification_string( void ) const { return message; }
     void server_heard( uint64_t s_last_word ) { last_word_from_server = s_last_word; }
     void server_acked( uint64_t s_last_acked ) { last_acked_state = s_last_acked; }
+    void server_address( const std::string &addr ) { server_addr = addr; }
     int wait_time( void ) const;
 
     void set_notification_string( const wstring &s_message, bool permanent = false, bool s_show_quit_keystroke = true )