diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index eb0af0b3c8314340ae6d9a6d417cca6205812868..9aa9ed7e1b300ddb1007649c1192436c4520f968 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ group = 'foundation.e.lib'
 
 def versionMajor = 1
 def versionMinor = 0
-def versionPatch = 4
+def versionPatch = 5
 def releasePatch = "alpha"
 def libName = "Android-SingleSignOn"
 
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/AidlNetworkRequest.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/AidlNetworkRequest.java
index 67b8a9b87f9fa9d53394811000f433bf0b972adc..1454d1cf1d89ec5932f8f934e172f69a8f02191e 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/AidlNetworkRequest.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/AidlNetworkRequest.java
@@ -128,6 +128,23 @@ public class AidlNetworkRequest extends NetworkRequest {
         connectApiWithBackoff();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected boolean isConnected() {
+        boolean result = super.isConnected() && mService != null;
+        if (!result) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            result = mService.asBinder().pingBinder();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Not connected to remote object", e);
+            result = false;
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
     public void stop() {
         super.stop();
 
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/NetworkRequest.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/NetworkRequest.java
index 1eac226dbf516b7fbd5279cee3b27b96fa4d1dc2..0aa884b76d555dede5df94718cb9bdc69f138623 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/NetworkRequest.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/NetworkRequest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public abstract class NetworkRequest {
         }
     }
 
+    protected boolean isConnected() {
+        return !mDestroyed;
+    }
+
     protected abstract Response performNetworkRequestV2(NextcloudRequest request, InputStream requestBodyInputStream) throws Exception;
 
     protected void connectApiWithBackoff() {
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/NextcloudAPI.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/NextcloudAPI.java
index 189b5dd3fe41000770d1c721245b85b349fb8d36..d074da802bedad7b4e89710d9f44d6a0d99d2f49 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/NextcloudAPI.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/sso/api/NextcloudAPI.java
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ public class NextcloudAPI {
         networkRequest.stop();
     }
 
+    public boolean isConnected() {
+        return networkRequest.isConnected();
+    }
+
     public <T> Observable<ParsedResponse<T>> performRequestObservableV2(final Type type, final NextcloudRequest request) {
         return Observable.fromPublisher( s -> {
             try {