diff --git a/i18n/en/cosmic_files.ftl b/i18n/en/cosmic_files.ftl
index b5f183b..b18f5d9 100644
--- a/i18n/en/cosmic_files.ftl
+++ b/i18n/en/cosmic_files.ftl
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ create-archive = Create archive
 empty-trash = Empty trash
 empty-trash-warning = Are you sure you want to permanently delete all the items in Trash?
 
+## Mount Error Dialog
+mount-error = Unable to access drive
+
 ## New File/Folder Dialog
 create-new-file = Create new file
 create-new-folder = Create new folder
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index d4c1c82..f1ab56b 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ pub enum Message {
     Modifiers(Modifiers),
     MoveToTrash(Option<Entity>),
     MounterItems(MounterKey, MounterItems),
+    MountResult(MounterKey, MounterItem, Result<bool, String>),
     NavBarClose(Entity),
     NavBarContext(Entity),
     NavMenuAction(NavMenuAction),
@@ -405,6 +406,11 @@ pub enum DialogPage {
     },
     EmptyTrash,
     FailedOperation(u64),
+    MountError {
+        mounter_key: MounterKey,
+        item: MounterItem,
+        error: String,
+    },
     NetworkAuth {
         mounter_key: MounterKey,
         uri: String,
@@ -1630,6 +1636,15 @@ impl Application for App {
                         DialogPage::FailedOperation(id) => {
                             log::warn!("TODO: retry operation {}", id);
                         }
+                        DialogPage::MountError {
+                            mounter_key,
+                            item,
+                            error: _,
+                        } => {
+                            if let Some(mounter) = MOUNTERS.get(&mounter_key) {
+                                return mounter.mount(item).map(|_| message::none());
+                            }
+                        }
                         DialogPage::NetworkAuth {
                             mounter_key: _,
                             uri: _,
@@ -1834,6 +1849,22 @@ impl Application for App {
 
                 return Command::batch(commands);
             }
+            Message::MountResult(mounter_key, item, res) => match res {
+                Ok(true) => {
+                    log::info!("connected to {:?}", item);
+                }
+                Ok(false) => {
+                    log::info!("cancelled connection to {:?}", item);
+                }
+                Err(error) => {
+                    log::warn!("failed to connect to {:?}: {}", item, error);
+                    self.dialog_pages.push_back(DialogPage::MountError {
+                        mounter_key,
+                        item,
+                        error,
+                    });
+                }
+            },
             Message::NetworkAuth(mounter_key, uri, auth, auth_tx) => {
                 self.dialog_pages.push_back(DialogPage::NetworkAuth {
                     mounter_key,
@@ -3198,6 +3229,19 @@ impl Application for App {
                         widget::button::standard(fl!("cancel")).on_press(Message::DialogCancel),
                     )
             }
+            DialogPage::MountError {
+                mounter_key: _,
+                item: _,
+                error,
+            } => widget::dialog(fl!("mount-error"))
+                .body(error)
+                .icon(widget::icon::from_name("dialog-error").size(64))
+                .primary_action(
+                    widget::button::standard(fl!("try-again")).on_press(Message::DialogComplete),
+                )
+                .secondary_action(
+                    widget::button::standard(fl!("cancel")).on_press(Message::DialogCancel),
+                ),
             DialogPage::NetworkAuth {
                 mounter_key,
                 uri,
@@ -3988,6 +4032,7 @@ impl Application for App {
             subscriptions.push(mounter.subscription().map(move |mounter_message| {
                 match mounter_message {
                     MounterMessage::Items(items) => Message::MounterItems(key, items),
+                    MounterMessage::MountResult(item, res) => Message::MountResult(key, item, res),
                     MounterMessage::NetworkAuth(uri, auth, auth_tx) => {
                         Message::NetworkAuth(key, uri, auth, auth_tx)
                     }
diff --git a/src/mounter/gvfs.rs b/src/mounter/gvfs.rs
index 9bbbd19..03bf5ef 100644
--- a/src/mounter/gvfs.rs
+++ b/src/mounter/gvfs.rs
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ enum Cmd {
 enum Event {
     Changed,
     Items(MounterItems),
+    MountResult(MounterItem, Result<bool, String>),
     NetworkAuth(String, MounterAuth, mpsc::Sender<MounterAuth>),
     NetworkResult(String, Result<bool, String>),
 }
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ impl Gvfs {
                             event_tx.send(Event::Items(items(&monitor, IconSizes::default()))).unwrap();
                         }
                         Cmd::Mount(mounter_item) => {
-                            let MounterItem::Gvfs(item) = mounter_item else { continue };
+                            let MounterItem::Gvfs(ref item) = mounter_item else { continue };
                             let ItemKind::Volume = item.kind else { continue };
                             for (i, volume) in monitor.volumes().into_iter().enumerate() {
                                 if i != item.index {
@@ -338,14 +339,24 @@ impl Gvfs {
                                 }
 
                                 log::info!("mount {}", name);
+                                //TODO: do not use name as a URI for mount_op
+                                let mount_op = mount_op(name.to_string(), event_tx.clone());
+                                let event_tx = event_tx.clone();
+                                let mounter_item = mounter_item.clone();
                                 VolumeExt::mount(
                                     &volume,
                                     gio::MountMountFlags::NONE,
-                                    //TODO: gio::MountOperation needed for network shares with auth
-                                    gio::MountOperation::NONE,
+                                    Some(&mount_op),
                                     gio::Cancellable::NONE,
-                                    move |result| {
-                                        log::info!("mount {}: result {:?}", name, result);
+                                    move |res| {
+                                        log::info!("mount {}: result {:?}", name, res);
+                                        event_tx.send(Event::MountResult(mounter_item, match res {
+                                            Ok(()) => Ok(true),
+                                            Err(err) => match err.kind::<gio::IOErrorEnum>() {
+                                                Some(gio::IOErrorEnum::FailedHandled) => Ok(false),
+                                                _ => Err(format!("{}", err))
+                                            }
+                                        })).unwrap();
                                     },
                                 );
                             }
@@ -355,7 +366,7 @@ impl Gvfs {
                             let mount_op = mount_op(uri.clone(), event_tx.clone());
                             let event_tx = event_tx.clone();
                             file.mount_enclosing_volume(
-                                gio::MountMountFlags::empty(),
+                                gio::MountMountFlags::NONE,
                                 Some(&mount_op),
                                 gio::Cancellable::NONE,
                                 move |res| {
@@ -499,6 +510,10 @@ impl Mounter for Gvfs {
                 match event {
                     Event::Changed => command_tx.send(Cmd::Rescan).unwrap(),
                     Event::Items(items) => output.send(MounterMessage::Items(items)).await.unwrap(),
+                    Event::MountResult(item, res) => output
+                        .send(MounterMessage::MountResult(item, res))
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap(),
                     Event::NetworkAuth(uri, auth, auth_tx) => output
                         .send(MounterMessage::NetworkAuth(uri, auth, auth_tx))
                         .await
diff --git a/src/mounter/mod.rs b/src/mounter/mod.rs
index a109852..17a6b34 100644
--- a/src/mounter/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mounter/mod.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ pub type MounterItems = Vec<MounterItem>;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum MounterMessage {
     Items(MounterItems),
+    MountResult(MounterItem, Result<bool, String>),
     NetworkAuth(String, MounterAuth, mpsc::Sender<MounterAuth>),
     NetworkResult(String, Result<bool, String>),
 }