diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cbdd74..5442b66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -227,6 +227,22 @@ org.freedesktop.tuhi1.Device
       on behalf of another client. In this case, this client should wait for
       the Listening property to change and StartListening() once the
       property is set to False.
+
+      If the error is -EBADE, the device is not in pairing/listening mode
+      and pairing/listening was requested. In this case, the client should
+      indicate to the user that the device needs to be paired first or
+      switched to listening mode.
+
+      If the error is -EACCES, the device is not paired with the daemon or
+      incorrectly paired. This may happen when the device was paired with
+      another host since the last connection.
+
+      The following other errnos may be sent by the daemon:
+      -EPROTO: the daemon has encountered a protocol error with the device.
+      -ETIME: timeout while communicating with the device.
+
+      These errnos indicate a bug in the daemon, and the client should
+      display a message to that effect.
 ```
 
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diff --git a/tools/tuhi-kete.py b/tools/tuhi-kete.py
index 99b993b..6be3299 100755
--- a/tools/tuhi-kete.py
+++ b/tools/tuhi-kete.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from gi.repository import GObject, Gio, GLib
 import sys
 import argparse
+import os
 import json
 import logging
 import select
@@ -133,6 +134,9 @@ class TuhiKeteDevice(_DBusObject):
         if signal == 'ButtonPressRequired':
             print("{}: Press button on device now".format(self))
         elif signal == 'ListeningStopped':
+            err = parameters[0]
+            if err < 0:
+                print("{}: an error occured: {}".format(self, os.strerror(err)))
             self.notify('listening')
 
     def _on_properties_changed(self, proxy, changed_props, invalidated_props):
diff --git a/tuhi/base.py b/tuhi/base.py
index c7239b3..2cec947 100644
--- a/tuhi/base.py
+++ b/tuhi/base.py
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ class TuhiDevice(GObject.Object):
     real device) with the frontend DBusServer object that exports the device
     over Tuhi's DBus interface
     """
+    __gsignals__ = {
+        # Signal sent when an error occurs on the device itself.
+        # Argument is a Wacom*Exception
+        'device-error':
+            (GObject.SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST, None, (GObject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,)),
+    }
 
     def __init__(self, bluez_device, config, uuid=None, paired=True):
         GObject.Object.__init__(self)
@@ -177,8 +183,11 @@ class TuhiDevice(GObject.Object):
 
         self._tuhi_dbus_device.add_drawing(d)
 
-    def _on_fetching_finished(self, device, bluez_device):
+    def _on_fetching_finished(self, device, exception, bluez_device):
         bluez_device.disconnect_device()
+        if exception is not None:
+            logger.info(exception)
+            self.emit('device-error', exception)
 
     def _on_button_press_required(self, device):
         self._tuhi_dbus_device.notify_button_press_required()
diff --git a/tuhi/dbusserver.py b/tuhi/dbusserver.py
index ec47b9d..fe767ce 100755
--- a/tuhi/dbusserver.py
+++ b/tuhi/dbusserver.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class TuhiDBusDevice(_TuhiDBus):
         self._listening_client = None
         self._dbusid = self._register_object(connection)
         device.connect('notify::paired', self._on_device_paired)
+        device.connect('device-error', self._on_device_error)
 
     @GObject.Property
     def listening(self):
@@ -231,6 +232,12 @@ class TuhiDBusDevice(_TuhiDBus):
             return
         self.paired = device.paired
 
+    def _on_device_error(self, device, exception):
+        logger.info('An error occured while synching the device')
+        if self.listening:
+            self._stop_listening(self.connection, self._listening_client[0],
+                                 -exception.errno)
+
     def _start_listening(self, connection, sender):
         if self.listening:
             logger.debug("{} - already listening".format(self))
@@ -265,7 +272,7 @@ class TuhiDBusDevice(_TuhiDBus):
 
         self._stop_listening(connection, user_data)
 
-    def _stop_listening(self, connection, sender):
+    def _stop_listening(self, connection, sender, errno=0):
         if not self.listening or sender != self._listening_client[0]:
             return
 
@@ -275,7 +282,7 @@ class TuhiDBusDevice(_TuhiDBus):
 
         self.notify('listening')
 
-        status = GLib.Variant.new_int32(0)
+        status = GLib.Variant.new_int32(errno)
         self.signal('ListeningStopped', status, dest=sender)
         self.listening = False
         self.notify('listening')
diff --git a/tuhi/wacom.py b/tuhi/wacom.py
index 840b207..1443980 100644
--- a/tuhi/wacom.py
+++ b/tuhi/wacom.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import logging
 import threading
 import time
 import uuid
+import errno
 from gi.repository import GObject
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('tuhi.wacom')
@@ -86,27 +87,27 @@ class Drawing(list):
 
 
 class WacomException(Exception):
-    pass
+    errno = errno.ENOSYS
 
 
 class WacomEEAGAINException(WacomException):
-    pass
+    errno = errno.EAGAIN
 
 
 class WacomWrongModeException(WacomException):
-    pass
+    errno = errno.EBADE
 
 
 class WacomNotPairedException(WacomException):
-    pass
+    errno = errno.EACCES
 
 
 class WacomTimeoutException(WacomException):
-    pass
+    errno = errno.ETIME
 
 
 class WacomCorruptDataException(WacomException):
-    pass
+    errno = errno.EPROTO
 
 
 class WacomDevice(GObject.Object):
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ class WacomDevice(GObject.Object):
         "drawing":
             (GObject.SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST, None, (GObject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,)),
         "done":
-            (GObject.SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST, None, ()),
+            (GObject.SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST, None, (GObject.TYPE_PYOBJECT, )),
         "button-press-required":
             (GObject.SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST, None, ()),
     }
@@ -643,15 +644,19 @@ class WacomDevice(GObject.Object):
 
         logger.debug('{}: starting'.format(self.device.address))
         self._is_running = True
+        exception = None
         try:
             if self._pairing_mode:
                 self.pair_device()
             else:
                 self.retrieve_data()
+        except WacomException as e:
+            logger.error(f'**** Exception: {e} ****')
+            exception = e
         finally:
             self._pairing_mode = False
             self._is_running = False
-            self.emit("done")
+            self.emit("done", exception)
 
     def start(self, pairing_mode):
         self._pairing_mode = pairing_mode