diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tradfri/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/tradfri/__init__.py
index 3988775ad2b..206f4e07007 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tradfri/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tradfri/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_send
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import Event, async_track_time_interval
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ from .const import (
     GROUPS,
     KEY_API,
     PLATFORMS,
+    SIGNAL_GW,
 )
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -137,10 +139,14 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
         if hass.is_stopping:
             return
 
+        gw_status = True
         try:
             await api(gateway.get_gateway_info())
         except RequestError:
             _LOGGER.error("Keep-alive failed")
+            gw_status = False
+
+        async_dispatcher_send(hass, SIGNAL_GW, gw_status)
 
     listeners.append(
         async_track_time_interval(hass, async_keep_alive, timedelta(seconds=60))
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tradfri/base_class.py b/homeassistant/components/tradfri/base_class.py
index 8a7cc6a2f4a..34ad7b792b9 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tradfri/base_class.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tradfri/base_class.py
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ from pytradfri.device.socket_control import SocketControl
 from pytradfri.error import PytradfriError
 
 from homeassistant.core import callback
+from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_connect
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import DeviceInfo, Entity
 
-from .const import DOMAIN
+from .const import DOMAIN, SIGNAL_GW
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -122,8 +123,24 @@ class TradfriBaseDevice(TradfriBaseClass):
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize a device."""
         self._attr_available = device.reachable
+        self._hub_available = True
         super().__init__(device, api, gateway_id)
 
+    async def async_added_to_hass(self) -> None:
+        """Start thread when added to hass."""
+        # Only devices shall receive SIGNAL_GW
+        self.async_on_remove(
+            async_dispatcher_connect(self.hass, SIGNAL_GW, self.set_hub_available)
+        )
+        await super().async_added_to_hass()
+
+    @callback
+    def set_hub_available(self, available: bool) -> None:
+        """Set status of hub."""
+        if available != self._hub_available:
+            self._hub_available = available
+            self._refresh(self._device)
+
     @property
     def device_info(self) -> DeviceInfo:
         """Return the device info."""
@@ -142,5 +159,5 @@ class TradfriBaseDevice(TradfriBaseClass):
         # The base class _refresh cannot be used, because
         # there are devices (group) that do not have .reachable
         # so set _attr_available here and let the base class do the rest.
-        self._attr_available = device.reachable
+        self._attr_available = device.reachable and self._hub_available
         super()._refresh(device, write_ha)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tradfri/const.py b/homeassistant/components/tradfri/const.py
index 8efb1837ae4..5bcd1f376e1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tradfri/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tradfri/const.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ DOMAIN = "tradfri"
 KEY_API = "tradfri_api"
 DEVICES = "tradfri_devices"
 GROUPS = "tradfri_groups"
+SIGNAL_GW = "tradfri.gw_status"
 KEY_SECURITY_CODE = "security_code"
 SUPPORTED_GROUP_FEATURES = SUPPORT_BRIGHTNESS | SUPPORT_TRANSITION
 SUPPORTED_LIGHT_FEATURES = SUPPORT_TRANSITION