diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
index 3cf28ed8..39b10a2a 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ class XMLStream(object):
             return True
         except Socket.error as serr:
             error_msg = "Could not connect to %s:%s. Socket Error #%s: %s"
+            self.event('socket_error', serr)
             log.error(error_msg % (self.address[0], self.address[1],
                                        serr.errno, serr.strerror))
             time.sleep(1)
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ class XMLStream(object):
             self.filesocket.close()
             self.socket.shutdown(Socket.SHUT_RDWR)
         except Socket.error as serr:
-            pass
+            self.event('socket_error', serr)
         finally:
             #clear your application state
             self.event("disconnected", direct=True)
@@ -734,7 +735,8 @@ class XMLStream(object):
             except SystemExit:
                 log.debug("SystemExit in _process")
                 self.stop.set()
-            except Socket.error:
+            except Socket.error as serr:
+                self.event('socket_error', serr)
                 log.exception('Socket Error')
             except:
                 if not self.stop.isSet():