diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/KickedFromServerEvent.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/KickedFromServerEvent.java
index fcc95c0eb..4811c669f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/KickedFromServerEvent.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/KickedFromServerEvent.java
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
   private final Player player;
   private final RegisteredServer server;
   private final Component originalReason;
-  private final boolean duringLogin;
+  private final boolean duringServerConnect;
   private ServerKickResult result;
 
   public KickedFromServerEvent(Player player, RegisteredServer server, Component originalReason,
-      boolean duringLogin, Component fancyReason) {
+      boolean duringServerConnect, Component fancyReason) {
     this.player = Preconditions.checkNotNull(player, "player");
     this.server = Preconditions.checkNotNull(server, "server");
     this.originalReason = Preconditions.checkNotNull(originalReason, "originalReason");
-    this.duringLogin = duringLogin;
-    this.result = new DisconnectPlayer(fancyReason);
+    this.duringServerConnect = duringServerConnect;
+    this.result = new Notify(fancyReason);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -51,8 +51,25 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
     return originalReason;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether or not the player got kicked while connecting to another server.
+   *
+   * @return whether or not the player got kicked
+   */
+  public boolean kickedDuringServerConnect() {
+    return duringServerConnect;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns whether or not the player got kicked while logging in.
+   *
+   * @return whether or not the player got kicked
+   * @deprecated {@link #kickedDuringServerConnect()} has a better name and reflects the actual
+   *     result
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   public boolean kickedDuringLogin() {
-    return duringLogin;
+    return duringServerConnect;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -124,4 +141,37 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
       return new RedirectPlayer(server);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Notifies the player with the specified message but does nothing else. This is only a valid
+   * result to use if the player was  trying to connect to a different server, otherwise it is
+   * treated like a {@link DisconnectPlayer} result.
+   */
+  public static final class Notify implements ServerKickResult {
+
+    private final Component message;
+
+    private Notify(Component message) {
+      this.message = Preconditions.checkNotNull(message, "message");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAllowed() {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    public Component getMessage() {
+      return message;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Notifies the player with the specified message but does nothing else.
+     *
+     * @param message the server to send the player to
+     * @return the redirect result
+     */
+    public static Notify create(Component message) {
+      return new Notify(message);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
index 91c9d3c53..2c823a00f 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.connection.DisconnectEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.KickedFromServerEvent;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.KickedFromServerEvent.DisconnectPlayer;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.KickedFromServerEvent.Notify;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.KickedFromServerEvent.RedirectPlayer;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.PlayerModInfoEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.PlayerSettingsChangedEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.ServerPreConnectEvent;
@@ -336,9 +339,9 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
 
   private void handleConnectionException(RegisteredServer rs, @Nullable Component kickReason,
       Component friendlyReason) {
-    boolean alreadyConnected =
-        connectedServer != null && connectedServer.getServerInfo().equals(rs.getServerInfo());
+    // There can't be any connection in flight now.
     connectionInFlight = null;
+
     if (connectedServer == null) {
       // The player isn't yet connected to a server.
       Optional<RegisteredServer> nextServer = getNextServerToTry();
@@ -347,30 +350,33 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
       } else {
         connection.closeWith(Disconnect.create(friendlyReason));
       }
-    } else if (connectedServer.getServerInfo().equals(rs.getServerInfo())) {
+    } else if (kickReason != null) {
       // Already connected to the server being disconnected from.
-      if (kickReason != null) {
-        server.getEventManager().fire(
-            new KickedFromServerEvent(this, rs, kickReason, !alreadyConnected, friendlyReason))
-            .thenAcceptAsync(event -> {
-              if (event.getResult() instanceof KickedFromServerEvent.DisconnectPlayer) {
-                KickedFromServerEvent.DisconnectPlayer res = (KickedFromServerEvent.DisconnectPlayer) event
-                    .getResult();
-                connection.closeWith(Disconnect.create(res.getReason()));
-              } else if (event.getResult() instanceof KickedFromServerEvent.RedirectPlayer) {
-                KickedFromServerEvent.RedirectPlayer res = (KickedFromServerEvent.RedirectPlayer) event
-                    .getResult();
-                createConnectionRequest(res.getServer()).fireAndForget();
+      KickedFromServerEvent originalEvent = new KickedFromServerEvent(this, rs, kickReason,
+          !connectedServer.getServer().equals(rs), friendlyReason);
+
+      server.getEventManager().fire(originalEvent)
+          .thenAcceptAsync(event -> {
+            if (event.getResult() instanceof DisconnectPlayer) {
+              DisconnectPlayer res = (DisconnectPlayer) event.getResult();
+              connection.closeWith(Disconnect.create(res.getReason()));
+            } else if (event.getResult() instanceof RedirectPlayer) {
+              RedirectPlayer res = (RedirectPlayer) event.getResult();
+              createConnectionRequest(res.getServer()).fireAndForget();
+            } else if (event.getResult() instanceof Notify) {
+              Notify res = (Notify) event.getResult();
+              if (event.kickedDuringServerConnect()) {
+                sendMessage(res.getMessage());
               } else {
-                // In case someone gets creative, assume we want to disconnect the player.
-                connection.closeWith(Disconnect.create(friendlyReason));
+                connection.closeWith(Disconnect.create(res.getMessage()));
               }
-            }, connection.eventLoop());
-      } else {
-        connection.closeWith(Disconnect.create(friendlyReason));
-      }
+            } else {
+              // In case someone gets creative, assume we want to disconnect the player.
+              connection.closeWith(Disconnect.create(friendlyReason));
+            }
+          }, connection.eventLoop());
     } else {
-      connection.write(Chat.createClientbound(friendlyReason));
+      connection.closeWith(Disconnect.create(friendlyReason));
     }
   }