diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
index cf66847b6c..b3ddc24914 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ Socket::Socket(QObject* parent) :
     
     // start our timer for the synchronization time interval
     _synTimer->start(_synInterval);
+
+    // make sure we hear about errors and state changes from the underlying socket
+    connect(&_udpSocket, SIGNAL(error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError)),
+            this, SLOT(handleSocketError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError)));
+    connect(&_udpSocket, &QAbstractSocket::stateChanged, this, &Socket::handleStateChanged);
 }
 
 void Socket::bind(const QHostAddress& address, quint16 port) {
@@ -406,3 +411,13 @@ std::vector<HifiSockAddr> Socket::getConnectionSockAddrs() {
     }
     return addr;
 }
+
+void Socket::handleSocketError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError socketError) {
+    qCWarning(networking) << "udt::Socket error -" << socketError;
+}
+
+void Socket::handleStateChanged(QAbstractSocket::SocketState socketState) {
+    if (socketState != QAbstractSocket::BoundState) {
+        qCWarning(networking) << "udt::Socket state changed - state is now" << socketState;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.h
index 35a32a034f..6b8ccf1fa8 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.h
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ public slots:
 private slots:
     void readPendingDatagrams();
     void rateControlSync();
-    
+
+    void handleSocketError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError socketError);
+    void handleStateChanged(QAbstractSocket::SocketState socketState);
+
 private:
     void setSystemBufferSizes();
     Connection& findOrCreateConnection(const HifiSockAddr& sockAddr);