diff --git a/examples/notifications.js b/examples/notifications.js
index 7e56c1b50d..5ee6874521 100644
--- a/examples/notifications.js
+++ b/examples/notifications.js
@@ -92,11 +92,13 @@ var NotificationType = {
     SNAPSHOT: 2,
     WINDOW_RESIZE: 3,
     LOD_WARNING: 4,
+    CONNECTION_REFUSED: 5,
     properties: [
         { text: "Mute Toggle" },
         { text: "Snapshot" },
         { text: "Window Resize" },
-        { text: "Level of Detail" }
+        { text: "Level of Detail" },
+        { text: "Connection Refused" }
     ],
     getTypeFromMenuItem: function(menuItemName) {
         if (menuItemName.substr(menuItemName.length - NOTIFICATION_MENU_ITEM_POST.length) !== NOTIFICATION_MENU_ITEM_POST) {
@@ -501,6 +503,10 @@ function onMuteStateChanged() {
     createNotification(muteString, NotificationType.MUTE_TOGGLE);
 }
 
+function onDomainConnectionRefused(reason) {
+    createNotification("Connection refused: " + reason, NotificationType.CONNECTION_REFUSED );
+}
+
 //  handles mouse clicks on buttons
 function mousePressEvent(event) {
     var pickRay,
@@ -608,5 +614,6 @@ Controller.keyReleaseEvent.connect(keyReleaseEvent);
 Script.update.connect(update);
 Script.scriptEnding.connect(scriptEnding);
 Menu.menuItemEvent.connect(menuItemEvent);
+Window.domainConnectionRefused.connect(onDomainConnectionRefused);
 
 setup();
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 99777d22bf..97d132508a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer &startup_time) :
         _lastSendDownstreamAudioStats(usecTimestampNow()),
         _isVSyncOn(true),
         _aboutToQuit(false),
-        _notifiedPacketVersionMismatchThisDomain(false)
+        _notifiedPacketVersionMismatchThisDomain(false),
+        _domainConnectionRefusals(QList<QString>())
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     installNativeEventFilter(&MyNativeEventFilter::getInstance());
@@ -3278,6 +3279,14 @@ void Application::clearDomainOctreeDetails() {
 void Application::domainChanged(const QString& domainHostname) {
     updateWindowTitle();
     clearDomainOctreeDetails();
+    _domainConnectionRefusals.clear();
+}
+
+void Application::domainConnectionDenied(const QString& reason) {
+    if (!_domainConnectionRefusals.contains(reason)) {
+        _domainConnectionRefusals.append(reason);
+        emit domainConnectionRefused(reason);
+    }
 }
 
 void Application::connectedToDomain(const QString& hostname) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 7764f297d3..a60361cfc0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ signals:
 
     void svoImportRequested(const QString& url);
 
+    void domainConnectionRefused(const QString& reason);
+
 public slots:
     void domainChanged(const QString& domainHostname);
     void updateWindowTitle();
@@ -383,6 +385,8 @@ public slots:
 
     void setActiveFaceTracker();
 
+    void domainConnectionDenied(const QString& reason);
+
 private slots:
     void clearDomainOctreeDetails();
     void checkFPS();
@@ -607,6 +611,8 @@ private:
     int _menuBarHeight;
     
     QHash<QString, AcceptURLMethod> _acceptedExtensions;
+
+    QList<QString> _domainConnectionRefusals;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_Application_h
diff --git a/interface/src/DatagramProcessor.cpp b/interface/src/DatagramProcessor.cpp
index 475ce406bb..9ac2b51097 100644
--- a/interface/src/DatagramProcessor.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/DatagramProcessor.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void DatagramProcessor::processDatagrams() {
                     // and check and signal for an access token so that we can make sure they are logged in
                     qDebug() << "The domain-server denied a connection request: " << reason;
                     qDebug() << "You may need to re-log to generate a keypair so you can provide a username signature.";
+                    application->domainConnectionDenied(reason);
                     AccountManager::getInstance().checkAndSignalForAccessToken();
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
index 7f4b5ddf45..a5b8128d1e 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ WindowScriptingInterface::WindowScriptingInterface() :
     const DomainHandler& domainHandler = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler();
     connect(&domainHandler, &DomainHandler::hostnameChanged, this, &WindowScriptingInterface::domainChanged);
     connect(Application::getInstance(), &Application::svoImportRequested, this, &WindowScriptingInterface::svoImportRequested);
+    connect(Application::getInstance(), &Application::domainConnectionRefused, this, &WindowScriptingInterface::domainConnectionRefused);
 }
 
 WebWindowClass* WindowScriptingInterface::doCreateWebWindow(const QString& title, const QString& url, int width, int height, bool isToolWindow) {
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h
index 6a812f14e3..9bc8a834bd 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ signals:
     void inlineButtonClicked(const QString& name);
     void nonBlockingFormClosed();
     void svoImportRequested(const QString& url);
+    void domainConnectionRefused(const QString& reason);
 
 private slots:
     QScriptValue showAlert(const QString& message);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
index 3ccff46a04..266aa2bdce 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ bool EntityTree::updateEntityWithElement(EntityItem* entity, const EntityItemPro
             }
         }
     } else {
+        QString entityScriptBefore = entity->getScript();
         uint32_t preFlags = entity->getDirtyFlags();
         UpdateEntityOperator theOperator(this, containingElement, entity, properties);
         recurseTreeWithOperator(&theOperator);
@@ -166,6 +167,11 @@ bool EntityTree::updateEntityWithElement(EntityItem* entity, const EntityItemPro
                 entity->clearDirtyFlags();
             }
         }
+        
+        QString entityScriptAfter = entity->getScript();
+        if (entityScriptBefore != entityScriptAfter) {
+            emitEntityScriptChanging(entity->getEntityItemID()); // the entity script has changed
+        }        
     }
     
     // TODO: this final containingElement check should eventually be removed (or wrapped in an #ifdef DEBUG).