diff --git a/src/event_loop/run.rs b/src/event_loop/run.rs
index 406be74..edc99c1 100644
--- a/src/event_loop/run.rs
+++ b/src/event_loop/run.rs
@@ -383,6 +383,24 @@ pub( crate ) fn try_run<A: App>( app: A ) -> Result<(), RunError>
 				data.exit_requested = true;
 				continue;
 			}
+			Err( calloop::Error::OtherError( ref e ) ) =>
+			{
+				// wayland-client surfaces the closed-socket condition as an
+				// OtherError wrapping an IoError rather than as the
+				// calloop::Error::IoError variant handled above. Treat any
+				// BrokenPipe / ConnectionReset here the same way: exit cleanly.
+				let is_closed = e.downcast_ref::<std::io::Error>()
+					.map( |io| matches!( io.kind(),
+						std::io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe | std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset ) )
+					.unwrap_or( false );
+				if is_closed
+				{
+					eprintln!( "ltk: wayland connection lost; exiting" );
+					data.exit_requested = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+				panic!( "dispatch: {e:?}" );
+			}
 			Err( e ) => panic!( "dispatch: {e:?}" ),
 		}
 		// Any surface whose press has now crossed `long_press_duration`