diff --git a/swaybar/bar.c b/swaybar/bar.c
index 5b1213a8d..4d20f20f0 100644
--- a/swaybar/bar.c
+++ b/swaybar/bar.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ void bar_run(struct swaybar *bar) {
 	}
 #if HAVE_TRAY
 	if (bar->tray) {
-		loop_add_fd(bar->eventloop, bar->tray->fd, POLLIN, tray_in, bar->tray->bus);
+		loop_add_fd(bar->eventloop, bar->tray->fd, POLLIN, tray_in, bar);
 	}
 #endif
 	while (bar->running) {
diff --git a/swaybar/ipc.c b/swaybar/ipc.c
index 03500bdf3..71c9a4c5e 100644
--- a/swaybar/ipc.c
+++ b/swaybar/ipc.c
@@ -518,8 +518,7 @@ static bool handle_barconfig_update(struct swaybar *bar, const char *payload,
 #if HAVE_TRAY
 	if (oldcfg->tray_hidden && !newcfg->tray_hidden) {
 		bar->tray = create_tray(bar);
-		loop_add_fd(bar->eventloop, bar->tray->fd, POLLIN, tray_in,
-				bar->tray->bus);
+		loop_add_fd(bar->eventloop, bar->tray->fd, POLLIN, tray_in, bar);
 	} else if (bar->tray && newcfg->tray_hidden) {
 		loop_remove_fd(bar->eventloop, bar->tray->fd);
 		destroy_tray(bar->tray);
diff --git a/swaybar/tray/tray.c b/swaybar/tray/tray.c
index b0545f4a7..a4f382bfb 100644
--- a/swaybar/tray/tray.c
+++ b/swaybar/tray/tray.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <cairo.h>
+#include <poll.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -90,9 +91,16 @@ void destroy_tray(struct swaybar_tray *tray) {
 }
 
 void tray_in(int fd, short mask, void *data) {
-	sd_bus *bus = data;
+	struct swaybar *bar = data;
 	int ret;
-	while ((ret = sd_bus_process(bus, NULL)) > 0) {
+
+	if (mask & (POLLHUP | POLLERR)) {
+        sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, "D-Bus connection closed unexpectedly");
+		bar->running = false;
+		return;
+    }
+
+	while ((ret = sd_bus_process(bar->tray->bus, NULL)) > 0) {
 		// This space intentionally left blank
 	}
 	if (ret < 0) {