diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.html b/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.html
index bd0a96978..213a09bde 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 <div class="video-wrapper">
-    <video #videoPlayer class="video-js" controls preload="none"></video>
+    <div class="player-container" [ngClass]="{ hide: !isUrlOnline }">
+        <video #videoPlayer class="video-js" controls preload="none"></video>
+    </div>
+    <div *ngIf="!isUrlOnline" class="is-offline-wrapper">
+        <div>
+            {{ 'No stream available' | translate }}
+        </div>
+        <button mat-raised-button (click)="checkVideoUrl()" color="primary">
+            <span>{{ 'Refresh' | translate }}</span>
+            <mat-icon>refresh</mat-icon>
+        </button>
+    </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.scss b/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.scss
index c376df5c5..7b063c773 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.scss
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.scss
@@ -1,38 +1,50 @@
 .video-wrapper {
     display: flex;
     width: 100%;
-    .video-js {
-        margin: auto;
+    min-height: 200px;
 
-        // we keep the button for now
-        // .vjs-big-play-button {
-        //     left: 0;
-        //     top: 0;
-        //     width: 100%;
-        //     height: 100%;
-        //     border: 0;
-        //     border-radius: 0;
-        //     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
-        //     .vjs-icon-placeholder {
-        //         display: none !important;
-        //     }
-        // }
+    .is-offline-wrapper {
+        width: 100%;
+        margin: 1em;
+        text-align: center;
+    }
 
-        .vjs-control-bar {
-            .vjs-subs-caps-button {
-                display: none !important;
-            }
+    .player-container {
+        height: 100%;
+        width: 100%;
+        .video-js {
+            margin: auto;
 
-            .vjs-descriptions-button {
-                display: none !important;
-            }
+            // we keep the button for now
+            // .vjs-big-play-button {
+            //     left: 0;
+            //     top: 0;
+            //     width: 100%;
+            //     height: 100%;
+            //     border: 0;
+            //     border-radius: 0;
+            //     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+            //     .vjs-icon-placeholder {
+            //         display: none !important;
+            //     }
+            // }
 
-            .vjs-picture-in-picture-control {
-                display: none !important;
-            }
+            .vjs-control-bar {
+                .vjs-subs-caps-button {
+                    display: none !important;
+                }
 
-            .vjs-audio-button {
-                display: none !important;
+                .vjs-descriptions-button {
+                    display: none !important;
+                }
+
+                .vjs-picture-in-picture-control {
+                    display: none !important;
+                }
+
+                .vjs-audio-button {
+                    display: none !important;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.spec.ts b/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.spec.ts
index 36fc25132..4eefdb1a4 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
+import { E2EImportsModule } from 'e2e-imports.module';
+
 import { VjsPlayerComponent } from './vjs-player.component';
 
 describe('VjsPlayerComponent', () => {
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ describe('VjsPlayerComponent', () => {
 
     beforeEach(async(() => {
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-            declarations: [VjsPlayerComponent]
+            imports: [E2EImportsModule]
         }).compileComponents();
     }));
 
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.ts b/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.ts
index cb6104b8c..7793364e8 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/components/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import {
     ViewEncapsulation
 } from '@angular/core';
 
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import { ajax, AjaxResponse } from 'rxjs/ajax';
+import { catchError, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import videojs from 'video.js';
 
 import { ConfigService } from 'app/core/ui-services/config.service';
@@ -32,14 +35,17 @@ enum MimeType {
     encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
 })
 export class VjsPlayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
-    @ViewChild('videoPlayer', { static: true }) private videoPlayer: ElementRef;
-
+    @ViewChild('videoPlayer', { static: true })
+    private videoPlayer: ElementRef;
     private _videoUrl: string;
+    private posterUrl: string;
+    public player: videojs.Player;
+    public isUrlOnline: boolean;
 
     @Input()
     public set videoUrl(value: string) {
         this._videoUrl = value;
-        this.playVideo();
+        this.checkVideoUrl();
     }
 
     @Output()
@@ -49,8 +55,6 @@ export class VjsPlayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         return this._videoUrl;
     }
 
-    public player: videojs.Player;
-
     private get videoSource(): VideoSource {
         return {
             src: this.videoUrl,
@@ -58,8 +62,6 @@ export class VjsPlayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         };
     }
 
-    private posterUrl: string;
-
     public constructor(config: ConfigService) {
         config.get<string>('general_system_stream_poster').subscribe(posterUrl => {
             this.posterUrl = posterUrl;
@@ -67,14 +69,7 @@ export class VjsPlayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     public async ngOnInit(): Promise<void> {
-        this.player = videojs(this.videoPlayer.nativeElement, {
-            textTrackSettings: false,
-            fluid: true,
-            autoplay: 'any',
-            liveui: true,
-            poster: this.posterUrl
-        });
-        this.playVideo();
+        this.initPlayer();
     }
 
     public ngOnDestroy(): void {
@@ -83,13 +78,52 @@ export class VjsPlayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         }
     }
 
-    private playVideo(): void {
-        if (this.player) {
-            this.player.src(this.videoSource);
-            this.started.next();
+    public async checkVideoUrl(): Promise<void> {
+        /**
+         * Using observable would not make sense, because without it would not automatically update
+         * if a Ressource switches from online to offline
+         */
+        const ajaxResponse: AjaxResponse = await ajax(this.videoUrl)
+            .pipe(
+                map(response => response),
+                catchError(error => {
+                    return of(error);
+                })
+            )
+            .toPromise();
+
+        /**
+         * there is no enum for http status codes in the whole Angular stack...
+         */
+        if (ajaxResponse.status === 200) {
+            this.isUrlOnline = true;
+            this.playVideo();
+        } else {
+            this.isUrlOnline = false;
+            if (this.player) {
+                this.player.pause();
+            }
+            this.player.src('');
         }
     }
 
+    private initPlayer(): void {
+        if (!this.player) {
+            this.player = videojs(this.videoPlayer.nativeElement, {
+                textTrackSettings: false,
+                fluid: true,
+                autoplay: 'any',
+                liveui: true,
+                poster: this.posterUrl
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    private playVideo(): void {
+        this.player.src(this.videoSource);
+        this.started.next();
+    }
+
     private determineContentTypeByUrl(url: string): MimeType {
         if (url) {
             if (url.startsWith('rtmp')) {
diff --git a/client/src/styles.scss b/client/src/styles.scss
index 7449851c7..666823d4d 100644
--- a/client/src/styles.scss
+++ b/client/src/styles.scss
@@ -774,3 +774,10 @@ button.mat-menu-item.selected {
     height: 0px;
     width: 0px;
 }
+
+/**
+ * simply hide something
+ */
+.hide {
+    display: none;
+}