diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts
index e4a2a889..4a0fa5dd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { useConnectionStore } from "@/stores/connection-store";
+
 const API_BASE = "/api";
 
 export interface FeatureNotInstalledError {
@@ -74,9 +76,17 @@ async function throwWithMessage(res: Response): Promise<never> {
 }
 
 export async function apiGet<T>(path: string): Promise<T> {
-  const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
-    headers: formatHeaders(),
-  });
+  let res: Response;
+  try {
+    res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
+      headers: formatHeaders(),
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof TypeError) {
+      useConnectionStore.getState().setDisconnected();
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
   if (!res.ok) await throwWithMessage(res);
   return res.json();
 }
@@ -84,30 +94,54 @@ export async function apiGet<T>(path: string): Promise<T> {
 export async function apiPost<T>(path: string, body?: unknown): Promise<T> {
   const headers =
     body !== undefined ? formatHeaders({ "Content-Type": "application/json" }) : formatHeaders();
-  const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
-    method: "POST",
-    headers,
-    body: body !== undefined ? JSON.stringify(body) : undefined,
-  });
+  let res: Response;
+  try {
+    res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers,
+      body: body !== undefined ? JSON.stringify(body) : undefined,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof TypeError) {
+      useConnectionStore.getState().setDisconnected();
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
   if (!res.ok) await throwWithMessage(res);
   return res.json();
 }
 
 export async function apiPut<T>(path: string, body?: unknown): Promise<T> {
-  const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
-    method: "PUT",
-    headers: formatHeaders({ "Content-Type": "application/json" }),
-    body: body ? JSON.stringify(body) : undefined,
-  });
+  let res: Response;
+  try {
+    res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
+      method: "PUT",
+      headers: formatHeaders({ "Content-Type": "application/json" }),
+      body: body ? JSON.stringify(body) : undefined,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof TypeError) {
+      useConnectionStore.getState().setDisconnected();
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
   if (!res.ok) await throwWithMessage(res);
   return res.json();
 }
 
 export async function apiDelete<T>(path: string): Promise<T> {
-  const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
-    method: "DELETE",
-    headers: formatHeaders(),
-  });
+  let res: Response;
+  try {
+    res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
+      method: "DELETE",
+      headers: formatHeaders(),
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof TypeError) {
+      useConnectionStore.getState().setDisconnected();
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
   if (!res.ok) await throwWithMessage(res);
   return res.json();
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/web/stores.test.ts b/tests/unit/web/stores.test.ts
index 63edeced..5090b2c9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/web/stores.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/web/stores.test.ts
@@ -741,6 +741,40 @@ describe("API lib", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  // -- api network error → connection store ---------------------------------
+
+  describe("api network error → connection store", () => {
+    it("triggers disconnected state on TypeError from fetch", async () => {
+      const { useConnectionStore } = await import("@/stores/connection-store");
+      useConnectionStore.setState({
+        status: "connected",
+        failedSince: null,
+        lastHealthCheck: null,
+      });
+
+      fetchMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new TypeError("Failed to fetch"));
+      await expect(apiGet("/v1/test")).rejects.toThrow("Failed to fetch");
+
+      expect(useConnectionStore.getState().status).toBe("disconnected");
+    });
+
+    it("does NOT trigger disconnected on HTTP errors", async () => {
+      const { useConnectionStore } = await import("@/stores/connection-store");
+      useConnectionStore.setState({
+        status: "connected",
+        failedSince: null,
+        lastHealthCheck: null,
+      });
+
+      fetchMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "Not found" }), { status: 404 }),
+      );
+      await expect(apiGet("/v1/test")).rejects.toThrow();
+
+      expect(useConnectionStore.getState().status).toBe("connected");
+    });
+  });
+
   // -- Cross-cutting: token is read fresh on every call --------------------
 
   describe("token freshness", () => {