diff --git a/breakwater-core/src/lib.rs b/breakwater-core/src/lib.rs
index 941dbca..3e9976a 100644
--- a/breakwater-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/breakwater-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ if cfg!(feature = "alpha") {
 ).as_bytes();
 
 pub const ALT_HELP_TEXT: &[u8] = b"Stop spamming HELP!\n";
+pub const CONNECTION_DENIED_TEXT: &[u8] = b"Connection denied as connection limit is reached";
diff --git a/breakwater/src/server.rs b/breakwater/src/server.rs
index 1aac0b4..9aaa35b 100644
--- a/breakwater/src/server.rs
+++ b/breakwater/src/server.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::{cmp::min, net::IpAddr, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use breakwater_core::framebuffer::FrameBuffer;
+use breakwater_core::CONNECTION_DENIED_TEXT;
 use breakwater_parser::{original::OriginalParser, Parser, ParserError};
 use log::{debug, error, info};
 use memadvise::{Advice, MemAdviseError};
@@ -112,7 +113,10 @@ impl Server {
                         .send(StatisticsEvent::ConnectionDenied { ip })
                         .await
                         .context(WriteToStatisticsChannelSnafu)?;
-                    // Errors if session is dropped prematurely
+
+                    // Only best effort, it's ok if this message get's missed
+                    let _ = socket.write_all(CONNECTION_DENIED_TEXT).await;
+                    // This can error if a connection is dropped prematurely, which is totally fine
                     let _ = socket.shutdown().await;
                     continue;
                 }