diff --git a/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/e2e/tests/service-status-navigation.e2e.ts b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/e2e/tests/service-status-navigation.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f312f2c486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/e2e/tests/service-status-navigation.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { expect, test } from '../fixtures/e2e-test';
+
+test('transient API failures only open Service Status when the health probe fails', async ({ e2eScenario, page }) => {
+    const webSocketErrors: string[] = [];
+    const serviceStatusNavigations: string[] = [];
+    let healthRequests = 0;
+
+    page.on('console', (message) => {
+        if (message.type() === 'error' && message.text().includes('[WebSocketClient]')) {
+            webSocketErrors.push(message.text());
+        }
+    });
+    page.on('framenavigated', (frame) => {
+        if (frame === page.mainFrame() && new URL(frame.url()).pathname === '/next/status') {
+            serviceStatusNavigations.push(frame.url());
+        }
+    });
+    page.on('request', (request) => {
+        if (new URL(request.url()).pathname === '/health') {
+            healthRequests += 1;
+        }
+    });
+
+    const targetUrl = '/next/project/list?project=test-project#details';
+    let transientFailuresRemaining = 1;
+    await page.route('**/api/v2/projects**', async (route) => {
+        if (transientFailuresRemaining > 0) {
+            transientFailuresRemaining -= 1;
+            await route.fulfill({
+                body: JSON.stringify({ status: 503, title: 'Controlled transient failure' }),
+                contentType: 'application/problem+json',
+                status: 503
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await route.continue();
+    });
+
+    await test.step('stay on the current page when the service is healthy', async () => {
+        await page.goto(targetUrl);
+
+        await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Projects' })).toBeVisible();
+        await expect(page.getByText(e2eScenario.projectName, { exact: true })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+        await expect.poll(() => healthRequests).toBe(1);
+        expect(serviceStatusNavigations).toEqual([]);
+        expect(webSocketErrors).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    await page.unroute('**/api/v2/projects**');
+    await page.route('**/api/v2/projects**', async (route) => {
+        await route.fulfill({
+            body: JSON.stringify({ status: 503, title: 'Controlled service failure' }),
+            contentType: 'application/problem+json',
+            status: 503
+        });
+    });
+    await page.route('**/health', async (route) => {
+        await route.fulfill({ body: 'Unavailable', contentType: 'text/plain', status: 503 });
+    });
+
+    await test.step('coalesce the redirect and preserve the current URL when the service is unavailable', async () => {
+        await page.reload();
+        await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/next\/status(?:[?#]|$)/);
+
+        const statusUrl = new URL(page.url());
+        expect(statusUrl.searchParams.get('redirect')).toBe(targetUrl);
+        expect(serviceStatusNavigations).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(webSocketErrors).toEqual([]);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/status/service-status-redirect.test.ts b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/status/service-status-redirect.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cbadc2ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/status/service-status-redirect.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { buildServiceStatusUrl, createServiceStatusRedirector } from './service-status-redirect';
+
+describe('buildServiceStatusUrl', () => {
+    it('preserves the current path, query, and hash as an encoded redirect', () => {
+        const url = new URL('https://example.test/next/stack/most-frequent-errors?project=project-1&filter=status%3Aopen#details');
+
+        const result = buildServiceStatusUrl('/next/status', url);
+
+        expect(new URL(result, url.origin).searchParams.get('redirect')).toBe(
+            '/next/stack/most-frequent-errors?project=project-1&filter=status%3Aopen#details'
+        );
+    });
+});
+
+describe('createServiceStatusRedirector', () => {
+    it('coalesces concurrent health checks and stays on the current page when the service is healthy', async () => {
+        let resolveHealth!: (value: boolean) => void;
+        const healthResult = new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+            resolveHealth = resolve;
+        });
+        const checkHealth = vi.fn(() => healthResult);
+        const navigate = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+        const redirect = createServiceStatusRedirector({ checkHealth, navigate });
+
+        const first = redirect();
+        const second = redirect();
+        resolveHealth(true);
+        await Promise.all([first, second]);
+
+        expect(checkHealth).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(navigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('briefly caches a healthy result to bound repeated probes', async () => {
+        let currentTime = 1000;
+        const checkHealth = vi.fn(async () => true);
+        const redirect = createServiceStatusRedirector({
+            checkHealth,
+            healthyCacheMilliseconds: 5000,
+            navigate: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+            now: () => currentTime
+        });
+
+        await redirect();
+        currentTime = 5999;
+        await redirect();
+        currentTime = 6000;
+        await redirect();
+
+        expect(checkHealth).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it('coalesces navigation when the service is unavailable', async () => {
+        let resolveHealth!: (value: boolean) => void;
+        let resolveNavigation!: () => void;
+        const healthResult = new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+            resolveHealth = resolve;
+        });
+        const navigationResult = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+            resolveNavigation = resolve;
+        });
+        const checkHealth = vi.fn(() => healthResult);
+        const navigate = vi.fn(() => navigationResult);
+        const redirect = createServiceStatusRedirector({ checkHealth, navigate });
+
+        const first = redirect();
+        const second = redirect();
+        resolveHealth(false);
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(navigate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+        resolveNavigation();
+        await Promise.all([first, second]);
+
+        expect(checkHealth).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(navigate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+
+    it('treats a failed health probe as unavailable', async () => {
+        const navigate = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+        const redirect = createServiceStatusRedirector({
+            checkHealth: vi.fn(async () => {
+                throw new Error('network unavailable');
+            }),
+            navigate
+        });
+
+        await redirect();
+
+        expect(navigate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/status/service-status-redirect.ts b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/status/service-status-redirect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdf3b90e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/status/service-status-redirect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+const DEFAULT_HEALTHY_CACHE_MILLISECONDS = 5000;
+
+interface ServiceStatusRedirectorOptions {
+    checkHealth: () => Promise<boolean>;
+    healthyCacheMilliseconds?: number;
+    navigate: () => Promise<void>;
+    now?: () => number;
+}
+
+export function buildServiceStatusUrl(statusPath: string, currentUrl: Pick<URL, 'hash' | 'pathname' | 'search'>): string {
+    const redirect = `${currentUrl.pathname}${currentUrl.search}${currentUrl.hash}`;
+    return `${statusPath}?${new URLSearchParams({ redirect }).toString()}`;
+}
+
+export function createServiceStatusRedirector(options: ServiceStatusRedirectorOptions): () => Promise<void> {
+    const healthyCacheMilliseconds = options.healthyCacheMilliseconds ?? DEFAULT_HEALTHY_CACHE_MILLISECONDS;
+    const now = options.now ?? Date.now;
+    let healthyUntil = 0;
+    let redirectPromise: null | Promise<void> = null;
+
+    async function redirect(): Promise<void> {
+        try {
+            if (await options.checkHealth()) {
+                healthyUntil = now() + healthyCacheMilliseconds;
+                return;
+            }
+        } catch {
+            // A failed probe means the service cannot be reached.
+        }
+
+        await options.navigate();
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+        if (now() < healthyUntil) {
+            return Promise.resolve();
+        }
+
+        redirectPromise ??= redirect().finally(() => {
+            redirectPromise = null;
+        });
+        return redirectPromise;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/websockets/web-socket-client.svelte.ts b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/websockets/web-socket-client.svelte.ts
index be7aa97b10..d18b9df698 100644
--- a/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/websockets/web-socket-client.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/websockets/web-socket-client.svelte.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
     private _url: null | string = null;
     private accessToken: null | string = null;
     private connectionTimeoutId: null | ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> = null;
-    private forcedClose: boolean = false;
     private hasConnectedBefore: boolean = false;
+    private intentionallyClosedSockets = new WeakSet<WebSocket>();
+    private reconnectAfterClose: boolean = false;
     private reconnectAttempts: number = 0;
     private reconnectTimeoutId: null | ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> = null;
     private terminalAuthFailure: boolean = false;
@@ -90,13 +91,14 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
     }
 
     public close(): boolean {
+        this.reconnectAfterClose = false;
         clearTimeout(this.reconnectTimeoutId!);
         this.reconnectTimeoutId = null;
         clearTimeout(this.connectionTimeoutId!);
         this.connectionTimeoutId = null;
 
         if (this.ws) {
-            this.forcedClose = true;
+            this.intentionallyClosedSockets.add(this.ws);
             this.ws.close();
             return true;
         }
@@ -106,17 +108,32 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
     }
 
     public connect() {
+        if (this.ws) {
+            if (this.intentionallyClosedSockets.has(this.ws)) {
+                this.reconnectAfterClose = true;
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (this.readyState === WebSocket.CONNECTING || this.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // isReconnect means: have we successfully connected before?
         const isReconnect: boolean = this.hasConnectedBefore;
 
         // Reset state
         this.readyState = WebSocket.CONNECTING;
-        this.forcedClose = false;
+
+        let socket: WebSocket;
 
         try {
-            this.ws = new WebSocket(`${this.url}?access_token=${this.accessToken}`);
+            socket = new WebSocket(`${this.url}?access_token=${this.accessToken}`);
+            this.ws = socket;
             this.onConnecting(isReconnect);
         } catch (error) {
+            this.readyState = WebSocket.CLOSED;
             console.error('[WebSocketClient] Failed to create WebSocket', error);
             throw error;
         }
@@ -126,13 +143,17 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
         const timeout = this._options.connectionTimeout ?? 10000;
         this.connectionTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
             this.connectionTimeoutId = null;
-            if (this.ws && this.readyState === WebSocket.CONNECTING) {
+            if (this.ws === socket && this.readyState === WebSocket.CONNECTING) {
                 console.warn(`[WebSocketClient] Connection timeout after ${timeout}ms`);
-                this.ws.close();
+                socket.close();
             }
         }, timeout);
 
-        this.ws.onopen = (event: Event) => {
+        socket.onopen = (event: Event) => {
+            if (this.ws !== socket || this.intentionallyClosedSockets.has(socket)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             clearTimeout(this.connectionTimeoutId!);
             this.connectionTimeoutId = null;
             this.readyState = WebSocket.OPEN;
@@ -141,14 +162,24 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
             this.onOpen(event, isReconnect);
         };
 
-        this.ws.onclose = (event: CloseEvent) => {
+        socket.onclose = (event: CloseEvent) => {
+            const wasIntentionallyClosed = this.intentionallyClosedSockets.delete(socket);
+            if (this.ws !== socket) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             clearTimeout(this.connectionTimeoutId!);
             this.connectionTimeoutId = null;
             this.ws = null;
 
-            if (this.forcedClose) {
+            if (wasIntentionallyClosed) {
                 this.readyState = WebSocket.CLOSED;
                 this.onClose(event);
+                if (this.reconnectAfterClose) {
+                    this.reconnectAfterClose = false;
+                    this.connect();
+                }
+
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -167,6 +198,7 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
             }
 
             // Calculate reconnection delay with exponential backoff
+            this.readyState = WebSocket.CLOSED;
             this.reconnectAttempts++;
             const delay = this.getReconnectDelay(this.reconnectAttempts);
 
@@ -181,11 +213,19 @@ export class WebSocketClient {
             }, delay);
         };
 
-        this.ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+        socket.onmessage = (event) => {
+            if (this.ws !== socket || this.intentionallyClosedSockets.has(socket)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             this.onMessage(event);
         };
 
-        this.ws.onerror = (event) => {
+        socket.onerror = (event) => {
+            if (this.ws !== socket || this.intentionallyClosedSockets.has(socket)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             console.error('[WebSocketClient] onerror triggered', {
                 event,
                 readyState: this.readyState,
diff --git a/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/websockets/web-socket-client.test.ts b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/websockets/web-socket-client.test.ts
index 0bd8e5e7b4..62248bdc2d 100644
--- a/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/websockets/web-socket-client.test.ts
+++ b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/lib/features/websockets/web-socket-client.test.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,21 @@ describe('WebSocketClient', () => {
 
             expect(client.readyState).toBe(WebSocket.CLOSED);
         });
+
+        it('should not report an error when a connecting socket is intentionally closed', async () => {
+            const consoleError = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+            const onError = vi.fn();
+            const client = createClient();
+            client.onError = onError;
+
+            client.connect();
+            client.close();
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+
+            expect(consoleError).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('[WebSocketClient] onerror triggered', expect.anything());
+            expect(onError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            consoleError.mockRestore();
+        });
     });
 
     describe('Reconnection Logic', () => {
diff --git a/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 91424cede8..ff6c3c52ea 100644
--- a/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/Exceptionless.Web/ClientApp/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     import { Toaster } from '$comp/ui/sonner';
     import { accessToken } from '$features/auth/index.svelte';
     import { handleUnexpectedUnauthorized } from '$features/auth/unauthorized';
+    import { buildServiceStatusUrl, createServiceStatusRedirector } from '$features/status/service-status-redirect';
     import { type FetchClientContext, ProblemDetails, setAccessTokenFunc, setBaseUrl, setRequestOptions, useMiddleware } from '@foundatiofx/fetchclient';
     import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
     import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
@@ -34,6 +35,24 @@
     });
     setAccessTokenFunc(() => accessToken.current);
 
+    const redirectToServiceStatus = createServiceStatusRedirector({
+        checkHealth: async () => {
+            const response = await fetch('/health', {
+                cache: 'no-store',
+                signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000)
+            });
+            return response.ok;
+        },
+        navigate: async () => {
+            const url = page.url;
+            if (url.pathname.startsWith(resolve('/status'))) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            await goto(buildServiceStatusUrl(resolve('/status'), url), { replaceState: true });
+        }
+    });
+
     useMiddleware(async (ctx: FetchClientContext, next: () => Promise<void>) => {
         await next();
 
@@ -47,12 +66,11 @@
         } else if (status === 404 && !ctx.options.expectedStatusCodes?.includes(404)) {
             throw error(404, 'Not found');
         } else if ([0, 408, 503].includes(status) && !ctx.options.expectedStatusCodes?.includes(status)) {
-            const url = page.url;
-            if (url.pathname.startsWith('/next/status')) {
+            if (page.url.pathname.startsWith(resolve('/status'))) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            await goto(`${resolve('/status')}?redirect=${url.pathname}`, { replaceState: true });
+            await redirectToServiceStatus();
         }
     });