diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index dfc7db2..51536cc 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ func (user *User) HandleEvent(event interface{}) {
 	case *events.Disconnected:
 		// Don't send the normal transient disconnect state if we're already in a different transient disconnect state.
 		// TODO remove this if/when the phone offline state is moved to a sub-state of CONNECTED
-		if user.GetPrevBridgeState().Error != WAPhoneOffline {
+		if user.GetPrevBridgeState().Error != WAPhoneOffline && user.PhoneRecentlySeen(false) {
 			go user.sendBridgeState(BridgeState{StateEvent: StateTransientDisconnect, Message: "Disconnected from WhatsApp. Trying to reconnect."})
 		}
 		user.bridge.Metrics.TrackConnectionState(user.JID, false)