diff --git a/src/OSSupport/Network.cpp b/src/OSSupport/Network.cpp
index af63c75d0..4dc8d1df1 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/OSSupport/Network.cpp
@@ -841,6 +841,10 @@ cServerHandleImplPtr cServerHandleImpl::Listen(
 	{
 		cNetworkSingleton::Get().AddServer(res);
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		a_ListenCallbacks->OnError(res->m_ErrorCode, res->m_ErrorMsg);
+	}
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -1062,6 +1066,7 @@ cTCPLink::cTCPLink(cCallbacksPtr a_Callbacks):
 
 
 
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // cNetworkSingleton:
 
diff --git a/src/OSSupport/Network.h b/src/OSSupport/Network.h
index 11c45b152..cb5badaeb 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/Network.h
+++ b/src/OSSupport/Network.h
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ public:
 		/** Called when the TCP server created with Listen() accepts an incoming connection.
 		Provides the newly created Link that can be used for communication. */
 		virtual void OnAccepted(cTCPLink & a_Link) = 0;
+
+		/** Called when the socket fails to listen on the specified port. */
+		virtual void OnError(int a_ErrorCode, const AString & a_ErrorMsg) = 0;
 	};
 	typedef SharedPtr<cListenCallbacks> cListenCallbacksPtr;
 
diff --git a/tests/Network/EchoServer.cpp b/tests/Network/EchoServer.cpp
index 1e0ac023f..333c31e08 100644
--- a/tests/Network/EchoServer.cpp
+++ b/tests/Network/EchoServer.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ class cEchoServerCallbacks:
 		a_Link.Send("Welcome to the simple echo server.\r\n");
 		LOGD("Welcome message queued.");
 	}
+
+	virtual void OnError(int a_ErrorCode, const AString & a_ErrorMsg) override
+	{
+		LOGWARNING("An error occured while listening for connections: %d (%s).", a_ErrorCode, a_ErrorMsg.c_str());
+	}
 };