diff --git a/src/network/mcpe/NetworkSession.php b/src/network/mcpe/NetworkSession.php
index 16baee0aee..1a4c85255e 100644
--- a/src/network/mcpe/NetworkSession.php
+++ b/src/network/mcpe/NetworkSession.php
@@ -236,8 +236,10 @@ class NetworkSession{
 			$this->onPlayerCreated(...),
 			function() : void{
 				//TODO: this should never actually occur... right?
-				$this->logger->error("Failed to create player");
-				$this->disconnectWithError(KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_error_internal());
+				$this->disconnectWithError(
+					reason: "Failed to create player",
+					disconnectScreenMessage: KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_error_internal()
+				);
 			}
 		);
 	}
@@ -675,8 +677,13 @@ class NetworkSession{
 		}, $reason);
 	}
 
-	public function disconnectWithError(Translatable|string $reason) : void{
-		$this->disconnect(KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_error($reason, implode("-", str_split(bin2hex(random_bytes(6)), 4))));
+	public function disconnectWithError(Translatable|string $reason, Translatable|string|null $disconnectScreenMessage = null) : void{
+		$errorId = implode("-", str_split(bin2hex(random_bytes(6)), 4));
+
+		$this->disconnect(
+			reason: KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_error($reason, $errorId)->prefix(TextFormat::RED),
+			disconnectScreenMessage: KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_error($disconnectScreenMessage ?? $reason, $errorId),
+		);
 	}
 
 	public function disconnectIncompatibleProtocol(int $protocolVersion) : void{
@@ -735,7 +742,10 @@ class NetworkSession{
 		}
 
 		if($error !== null){
-			$this->disconnectWithError(KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_invalidSession($error));
+			$this->disconnectWithError(
+				reason: KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_invalidSession($error),
+				disconnectScreenMessage: KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_error_authentication()
+			);
 
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/network/mcpe/handler/LoginPacketHandler.php b/src/network/mcpe/handler/LoginPacketHandler.php
index 9ac82bc5fe..26e2bf0283 100644
--- a/src/network/mcpe/handler/LoginPacketHandler.php
+++ b/src/network/mcpe/handler/LoginPacketHandler.php
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ class LoginPacketHandler extends PacketHandler{
 		try{
 			$skin = $this->session->getTypeConverter()->getSkinAdapter()->fromSkinData(ClientDataToSkinDataHelper::fromClientData($clientData));
 		}catch(\InvalidArgumentException | InvalidSkinException $e){
-			$this->session->getLogger()->debug("Invalid skin: " . $e->getMessage());
-			$this->session->disconnectWithError(KnownTranslationFactory::disconnectionScreen_invalidSkin());
+			$this->session->disconnectWithError(
+				reason: "Invalid skin: " . $e->getMessage(),
+				disconnectScreenMessage: KnownTranslationFactory::disconnectionScreen_invalidSkin()
+			);
 
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/src/network/mcpe/handler/ResourcePacksPacketHandler.php b/src/network/mcpe/handler/ResourcePacksPacketHandler.php
index 08ce53efe2..3d413ee5a1 100644
--- a/src/network/mcpe/handler/ResourcePacksPacketHandler.php
+++ b/src/network/mcpe/handler/ResourcePacksPacketHandler.php
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ class ResourcePacksPacketHandler extends PacketHandler{
 	}
 
 	private function disconnectWithError(string $error) : void{
-		$this->session->getLogger()->error("Error downloading resource packs: " . $error);
-		$this->session->disconnectWithError(KnownTranslationFactory::disconnectionScreen_resourcePack());
+		$this->session->disconnectWithError(
+			reason: "Error downloading resource packs: " . $error,
+			disconnectScreenMessage: KnownTranslationFactory::disconnectionScreen_resourcePack()
+		);
 	}
 
 	public function handleResourcePackClientResponse(ResourcePackClientResponsePacket $packet) : bool{
diff --git a/src/network/mcpe/raklib/RakLibInterface.php b/src/network/mcpe/raklib/RakLibInterface.php
index d189cf0fd3..17aa87e839 100644
--- a/src/network/mcpe/raklib/RakLibInterface.php
+++ b/src/network/mcpe/raklib/RakLibInterface.php
@@ -219,11 +219,14 @@ class RakLibInterface implements ServerEventListener, AdvancedNetworkInterface{
 				$session->handleEncoded($buf);
 			}catch(PacketHandlingException $e){
 				$logger = $session->getLogger();
-				$logger->error("Bad packet: " . $e->getMessage());
 
+				$session->disconnectWithError(
+					reason: "Bad packet: " . $e->getMessage(),
+					disconnectScreenMessage: KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_error_badPacket()
+				);
 				//intentionally doesn't use logException, we don't want spammy packet error traces to appear in release mode
 				$logger->debug(implode("\n", Utils::printableExceptionInfo($e)));
-				$session->disconnectWithError(KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_error_badPacket());
+
 				$this->interface->blockAddress($address, 5);
 			}catch(\Throwable $e){
 				//record the name of the player who caused the crash, to make it easier to find the reproducing steps