diff --git a/lib/good_job/notifier.rb b/lib/good_job/notifier.rb
index adae5f3d3..115fa1819 100644
--- a/lib/good_job/notifier.rb
+++ b/lib/good_job/notifier.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Notifier
       PG::UnableToSend
       PG::Error
     ].freeze
+    CONNECTION_ERRORS_REPORTING_THRESHOLD = 3
 
     # @!attribute [r] instances
     #   @!scope class
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ def self.notify(message)
     def initialize(*recipients)
       @recipients = Concurrent::Array.new(recipients)
       @listening = Concurrent::AtomicBoolean.new(false)
+      @connection_errors_count = Concurrent::AtomicFixnum.new(0)
+      @connection_errors_reported = Concurrent::AtomicBoolean.new(false)
 
       self.class.instances << self
 
@@ -128,7 +131,6 @@ def restart(timeout: -1)
     # @return [void]
     def listen_observer(_time, _result, thread_error)
       if thread_error
-        GoodJob._on_thread_error(thread_error)
         ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument("notifier_notify_error.good_job", { error: thread_error })
 
         connection_error = CONNECTION_ERRORS.any? do |error_string|
@@ -137,6 +139,16 @@ def listen_observer(_time, _result, thread_error)
 
           thread_error.is_a? error_class
         end
+
+        if connection_error
+          @connection_errors_count.increment
+          if @connection_errors_reported.false? && @connection_errors_count.value >= CONNECTION_ERRORS_REPORTING_THRESHOLD
+            GoodJob._on_thread_error(thread_error)
+            @connection_errors_reported.make_true
+          end
+        else
+          GoodJob._on_thread_error(thread_error)
+        end
       end
 
       return if shutdown?
@@ -175,6 +187,8 @@ def listen(delay: 0)
                     target.send(method_name, parsed_payload)
                   end
                 end
+
+                reset_connection_errors
               end
             end
           end
@@ -223,5 +237,10 @@ def wait_for_notify
         sleep WAIT_INTERVAL
       end
     end
+
+    def reset_connection_errors
+      @connection_errors_count.value = 0
+      @connection_errors_reported.make_false
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/good_job/notifier_spec.rb b/spec/lib/good_job/notifier_spec.rb
index 42d65855e..f820557b5 100644
--- a/spec/lib/good_job/notifier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/good_job/notifier_spec.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,22 @@
 
       notifier.shutdown
     end
+
+    it 'raises exception to GoodJob.on_thread_error when there is a connection error' do
+      stub_const('ExpectedError', Class.new(ActiveRecord::ConnectionNotEstablished))
+      stub_const('GoodJob::Notifier::CONNECTION_ERRORS_REPORTING_THRESHOLD', 1)
+      on_thread_error = instance_double(Proc, call: nil)
+      allow(GoodJob).to receive(:on_thread_error).and_return(on_thread_error)
+      allow(JSON).to receive(:parse).and_raise ExpectedError
+
+      notifier = described_class.new
+      sleep_until(max: 5, increments_of: 0.5) { notifier.listening? }
+
+      described_class.notify(true)
+      wait_until(max: 5, increments_of: 0.5) { expect(on_thread_error).to have_received(:call).at_least(:once).with instance_of(ExpectedError) }
+
+      notifier.shutdown
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'Process tracking' do