diff --git a/src/Commands/HandleMessageReceived.php b/src/Commands/HandleMessageReceived.php
index 8a1c5ac..b4c98c2 100644
--- a/src/Commands/HandleMessageReceived.php
+++ b/src/Commands/HandleMessageReceived.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Events\MessageReceived;
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\MessageInterface;
+use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 
 class HandleMessageReceived
@@ -12,7 +14,9 @@ class HandleMessageReceived
      * Constructor.
      */
     public function __construct(
-        protected WatchMailbox $command
+        protected WatchMailbox $command,
+        protected int &$attempts = 0,
+        protected ?Carbon &$lastReceivedAt = null,
     ) {}
 
     /**
@@ -24,6 +28,10 @@ public function __invoke(MessageInterface $message): void
             "Message received: [{$message->uid()}]"
         );
 
+        $this->attempts = 0;
+
+        $this->lastReceivedAt = Date::now();
+
         Event::dispatch(new MessageReceived($message));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Commands/WatchMailbox.php b/src/Commands/WatchMailbox.php
index 67471d4..45a1dac 100644
--- a/src/Commands/WatchMailbox.php
+++ b/src/Commands/WatchMailbox.php
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 namespace DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Commands;
 
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\FolderInterface;
+use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Events\MailboxWatchAttemptsExceeded;
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Facades\Imap;
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Support\LoopInterface;
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\MailboxInterface;
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Message;
 use Exception;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class WatchMailbox extends Command
@@ -40,14 +42,14 @@ public function handle(LoopInterface $loop): void
 
         $attempts = 0;
 
-        $loop->run(function () use ($mailbox, $with, &$attempts) {
+        $lastReceivedAt = null;
+
+        $loop->run(function () use ($mailbox, $name, $with, &$attempts, &$lastReceivedAt) {
             try {
                 $folder = $this->folder($mailbox);
 
-                $attempts = 0;
-
                 $folder->idle(
-                    new HandleMessageReceived($this),
+                    new HandleMessageReceived($this, $attempts, $lastReceivedAt),
                     new ConfigureIdleQuery($with),
                     $this->option('timeout')
                 );
@@ -65,6 +67,10 @@ public function handle(LoopInterface $loop): void
                 if ($attempts >= $this->option('attempts')) {
                     $this->info("Exception: {$e->getMessage()}");
 
+                    Event::dispatch(
+                        new MailboxWatchAttemptsExceeded($name, $attempts, $e, $lastReceivedAt)
+                    );
+
                     throw $e;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/Events/MailboxWatchAttemptsExceeded.php b/src/Events/MailboxWatchAttemptsExceeded.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c61262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Events/MailboxWatchAttemptsExceeded.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Events;
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Exception;
+
+class MailboxWatchAttemptsExceeded
+{
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $mailbox,
+        public int $attempts,
+        public Exception $exception,
+        public ?Carbon $lastReceivedAt = null,
+    ) {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/Commands/WatchMailboxTest.php b/tests/Commands/WatchMailboxTest.php
index a2e166f..0c336f0 100644
--- a/tests/Commands/WatchMailboxTest.php
+++ b/tests/Commands/WatchMailboxTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Tests;
 
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Commands\WatchMailbox;
+use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Events\MailboxWatchAttemptsExceeded;
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Events\MessageReceived;
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Facades\Imap;
 use DirectoryTree\ImapEngine\Laravel\Support\LoopFake;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
+use RuntimeException;
 
 use function Pest\Laravel\artisan;
 
@@ -48,3 +50,44 @@
         fn (MessageReceived $event) => $event->message->is($message)
     );
 });
+
+it('dispatches event when failure attempts have been reached', function () {
+    Config::set('imap.mailboxes.test', [
+        'host' => 'localhost',
+        'port' => 993,
+        'encryption' => 'ssl',
+        'username' => '',
+        'password' => '',
+    ]);
+
+    Imap::fake('test', folders: [
+        new class('inbox') extends FakeFolder
+        {
+            public function idle(
+                callable $callback,
+                ?callable $query = null,
+                int $timeout = 300
+            ): void {
+                throw new RuntimeException('Simulated exception');
+            }
+        },
+    ]);
+
+    Event::fake();
+
+    try {
+        artisan(WatchMailbox::class, [
+            'mailbox' => 'test',
+            '--attempts' => 5,
+        ]);
+    } catch (RuntimeException) {
+        // Do nothing.
+    }
+
+    Event::assertDispatched(function (MailboxWatchAttemptsExceeded $event) {
+        return $event->attempts === 5
+            && $event->mailbox === 'test'
+            && is_null($event->lastReceivedAt)
+            && $event->exception->getMessage() === 'Simulated exception';
+    });
+});