diff --git a/app/Listeners/PollFailedListener.php b/app/Listeners/PollFailedListener.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e501ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Listeners/PollFailedListener.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Listeners;
+
+use App\Services\PollAlertService;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Events\PollFailed;
+
+class PollFailedListener
+{
+    public function __construct(private PollAlertService $service) {}
+
+    public function handle(PollFailed $event): void
+    {
+        $this->service->recordFailure($event->instance, $event->message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 30eaf8a..dfb03cd 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
+use App\Listeners\PollFailedListener;
 use App\Listeners\UrlDiscoveredListener;
 use App\Services\LanguageDetectionService;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Events\PollFailed;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Events\UrlDiscovered;
 
 class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -18,5 +20,6 @@ public function register(): void
     public function boot(): void
     {
         Event::listen(UrlDiscovered::class, UrlDiscoveredListener::class);
+        Event::listen(PollFailed::class, PollFailedListener::class);
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/src/Console/Commands/PollInstancesCommand.php b/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/src/Console/Commands/PollInstancesCommand.php
index 41b9604..e92c496 100644
--- a/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/src/Console/Commands/PollInstancesCommand.php
+++ b/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/src/Console/Commands/PollInstancesCommand.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Actions\PollFediverseAction;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Events\PollFailed;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Models\Instance;
 use Throwable;
 
@@ -24,13 +25,13 @@ public function __construct(
 
     public function handle(): int
     {
-        $hadFailure = false;
-
-        Instance::enabled()
+        $errors = Instance::enabled()
             ->get()
-            ->each(function (Instance $instance) use (&$hadFailure) {
+            ->map(function (Instance $instance) {
                 try {
                     $this->action->execute($instance);
+
+                    return ['instance_id' => $instance->id, 'status' => 'success'];
                 } catch (Throwable $e) {
                     $this->error("Failed to poll {$instance->url}: {$e->getMessage()}");
                     Log::warning('fedi-discover:poll failed', [
@@ -39,14 +40,22 @@ public function handle(): int
                         'exception' => $e::class,
                         'message' => $e->getMessage(),
                     ]);
-                    $hadFailure = true;
-                }
-            });
 
-        if ($hadFailure) {
-            return self::FAILURE;
+                    return ['instance' => $instance, 'status' => 'error', 'error' => $e->getMessage()];
+                }
+            })
+            ->filter(fn (array $res) => $res['status'] === 'error');
+
+        if ($errors->isEmpty()) {
+            return self::SUCCESS;
         }
 
-        return self::SUCCESS;
+        $errors->each(fn (array $errorArr) => PollFailed::dispatch(
+            $errorArr['instance'],
+            $errorArr['error'] ?? '',
+            now()->toImmutable(),
+        ));
+
+        return self::FAILURE;
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/tests/Feature/PollInstancesCommandTest.php b/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/tests/Feature/PollInstancesCommandTest.php
index f1797c7..a449552 100644
--- a/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/tests/Feature/PollInstancesCommandTest.php
+++ b/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/tests/Feature/PollInstancesCommandTest.php
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 namespace Lvl0\FediDiscover\Tests\Feature;
 
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Actions\PollFediverseAction;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Clients\FediverseClientFactory;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Clients\FediverseClientInterface;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Config\InstanceType;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Events\PollFailed;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Models\Instance;
 use Mockery;
 use RuntimeException;
@@ -122,6 +124,52 @@ public function test_one_instance_throwing_does_not_stop_remaining_instances_fro
         );
     }
 
+    public function test_poll_failed_event_is_dispatched_when_action_throws(): void
+    {
+        Event::fake([PollFailed::class]);
+
+        $instance = Instance::create([
+            'type' => InstanceType::Mastodon,
+            'url' => 'https://failing.example',
+            'enabled' => true,
+            'interval_seconds' => 600,
+        ]);
+
+        $action = Mockery::mock(PollFediverseAction::class);
+        $action->shouldReceive('execute')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturnUsing(function (): void {
+                throw new RuntimeException('Connection refused');
+            });
+
+        $this->app->instance(PollFediverseAction::class, $action);
+
+        $this->artisan('fedi-discover:poll');
+
+        Event::assertDispatched(PollFailed::class, function (PollFailed $event) use ($instance): bool {
+            return $event->instance->id === $instance->id
+                && $event->message === 'Connection refused';
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function test_poll_failed_event_is_not_dispatched_on_a_successful_poll(): void
+    {
+        Event::fake([PollFailed::class]);
+
+        Instance::create([
+            'type' => InstanceType::Mastodon,
+            'url' => 'https://healthy.example',
+            'enabled' => true,
+            'interval_seconds' => 600,
+        ]);
+
+        // setUp() already binds a no-op action stub via the factory; no override needed.
+
+        $this->artisan('fedi-discover:poll');
+
+        Event::assertNotDispatched(PollFailed::class);
+    }
+
     public function test_it_exits_one_when_at_least_one_instance_fails(): void
     {
         Instance::create([
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Listeners/PollFailedListenerTest.php b/tests/Feature/Listeners/PollFailedListenerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abd706b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Listeners/PollFailedListenerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Listeners;
+
+use App\Listeners\PollFailedListener;
+use App\Services\PollAlertService;
+use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Config\InstanceType;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Events\PollFailed;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Models\Instance;
+use Mockery;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class PollFailedListenerTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    public function test_handle_calls_record_failure_with_the_event_instance_and_message(): void
+    {
+        $instance = Instance::factory()
+            ->type(InstanceType::Mastodon)
+            ->enabled()
+            ->create(['consecutive_poll_failures' => 0]);
+
+        $message = 'connection timed out';
+        $failedAt = CarbonImmutable::now();
+        $event = new PollFailed($instance, $message, $failedAt);
+
+        $service = Mockery::mock(PollAlertService::class);
+        $service->shouldReceive('recordFailure')
+            ->once()
+            ->with(
+                Mockery::on(fn (Instance $i) => $i->is($instance)),
+                $message,
+            );
+
+        $listener = new PollFailedListener($service);
+        $listener->handle($event);
+    }
+
+    public function test_listener_is_not_queued(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertNotInstanceOf(
+            ShouldQueue::class,
+            new PollFailedListener($this->createStub(PollAlertService::class)),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PollFailedIntegrationTest.php b/tests/Feature/PollFailedIntegrationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96dd973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/PollFailedIntegrationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Actions\PollFediverseAction;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Config\InstanceType;
+use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Models\Instance;
+use RuntimeException;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class PollFailedIntegrationTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    public function test_poll_failure_increments_consecutive_poll_failures_via_full_chain(): void
+    {
+        Http::fake();
+
+        $instance = Instance::factory()
+            ->type(InstanceType::Mastodon)
+            ->enabled()
+            ->create(['consecutive_poll_failures' => 0]);
+
+        $this->mock(PollFediverseAction::class)
+            ->shouldReceive('execute')
+            ->once()
+            ->andThrow(new RuntimeException('connection refused'));
+
+        $this->artisan('fedi-discover:poll');
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, $instance->fresh()->consecutive_poll_failures);
+    }
+}