diff --git a/homeassistant/components/downloader/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/downloader/__init__.py
index 5af367ef92d45..7e169acc5a3f5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/downloader/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/downloader/__init__.py
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ def do_download():
                         "downloading '%s' failed, status_code=%d",
                         url,
                         req.status_code)
+                    hass.bus.fire(
+                        "{}_{}".format(DOMAIN, DOWNLOAD_FAILED_EVENT), {
+                            'url': url,
+                            'filename': filename
+                            })
 
                 else:
                     if filename is None and \