diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b574fef..38f9457 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ Initialise RNCallKit with options
 - **hasVideo**: boolean (optional)
   - false (default)
 - **localizedCallerName**: string (optional)
+- **showConnectionState**: boolean (optional)
+  - `false` by default, set it to `true` if you wish to show the user connecting state after hitting the answer button. Note that you will need to update the connection state using `updateConnectionState(connected: boolean)`.
 
 Call when you receive incoming calls to display system UI
 
@@ -174,6 +176,14 @@ Checks if there are any active calls on the device and returns a promise with a
 
 Checks if the device speaker is on and returns a promise with a boolean value (`true` if speaker is on, `false` otherwise).
 
+### updateConnectionState
+
+Note: you don't need to call this method if you didn't set `showConnectionState` to `true` while displaying a call.
+
+Call this method when you establish or lose connection while answering. It transitions a call from `connecting` state to either `connected` or `failed`.
+
+- **connected**: boolean (default value is `true`)
+
 ## Events
 
 ### - didReceiveStartCallAction
@@ -198,6 +208,8 @@ User answer the incoming call
 
 Do your normal `Answering` actions here
 
+Note: This is the place you might want to call `updateConnectionState` if you set `showConnectionState` to `true` on displaying a call.
+
 **data**:
 
 ```javascript
@@ -288,6 +300,7 @@ class RNCallKitExample extends React.Component {
      * Try to do your normal Answering actions here
      *
      * e.g. this.handleAnswerCall(data.callUUID);
+     *
      */
   }
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 78c5642..adaf181 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ export default class RNCallKit {
         _RNCallKit.setup(options);
     }
 
-    static displayIncomingCall(uuid, handle, handleType = 'number', hasVideo = false, localizedCallerName?: String) {
+    static displayIncomingCall(uuid, handle, handleType = 'number', hasVideo = false, localizedCallerName = '', showConnectionState = false) {
         if (Platform.OS !== 'ios') return;
-        _RNCallKit.displayIncomingCall(uuid, handle, handleType, hasVideo, localizedCallerName);
+        _RNCallKit.displayIncomingCall(uuid, handle, handleType, hasVideo, localizedCallerName, showConnectionState);
     }
 
-    static startCall(uuid, handle, handleType = 'number', hasVideo = false, contactIdentifier?: String) {
+    static startCall(uuid, handle, handleType = 'number', hasVideo = false, contactIdentifier) {
         if (Platform.OS !== 'ios') return;
         _RNCallKit.startCall(uuid, handle, handleType, hasVideo, contactIdentifier);
     }
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ export default class RNCallKit {
         : Promise.reject('RNCallKit.checkSpeaker was called from unsupported OS');
     }
 
+    static updateConnectionState(connected = true) {
+      if (Platform.OS !== 'ios') return;
+      _RNCallKit.updateConnectionState(connected);
+    }
+
     /*
     static setHeldCall(uuid, onHold) {
         if (Platform.OS !== 'ios') return;
diff --git a/ios/RNCallKit/RNCallKit.m b/ios/RNCallKit/RNCallKit.m
index fc3439f..6190b35 100644
--- a/ios/RNCallKit/RNCallKit.m
+++ b/ios/RNCallKit/RNCallKit.m
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ @implementation RNCallKit
     NSMutableDictionary *_settings;
     NSOperatingSystemVersion _version;
     BOOL _isStartCallActionEventListenerAdded;
+    CXAnswerCallAction *_answerCallAction;
+    BOOL _shouldShowConnectionState;
 }
 
 // should initialise in AppDelegate.m
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ - (instancetype)init
                                                      name:RNCallKitHandleStartCallNotification
                                                    object:nil];
         _isStartCallActionEventListenerAdded = NO;
+        _shouldShowConnectionState = NO;
     }
     return self;
 }
@@ -111,7 +114,8 @@ - (void)dealloc
                                handle:(NSString *)handle
                            handleType:(NSString *)handleType
                              hasVideo:(BOOL)hasVideo
-                  localizedCallerName:(NSString * _Nullable)localizedCallerName)
+                  localizedCallerName:(NSString *)localizedCallerName
+                  showConnectionState:(BOOL)showConnectionState)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
     NSLog(@"[RNCallKit][displayIncomingCall] uuidString = %@", uuidString);
@@ -126,7 +130,10 @@ - (void)dealloc
     callUpdate.supportsGrouping = NO;
     callUpdate.supportsUngrouping = NO;
     callUpdate.hasVideo = hasVideo;
-    callUpdate.localizedCallerName = localizedCallerName;
+    if ([localizedCallerName length] > 0) {
+        callUpdate.localizedCallerName = localizedCallerName;
+    }
+    _shouldShowConnectionState = showConnectionState;
 
     [self.callKitProvider reportNewIncomingCallWithUUID:uuid update:callUpdate completion:^(NSError * _Nullable error) {
         [self sendEventWithName:RNCallKitDidDisplayIncomingCall body:@{ @"error": error ? error.localizedDescription : @"" }];
@@ -221,6 +228,18 @@ - (void)dealloc
     [self requestTransaction:transaction];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(updateConnectionState:(BOOL )connected)
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    NSLog(@"[RNCallKit][updateConnectionState]");
+#endif
+    if (connected) {
+        [_answerCallAction fulfill];
+    } else {
+        [_answerCallAction fail];
+    }
+}
+
 - (void)requestTransaction:(CXTransaction *)transaction
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -432,7 +451,11 @@ - (void)provider:(CXProvider *)provider performAnswerCallAction:(CXAnswerCallAct
     }
     NSString *callUUID = [self containsLowerCaseLetter:action.callUUID.UUIDString] ? action.callUUID.UUIDString : [action.callUUID.UUIDString lowercaseString];
     [self sendEventWithName:RNCallKitPerformAnswerCallAction body:@{ @"callUUID": callUUID }];
-    [action fulfill];
+    if (_shouldShowConnectionState) {
+        _answerCallAction = action;
+    } else {
+        [action fullfill];
+    }
 }
 
 // Ending incoming call