diff --git a/src/input/plugins/TidalError.hxx b/src/input/plugins/TidalError.hxx
index 4ea1ff5ca..5c7d80886 100644
--- a/src/input/plugins/TidalError.hxx
+++ b/src/input/plugins/TidalError.hxx
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 
 /**
  * An error condition reported by the server.
+ *
+ * See http://developer.tidal.com/technical/errors/ for details (login
+ * required).
  */
 class TidalError : public std::runtime_error {
 	/**
@@ -52,6 +55,10 @@ public:
 	unsigned GetSubStatus() const noexcept {
 		return sub_status;
 	}
+
+	bool IsInvalidSession() const noexcept {
+		return sub_status == 6001 || sub_status == 6002;
+	}
 };
 
 #endif