diff --git a/js/gdm/authPrompt.js b/js/gdm/authPrompt.js
index 253582e66..15841a3fb 100644
--- a/js/gdm/authPrompt.js
+++ b/js/gdm/authPrompt.js
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ const AuthPrompt = new Lang.Class({
         this.stopSpinning();
         this.setHint(null);
 
+        if (oldStatus == AuthPromptStatus.VERIFICATION_FAILED)
+            this.emit('failed');
+
         this.emit('reset');
     },
 
@@ -468,6 +471,7 @@ const AuthPrompt = new Lang.Class({
 
     cancel: function() {
         this.reset();
+        this.emit('cancelled');
     }
 });
 Signals.addSignalMethods(AuthPrompt.prototype);
diff --git a/js/ui/unlockDialog.js b/js/ui/unlockDialog.js
index 1fc55eb70..8f30d6e95 100644
--- a/js/ui/unlockDialog.js
+++ b/js/ui/unlockDialog.js
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ const UnlockDialog = new Lang.Class({
                                                                      factor: 0.5 }));
 
         this._authPrompt = new AuthPrompt.AuthPrompt(new Gdm.Client(), AuthPrompt.AuthPromptMode.UNLOCK_ONLY);
-        this._authPrompt.connect('reset', Lang.bind(this, this._onReset));
+        this._authPrompt.connect('failed', Lang.bind(this, this._fail));
+        this._authPrompt.connect('cancelled', Lang.bind(this, this._fail));
         this._authPrompt.setUser(this._user);
         this._authPrompt.setPasswordChar('\u25cf');
         this._authPrompt.nextButton.label = _("Unlock");
@@ -92,15 +93,13 @@ const UnlockDialog = new Lang.Class({
         }
     },
 
-    _onReset: function() {
+    _fail: function() {
         this.emit('failed');
     },
 
     _escape: function() {
-        if (this.allowCancel) {
+        if (this.allowCancel)
             this._authPrompt.cancel();
-            this.emit('failed');
-        }
     },
 
     _otherUserClicked: function(button, event) {