diff --git a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/api/bus/DeviceBusController.java b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/api/bus/DeviceBusController.java
index 54d625e4..d8ab8126 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/api/bus/DeviceBusController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/api/bus/DeviceBusController.java
@@ -31,17 +31,33 @@ import java.util.UUID;
  * @see DeviceBusElement
  */
 public interface DeviceBusController {
+    /**
+     * Reason for a bus scan. Used to determine whether to immediately perform the scan or no, for example.
+     */
+    enum ScanReason {
+        BUS_CHANGE,
+        BUS_ERROR,
+    }
+
     /**
      * Schedules a scan.
      * <p>
-     * This will immediately invalidate the current bus, i.e. all {@link DeviceBusElement}s
-     * will be removed from the controller and {@link #getDevices()} will return an empty
-     * list after this call.
+     * Multiple sequential calls to this method do nothing, the actual scan will be performed
+     * in the next update.
+     *
+     * @param reason the reason for the bus scan.
+     */
+    void scheduleBusScan(ScanReason reason);
+
+    /**
+     * Schedules a scan due to a bus configuration change.
      * <p>
      * Multiple sequential calls to this method do nothing, the actual scan will be performed
      * in the next update.
      */
-    void scheduleBusScan();
+    default void scheduleBusScan() {
+        scheduleBusScan(ScanReason.BUS_CHANGE);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Forces a device map rebuild.
diff --git a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/bus/CommonDeviceBusController.java b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/bus/CommonDeviceBusController.java
index 7187638e..f1590fd3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/bus/CommonDeviceBusController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/bus/CommonDeviceBusController.java
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ public class CommonDeviceBusController implements DeviceBusController {
     public void dispose() {
         for (final DeviceBusElement element : elements) {
             element.removeController(this);
+
+            // Let other controllers on the bus know we're gone, so they can quickly recover.
             for (final DeviceBusController controller : element.getControllers()) {
-                controller.scheduleBusScan();
+                controller.scheduleBusScan(ScanReason.BUS_CHANGE);
             }
         }
 
@@ -83,13 +85,15 @@ public class CommonDeviceBusController implements DeviceBusController {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void scheduleBusScan() {
-        // For multiple controllers, avoid ping-ponging immediate scans when controllers
-        // detect each other during their scans.
-        if (state != BusState.MULTIPLE_CONTROLLERS) {
-            scanDelay = 0; // scan as soon as possible
-            state = BusState.SCAN_PENDING;
+    public void scheduleBusScan(final ScanReason reason) {
+        // For notification of a bus error, we just keep our old state and delay, if we have one.
+        // Avoids ping-ponging error states causing scans every tick.
+        if (reason == ScanReason.BUS_ERROR && state.ordinal() < BusState.READY.ordinal()) {
+            return;
         }
+
+        scanDelay = 0; // scan as soon as possible
+        state = BusState.SCAN_PENDING;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ public class CommonDeviceBusController implements DeviceBusController {
                 // Rescan if any bus element gets invalidated. Don't have bus elements keep this instance alive,
                 // only notify us on change if we still exist.
                 LazyOptionalUtils.addWeakListener(optionals.get(element), this,
-                    (controller, ignored) -> controller.scheduleBusScan());
+                    (controller, ignored) -> controller.scheduleBusScan(ScanReason.BUS_CHANGE));
             }
 
             scanDevices();
@@ -273,6 +277,11 @@ public class CommonDeviceBusController implements DeviceBusController {
 
         for (final DeviceBusElement removedElement : removedElements) {
             removedElement.removeController(this);
+
+            // Let other controllers on the bus know we're gone, so they can quickly recover.
+            for (final DeviceBusController controller : removedElement.getControllers()) {
+                controller.scheduleBusScan(ScanReason.BUS_CHANGE);
+            }
         }
 
         final HashSet<DeviceBusElement> addedElements = new HashSet<>(newElements);
@@ -302,7 +311,7 @@ public class CommonDeviceBusController implements DeviceBusController {
         // trigger a scan for those controllers, too, so they may enter error state.
 
         for (final DeviceBusController controller : controllers) {
-            controller.scheduleBusScan();
+            controller.scheduleBusScan(ScanReason.BUS_ERROR);
         }
 
         state = BusState.MULTIPLE_CONTROLLERS;