diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index cde44d6..4ef21fe 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -6980,6 +6980,7 @@
     {"FocusLost",	EVENT_FOCUSLOST},
     {"FuncUndefined",	EVENT_FUNCUNDEFINED},
     {"GUIEnter",	EVENT_GUIENTER},
+    {"GUIFailed",	EVENT_GUIFAILED},
     {"InsertChange",	EVENT_INSERTCHANGE},
     {"InsertEnter",	EVENT_INSERTENTER},
     {"InsertLeave",	EVENT_INSERTLEAVE},
diff --git a/src/gui.c b/src/gui.c
index cf121cf..02a14b9 100644
--- a/src/gui.c
+++ b/src/gui.c
@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
-    /* If the GUI started successfully, trigger the GUIEnter event */
-    if (gui.in_use)
-	apply_autocmds(EVENT_GUIENTER, NULL, NULL, FALSE, curbuf);
+    /* If the GUI started successfully, trigger the GUIEnter event, otherwise
+     * the GUIFailed event. */
+    apply_autocmds(gui.in_use ? EVENT_GUIENTER : EVENT_GUIFAILED,
+						   NULL, NULL, FALSE, curbuf);
 #endif
 
     --recursive;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 35c6c56..649290e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    72,
+/**/
     71,
 /**/
     70,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index b7ed480..c8ec443 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -1120,6 +1120,7 @@
     EVENT_FOCUSGAINED,		/* got the focus */
     EVENT_FOCUSLOST,		/* lost the focus to another app */
     EVENT_GUIENTER,		/* after starting the GUI */
+    EVENT_GUIFAILED,		/* after starting the GUI failed */
     EVENT_INSERTCHANGE,		/* when changing Insert/Replace mode */
     EVENT_INSERTENTER,		/* when entering Insert mode */
     EVENT_INSERTLEAVE,		/* when leaving Insert mode */