diff --git a/cassandra_test.go b/cassandra_test.go
index 2d297c5f8..90b719253 100644
--- a/cassandra_test.go
+++ b/cassandra_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package gocql
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+
 	"gopkg.in/inf.v0"
 )
 
@@ -558,6 +559,26 @@ func TestCreateSessionTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestReconnection(t *testing.T) {
+	cluster := createCluster()
+	cluster.ReconnectInterval = 1 * time.Second
+	session := createSessionFromCluster(cluster, t)
+	defer session.Close()
+
+	h := session.ring.allHosts()[0]
+	session.handleNodeDown(net.ParseIP(h.Peer()), h.Port())
+
+	if h.State() != NodeDown {
+		t.Fatal("Host should be NodeDown but not.")
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(cluster.ReconnectInterval + h.Version().nodeUpDelay() + 1*time.Second)
+
+	if h.State() != NodeUp {
+		t.Fatal("Host should be NodeUp but not. Failed to reconnect.")
+	}
+}
+
 type FullName struct {
 	FirstName string
 	LastName  string
diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index d311f3d40..c84f376cd 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ type ClusterConfig struct {
 
 	Discovery DiscoveryConfig
 
+	// If not zero, gocql attempt to reconnect known DOWN nodes in every ReconnectSleep.
+	ReconnectInterval time.Duration
+
 	// The maximum amount of time to wait for schema agreement in a cluster after
 	// receiving a schema change frame. (deault: 60s)
 	MaxWaitSchemaAgreement time.Duration
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ func NewCluster(hosts ...string) *ClusterConfig {
 		PageSize:               5000,
 		DefaultTimestamp:       true,
 		MaxWaitSchemaAgreement: 60 * time.Second,
+		ReconnectInterval:      60 * time.Second,
 	}
 	return cfg
 }
diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index ea1b6bfa1..4c6030d40 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+
 	"github.com/gocql/gocql/internal/lru"
 
 	"github.com/gocql/gocql/internal/streams"
diff --git a/events.go b/events.go
index 863b4cd57..8d8a67f44 100644
--- a/events.go
+++ b/events.go
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ func (s *Session) handleRemovedNode(ip net.IP, port int) {
 }
 
 func (s *Session) handleNodeUp(ip net.IP, port int, waitForBinary bool) {
+	if gocqlDebug {
+		log.Printf("gocql: Session.handleNodeUp: %s:%d\n", ip.String(), port)
+	}
 	addr := ip.String()
 	host := s.ring.getHost(addr)
 	if host != nil {
@@ -275,6 +278,9 @@ func (s *Session) handleNodeUp(ip net.IP, port int, waitForBinary bool) {
 }
 
 func (s *Session) handleNodeDown(ip net.IP, port int) {
+	if gocqlDebug {
+		log.Printf("gocql: Session.handleNodeDown: %s:%d\n", ip.String(), port)
+	}
 	addr := ip.String()
 	host := s.ring.getHost(addr)
 	if host == nil {
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index a8621881c..df249e317 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+
 	"github.com/gocql/gocql/internal/lru"
 )
 
@@ -175,6 +177,10 @@ func NewSession(cfg ClusterConfig) (*Session, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if cfg.ReconnectInterval > 0 {
+		go s.reconnectDownedHosts(cfg.ReconnectInterval)
+	}
+
 	// TODO(zariel): we probably dont need this any more as we verify that we
 	// can connect to one of the endpoints supplied by using the control conn.
 	// See if there are any connections in the pool
@@ -188,6 +194,30 @@ func NewSession(cfg ClusterConfig) (*Session, error) {
 	return s, nil
 }
 
+func (s *Session) reconnectDownedHosts(intv time.Duration) {
+	for !s.Closed() {
+		time.Sleep(intv)
+
+		hosts := s.ring.allHosts()
+
+		// Print session.ring for debug.
+		if gocqlDebug {
+			buf := bytes.NewBufferString("Session.ring:")
+			for _, h := range hosts {
+				buf.WriteString("[" + h.Peer() + ":" + h.State().String() + "]")
+			}
+			log.Println(buf.String())
+		}
+
+		for _, h := range hosts {
+			if h.IsUp() {
+				continue
+			}
+			s.handleNodeUp(net.ParseIP(h.Peer()), h.Port(), true)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // SetConsistency sets the default consistency level for this session. This
 // setting can also be changed on a per-query basis and the default value
 // is Quorum.