diff --git a/Example/SwiftCentrifuge/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/Example/SwiftCentrifuge/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index bf1e7f6..e9becf2 100644
--- a/Example/SwiftCentrifuge/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/Example/SwiftCentrifuge/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="19455" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" useTraitCollections="YES" useSafeAreas="YES" colorMatched="YES" initialViewController="BYZ-38-t0r">
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="22505" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" useTraitCollections="YES" useSafeAreas="YES" colorMatched="YES" initialViewController="BYZ-38-t0r">
     <device id="retina4_7" orientation="portrait" appearance="light"/>
     <dependencies>
         <deployment identifier="iOS"/>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="19454"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="22504"/>
         <capability name="Safe area layout guides" minToolsVersion="9.0"/>
         <capability name="documents saved in the Xcode 8 format" minToolsVersion="8.0"/>
     </dependencies>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                         <subviews>
                             <label opaque="NO" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="State:" textAlignment="natural" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" adjustsFontSizeToFit="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="p1N-9u-SWl">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="16" y="33" width="80" height="21"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="16" y="53" width="80" height="21"/>
                                 <constraints>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="width" constant="80" id="DiD-7r-214"/>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="21" id="S1Z-Ob-WBa"/>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                                 <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
                             </label>
                             <label opaque="NO" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="Disconnected" textAlignment="natural" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" adjustsFontSizeToFit="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="dJq-5C-omx">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="106" y="33" width="253" height="20.5"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="106" y="53" width="253" height="20.5"/>
                                 <constraints>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="20.5" id="edd-Ao-q1A"/>
                                 </constraints>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                                 <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
                             </label>
                             <label opaque="NO" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="Message:" textAlignment="natural" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" adjustsFontSizeToFit="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="JvX-JC-e7I">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="16" y="62" width="80" height="21"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="16" y="82" width="80" height="21"/>
                                 <constraints>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="21" id="i5Z-9d-Gbr"/>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="width" constant="80" id="r7P-NM-C3F"/>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                                 <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
                             </label>
                             <label opaque="NO" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="" textAlignment="natural" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" numberOfLines="0" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" adjustsFontSizeToFit="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="NnK-BI-God">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="106" y="62" width="253" height="20.5"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="106" y="82" width="253" height="20.5"/>
                                 <constraints>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="height" relation="greaterThanOrEqual" constant="20.5" id="7B6-bB-jlQ"/>
                                 </constraints>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                                 <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
                             </label>
                             <textField opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" contentHorizontalAlignment="left" contentVerticalAlignment="center" borderStyle="roundedRect" placeholder="New message" textAlignment="natural" minimumFontSize="17" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="axm-wb-jAf">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="16" y="119.5" width="287" height="30"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="16" y="139.5" width="287" height="30"/>
                                 <constraints>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="30" id="Y95-WT-nd8"/>
                                 </constraints>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                                 <textInputTraits key="textInputTraits"/>
                             </textField>
                             <button opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" contentHorizontalAlignment="center" contentVerticalAlignment="center" buttonType="system" lineBreakMode="middleTruncation" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Ptu-cf-yEG">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="313" y="119" width="46" height="30"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="313" y="139" width="46" height="30"/>
                                 <constraints>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="30" id="6Oi-Oo-Ans"/>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="width" constant="46" id="IOX-U8-Swa"/>
@@ -73,21 +73,38 @@
                                     <action selector="send:" destination="BYZ-38-t0r" eventType="touchUpInside" id="5eR-zY-KM1"/>
                                 </connections>
                             </button>
-                            <button opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" contentHorizontalAlignment="center" contentVerticalAlignment="center" buttonType="system" lineBreakMode="middleTruncation" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="UO0-oE-0Vr">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="16" y="165" width="343" height="30"/>
-                                <constraints>
-                                    <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="30" id="K8V-Gm-of5"/>
-                                </constraints>
-                                <state key="normal" title="Connect"/>
-                                <connections>
-                                    <action selector="connect:" destination="BYZ-38-t0r" eventType="touchUpInside" id="fRS-J8-hLD"/>
-                                </connections>
-                            </button>
+                            <stackView opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" axis="vertical" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="nF0-qX-MRL">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="16" y="185.5" width="343" height="60"/>
+                                <subviews>
+                                    <button opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" contentHorizontalAlignment="center" contentVerticalAlignment="center" buttonType="system" lineBreakMode="middleTruncation" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="UO0-oE-0Vr">
+                                        <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="343" height="30"/>
+                                        <constraints>
+                                            <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="30" id="K8V-Gm-of5"/>
+                                        </constraints>
+                                        <state key="normal" title="Connect"/>
+                                        <connections>
+                                            <action selector="connect:" destination="BYZ-38-t0r" eventType="touchUpInside" id="fRS-J8-hLD"/>
+                                        </connections>
+                                    </button>
+                                    <button opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" contentHorizontalAlignment="center" contentVerticalAlignment="center" buttonType="system" lineBreakMode="middleTruncation" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="bCx-Fi-5TE">
+                                        <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="30" width="343" height="30"/>
+                                        <constraints>
+                                            <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="30" id="bDc-S0-PUy"/>
+                                        </constraints>
+                                        <state key="normal" title="Reset reconnect state"/>
+                                        <connections>
+                                            <action selector="resetReconnectState:" destination="BYZ-38-t0r" eventType="touchUpInside" id="hJX-xA-7Na"/>
+                                        </connections>
+                                    </button>
+                                </subviews>
+                            </stackView>
                         </subviews>
                         <viewLayoutGuide key="safeArea" id="6Tk-OE-BBY"/>
                         <color key="backgroundColor" red="1" green="1" blue="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
                         <constraints>
+                            <constraint firstItem="nF0-qX-MRL" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="axm-wb-jAf" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="16" id="0hG-Uj-Cxl"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="axm-wb-jAf" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="NnK-BI-God" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="37" id="2dX-oO-eM0"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="nF0-qX-MRL" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" secondAttribute="leading" constant="16" id="IJJ-hr-g9g"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="p1N-9u-SWl" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" secondAttribute="leading" constant="16" id="OjZ-GY-ZuL"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="JvX-JC-e7I" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" secondAttribute="leading" constant="16" id="QZb-Uj-sS8"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="Ptu-cf-yEG" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="NnK-BI-God" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="36.5" id="UCk-ou-RzM"/>
@@ -96,15 +113,13 @@
                             <constraint firstItem="p1N-9u-SWl" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" secondAttribute="top" constant="33" id="cf7-J6-8Mi"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="dJq-5C-omx" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" secondAttribute="top" constant="33" id="cy6-LL-19c"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="dJq-5C-omx" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="16" id="h3Z-oX-NkC"/>
-                            <constraint firstItem="UO0-oE-0Vr" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="axm-wb-jAf" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="15.5" id="hWg-T0-dH2"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="nF0-qX-MRL" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="16" id="iem-93-GRJ"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="dJq-5C-omx" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="p1N-9u-SWl" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="10" id="lta-bv-1Jd"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="NnK-BI-God" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="16" id="pNu-Bu-Ugj"/>
-                            <constraint firstItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="UO0-oE-0Vr" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="16" id="siN-HI-CMO"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="Ptu-cf-yEG" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="axm-wb-jAf" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="10" id="uxj-0d-0lU"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="NnK-BI-God" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="JvX-JC-e7I" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="10" id="y0n-WI-cr6"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="NnK-BI-God" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="dJq-5C-omx" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="8.5" id="z14-cT-gTg"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="axm-wb-jAf" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" secondAttribute="leading" constant="16" id="zag-fQ-2Qu"/>
-                            <constraint firstItem="UO0-oE-0Vr" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="6Tk-OE-BBY" secondAttribute="leading" constant="16" id="zwT-cN-kvU"/>
                         </constraints>
                     </view>
                     <connections>
@@ -112,6 +127,7 @@
                         <outlet property="connectButton" destination="UO0-oE-0Vr" id="mJS-2T-8Av"/>
                         <outlet property="lastMessage" destination="NnK-BI-God" id="fc8-en-aGv"/>
                         <outlet property="newMessage" destination="axm-wb-jAf" id="lrM-qo-zPW"/>
+                        <outlet property="resetReconnectStateButton" destination="bCx-Fi-5TE" id="0vR-MR-AH2"/>
                     </connections>
                 </viewController>
                 <placeholder placeholderIdentifier="IBFirstResponder" id="dkx-z0-nzr" sceneMemberID="firstResponder"/>
diff --git a/Example/SwiftCentrifuge/ViewController.swift b/Example/SwiftCentrifuge/ViewController.swift
index d7025e3..13b8cc4 100644
--- a/Example/SwiftCentrifuge/ViewController.swift
+++ b/Example/SwiftCentrifuge/ViewController.swift
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
     @IBOutlet weak var lastMessage: UILabel!
     @IBOutlet weak var newMessage: UITextField!
     @IBOutlet weak var connectButton: UIButton!
-    
+    @IBOutlet weak var resetReconnectStateButton: UIButton!
+
     private var client: CentrifugeClient?
     private var sub: CentrifugeSubscription?
     
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
+
+        resetReconnectStateButton.isHidden = true
+
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.disconnectClient(_:)), name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification, object: nil)
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.connectClient(_:)), name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)
         
@@ -88,6 +92,10 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @IBAction func resetReconnectState(_ sender: Any) {
+        self.client?.resetReconnectState()
+    }
 }
 
 extension ViewController: CentrifugeConnectionTokenGetter {
@@ -102,6 +110,7 @@ extension ViewController: CentrifugeClientDelegate {
         DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
             self?.clientState.text = "Connected"
             self?.connectButton.setTitle("Disconnect", for: .normal)
+            self?.resetReconnectStateButton.isHidden = true
         }
     }
     
@@ -110,6 +119,7 @@ extension ViewController: CentrifugeClientDelegate {
         DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
             self?.clientState.text = "Disconnected"
             self?.connectButton.setTitle("Connect", for: .normal)
+            self?.resetReconnectStateButton.isHidden = true
         }
     }
     
@@ -118,6 +128,7 @@ extension ViewController: CentrifugeClientDelegate {
         DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
             self?.clientState.text = "Connecting"
             self?.connectButton.setTitle("Disconnect", for: .normal)
+            self?.resetReconnectStateButton.isHidden = false
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/SwiftCentrifuge/Client.swift b/Sources/SwiftCentrifuge/Client.swift
index d76e855..d130945 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftCentrifuge/Client.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftCentrifuge/Client.swift
@@ -206,6 +206,20 @@ public class CentrifugeClient {
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     Clears the reconnect state, resetting attempts and delays.
+     Schedules a reconnect immediately if one was pending.
+     */
+    public func resetReconnectState() {
+        self.syncQueue.async { [weak self] in
+            guard let strongSelf = self else { return }
+            strongSelf.reconnectAttempts = 0
+
+            guard strongSelf.reconnectTask != nil else { return }
+            strongSelf.scheduleReconnect(immediately: true)
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      setToken allows updating connection token.
      - parameter token: String
@@ -733,12 +747,12 @@ fileprivate extension CentrifugeClient {
         }
     }
     
-    private func scheduleReconnect() {
+    private func scheduleReconnect(immediately: Bool = false) {
         assertIsOnQueue(syncQueue)
 
         guard self.state == .connecting else { return }
 
-        let delay = self.getBackoffDelay(
+        let delay = immediately ? 0.0 : self.getBackoffDelay(
             step: self.reconnectAttempts,
             minDelay: self.config.minReconnectDelay,
             maxDelay: self.config.maxReconnectDelay