diff --git a/clientv3/balancer.go b/clientv3/balancer.go
index 6ae047e98419..cc4194e0a70c 100644
--- a/clientv3/balancer.go
+++ b/clientv3/balancer.go
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ type simpleBalancer struct {
 	// intialization and shutdown.
 	pinAddr string
 
+	// pinAddrcond is a bell rings when pinAddr change
+	pinAddrCond *sync.Cond
+
+	// last pinAddr, avoid switch too frequently
+	lastPinAddr string
+
 	closed bool
 }
 
@@ -88,12 +94,15 @@ func newSimpleBalancer(eps []string) *simpleBalancer {
 		updateAddrsC: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		host2ep:      getHost2ep(eps),
 	}
+	sb.pinAddrCond = sync.NewCond(&sb.mu)
 	close(sb.downc)
 	go sb.updateNotifyLoop()
 	return sb
 }
 
-func (b *simpleBalancer) Start(target string, config grpc.BalancerConfig) error { return nil }
+func (b *simpleBalancer) Start(target string, config grpc.BalancerConfig) error {
+	return nil
+}
 
 func (b *simpleBalancer) ConnectNotify() <-chan struct{} {
 	b.mu.Lock()
@@ -251,8 +260,11 @@ func (b *simpleBalancer) Up(addr grpc.Address) func(error) {
 	close(b.upc)
 	b.downc = make(chan struct{})
 	b.pinAddr = addr.Addr
+	b.pinAddrCond.Broadcast()
 	// notify client that a connection is up
-	b.readyOnce.Do(func() { close(b.readyc) })
+	b.readyOnce.Do(func() {
+		close(b.readyc)
+	})
 	return func(err error) {
 		b.mu.Lock()
 		b.upc = make(chan struct{})
@@ -298,6 +310,7 @@ func (b *simpleBalancer) Get(ctx context.Context, opts grpc.BalancerGetOptions)
 		b.mu.RLock()
 		closed = b.closed
 		addr = b.pinAddr
+		b.pinAddrCond.Broadcast()
 		b.mu.RUnlock()
 		// Close() which sets b.closed = true can be called before Get(), Get() must exit if balancer is closed.
 		if closed {
@@ -310,7 +323,9 @@ func (b *simpleBalancer) Get(ctx context.Context, opts grpc.BalancerGetOptions)
 	return grpc.Address{Addr: addr}, func() {}, nil
 }
 
-func (b *simpleBalancer) Notify() <-chan []grpc.Address { return b.notifyCh }
+func (b *simpleBalancer) Notify() <-chan []grpc.Address {
+	return b.notifyCh
+}
 
 func (b *simpleBalancer) Close() error {
 	b.mu.Lock()
@@ -354,3 +369,66 @@ func getHost(ep string) string {
 	}
 	return url.Host
 }
+
+func (b *simpleBalancer) trySwitchEndpoint() (doSwitch bool) {
+	var prevPinAddr string
+	var prevEp string
+	doSwitch = true
+
+	func() {
+		b.mu.Lock()
+		defer b.mu.Unlock()
+
+		if len(b.host2ep) <= 1 {
+			doSwitch = false
+			return
+		}
+
+		// in another switching
+		if b.lastPinAddr == b.pinAddr {
+			doSwitch = false
+			return
+		}
+		b.lastPinAddr = b.pinAddr
+		prevPinAddr = b.pinAddr
+		prevEp = b.host2ep[b.pinAddr]
+		delete(b.host2ep, prevPinAddr)
+
+		addrs := make([]grpc.Address, 0, len(b.addrs))
+
+		for _, addr := range b.addrs {
+			if prevPinAddr != addr.Addr {
+				addrs = append(addrs, addr)
+			}
+		}
+		b.addrs = addrs
+
+		select {
+		case b.updateAddrsC <- struct{}{}:
+		case <-b.stopc:
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if !doSwitch {
+		return
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		b.mu.Lock()
+		for prevPinAddr == b.pinAddr || b.pinAddr == "" {
+			b.pinAddrCond.Wait()
+		}
+
+		b.host2ep[prevPinAddr] = prevEp
+		b.addrs = append(b.addrs, grpc.Address{Addr: prevPinAddr})
+
+		b.mu.Unlock()
+
+		select {
+		case b.updateAddrsC <- struct{}{}:
+		case <-b.stopc:
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/clientv3/balancer_test.go b/clientv3/balancer_test.go
index 5245b69a2aa8..cc963cef592f 100644
--- a/clientv3/balancer_test.go
+++ b/clientv3/balancer_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	pb "github.com/coreos/etcd/etcdserver/etcdserverpb"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/testutil"
 
+	"fmt"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
@@ -237,3 +238,78 @@ func (kcl *killConnListener) close() {
 	close(kcl.stopc)
 	kcl.wg.Wait()
 }
+
+func TestBalancerTrySwitch(t *testing.T) {
+
+	endpoints := []string{"localhost:2379", "localhost:22379", "localhost:32379"}
+	sb := newSimpleBalancer(endpoints)
+	defer sb.Close()
+
+	prevAddrs := map[string]func(error){}
+	simuGrpc := func(n int) {
+		for i := 0; ; i++ {
+			nowAddrs := map[string]func(error){}
+			addrs := []grpc.Address{}
+			ok := true
+			select {
+			case addrs, ok = <-sb.Notify():
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+			case <-time.After(time.Second):
+				fmt.Println("-----")
+				return
+			}
+			fmt.Println("get from notify addr: ", addrs)
+
+			for _, addr := range addrs {
+				nowAddrs[addr.Addr] = nil
+			}
+			for addr, fc := range prevAddrs {
+				if _, ok := nowAddrs[addr]; !ok && fc != nil {
+					fc(errors.New("stop"))
+				}
+			}
+			for addr := range nowAddrs {
+				if _, ok := prevAddrs[addr]; !ok {
+					fc := sb.Up(grpc.Address{Addr: addr})
+					nowAddrs[addr] = fc
+				} else {
+					nowAddrs[addr] = prevAddrs[addr]
+				}
+			}
+			prevAddrs = nowAddrs
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	simuGrpc(2)
+
+	blockingOpts := grpc.BalancerGetOptions{BlockingWait: true}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// test at least one time switch do works
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		addr1, _, err := sb.Get(ctx, blockingOpts)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		doSwitch := sb.trySwitchEndpoint()
+		if !doSwitch {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		simuGrpc(2)
+
+		addr2, _, err := sb.Get(ctx, blockingOpts)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if addr2.Addr == addr1.Addr {
+			t.Errorf("addr switch not work, addr[%v]", addr1)
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/clientv3/client.go b/clientv3/client.go
index 1f8c83f5750c..c5ca17a64fe1 100644
--- a/clientv3/client.go
+++ b/clientv3/client.go
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ func (c *Client) SetEndpoints(eps ...string) {
 	c.balancer.updateAddrs(eps)
 }
 
+// TrySwitchEndpoint try to make balancer change it's fix endpoint.
+// It may do nothing while their is only one endpoint, or switch has just happened
+// It is called when the endpoint now is not available, like network partition happens
+func (c *Client) TrySwitchEndpoint() {
+	c.balancer.trySwitchEndpoint()
+}
+
 // Sync synchronizes client's endpoints with the known endpoints from the etcd membership.
 func (c *Client) Sync(ctx context.Context) error {
 	mresp, err := c.MemberList(ctx)
diff --git a/clientv3/retry.go b/clientv3/retry.go
index b4b8b3d38da5..41c6d705a921 100644
--- a/clientv3/retry.go
+++ b/clientv3/retry.go
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ func (c *Client) newRetryWrapper(isStop retryStopErrFunc) retryRpcFunc {
 	return func(rpcCtx context.Context, f rpcFunc) error {
 		for {
 			if err := f(rpcCtx); err == nil || isStop(err) {
+				if grpc.Code(err) == codes.Unavailable {
+					c.TrySwitchEndpoint()
+				}
 				return err
 			}
 			select {