diff --git a/snapcast/control/__init__.py b/snapcast/control/__init__.py
index 8aa5181..d838848 100644
--- a/snapcast/control/__init__.py
+++ b/snapcast/control/__init__.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 
 @asyncio.coroutine
-def create_server(loop, host, port=CONTROL_PORT):
+def create_server(loop, host, port=CONTROL_PORT, reconnect=False):
     """Server factory."""
-    server = Snapserver(loop, host, port)
+    server = Snapserver(loop, host, port, reconnect)
     yield from server.start()
     return server
diff --git a/snapcast/control/server.py b/snapcast/control/server.py
index 0d230ad..7a476cc 100755
--- a/snapcast/control/server.py
+++ b/snapcast/control/server.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 STREAM_ONUPDATE = 'Stream.OnUpdate'
 
+SERVER_RECONNECT_DELAY = 5
+
 _EVENTS = [SERVER_ONUPDATE, CLIENT_ONVOLUMECHANGED, CLIENT_ONLATENCYCHANGED,
            CLIENT_ONNAMECHANGED, CLIENT_ONCONNECT, CLIENT_ONDISCONNECT,
            GROUP_ONMUTE, GROUP_ONSTREAMCHANGED, STREAM_ONUPDATE]
@@ -51,10 +53,11 @@ class Snapserver(object):
     """Represents a snapserver."""
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
-    def __init__(self, loop, host, port=CONTROL_PORT):
+    def __init__(self, loop, host, port=CONTROL_PORT, reconnect=False):
         """Initialize."""
         self._loop = loop
         self._port = port
+        self._reconnect = reconnect
         self._clients = {}
         self._streams = {}
         self._groups = {}
@@ -79,13 +82,30 @@ def __init__(self, loop, host, port=CONTROL_PORT):
 
     def start(self):
         """Initiate server connection."""
-        _, self._protocol = yield from self._loop.create_connection(
-            lambda: SnapcastProtocol(self._callbacks), self._host, self._port)
+        yield from self._do_connect()
         _LOGGER.info('connected to snapserver on %s:%s', self._host, self._port)
         status = yield from self.status()
         self.synchronize(status)
         self._on_server_connect()
 
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def _do_connect(self):
+        """Perform the connection to the server."""
+        _, self._protocol = yield from self._loop.create_connection(
+            lambda: SnapcastProtocol(self._callbacks), self._host, self._port)
+
+    def _reconnect_cb(self):
+        """Callback to reconnect to the server."""
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def try_reconnect():
+            """Actual coroutine ro try to reconnect or reschedule."""
+            try:
+                yield from self._do_connect()
+            except IOError:
+                self._loop.call_later(SERVER_RECONNECT_DELAY,
+                                      self._reconnect_cb)
+        asyncio.ensure_future(try_reconnect())
+
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def _transact(self, method, params=None):
         """Wrap requests."""
@@ -202,8 +222,11 @@ def _on_server_connect(self):
 
     def _on_server_disconnect(self, exception):
         """Handle server disconnection."""
+        self._protocol = None
         if self._on_disconnect_callback_func and callable(self._on_disconnect_callback_func):
             self._on_disconnect_callback_func(exception)
+        if self._reconnect:
+            self._reconnect_cb()
 
     def _on_server_update(self, data):
         """Handle server update."""