diff --git a/chrony-reconnect.patch b/chrony-reconnect.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7748447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrony-reconnect.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+diff --git a/ntp_core.c b/ntp_core.c
+--- a/ntp_core.c
++++ b/ntp_core.c
+@@ -279,12 +332,17 @@ start_initial_timeout(NCR_Instance inst)
+ 
+     /* Mark source active */
+     SRC_SetActive(inst->source);
++  }
++}
+ 
+-    /* Open client socket */
+-    if (inst->mode == MODE_CLIENT) {
+-      assert(inst->local_addr.sock_fd == INVALID_SOCK_FD);
+-      inst->local_addr.sock_fd = NIO_GetClientSocket(&inst->remote_addr);
+-    }
++/* ================================================== */
++
++static void
++close_client_socket(NCR_Instance inst)
++{
++  if (inst->mode == MODE_CLIENT && inst->local_addr.sock_fd != INVALID_SOCK_FD) {
++    NIO_CloseClientSocket(inst->local_addr.sock_fd);
++    inst->local_addr.sock_fd = INVALID_SOCK_FD;
+   }
+ }
+ 
+@@ -305,11 +363,7 @@ take_offline(NCR_Instance inst)
+   /* And inactive */
+   SRC_UnsetActive(inst->source);
+ 
+-  /* Close client socket */
+-  if (inst->mode == MODE_CLIENT && inst->local_addr.sock_fd != INVALID_SOCK_FD) {
+-    NIO_CloseClientSocket(inst->local_addr.sock_fd);
+-    inst->local_addr.sock_fd = INVALID_SOCK_FD;
+-  }
++  close_client_socket(inst);
+ 
+   NCR_ResetInstance(inst);
+ }
+@@ -328,7 +382,7 @@ NCR_GetInstance(NTP_Remote_Address *remote_addr, NTP_Source_Type type, SourcePar
+ 
+   switch (type) {
+     case NTP_SERVER:
+-      /* Client socket will be obtained when timer is started */
++      /* Client socket will be obtained when sending request */
+       result->local_addr.sock_fd = INVALID_SOCK_FD;
+       result->mode = MODE_CLIENT;
+       break;
+@@ -758,6 +812,13 @@ transmit_timeout(void *arg)
+   DEBUG_LOG(LOGF_NtpCore, "Transmit timeout for [%s:%d]",
+       UTI_IPToString(&inst->remote_addr.ip_addr), inst->remote_addr.port);
+ 
++  /* Open new client socket */
++  if (inst->mode == MODE_CLIENT) {
++    close_client_socket(inst);
++    assert(inst->local_addr.sock_fd == INVALID_SOCK_FD);
++    inst->local_addr.sock_fd = NIO_GetClientSocket(&inst->remote_addr);
++  }
++
+   /* Check whether we need to 'warm up' the link to the other end by
+      sending an echo exchange to ensure both ends' ARP caches are
+      primed.  On loaded systems this might also help ensure that bits
+@@ -1257,6 +1318,10 @@ receive_packet(NTP_Packet *message, struct timeval *now, double now_err, NCR_Ins
+       adjust_poll(inst, 0.1);
+     }
+ 
++    /* If in client mode, no more packets are expected to be coming from the
++       server and the socket can be closed */
++    close_client_socket(inst);
++
+     requeue_transmit = 1;
+   }
+ 
+diff --git a/ntp_io.c b/ntp_io.c
+--- a/ntp_io.c
++++ b/ntp_io.c
+@@ -273,7 +266,7 @@ connect_socket(int sock_fd, NTP_Remote_Address *remote_addr)
+   }
+ 
+   if (connect(sock_fd, &addr.u, addr_len) < 0) {
+-    LOG(LOGS_ERR, LOGF_NtpIO, "Could not connect NTP socket to %s:%d : %s",
++    DEBUG_LOG(LOGF_NtpIO, "Could not connect NTP socket to %s:%d : %s",
+         UTI_IPToString(&remote_addr->ip_addr), remote_addr->port,
+         strerror(errno));
+     return 0;
diff --git a/chrony.spec b/chrony.spec
index 3365582..4e6af93 100644
--- a/chrony.spec
+++ b/chrony.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Source9:        chrony-wait.service
 # simulator for test suite from https://github.com/mlichvar/clknetsim.git
 Source10:       clknetsim-%{clknetsim_ver}.tar.gz
 %{?gitpatch:Patch0: chrony-%{version}%{?prerelease}-%{gitpatch}.patch.gz}
+Patch1:         chrony-reconnect.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  libcap-devel libedit-devel nss-devel pps-tools-devel
 BuildRequires:  bison texinfo systemd-units
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ clocks, system real-time clock or manual input as time references.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}%{?prerelease} -a 10
 %{?gitpatch:%patch0 -p1}
+%patch1 -p1 -b .reconnect
 
 %{?gitpatch: echo %{version}-%{gitpatch} > version.txt}