diff --git a/src/Websocket.Client/IWebsocketClient.cs b/src/Websocket.Client/IWebsocketClient.cs
index 36f5ec1..7b59b53 100644
--- a/src/Websocket.Client/IWebsocketClient.cs
+++ b/src/Websocket.Client/IWebsocketClient.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ public interface IWebsocketClient : IDisposable
         /// Default: 1 minute.
         /// </summary>
         TimeSpan? ErrorReconnectTimeout { get; set; }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Time range in ms, how long to wait before reconnecting if connection is lost with a transient error.
+        /// Set null to disable this feature. 
+        /// Default: 0 ms (immediately)
+        /// </summary>
+        TimeSpan? LostReconnectTimeout { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Get or set the name of the current websocket client instance.
diff --git a/src/Websocket.Client/WebsocketClient.cs b/src/Websocket.Client/WebsocketClient.cs
index 1318777..8a6707f 100644
--- a/src/Websocket.Client/WebsocketClient.cs
+++ b/src/Websocket.Client/WebsocketClient.cs
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ public Uri Url
         /// </summary>
         public TimeSpan? ErrorReconnectTimeout { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Time range in ms, how long to wait before reconnecting if connection is lost with a transient error.
+        /// Set null to disable this feature. 
+        /// Default: 0 ms (immediately)
+        /// </summary>
+        public TimeSpan? LostReconnectTimeout { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Enable or disable reconnection functionality (enabled by default)
         /// </summary>
@@ -560,12 +567,19 @@ await StopInternal(client, WebSocketCloseStatus.NormalClosure, "Closing",
                 causedException = e;
             }
 
-
             if (ShouldIgnoreReconnection(client) || !IsStarted)
             {
                 // reconnection already in progress or client stopped/disposed, do nothing
                 return;
             }
+            
+            if (LostReconnectTimeout.HasValue)
+            {
+                var timeout = LostReconnectTimeout.Value;
+                Logger.Warn(L("Listening websocket stream is lost. " +
+                              $"Waiting {timeout.TotalSeconds} sec before next reconnection try."));
+                await Task.Delay(timeout, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
 
             // listening thread is lost, we have to reconnect
             _ = ReconnectSynchronized(ReconnectionType.Lost, false, causedException);