diff --git a/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp b/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp
index 3cb073e..1af462d 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp
+++ b/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ SyncthingConnection::SyncthingConnection(const QString &syncthingUrl, const QByt
     m_lastEventId(0),
     m_trafficPollInterval(2000),
     m_devStatsPollInterval(60000),
+    m_reconnectTimer(),
     m_totalIncomingTraffic(0),
     m_totalOutgoingTraffic(0),
     m_totalIncomingRate(0),
@@ -67,7 +68,10 @@ SyncthingConnection::SyncthingConnection(const QString &syncthingUrl, const QByt
     m_hasConfig(false),
     m_hasStatus(false),
     m_lastFileDeleted(false)
-{}
+{
+    m_reconnectTimer.setTimerType(Qt::VeryCoarseTimer);
+    QObject::connect(&m_reconnectTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, static_cast<void(SyncthingConnection::*)(void)>(&SyncthingConnection::connect));
+}
 
 /*!
  * \brief Destroys the instance. Ongoing requests are aborted.
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ bool SyncthingConnection::hasOutOfSyncDirs() const
  */
 void SyncthingConnection::connect()
 {
+    m_reconnectTimer.stop();
     if(!isConnected()) {
         m_reconnecting = m_hasConfig = m_hasStatus = false;
         if(m_apiKey.isEmpty() || m_syncthingUrl.isEmpty()) {
@@ -144,6 +149,7 @@ void SyncthingConnection::disconnect()
  */
 void SyncthingConnection::reconnect()
 {
+    m_reconnectTimer.stop();
     if(isConnected()) {
         m_reconnecting = true;
         m_hasConfig = m_hasStatus = false;
@@ -622,6 +628,7 @@ void SyncthingConnection::applySettings(SyncthingConnectionSettings &connectionS
     }
     setTrafficPollInterval(connectionSettings.trafficPollInterval);
     setDevStatsPollInterval(connectionSettings.devStatsPollInterval);
+    setReconnectInterval(connectionSettings.reconnectInterval);
     if(connectionSettings.expectedSslErrors.isEmpty()) {
         loadSelfSignedCertificate();
         connectionSettings.expectedSslErrors = expectedSslErrors();
@@ -661,6 +668,9 @@ void SyncthingConnection::readConfig()
     default:
         emit error(tr("Unable to request Syncthing config: ") + reply->errorString());
         setStatus(SyncthingStatus::Disconnected);
+        if(m_reconnectTimer.interval()) {
+            m_reconnectTimer.start();
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1046,6 +1056,9 @@ void SyncthingConnection::readEvents()
         } else {
             emit error(tr("Unable to parse Syncthing events: ") + jsonError.errorString());
             setStatus(SyncthingStatus::Disconnected);
+            if(m_reconnectTimer.interval()) {
+                m_reconnectTimer.start();
+            }
             return;
         }
         break;
@@ -1065,6 +1078,9 @@ void SyncthingConnection::readEvents()
     default:
         emit error(tr("Unable to request Syncthing events: ") + reply->errorString());
         setStatus(SyncthingStatus::Disconnected);
+        if(m_reconnectTimer.interval()) {
+            m_reconnectTimer.start();
+        }
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/connector/syncthingconnection.h b/connector/syncthingconnection.h
index 63bff60..a53ce37 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingconnection.h
+++ b/connector/syncthingconnection.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QList>
 #include <QSslError>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <vector>
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ public:
     void setTrafficPollInterval(int trafficPollInterval);
     int devStatsPollInterval() const;
     void setDevStatsPollInterval(int devStatsPollInterval);
+    int reconnectInterval() const;
+    void setReconnectInterval(int reconnectInterval);
     const QString &configDir() const;
     const QString &myId() const;
     int totalIncomingTraffic() const;
@@ -186,6 +189,7 @@ private:
     int m_lastEventId;
     int m_trafficPollInterval;
     int m_devStatsPollInterval;
+    QTimer m_reconnectTimer;
     QString m_configDir;
     QString m_myId;
     int m_totalIncomingTraffic;
@@ -327,6 +331,27 @@ inline void SyncthingConnection::setDevStatsPollInterval(int devStatsPollInterva
     m_devStatsPollInterval = devStatsPollInterval;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns the reconnect interval in milliseconds.
+ * \remarks Default value is 0 which indicates disabled auto-reconnect.
+ */
+inline int SyncthingConnection::reconnectInterval() const
+{
+    return m_reconnectTimer.interval();
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Sets the reconnect interval in milliseconds.
+ * \remarks Default value is 0 which indicates disabled auto-reconnect.
+ */
+inline void SyncthingConnection::setReconnectInterval(int reconnectInterval)
+{
+    if(!reconnectInterval) {
+        m_reconnectTimer.stop();
+    }
+    m_reconnectTimer.setInterval(reconnectInterval);
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Returns the Syncthing home/configuration directory.
  */
diff --git a/connector/syncthingconnectionsettings.h b/connector/syncthingconnectionsettings.h
index 2c1dbff7..23a1827 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingconnectionsettings.h
+++ b/connector/syncthingconnectionsettings.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT SyncthingConnectionSettings {
     QByteArray apiKey;
     int trafficPollInterval = 2000;
     int devStatsPollInterval = 60000;
+    int reconnectInterval = 0;
     QString httpsCertPath;
     QList<QSslError> expectedSslErrors;
     bool loadHttpsCert();
diff --git a/tray/application/settings.cpp b/tray/application/settings.cpp
index 9af0896..eb248c7 100644
--- a/tray/application/settings.cpp
+++ b/tray/application/settings.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ void restore()
             connectionSettings->apiKey = settings.value(QStringLiteral("apiKey")).toByteArray();
             connectionSettings->trafficPollInterval = settings.value(QStringLiteral("trafficPollInterval"), connectionSettings->trafficPollInterval).toInt();
             connectionSettings->devStatsPollInterval = settings.value(QStringLiteral("devStatsPollInterval"), connectionSettings->devStatsPollInterval).toInt();
+            connectionSettings->reconnectInterval = settings.value(QStringLiteral("reconnectInterval"), connectionSettings->reconnectInterval).toInt();
             connectionSettings->httpsCertPath = settings.value(QStringLiteral("httpsCertPath")).toString();
             if(!connectionSettings->loadHttpsCert()) {
                 QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, QCoreApplication::applicationName(), QCoreApplication::translate("Settings::restore", "Unable to load certificate \"%1\" when restoring settings.").arg(connectionSettings->httpsCertPath));
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ void save()
         settings.setValue(QStringLiteral("apiKey"), connectionSettings->apiKey);
         settings.setValue(QStringLiteral("trafficPollInterval"), connectionSettings->trafficPollInterval);
         settings.setValue(QStringLiteral("devStatsPollInterval"), connectionSettings->devStatsPollInterval);
+        settings.setValue(QStringLiteral("reconnectInterval"), connectionSettings->reconnectInterval);
         settings.setValue(QStringLiteral("httpsCertPath"), connectionSettings->httpsCertPath);
     }
     settings.endArray();
diff --git a/tray/gui/connectionoptionpage.ui b/tray/gui/connectionoptionpage.ui
index f608cf1..464b5c1 100644
--- a/tray/gui/connectionoptionpage.ui
+++ b/tray/gui/connectionoptionpage.ui
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QSpinBox" name="pollTrafficSpinBox">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
        <property name="suffix">
         <string> ms</string>
        </property>
@@ -322,6 +328,12 @@
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QSpinBox" name="pollDevStatsSpinBox">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
        <property name="suffix">
         <string> ms</string>
        </property>
@@ -333,6 +345,39 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="Line" name="line">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="reconnectLabel">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Reconnect</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QSpinBox" name="reconnectSpinBox">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="specialValueText">
+        <string>no</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="suffix">
+        <string> ms</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="maximum">
+        <number>999999999</number>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
   </layout>
diff --git a/tray/gui/settingsdialog.cpp b/tray/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
index b74f81e..26745f1 100644
--- a/tray/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ bool ConnectionOptionPage::showConnectionSettings(int index)
             ui()->certPathSelection->lineEdit()->setText(connectionSettings.httpsCertPath);
             ui()->pollTrafficSpinBox->setValue(connectionSettings.trafficPollInterval);
             ui()->pollDevStatsSpinBox->setValue(connectionSettings.devStatsPollInterval);
+            ui()->reconnectSpinBox->setValue(connectionSettings.reconnectInterval);
             m_currentIndex = index;
         } else {
             ui()->selectionComboBox->setCurrentIndex(m_currentIndex);
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ bool ConnectionOptionPage::cacheCurrentSettings(bool applying)
         connectionSettings.httpsCertPath = ui()->certPathSelection->lineEdit()->text();
         connectionSettings.trafficPollInterval = ui()->pollTrafficSpinBox->value();
         connectionSettings.devStatsPollInterval = ui()->pollDevStatsSpinBox->value();
+        connectionSettings.reconnectInterval = ui()->reconnectSpinBox->value();
         if(!connectionSettings.loadHttpsCert()) {
             const QString errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate("QtGui::ConnectionOptionPage", "Unable to load specified certificate \"%1\".").arg(connectionSettings.httpsCertPath);
             if(!applying) {
diff --git a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
index 4887bad..cfa9e22 100644
--- a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ void TrayWidget::handleStatusChanged(SyncthingStatus status)
         m_ui->statusPushButton->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("media-playback-start"), QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/icons/hicolor/scalable/actions/media-playback-resume.svg"))));
         m_ui->statusPushButton->setHidden(false);
         break;
+    default:
+        ;
     }
 }
 
@@ -404,6 +406,8 @@ void TrayWidget::changeStatus()
     case SyncthingStatus::Paused:
         m_connection.resumeAllDevs();
         break;
+    default:
+        ;
     }
 }