diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 9186a46..aed3eec 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ class tcp_client(tcp_base):
             if self.__connect_callback__ is not None:
                 self.__connect_callback__()
 
+    def __connection_lost__(self):
+        self.__socket__ = None
+        tcp_base.__connection_lost__(self)
+
+    def reconnect(self):
+        self.__connect__()
+
 
 class tcp_base_stp(tcp_base):
     """