diff --git a/include/iscsi.h b/include/iscsi.h
index af557e7..e92a493 100644
--- a/include/iscsi.h
+++ b/include/iscsi.h
@@ -542,6 +542,11 @@ EXTERN int iscsi_force_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi);
  */
 EXTERN int iscsi_force_reconnect_sync(struct iscsi_context *iscsi);
 
+/*
+ * Reset iscsi auto reconnect next_reconnect time to the current time.
+ */
+EXTERN void iscsi_reset_next_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi);
+
 /*
  * Asynchronous call to perform an ISCSI login.
  *
diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 1960ef2..2d3b85d 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -494,3 +494,9 @@ int iscsi_force_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 {
 	return reconnect(iscsi, 1);
 }
+
+void iscsi_reset_next_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
+{
+	ISCSI_LOG(iscsi, 1, "reset iscsi next_reconnect");
+	iscsi->next_reconnect = time(NULL);
+}
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.def b/lib/libiscsi.def
index 6b59726..7e9d5cd 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.def
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.def
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ iscsi_extended_copy_task
 iscsi_receive_copy_results_sync
 iscsi_receive_copy_results_task
 iscsi_reconnect
+iscsi_reset_next_reconnect
 iscsi_sanitize_sync
 iscsi_sanitize_task
 iscsi_sanitize_block_erase_sync
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.syms.in b/lib/libiscsi.syms.in
index daf2b0f..5fe7974 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.syms.in
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.syms.in
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ iscsi_reportluns_sync
 iscsi_reportluns_task
 iscsi_reserve6_sync
 iscsi_reserve6_task
+iscsi_reset_next_reconnect
 iscsi_sanitize_block_erase_sync
 iscsi_sanitize_block_erase_task
 iscsi_sanitize_crypto_erase_sync