diff --git a/include/iscsi.h b/include/iscsi.h
index 7fff12c..664c741 100644
--- a/include/iscsi.h
+++ b/include/iscsi.h
@@ -400,7 +400,10 @@ EXTERN int iscsi_full_connect_sync(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *port
 EXTERN int iscsi_disconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi);
 
 /*
- * Disconnect a connection to a target and try to reconnect.
+ * Disconnect a connection to a target and try to reconnect (async version).
+ * This call returns immediately and the reconnect is processed in the
+ * background. Commands send to this connection will be queued and not
+ * processed until we have successfully reconnected.
  *
  * Returns:
  *  0 reconnect was successful
@@ -408,6 +411,16 @@ EXTERN int iscsi_disconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi);
  */
 EXTERN int iscsi_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi);
 
+/*
+ * Disconnect a connection to a target and try to reconnect (sync version).
+ * This call will block until the connection is reestablished.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *  0 reconnect was successful
+ * <0 error
+ */
+EXTERN int iscsi_reconnect_sync(struct iscsi_context *iscsi);
+
 /*
  * Asynchronous call to perform an ISCSI login.
  *
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.def b/lib/libiscsi.def
index 5d898da..080c142 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.def
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.def
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ LIBRARY libiscsi
 EXPORTS
 iscsi_connect_async
 iscsi_connect_sync
+iscsi_reconnect_sync
 iscsi_create_context
 iscsi_destroy_context
 iscsi_destroy_url
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.syms b/lib/libiscsi.syms
index b806795..471e06d 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.syms
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.syms
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 iscsi_connect_async
 iscsi_connect_sync
+iscsi_reconnect_sync
 iscsi_create_context
 iscsi_destroy_context
 iscsi_destroy_url
diff --git a/lib/sync.c b/lib/sync.c
index 2e9a39e..d9f929c 100644
--- a/lib/sync.c
+++ b/lib/sync.c
@@ -167,6 +167,48 @@ int iscsi_logout_sync(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 	return state.status;
 }
 
+static void
+reconnect_event_loop(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_sync_state *state)
+{
+	struct pollfd pfd;
+	int ret;
+	while (iscsi->is_reconnecting) {
+		pfd.fd = iscsi_get_fd(iscsi);
+		pfd.events = iscsi_which_events(iscsi);
+
+		if ((ret = poll(&pfd, 1, 1000)) < 0) {
+			iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Poll failed");
+			state->status = -1;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (iscsi_service(iscsi, pfd.revents) < 0) {
+			iscsi_set_error(iscsi,
+				"iscsi_service failed with : %s",
+				iscsi_get_error(iscsi));
+			state->status = -1;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	state->status = 0;
+}
+
+int iscsi_reconnect_sync(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
+{
+	struct iscsi_sync_state state;
+
+	memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
+
+	if (iscsi_reconnect(iscsi) != 0) {
+		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Failed to reconnect. %s", iscsi_get_error(iscsi));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	reconnect_event_loop(iscsi, &state);
+
+	return state.status;
+}
+
 static void
 iscsi_task_mgmt_sync_cb(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int status,
 	      void *command_data, void *private_data)