diff --git a/config/mqtt-client.php b/config/mqtt-client.php
index b6533a9..8077696 100644
--- a/config/mqtt-client.php
+++ b/config/mqtt-client.php
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ return [
                 // The interval (in seconds) in which the client will send a ping to the broker,
                 // if no other message has been sent.
                 'keep_alive_interval' => env('MQTT_KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL', 10),
+
+                // Additional settings for the optional auto-reconnect. The delay between reconnect attempts is in seconds.
+                'auto_reconnect' => [
+                    'enabled' => env('MQTT_AUTO_RECONNECT_ENABLED', false),
+                    'max_reconnect_attempts' => env('MQTT_AUTO_RECONNECT_MAX_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS', 3),
+                    'delay_between_reconnect_attempts' => env('MQTT_AUTO_RECONNECT_DELAY_BETWEEN_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS', 0),
+                ],
+
             ],
 
         ],
diff --git a/src/ConnectionManager.php b/src/ConnectionManager.php
index b3688bc..0a887d6 100644
--- a/src/ConnectionManager.php
+++ b/src/ConnectionManager.php
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ class ConnectionManager
             ->setLastWillTopic(Arr::get($config, 'last_will.topic'))
             ->setLastWillMessage(Arr::get($config, 'last_will.message'))
             ->setLastWillQualityOfService((int) Arr::get($config, 'last_will.quality_of_service', MqttClient::QOS_AT_MOST_ONCE))
-            ->setRetainLastWill((bool) Arr::get($config, 'last_will.retain', false));
+            ->setRetainLastWill((bool) Arr::get($config, 'last_will.retain', false))
+            ->setReconnectAutomatically((bool) Arr::get($config, 'auto_reconnect.enabled', false))
+            ->setMaxReconnectAttempts((int) Arr::get($config, 'auto_reconnect.max_reconnect_attempts', 3))
+            ->setDelayBetweenReconnectAttempts((int) Arr::get($config, 'auto_reconnect.delay_between_reconnect_attempts', 0));
     }
 }