diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/Socket.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/Socket.kt
index 6682539..78c0b7c 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/Socket.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/Socket.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ internal data class StateChangeCallbacks(
 /** The code used when the socket was closed without error */
 const val WS_CLOSE_NORMAL = 1000
 
+/** The socket was closed due to a SocketException. Likely the client lost connectivity */
+const val WS_CLOSE_SOCKET_EXCEPTION = 4000
+
+/** The socket was closed due to an EOFException. Likely the server abruptly closed */
+const val WS_CLOSE_EOF_EXCEPTION = 4001
+
 /**
  * Connects to a Phoenix Server
  */
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/Transport.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/Transport.kt
index dbe98c5..f3dc13a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/Transport.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/Transport.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import okhttp3.Request
 import okhttp3.Response
 import okhttp3.WebSocket
 import okhttp3.WebSocketListener
+import java.io.EOFException
+import java.net.ConnectException
+import java.net.SocketException
 import java.net.URL
 
 /**
@@ -131,6 +134,16 @@ class WebSocketTransport(
   override fun onFailure(webSocket: WebSocket, t: Throwable, response: Response?) {
     this.readyState = Transport.ReadyState.CLOSED
     this.onError?.invoke(t, response)
+
+    // Do not attempt to recover if the initial connection was refused
+    if (t is ConnectException) return
+
+    // Check if the socket was closed for some recoverable reason
+    if (t is SocketException) {
+      this.onClosed(webSocket, WS_CLOSE_SOCKET_EXCEPTION, "Socket Exception")
+    } else if (t is EOFException) {
+      this.onClosed(webSocket, WS_CLOSE_EOF_EXCEPTION, "EOF Exception")
+    }
   }
 
   override fun onClosing(webSocket: WebSocket, code: Int, reason: String) {
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/WebSocketTransportTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/WebSocketTransportTest.kt
index fbc955e..7eb1b01 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/WebSocketTransportTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/org/phoenixframework/WebSocketTransportTest.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.any
 import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.mock
 import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.verify
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.verifyZeroInteractions
 import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.whenever
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Response
@@ -12,13 +13,14 @@ import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.mockito.Mock
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
+import java.io.EOFException
+import java.net.SocketException
 import java.net.URL
 
 class WebSocketTransportTest {
 
   @Mock lateinit var mockClient: OkHttpClient
   @Mock lateinit var mockWebSocket: WebSocket
-  @Mock lateinit var mockChannel: Channel
   @Mock lateinit var mockResponse: Response
 
   lateinit var transport: WebSocketTransport
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ class WebSocketTransportTest {
   @Test
   fun `onFailure sets ready state to CLOSED and invokes onError callback`() {
     val mockClosure = mock<(Throwable, Response?) -> Unit>()
+    val mockOnClose = mock<(Int) -> Unit>()
+    transport.onClose = mockOnClose
     transport.onError = mockClosure
 
     transport.readyState = Transport.ReadyState.CONNECTING
@@ -80,6 +84,33 @@ class WebSocketTransportTest {
     transport.onFailure(mockWebSocket, throwable, mockResponse)
     assertThat(transport.readyState).isEqualTo(Transport.ReadyState.CLOSED)
     verify(mockClosure).invoke(throwable, mockResponse)
+    verifyZeroInteractions(mockOnClose)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `onFailure also triggers onClose for SocketException`() {
+    val mockOnError = mock<(Throwable, Response?) -> Unit>()
+    val mockOnClose = mock<(Int) -> Unit>()
+    transport.onClose = mockOnClose
+    transport.onError = mockOnError
+
+    val throwable = SocketException()
+    transport.onFailure(mockWebSocket, throwable, mockResponse)
+    verify(mockOnError).invoke(throwable, mockResponse)
+    verify(mockOnClose).invoke(4000)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `onFailure also triggers onClose for EOFException`() {
+    val mockOnError = mock<(Throwable, Response?) -> Unit>()
+    val mockOnClose = mock<(Int) -> Unit>()
+    transport.onClose = mockOnClose
+    transport.onError = mockOnError
+
+    val throwable = EOFException()
+    transport.onFailure(mockWebSocket, throwable, mockResponse)
+    verify(mockOnError).invoke(throwable, mockResponse)
+    verify(mockOnClose).invoke(4001)
   }
 
   @Test