diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dcabda8a..1e7016c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -927,6 +927,22 @@ also shares all of their features and implementation details.
 If you want to typehint in your higher-level protocol implementation, you SHOULD
 use the generic [`ConnectorInterface`](#connectorinterface) instead.
 
+As of `v1.4.0`, the `Connector` class defaults to using the
+[happy eyeballs algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Eyeballs) to
+automatically connect over IPv4 or IPv6 when a hostname is given.
+This automatically attempts to connect using both IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time
+(preferring IPv6), thus avoiding the usual problems faced by users with imperfect
+IPv6 connections or setups.
+If you want to revert to the old behavior of only doing an IPv4 lookup and
+only attempt a single IPv4 connection, you can set up the `Connector` like this:
+
+```php
+$connector = new React\Socket\Connector($loop, array(
+    'happy_eyeballs' => false
+));
+```
+
+Similarly, you can also affect the default DNS behavior as follows.
 The `Connector` class will try to detect your system DNS settings (and uses
 Google's public DNS server `8.8.8.8` as a fallback if unable to determine your
 system settings) to resolve all public hostnames into underlying IP addresses by
@@ -977,7 +993,7 @@ $connector->connect('localhost:80')->then(function (React\Socket\ConnectionInter
 ```
 
 By default, the `tcp://` and `tls://` URI schemes will use timeout value that
-repects your `default_socket_timeout` ini setting (which defaults to 60s).
+respects your `default_socket_timeout` ini setting (which defaults to 60s).
 If you want a custom timeout value, you can simply pass this like this:
 
 ```php
@@ -1061,7 +1077,7 @@ pass an instance implementing the `ConnectorInterface` like this:
 ```php
 $dnsResolverFactory = new React\Dns\Resolver\Factory();
 $resolver = $dnsResolverFactory->createCached('127.0.1.1', $loop);
-$tcp = new React\Socket\DnsConnector(new React\Socket\TcpConnector($loop), $resolver);
+$tcp = new React\Socket\HappyEyeBallsConnector($loop, new React\Socket\TcpConnector($loop), $resolver);
 
 $tls = new React\Socket\SecureConnector($tcp, $loop);
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index baa683d5..355c62e1 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "clue/block-react": "^1.2",
-        "phpunit/phpunit": "^7.5 || ^6.4 || ^5.7 || ^4.8.35"
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "^7.5 || ^6.4 || ^5.7 || ^4.8.35",
+        "react/promise-stream": "^1.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/Connector.php b/src/Connector.php
index 2a4f19a2..578d10b8 100644
--- a/src/Connector.php
+++ b/src/Connector.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public function __construct(LoopInterface $loop, array $options = array())
 
             'dns' => true,
             'timeout' => true,
+            'happy_eyeballs' => true,
         );
 
         if ($options['timeout'] === true) {
@@ -70,7 +71,11 @@ public function __construct(LoopInterface $loop, array $options = array())
                 );
             }
 
-            $tcp = new DnsConnector($tcp, $resolver);
+            if ($options['happy_eyeballs'] === true) {
+                $tcp = new HappyEyeBallsConnector($loop, $tcp, $resolver);
+            } else {
+                $tcp = new DnsConnector($tcp, $resolver);
+            }
         }
 
         if ($options['tcp'] !== false) {
diff --git a/src/HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilder.php b/src/HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilder.php
index a8553a58..fa10224c 100644
--- a/src/HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilder.php
+++ b/src/HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilder.php
@@ -190,71 +190,49 @@ public function check($resolve, $reject)
      */
     public function attemptConnection($ip)
     {
-        $promise = null;
-        $that = $this;
-
-        return new Promise\Promise(
-            function ($resolve, $reject) use (&$promise, $that, $ip) {
-                $uri = '';
+        $uri = '';
 
-                // prepend original scheme if known
-                if (isset($that->parts['scheme'])) {
-                    $uri .= $that->parts['scheme'] . '://';
-                }
+        // prepend original scheme if known
+        if (isset($this->parts['scheme'])) {
+            $uri .= $this->parts['scheme'] . '://';
+        }
 
-                if (\strpos($ip, ':') !== false) {
-                    // enclose IPv6 addresses in square brackets before appending port
-                    $uri .= '[' . $ip . ']';
-                } else {
-                    $uri .= $ip;
-                }
+        if (\strpos($ip, ':') !== false) {
+            // enclose IPv6 addresses in square brackets before appending port
+            $uri .= '[' . $ip . ']';
+        } else {
+            $uri .= $ip;
+        }
 
-                // append original port if known
-                if (isset($that->parts['port'])) {
-                    $uri .= ':' . $that->parts['port'];
-                }
+        // append original port if known
+        if (isset($this->parts['port'])) {
+            $uri .= ':' . $this->parts['port'];
+        }
 
-                // append orignal path if known
-                if (isset($that->parts['path'])) {
-                    $uri .= $that->parts['path'];
-                }
+        // append orignal path if known
+        if (isset($this->parts['path'])) {
+            $uri .= $this->parts['path'];
+        }
 
-                // append original query if known
-                if (isset($that->parts['query'])) {
-                    $uri .= '?' . $that->parts['query'];
-                }
+        // append original query if known
+        if (isset($this->parts['query'])) {
+            $uri .= '?' . $this->parts['query'];
+        }
 
-                // append original hostname as query if resolved via DNS and if
-                // destination URI does not contain "hostname" query param already
-                $args = array();
-                \parse_str(isset($that->parts['query']) ? $that->parts['query'] : '', $args);
-                if ($that->host !== $ip && !isset($args['hostname'])) {
-                    $uri .= (isset($that->parts['query']) ? '&' : '?') . 'hostname=' . \rawurlencode($that->host);
-                }
+        // append original hostname as query if resolved via DNS and if
+        // destination URI does not contain "hostname" query param already
+        $args = array();
+        \parse_str(isset($this->parts['query']) ? $this->parts['query'] : '', $args);
+        if ($this->host !== $ip && !isset($args['hostname'])) {
+            $uri .= (isset($this->parts['query']) ? '&' : '?') . 'hostname=' . \rawurlencode($this->host);
+        }
 
-                // append original fragment if known
-                if (isset($that->parts['fragment'])) {
-                    $uri .= '#' . $that->parts['fragment'];
-                }
+        // append original fragment if known
+        if (isset($this->parts['fragment'])) {
+            $uri .= '#' . $this->parts['fragment'];
+        }
 
-                $promise = $that->connector->connect($uri);
-                $promise->then($resolve, $reject);
-            },
-            function ($_, $reject) use (&$promise, $that) {
-                // cancellation should reject connection attempt
-                // (try to) cancel pending connection attempt
-                $reject(new \RuntimeException('Connection to ' . $that->uri . ' cancelled during connection attempt'));
-
-                if ($promise instanceof CancellablePromiseInterface) {
-                    // overwrite callback arguments for PHP7+ only, so they do not show
-                    // up in the Exception trace and do not cause a possible cyclic reference.
-                    $_ = $reject = null;
-
-                    $promise->cancel();
-                    $promise = null;
-                }
-            }
-        );
+        return $this->connector->connect($uri);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/ConnectorTest.php b/tests/ConnectorTest.php
index 14bba5e5..a8ffc0be 100644
--- a/tests/ConnectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/ConnectorTest.php
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ public function testConnectorUsesGivenResolverInstance()
         $resolver->expects($this->once())->method('resolve')->with('google.com')->willReturn($promise);
 
         $connector = new Connector($loop, array(
-            'dns' => $resolver
+            'dns' => $resolver,
+            'happy_eyeballs' => false,
         ));
 
         $connector->connect('google.com:80');
@@ -120,7 +121,8 @@ public function testConnectorUsesResolvedHostnameIfDnsIsUsed()
 
         $connector = new Connector($loop, array(
             'tcp' => $tcp,
-            'dns' => $resolver
+            'dns' => $resolver,
+            'happy_eyeballs' => false,
         ));
 
         $connector->connect('tcp://google.com:80');
diff --git a/tests/FunctionalConnectorTest.php b/tests/FunctionalConnectorTest.php
index 6611352a..57ef8d5b 100644
--- a/tests/FunctionalConnectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/FunctionalConnectorTest.php
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@
 
 use Clue\React\Block;
 use React\EventLoop\Factory;
+use React\Socket\ConnectionInterface;
 use React\Socket\Connector;
+use React\Socket\ConnectorInterface;
 use React\Socket\TcpServer;
 
 class FunctionalConnectorTest extends TestCase
 {
-    const TIMEOUT = 1.0;
+    const TIMEOUT = 30.0;
+
+    private $ipv4;
+    private $ipv6;
 
     /** @test */
     public function connectionToTcpServerShouldSucceedWithLocalhost()
@@ -29,4 +34,104 @@ public function connectionToTcpServerShouldSucceedWithLocalhost()
         $connection->close();
         $server->close();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @group internet
+     */
+    public function connectionToRemoteTCP4n6ServerShouldResultInOurIP()
+    {
+        $loop = Factory::create();
+
+        $connector = new Connector($loop, array('happy_eyeballs' => true));
+
+        $ip = Block\await($this->request('dual.tlund.se', $connector), $loop, self::TIMEOUT);
+
+        $this->assertSame($ip, filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4 | FILTER_FLAG_IPV6), $ip);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @group internet
+     */
+    public function connectionToRemoteTCP4ServerShouldResultInOurIP()
+    {
+        if ($this->ipv4() === false) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('IPv4 connection not supported on this system');
+        }
+
+        $loop = Factory::create();
+
+        $connector = new Connector($loop, array('happy_eyeballs' => true));
+
+        $ip = Block\await($this->request('ipv4.tlund.se', $connector), $loop, self::TIMEOUT);
+
+        $this->assertSame($ip, filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4), $ip);
+        $this->assertFalse(filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6), $ip);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @group internet
+     */
+    public function connectionToRemoteTCP6ServerShouldResultInOurIP()
+    {
+        if ($this->ipv6() === false) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('IPv6 connection not supported on this system');
+        }
+
+        $loop = Factory::create();
+
+        $connector = new Connector($loop, array('happy_eyeballs' => true));
+
+        $ip = Block\await($this->request('ipv6.tlund.se', $connector), $loop, self::TIMEOUT);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4), $ip);
+        $this->assertSame($ip, filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6), $ip);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @internal
+     */
+    public function parseIpFromPage($body)
+    {
+        $ex = explode('title="Look up on bgp.he.net">', $body);
+        $ex = explode('<', $ex[1]);
+
+        return $ex[0];
+    }
+
+    private function request($host, ConnectorInterface $connector)
+    {
+        $that = $this;
+        return $connector->connect($host . ':80')->then(function (ConnectionInterface $connection) use ($host) {
+            $connection->write("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: " . $host . "\r\n\r\n");
+
+            return \React\Promise\Stream\buffer($connection);
+        })->then(function ($response) use ($that) {
+            return $that->parseIpFromPage($response);
+        });
+    }
+
+    private function ipv4()
+    {
+        if ($this->ipv4 !== null) {
+            return $this->ipv4;
+        }
+
+        $this->ipv4 = !!@file_get_contents('http://ipv4.tlund.se/');
+
+        return $this->ipv4;
+    }
+
+    private function ipv6()
+    {
+        if ($this->ipv6 !== null) {
+            return $this->ipv6;
+        }
+
+        $this->ipv6 = !!@file_get_contents('http://ipv6.tlund.se/');
+
+        return $this->ipv6;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilderTest.php b/tests/HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilderTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4be5e7b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilderTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\Tests\Socket;
+
+use React\Promise\Promise;
+use React\Socket\HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilder;
+
+class HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilderTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testAttemptConnectionWillConnectViaConnectorToGivenIpWithPortAndHostnameFromUriParts()
+    {
+        $loop = $this->getMockBuilder('React\EventLoop\LoopInterface')->getMock();
+
+        $connector = $this->getMockBuilder('React\Socket\ConnectorInterface')->getMock();
+        $connector->expects($this->once())->method('connect')->with('tcp://10.1.1.1:80?hostname=reactphp.org')->willReturn(new Promise(function () { }));
+
+        $resolver = $this->getMockBuilder('React\Dns\Resolver\ResolverInterface')->getMock();
+        $resolver->expects($this->never())->method('resolveAll');
+
+        $uri = 'tcp://reactphp.org:80';
+        $host = 'reactphp.org';
+        $parts = parse_url($uri);
+
+        $builder = new HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilder($loop, $connector, $resolver, $uri, $host, $parts);
+
+        $builder->attemptConnection('10.1.1.1');
+    }
+
+    public function testAttemptConnectionWillConnectViaConnectorToGivenIpv6WithAllUriParts()
+    {
+        $loop = $this->getMockBuilder('React\EventLoop\LoopInterface')->getMock();
+
+        $connector = $this->getMockBuilder('React\Socket\ConnectorInterface')->getMock();
+        $connector->expects($this->once())->method('connect')->with('tcp://[::1]:80/path?test=yes&hostname=reactphp.org#start')->willReturn(new Promise(function () { }));
+
+        $resolver = $this->getMockBuilder('React\Dns\Resolver\ResolverInterface')->getMock();
+        $resolver->expects($this->never())->method('resolveAll');
+
+        $uri = 'tcp://reactphp.org:80/path?test=yes#start';
+        $host = 'reactphp.org';
+        $parts = parse_url($uri);
+
+        $builder = new HappyEyeBallsConnectionBuilder($loop, $connector, $resolver, $uri, $host, $parts);
+
+        $builder->attemptConnection('::1');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/IntegrationTest.php b/tests/IntegrationTest.php
index d376f3dc..f2913809 100644
--- a/tests/IntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/IntegrationTest.php
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function ($e) use (&$wait) {
             }
         );
 
-        // run loop for short period to ensure we detect connection timeout error
+        // run loop for short period to ensure we detect a connection timeout error
         Block\sleep(0.01, $loop);
         if ($wait) {
             Block\sleep(0.2, $loop);
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ function ($e) use (&$wait) {
             }
         );
 
-        // run loop for short period to ensure we detect connection timeout error
+        // run loop for short period to ensure we detect a connection timeout error
         Block\sleep(0.01, $loop);
         if ($wait) {
             Block\sleep(0.2, $loop);
@@ -269,12 +269,15 @@ function ($e) use (&$wait) {
             }
         );
 
-        // run loop for short period to ensure we detect DNS error
+        // run loop for short period to ensure we detect a DNS error
         Block\sleep(0.01, $loop);
         if ($wait) {
             Block\sleep(0.2, $loop);
             if ($wait) {
-                $this->fail('Connection attempt did not fail');
+                Block\sleep(2.0, $loop);
+                if ($wait) {
+                    $this->fail('Connection attempt did not fail');
+                }
             }
         }
         unset($promise);
@@ -309,12 +312,15 @@ function ($e) use (&$wait) {
             }
         );
 
-        // run loop for short period to ensure we detect DNS error
+        // run loop for short period to ensure we detect a TLS error
         Block\sleep(0.1, $loop);
         if ($wait) {
             Block\sleep(0.4, $loop);
             if ($wait) {
-                $this->fail('Connection attempt did not fail');
+                Block\sleep(self::TIMEOUT - 0.5, $loop);
+                if ($wait) {
+                    $this->fail('Connection attempt did not fail');
+                }
             }
         }
         unset($promise);