diff --git a/clientconn.go b/clientconn.go
index 2299ed99..8ddae3ad 100644
--- a/clientconn.go
+++ b/clientconn.go
@@ -536,10 +536,11 @@ func (cc *ClientConn) handleSubConnStateChange(sc balancer.SubConn, s connectivi
 // Caller needs to make sure len(addrs) > 0.
 func (cc *ClientConn) newAddrConn(addrs []resolver.Address) (*addrConn, error) {
 	ac := &addrConn{
-		cc:     cc,
-		addrs:  addrs,
-		dopts:  cc.dopts,
-		czData: new(channelzData),
+		cc:           cc,
+		addrs:        addrs,
+		dopts:        cc.dopts,
+		czData:       new(channelzData),
+		resetBackoff: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 	ac.ctx, ac.cancel = context.WithCancel(cc.ctx)
 	// Track ac in cc. This needs to be done before any getTransport(...) is called.
@@ -747,6 +748,24 @@ func (cc *ClientConn) resolveNow(o resolver.ResolveNowOption) {
 	go r.resolveNow(o)
 }
 
+// ResetConnectBackoff wakes up all subchannels in transient failure and causes
+// them to attempt another connection immediately.  It also resets the backoff
+// times used for subsequent attempts regardless of the current state.
+//
+// In general, this function should not be used.  Typical service or network
+// outages result in a reasonable client reconnection strategy by default.
+// However, if a previously unavailable network becomes available, this may be
+// used to trigger an immediate reconnect.
+//
+// This API is EXPERIMENTAL.
+func (cc *ClientConn) ResetConnectBackoff() {
+	cc.mu.Lock()
+	defer cc.mu.Unlock()
+	for ac := range cc.conns {
+		ac.resetConnectBackoff()
+	}
+}
+
 // Close tears down the ClientConn and all underlying connections.
 func (cc *ClientConn) Close() error {
 	defer cc.cancel()
@@ -815,6 +834,8 @@ type addrConn struct {
 	// negotiations must complete.
 	connectDeadline time.Time
 
+	resetBackoff chan struct{}
+
 	channelzID int64 // channelz unique identification number
 	czData     *channelzData
 }
@@ -879,6 +900,7 @@ func (ac *addrConn) resetTransport() error {
 	ac.dopts.copts.KeepaliveParams = ac.cc.mkp
 	ac.cc.mu.RUnlock()
 	var backoffDeadline, connectDeadline time.Time
+	var resetBackoff chan struct{}
 	for connectRetryNum := 0; ; connectRetryNum++ {
 		ac.mu.Lock()
 		if ac.backoffDeadline.IsZero() {
@@ -886,6 +908,7 @@ func (ac *addrConn) resetTransport() error {
 			// or this is the first time this addrConn is trying to establish a
 			// connection.
 			backoffFor := ac.dopts.bs.Backoff(connectRetryNum) // time.Duration.
+			resetBackoff = ac.resetBackoff
 			// This will be the duration that dial gets to finish.
 			dialDuration := getMinConnectTimeout()
 			if backoffFor > dialDuration {
@@ -919,7 +942,7 @@ func (ac *addrConn) resetTransport() error {
 		copy(addrsIter, ac.addrs)
 		copts := ac.dopts.copts
 		ac.mu.Unlock()
-		connected, err := ac.createTransport(connectRetryNum, ridx, backoffDeadline, connectDeadline, addrsIter, copts)
+		connected, err := ac.createTransport(connectRetryNum, ridx, backoffDeadline, connectDeadline, addrsIter, copts, resetBackoff)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -931,7 +954,7 @@ func (ac *addrConn) resetTransport() error {
 
 // createTransport creates a connection to one of the backends in addrs.
 // It returns true if a connection was established.
-func (ac *addrConn) createTransport(connectRetryNum, ridx int, backoffDeadline, connectDeadline time.Time, addrs []resolver.Address, copts transport.ConnectOptions) (bool, error) {
+func (ac *addrConn) createTransport(connectRetryNum, ridx int, backoffDeadline, connectDeadline time.Time, addrs []resolver.Address, copts transport.ConnectOptions, resetBackoff chan struct{}) (bool, error) {
 	for i := ridx; i < len(addrs); i++ {
 		addr := addrs[i]
 		target := transport.TargetInfo{
@@ -1031,6 +1054,8 @@ func (ac *addrConn) createTransport(connectRetryNum, ridx int, backoffDeadline,
 	timer := time.NewTimer(backoffDeadline.Sub(time.Now()))
 	select {
 	case <-timer.C:
+	case <-resetBackoff:
+		timer.Stop()
 	case <-ac.ctx.Done():
 		timer.Stop()
 		return false, ac.ctx.Err()
@@ -1038,6 +1063,14 @@ func (ac *addrConn) createTransport(connectRetryNum, ridx int, backoffDeadline,
 	return false, nil
 }
 
+func (ac *addrConn) resetConnectBackoff() {
+	ac.mu.Lock()
+	close(ac.resetBackoff)
+	ac.resetBackoff = make(chan struct{})
+	ac.connectRetryNum = 0
+	ac.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
 // Run in a goroutine to track the error in transport and create the
 // new transport if an error happens. It returns when the channel is closing.
 func (ac *addrConn) transportMonitor() {
diff --git a/clientconn_test.go b/clientconn_test.go
index b146a567..7fa43a56 100644
--- a/clientconn_test.go
+++ b/clientconn_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package grpc
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"math"
 	"net"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -722,3 +723,40 @@ func TestGetClientConnTarget(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Target() = %s, want %s", cc.Target(), addr)
 	}
 }
+
+type backoffForever struct{}
+
+func (b backoffForever) Backoff(int) time.Duration { return time.Duration(math.MaxInt64) }
+
+func TestResetConnectBackoff(t *testing.T) {
+	defer leakcheck.Check(t)
+	dials := make(chan struct{})
+	dialer := func(string, time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
+		dials <- struct{}{}
+		return nil, errors.New("failed to fake dial")
+	}
+	cc, err := Dial("any", WithInsecure(), WithDialer(dialer), withBackoff(backoffForever{}))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Dial() = _, %v; want _, nil", err)
+	}
+	defer cc.Close()
+	select {
+	case <-dials:
+	case <-time.NewTimer(10 * time.Second).C:
+		t.Fatal("Failed to call dial within 10s")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case <-dials:
+		t.Fatal("Dial called unexpectedly before resetting backoff")
+	case <-time.NewTimer(100 * time.Millisecond).C:
+	}
+
+	cc.ResetConnectBackoff()
+
+	select {
+	case <-dials:
+	case <-time.NewTimer(10 * time.Second).C:
+		t.Fatal("Failed to call dial within 10s after resetting backoff")
+	}
+}