diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/ExchangeOptions.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/ExchangeOptions.cs
index 7d3e526..eef3446 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/ExchangeOptions.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/Objects/ExchangeOptions.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Objects
 
     public class SocketClientOptions: ExchangeOptions
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether or not the socket should automatically reconnect when losing connection
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool AutoReconnect { get; set; } = true;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Time to wait between reconnect attempts
         /// </summary>
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Objects
                 LogVerbosity = LogVerbosity,
                 Proxy = Proxy,
                 LogWriters = LogWriters,
+                AutoReconnect = AutoReconnect,
                 ReconnectInterval = ReconnectInterval
             };
 
diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/SocketClient.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/SocketClient.cs
index 49cf8c1..d1342b7 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/SocketClient.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/SocketClient.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net
         protected List<SocketSubscription> sockets = new List<SocketSubscription>();
 
         public TimeSpan ReconnectInterval { get; private set; }
+        public bool AutoReconnect { get; private set; }
         protected Func<byte[], string> dataInterpreter;
 
         protected const string DataHandlerName = "DataHandler";
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net
         /// <param name="exchangeOptions">Options</param>
         protected void Configure(SocketClientOptions exchangeOptions)
         {
+            AutoReconnect = exchangeOptions.AutoReconnect;
             ReconnectInterval = exchangeOptions.ReconnectInterval;
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net
         /// <param name="socket">The socket that was closed</param>
         protected virtual void SocketOnClose(IWebsocket socket)
         {
-            if (socket.ShouldReconnect)
+            if (AutoReconnect && socket.ShouldReconnect)
             {
                 if (socket.Reconnecting)
                     return; // Already reconnecting
@@ -181,6 +183,13 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net
                     while (socket.ShouldReconnect)
                     {
                         Thread.Sleep(ReconnectInterval);
+                        if (!socket.ShouldReconnect)
+                        {
+                            // Should reconnect changed to false while waiting to reconnect
+                            socket.Reconnecting = false;
+                            return;
+                        }
+
                         socket.Reset();
                         if (!socket.Connect().Result)
                         {