diff --git a/keepalive.go b/keepalive.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb14889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keepalive.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package recws
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type keepAliveResponse struct {
+	lastResponse time.Time
+	sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func (k *keepAliveResponse) setLastResponse() {
+	k.Lock()
+	defer k.Unlock()
+
+	k.lastResponse = time.Now()
+}
+
+func (k *keepAliveResponse) getLastResponse() time.Time {
+	k.RLock()
+	defer k.RUnlock()
+
+	return k.lastResponse
+}
diff --git a/recws.go b/recws.go
index b003118..c0da768 100644
--- a/recws.go
+++ b/recws.go
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ type RecConn struct {
 	NonVerbose bool
 	// SubscribeHandler fires after the connection successfully establish.
 	SubscribeHandler func() error
+	// KeepAliveTimeout is an interval for sending ping/pong messages
+	// disabled if 0
+	KeepAliveTimeout time.Duration
 
 	mu          sync.RWMutex
 	url         string
@@ -298,6 +301,47 @@ func (rc *RecConn) hasSubscribeHandler() bool {
 	return rc.SubscribeHandler != nil
 }
 
+func (rc *RecConn) getKeepAliveTimeout() time.Duration {
+	rc.mu.RLock()
+	defer rc.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	return rc.KeepAliveTimeout
+}
+
+func (rc *RecConn) writeControlPingMessage() error {
+	rc.mu.Lock()
+	defer rc.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return rc.Conn.WriteControl(websocket.PingMessage, []byte{}, time.Now().Add(10*time.Second))
+}
+
+func (rc *RecConn) keepAlive() {
+	var (
+		keepAliveResponse = new(keepAliveResponse)
+		ticker            = time.NewTicker(rc.getKeepAliveTimeout())
+	)
+
+	rc.mu.Lock()
+	rc.Conn.SetPongHandler(func(msg string) error {
+		keepAliveResponse.setLastResponse()
+		return nil
+	})
+	rc.mu.Unlock()
+
+	go func() {
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+
+		for {
+			rc.writeControlPingMessage()
+			<-ticker.C
+			if time.Now().Sub(keepAliveResponse.getLastResponse()) > rc.getKeepAliveTimeout() {
+				rc.closeAndReconnect()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
 func (rc *RecConn) connect() {
 	b := rc.getBackoff()
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
@@ -326,6 +370,10 @@ func (rc *RecConn) connect() {
 				}
 
 				log.Printf("Dial: connect handler was successfully established with %s\n", rc.url)
+
+				if rc.getKeepAliveTimeout() != 0 {
+					rc.keepAlive()
+				}
 			}
 
 			return