diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c874ce6..afeffb9e 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [11.1.3] - 2021-03-23
+
+(ixwebsocket) New option to set the min wait between reconnection attempts. Still default to 1ms. (setMinWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries).
+
 ## [11.1.2] - 2021-03-22
 
 (ws) initialize maxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries to a non zero value ; a zero value was causing spurious reconnections attempts
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index 655cba07..c5408f84 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -256,11 +256,15 @@ Wait time(ms): 6400
 Wait time(ms): 10000
 ```
 
-The waiting time is capped by default at 10s between 2 attempts, but that value can be changed and queried.
+The waiting time is capped by default at 10s between 2 attempts, but that value
+can be changed and queried. The minimum waiting time can also be set.
 
 ```cpp
 webSocket.setMaxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries(5 * 1000); // 5000ms = 5s
 uint32_t m = webSocket.getMaxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries();
+
+webSocket.setMinWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries(1000); // 1000ms = 1s
+uint32_t m = webSocket.getMinWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries();
 ```
 
 ## Handshake timeout
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.cpp b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.cpp
index 490169dc..e0815ad3 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.cpp
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.cpp
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ namespace ix
     const int WebSocket::kDefaultPingIntervalSecs(-1);
     const bool WebSocket::kDefaultEnablePong(true);
     const uint32_t WebSocket::kDefaultMaxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries(10 * 1000); // 10s
+    const uint32_t WebSocket::kDefaultMinWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries(1);         // 1 ms
 
     WebSocket::WebSocket()
         : _onMessageCallback(OnMessageCallback())
         , _stop(false)
         , _automaticReconnection(true)
         , _maxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries(kDefaultMaxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries)
+        , _minWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries(kDefaultMinWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries)
         , _handshakeTimeoutSecs(kDefaultHandShakeTimeoutSecs)
         , _enablePong(kDefaultEnablePong)
         , _pingIntervalSecs(kDefaultPingIntervalSecs)
@@ -136,12 +138,24 @@ namespace ix
         _maxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries = maxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries;
     }
 
+    void WebSocket::setMinWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries(uint32_t minWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_configMutex);
+        _minWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries = minWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries;
+    }
+
     uint32_t WebSocket::getMaxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries() const
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_configMutex);
         return _maxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries;
     }
 
+    uint32_t WebSocket::getMinWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries() const
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_configMutex);
+        return _minWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries;
+    }
+
     void WebSocket::start()
     {
         if (_thread.joinable()) return; // we've already been started
@@ -311,8 +325,10 @@ namespace ix
 
                 if (_automaticReconnection)
                 {
-                    duration = millis(calculateRetryWaitMilliseconds(
-                        retries++, _maxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries));
+                    duration =
+                        millis(calculateRetryWaitMilliseconds(retries++,
+                                                              _maxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries,
+                                                              _minWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries));
 
                     connectErr.wait_time = duration.count();
                     connectErr.retries = retries;
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h
index 2fec734e..10c2283c 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ namespace ix
         void disableAutomaticReconnection();
         bool isAutomaticReconnectionEnabled() const;
         void setMaxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries(uint32_t maxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries);
+        void setMinWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries(uint32_t minWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries);
         uint32_t getMaxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries() const;
         const std::vector<std::string>& getSubProtocols();
 
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h
index 0c4d1797..7af8c3ce 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#define IX_WEBSOCKET_VERSION "11.1.2"
+#define IX_WEBSOCKET_VERSION "11.1.3"