diff --git a/Adafruit_MQTT.h b/Adafruit_MQTT.h
index cb03fd4..c5c76aa 100644
--- a/Adafruit_MQTT.h
+++ b/Adafruit_MQTT.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 #define MQTT_CONN_KEEPALIVE 300
 
 // Largest full packet we're able to send.
-// Need to be able to store at least ~90 chars for a connect packet with full 
+// Need to be able to store at least ~90 chars for a connect packet with full
 // 23 char client ID.
 #define MAXBUFFERSIZE (125)
 
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT {
   // otherwise.
   virtual bool disconnect() = 0;  // Subclasses need to fill this in!
 
+  // Return true if connected to the MQTT server, otherwise false.
+  virtual bool connected() = 0;  // Subclasses need to fill this in!
+
   // Publish a message to a topic using the specified QoS level.  Returns true
   // if the message was published, false otherwise.
   bool publish(const char *topic, char *payload, uint8_t qos);
diff --git a/Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000.h b/Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000.h
index 47ea841..a1f6ea6 100644
--- a/Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000.h
+++ b/Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 
 // delay in ms between calls of available()
-#define MQTT_CC3000_INTERAVAILDELAY 10  
+#define MQTT_CC3000_INTERAVAILDELAY 10
 
 
 // CC3000-specific version of the Adafruit_MQTT class.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 // in the compilation of the library).
 class Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000 : public Adafruit_MQTT {
  public:
-  Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000(Adafruit_CC3000 *cc3k, const char *server, uint16_t port, 
+  Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000(Adafruit_CC3000 *cc3k, const char *server, uint16_t port,
                        const char *cid, const char *user, const char *pass):
     Adafruit_MQTT(server, port, cid, user, pass),
     cc3000(cc3k)
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000 : public Adafruit_MQTT {
         if (!dnsretries) return false;
         delay(500);
       }
-      
+
       serverip = ip;
-      cc3000->printIPdotsRev(serverip);  
+      cc3000->printIPdotsRev(serverip);
       Serial.println();
     }
 
@@ -77,15 +77,24 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000 : public Adafruit_MQTT {
     // connect to server
     DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Connecting to TCP"));
     mqttclient = cc3000->connectTCP(serverip, portnum);
-    
+
     return mqttclient.connected();
   }
 
   bool disconnect() {
-    return (mqttclient.close() == 0); 
+    if (connected()) {
+      return (mqttclient.close() == 0);
+    }
+    else {
+      return true;
+    }
   }
 
-  uint16_t readPacket(uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t maxlen, int16_t timeout, 
+  bool connected() {
+    return mqttclient.connected();
+  }
+
+  uint16_t readPacket(uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t maxlen, int16_t timeout,
                       bool checkForValidPubPacket = false) {
     /* Read data until either the connection is closed, or the idle timeout is reached. */
     uint16_t len = 0;
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000 : public Adafruit_MQTT {
     }
     return true;
   }
- 
+
  private:
   uint32_t serverip;
   Adafruit_CC3000 *cc3000;
diff --git a/Adafruit_MQTT_Client.cpp b/Adafruit_MQTT_Client.cpp
index d91e04b..e0686d9 100644
--- a/Adafruit_MQTT_Client.cpp
+++ b/Adafruit_MQTT_Client.cpp
@@ -34,13 +34,21 @@ bool Adafruit_MQTT_Client::connectServer() {
 }
 
 bool Adafruit_MQTT_Client::disconnect() {
-  // Stop connection and return success (stop has no indication of failure).
-  client->stop();
-  return true;  
+  // Stop connection if connected and return success (stop has no indication of
+  // failure).
+  if (client->connected()) {
+    client->stop();
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool Adafruit_MQTT_Client::connected() {
+  // Return true if connected, false if not connected.
+  return client->connected();
 }
 
 uint16_t Adafruit_MQTT_Client::readPacket(uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t maxlen,
-                                          int16_t timeout, 
+                                          int16_t timeout,
                                           bool checkForValidPubPacket) {
   /* Read data until either the connection is closed, or the idle timeout is reached. */
   uint16_t len = 0;
diff --git a/Adafruit_MQTT_Client.h b/Adafruit_MQTT_Client.h
index 1bce8e4..e78c81b 100644
--- a/Adafruit_MQTT_Client.h
+++ b/Adafruit_MQTT_Client.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 
 // How long to delay waiting for new data to be available in readPacket.
-#define MQTT_CLIENT_READINTERVAL_MS 10  
+#define MQTT_CLIENT_READINTERVAL_MS 10
 
 
 // MQTT client implementation for a generic Arduino Client interface.  Can work
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT_Client : public Adafruit_MQTT {
 
   bool connectServer();
   bool disconnect();
-  uint16_t readPacket(uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t maxlen, int16_t timeout, 
+  bool connected();
+  uint16_t readPacket(uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t maxlen, int16_t timeout,
                       bool checkForValidPubPacket = false);
   bool sendPacket(uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t len);
- 
+
  private:
   Client* client;
 };
diff --git a/Adafruit_MQTT_FONA.h b/Adafruit_MQTT_FONA.h
index 178dd6b..17d73fe 100644
--- a/Adafruit_MQTT_FONA.h
+++ b/Adafruit_MQTT_FONA.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 // in the compilation of the library).
 class Adafruit_MQTT_FONA : public Adafruit_MQTT {
  public:
-  Adafruit_MQTT_FONA(Adafruit_FONA *f, const char *server, uint16_t port, 
+  Adafruit_MQTT_FONA(Adafruit_FONA *f, const char *server, uint16_t port,
                        const char *cid, const char *user, const char *pass):
     Adafruit_MQTT(server, port, cid, user, pass),
     fona(f)
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT_FONA : public Adafruit_MQTT {
     return fona->TCPclose();
   }
 
-  uint16_t readPacket(uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t maxlen, int16_t timeout, 
+  bool connected() {
+    // Return true if connected, false if not connected.
+    return fona->TCPconnected();
+  }
+
+  uint16_t readPacket(uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t maxlen, int16_t timeout,
                       bool checkForValidPubPacket = false) {
     uint8_t *buffp = buffer;
     DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Reading a packet.."));
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT_FONA : public Adafruit_MQTT {
       DEBUG_PRINT('.');
       while (avail = fona->TCPavailable()) {
         DEBUG_PRINT('!');
-        
+
         if (len + avail > maxlen) {
 	  avail = maxlen - len;
 	  if (avail == 0) return len;
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT_FONA : public Adafruit_MQTT {
 
         // try to read the data into the end of the pointer
         if (! fona->TCPread(buffp, avail)) return len;
-        
+
         // read it! advance pointer
         buffp += avail;
         len += avail;
@@ -103,14 +108,14 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT_FONA : public Adafruit_MQTT {
             return len;
           }
         }
-        
+
       }
       Watchdog.reset();
       timeout -= MQTT_FONA_INTERAVAILDELAY;
       timeout -= MQTT_FONA_QUERYDELAY; // this is how long it takes to query the FONA for avail()
       delay(MQTT_FONA_INTERAVAILDELAY);
     }
-    
+
     return len;
   }
 
@@ -127,9 +132,9 @@ class Adafruit_MQTT_FONA : public Adafruit_MQTT {
       DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Connection failed!"));
       return false;
     }
-    return true;    
+    return true;
   }
- 
+
  private:
   uint32_t serverip;
   Adafruit_FONA *fona;
diff --git a/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_cc3k.ino b/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_cc3k.ino
index 7e59017..d2490f4 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_cc3k.ino
+++ b/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_cc3k.ino
@@ -94,33 +94,8 @@ void setup() {
 
   while (! CC3000connect(WLAN_SSID, WLAN_PASS, WLAN_SECURITY)) {
     Serial.println(F("Retrying WiFi"));
-    while(1);
+    delay(1000);
   }
-
-  Serial.println(F("Connected to WiFi!"));
-  //////////////////////////////
-  Serial.println(F("Connecting to MQTT..."));
-  int8_t ret;
-  while ((ret = mqtt.connect()) != 0) {
-       switch (ret) {
-          case 1: Serial.println(F("Wrong protocol")); break;
-          case 2: Serial.println(F("ID rejected")); break;
-          case 3: Serial.println(F("Server unavail")); break;
-          case 4: Serial.println(F("Bad user/pass")); break;
-          case 5: Serial.println(F("Not authed")); break;
-          case 6: Serial.println(F("Failed to subscribe")); break;
-          default: {
-            Serial.println(F("Connection failed"));
-            CC3000connect(WLAN_SSID, WLAN_PASS, WLAN_SECURITY);  // y0w, lets connect to wifi again
-            return;           // restart the loop
-          }
-       }
-       Serial.println(F("Retrying MQTT connection"));
-       delay(5000);
-  }
-  //////////////////////////////
-
-  Serial.println(F("MQTT Connected!"));
 }
 
 uint32_t x=0;
@@ -129,6 +104,11 @@ void loop() {
   // Make sure to reset watchdog every loop iteration!
   Watchdog.reset();
 
+  // Ensure the connection to the MQTT server is alive (this will make the first
+  // connection and automatically reconnect when disconnected).  See the MQTT_connect
+  // function definition further below.
+  MQTT_connect();
+ 
   // Try to ping the MQTT server
   /*
   if (! mqtt.ping(3) ) {
@@ -158,3 +138,35 @@ void loop() {
     Serial.println(F("OK!"));
   }
 }
+
+// Function to connect and reconnect as necessary to the MQTT server.
+// Should be called in the loop function and it will take care if connecting.
+void MQTT_connect() {
+  int8_t ret;
+
+  // Stop if already connected.
+  if (mqtt.connected()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  Serial.print("Connecting to MQTT... ");
+
+  while ((ret = mqtt.connect()) != 0) { // connect will return 0 for connected
+       switch (ret) {
+          case 1: Serial.println("Wrong protocol"); break;
+          case 2: Serial.println("ID rejected"); break;
+          case 3: Serial.println("Server unavailable"); break;
+          case 4: Serial.println("Bad user/password"); break;
+          case 5: Serial.println("Not authenticated"); break;
+          case 6: Serial.println("Failed to subscribe"); break;
+          default:
+            Serial.println(F("Connection failed"));
+            CC3000connect(WLAN_SSID, WLAN_PASS, WLAN_SECURITY);  // y0w, lets connect to wifi again
+            break;
+       }
+       Serial.println("Retrying MQTT connection in 5 seconds...");
+       mqtt.disconnect();
+       delay(5000);  // wait 5 seconds
+  }
+  Serial.println("MQTT Connected!");
+}
diff --git a/examples/mqtt_esp8266/mqtt_esp8266.ino b/examples/mqtt_esp8266/mqtt_esp8266.ino
index fbf503e..5a7d217 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt_esp8266/mqtt_esp8266.ino
+++ b/examples/mqtt_esp8266/mqtt_esp8266.ino
@@ -84,30 +84,16 @@ void setup() {
 
   // Setup MQTT subscription for onoff feed.
   mqtt.subscribe(&onoffbutton);
-
-  // Connect to MQTT server.
-  Serial.println(F("Connecting to MQTT..."));
-  int8_t ret;
-  while ((ret = mqtt.connect()) != 0) {
-       switch (ret) {
-          case 1: Serial.println(F("Wrong protocol")); break;
-          case 2: Serial.println(F("ID rejected")); break;
-          case 3: Serial.println(F("Server unavail")); break;
-          case 4: Serial.println(F("Bad user/pass")); break;
-          case 5: Serial.println(F("Not authed")); break;
-          case 6: Serial.println(F("Failed to subscribe")); break;
-          default: Serial.println(F("Couldn't connect to MQTT server")); break;
-       }
-       Serial.println(F("Retrying MQTT connection"));
-       mqtt.disconnect();
-       delay(5000);
-  }
-  Serial.println(F("MQTT Connected!"));
 }
 
 uint32_t x=0;
 
 void loop() {
+  // Ensure the connection to the MQTT server is alive (this will make the first
+  // connection and automatically reconnect when disconnected).  See the MQTT_connect
+  // function definition further below.
+  MQTT_connect();
+
   // Try to ping the MQTT server
   /*
   if (! mqtt.ping(3) ) {
@@ -137,3 +123,34 @@ void loop() {
 
   delay(1000);
 }
+
+// Function to connect and reconnect as necessary to the MQTT server.
+// Should be called in the loop function and it will take care if connecting.
+void MQTT_connect() {
+  int8_t ret;
+
+  // Stop if already connected.
+  if (mqtt.connected()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  Serial.print("Connecting to MQTT... ");
+
+  while ((ret = mqtt.connect()) != 0) { // connect will return 0 for connected
+       switch (ret) {
+          case 1: Serial.println("Wrong protocol"); break;
+          case 2: Serial.println("ID rejected"); break;
+          case 3: Serial.println("Server unavailable"); break;
+          case 4: Serial.println("Bad user/password"); break;
+          case 5: Serial.println("Not authenticated"); break;
+          case 6: Serial.println("Failed to subscribe"); break;
+          default: Serial.print("Couldn't connect to server, code: ");
+                   Serial.println(ret);
+                   break;
+       }
+       Serial.println("Retrying MQTT connection in 5 seconds...");
+       mqtt.disconnect();
+       delay(5000);  // wait 5 seconds
+  }
+  Serial.println("MQTT Connected!");
+}
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index ae677fd..9d42d11 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Adafruit MQTT Library
-version=0.9.1
+version=0.9.2
 author=Adafruit
 maintainer=Adafruit <info@adafruit.com>
 sentence=MQTT library that supports the CC3000, FONA, ESP8266, and generic Arduino Client hardware.