diff --git a/socket.go b/socket.go
index 6ea5719..57831a0 100644
--- a/socket.go
+++ b/socket.go
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ var (
 
 // socket implements the ZeroMQ socket interface
 type socket struct {
-	ep    string // socket end-point
-	typ   SocketType
-	id    SocketIdentity
-	retry time.Duration
-	sec   Security
-	log   *log.Logger
+	ep        string // socket end-point
+	typ       SocketType
+	id        SocketIdentity
+	retry     time.Duration
+	sec       Security
+	log       *log.Logger
+	subTopics func() []string
 
 	mu    sync.RWMutex
 	ids   map[string]*Conn // ZMTP connection IDs
@@ -286,6 +287,12 @@ func (sck *socket) addConn(c *Conn) {
 	if sck.r != nil {
 		sck.r.addConn(c)
 	}
+	// resend subscriptions for topics if there are any
+	if sck.subTopics != nil {
+		for _, topic := range sck.subTopics() {
+			_ = sck.Send(NewMsg(append([]byte{1}, topic...)))
+		}
+	}
 	sck.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
diff --git a/socket_test.go b/socket_test.go
index a1ea891..da1e9e0 100644
--- a/socket_test.go
+++ b/socket_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -220,3 +221,37 @@ func TestConnReaperDeadlock(t *testing.T) {
 		clients[i].Close()
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConnMaxRetries(t *testing.T) {
+	endpoint := "inproc://test-resub"
+
+	sub := zmq4.NewSub(context.Background())
+	defer sub.Close()
+	pub := zmq4.NewPub(context.Background())
+	defer pub.Close()
+	sub.SetOption(zmq4.OptionSubscribe, "test")
+	if err := sub.Listen(endpoint); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Sub Dial failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := pub.Dial(endpoint); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Pub Dial failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	wg := new(sync.WaitGroup)
+	defer wg.Wait()
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+		err := pub.Send(zmq4.NewMsgFromString([]string{"test"}))
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+	msg, err := sub.Recv()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Recv failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(msg.Frames[0]) != "test" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'test' got '%s'", msg.String())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sub.go b/sub.go
index c530226..008d6b1 100644
--- a/sub.go
+++ b/sub.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 func NewSub(ctx context.Context, opts ...Option) Socket {
 	sub := &subSocket{sck: newSocket(ctx, Sub, opts...)}
 	sub.sck.r = newQReader(sub.sck.ctx)
+	sub.sck.subTopics = sub.Topics
 	sub.topics = make(map[string]struct{})
 	return sub
 }