diff --git a/Sources/EventSource/EventSource.swift b/Sources/EventSource/EventSource.swift
index 41ebac3..48323b6 100644
--- a/Sources/EventSource/EventSource.swift
+++ b/Sources/EventSource/EventSource.swift
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ public struct EventSource: Sendable {
     private let eventParser: @Sendable () -> EventParser
 
     public var timeoutIntervalForRequest: TimeInterval
-
     public var timeoutIntervalForResource: TimeInterval
 
+    public var maxReconnectAttempts: Int
+    public var reconnectInitialDelay: TimeInterval
+    public var reconnectBackoffFactor: Double
+
     public init(
         mode: Mode = .default,
         timeoutIntervalForRequest: TimeInterval = 60,
@@ -63,12 +66,18 @@ public struct EventSource: Sendable {
         mode: Mode = .default,
         eventParser: @autoclosure @escaping @Sendable () -> EventParser,
         timeoutIntervalForRequest: TimeInterval = 60,
-        timeoutIntervalForResource: TimeInterval = 300
+        timeoutIntervalForResource: TimeInterval = 300,
+        maxReconnectAttempts: Int = 5,
+        reconnectInitialDelay: TimeInterval = 1.0,
+        reconnectBackoffFactor: Double = 2.0
     ) {
         self.mode = mode
         self.eventParser = eventParser
         self.timeoutIntervalForRequest = timeoutIntervalForRequest
         self.timeoutIntervalForResource = timeoutIntervalForResource
+        self.maxReconnectAttempts = maxReconnectAttempts
+        self.reconnectInitialDelay = reconnectInitialDelay
+        self.reconnectBackoffFactor = reconnectBackoffFactor
     }
 
     public func dataTask(for urlRequest: URLRequest) -> DataTask {
@@ -76,7 +85,10 @@ public struct EventSource: Sendable {
             urlRequest: urlRequest,
             eventParser: eventParser(),
             timeoutIntervalForRequest: timeoutIntervalForRequest,
-            timeoutIntervalForResource: timeoutIntervalForResource
+            timeoutIntervalForResource: timeoutIntervalForResource,
+            maxReconnectAttempts: maxReconnectAttempts,
+            reconnectInitialDelay: reconnectInitialDelay,
+            reconnectBackoffFactor: reconnectBackoffFactor
         )
     }
 }
@@ -88,8 +100,24 @@ public extension EventSource {
     /// ``EventSource/EventSource/dataTask(for:)`` method on the EventSource instance. After creating a task,
     /// it can be started by iterating event stream returned by ``DataTask/events()``.
     final class DataTask: Sendable {
+
         private let _readyState: Mutex<ReadyState> = Mutex(.none)
 
+        // Reconnection properties
+        private let maxReconnectAttempts: Int
+        private let reconnectInitialDelay: TimeInterval
+        private let reconnectBackoffFactor: Double
+
+        private let _reconnectAttempts: Mutex<Int> = Mutex(0)
+        private var reconnectAttempts: Int {
+            get {
+                _reconnectAttempts.withLock { $0 }
+            }
+            set {
+                _reconnectAttempts.withLock { $0 = newValue }
+            }
+        }
+
         /// A value representing the state of the connection.
         public var readyState: ReadyState {
             get {
@@ -170,12 +198,18 @@ public extension EventSource {
             urlRequest: URLRequest,
             eventParser: EventParser,
             timeoutIntervalForRequest: TimeInterval,
-            timeoutIntervalForResource: TimeInterval
+            timeoutIntervalForResource: TimeInterval,
+            maxReconnectAttempts: Int,
+            reconnectInitialDelay: TimeInterval,
+            reconnectBackoffFactor: Double
         ) {
             self.urlRequest = urlRequest
             self._eventParser = Mutex(eventParser)
             self.timeoutIntervalForRequest = timeoutIntervalForRequest
             self.timeoutIntervalForResource = timeoutIntervalForResource
+            self.maxReconnectAttempts = maxReconnectAttempts
+            self.reconnectInitialDelay = reconnectInitialDelay
+            self.reconnectBackoffFactor = reconnectBackoffFactor
         }
 
         /// Creates and returns event stream.
@@ -188,42 +222,56 @@ public extension EventSource {
             }
 
             return AsyncStream { continuation in
-                let sessionDelegate = SessionDelegate()
-                let urlSession = URLSession(
-                    configuration: urlSessionConfiguration,
-                    delegate: sessionDelegate,
-                    delegateQueue: nil
-                )
-                let urlSessionDataTask = urlSession.dataTask(with: urlRequest)
-
-                let sessionDelegateTask = Task { [weak self] in
-                    for await event in sessionDelegate.eventStream {
-                        guard let self else { return }
-
-                        switch event {
-                        case let .didCompleteWithError(error):
-                            handleSessionError(error, stream: continuation, urlSession: urlSession)
-                        case let .didReceiveResponse(response, completionHandler):
-                            handleSessionResponse(
-                                response,
-                                stream: continuation,
-                                urlSession: urlSession,
-                                completionHandler: completionHandler
-                            )
-                        case let .didReceiveData(data):
-                            parseMessages(from: data, stream: continuation, urlSession: urlSession)
-                        }
+                startSession(stream: continuation)
+                readyState = .connecting
+                consumed = true
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// Initializes or reinitializes the SSE session
+        private func startSession(stream continuation: AsyncStream<EventType>.Continuation) {
+            let sessionDelegate = SessionDelegate()
+            let urlSession = URLSession(
+                configuration: urlSessionConfiguration,
+                delegate: sessionDelegate,
+                delegateQueue: nil
+            )
+            let urlSessionDataTask = urlSession.dataTask(with: urlRequest)
+            let sessionDelegateTask = Task { [weak self] in
+                for await event in sessionDelegate.eventStream {
+                    guard let self else { return }
+                    switch event {
+                    case let .didCompleteWithError(error):
+                        self.handleSessionError(error, stream: continuation, urlSession: urlSession)
+                    case let .didReceiveResponse(response, completionHandler):
+                        self.handleSessionResponse(
+                            response,
+                            stream: continuation,
+                            urlSession: urlSession,
+                            completionHandler: completionHandler
+                        )
+                    case let .didReceiveData(data):
+                        self.parseMessages(from: data, stream: continuation, urlSession: urlSession)
                     }
                 }
+            }
 
-                continuation.onTermination = { @Sendable [weak self] _ in
-                    sessionDelegateTask.cancel()
-                    Task { self?.close(stream: continuation, urlSession: urlSession) }
-                }
+            continuation.onTermination = { @Sendable [weak self] _ in
+                sessionDelegateTask.cancel()
+                Task { self?.close(stream: continuation, urlSession: urlSession) }
+            }
 
-                urlSessionDataTask.resume()
-                readyState = .connecting
-                consumed = true
+            urlSessionDataTask.resume()
+        }
+
+        /// Helper method for reconnection
+        private func attemptReconnect(stream continuation: AsyncStream<EventType>.Continuation) {
+            let delay = reconnectInitialDelay * pow(reconnectBackoffFactor, Double(reconnectAttempts - 1))
+            Task { [weak self] in
+                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: UInt64(delay * 1_000_000_000))
+                self?.startSession(stream: continuation)
+                self?.readyState = .connecting
+                self?.consumed = true
             }
         }
 
@@ -241,9 +289,15 @@ public extension EventSource {
             if let error {
                 sendErrorEvent(with: error, stream: continuation)
             }
-                    
-            // Close connection
-            close(stream: continuation, urlSession: urlSession)
+
+            // Attempts to reconnect if the limit has not been exceeded
+            if reconnectAttempts < maxReconnectAttempts {
+                reconnectAttempts += 1
+                attemptReconnect(stream: continuation)
+            } else {
+                // Close connection if attempts exceeded
+                close(stream: continuation, urlSession: urlSession)
+            }
         }
 
         private func handleSessionResponse(
@@ -321,6 +375,7 @@ public extension EventSource {
         
         private func setOpen(stream continuation: AsyncStream<EventType>.Continuation) {
             readyState = .open
+            reconnectAttempts = 0 // reset attempts when opening
             continuation.yield(.open)
         }