diff --git a/clients/iota-go/iotaconn/websocket.go b/clients/iota-go/iotaconn/websocket.go
index fbe9280a72..d0d978c8e5 100644
--- a/clients/iota-go/iotaconn/websocket.go
+++ b/clients/iota-go/iotaconn/websocket.go
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"
@@ -16,11 +18,15 @@ import (
 
 type WebsocketClient struct {
 	idCounter         uint32
+	url               string
 	conn              *websocket.Conn
 	writeQueue        chan *jsonrpcMessage
 	readers           sync.Map // id -> chan *jsonrpcMessage
 	log               *logger.Logger
 	shutdownWaitGroup sync.WaitGroup
+	reconnectMx       sync.Mutex
+	subscriptions     []*subscription
+	pendingCalls      sync.Map
 }
 
 func NewWebsocketClient(
@@ -28,16 +34,19 @@ func NewWebsocketClient(
 	url string,
 	log *logger.Logger,
 ) (*WebsocketClient, error) {
-	dialer := websocket.Dialer{}
-	conn, _, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, url, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to websocket server: %w", err)
-	}
+
 	c := &WebsocketClient{
-		conn:       conn,
-		writeQueue: make(chan *jsonrpcMessage),
-		log:        log,
+		url:           url,
+		writeQueue:    make(chan *jsonrpcMessage),
+		log:           log,
+		subscriptions: make([]*subscription, 0, 2),
 	}
+
+	err := c.reconnect(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	c.shutdownWaitGroup.Add(1)
 	go c.loop(ctx)
 	return c, nil
@@ -56,15 +65,22 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 	receivedMsgs := make(chan readMsgResult)
 	go func() {
+		c.log.Infof("websocket loop started")
+		defer c.log.Infof("websocket loop finished")
 		defer close(receivedMsgs)
 		for {
-			m, p, err := c.conn.ReadMessage()
+			m, p, err := c.readMessage()
 			if err != nil {
 				c.log.Errorf("WebsocketClient read loop: %s", err)
-				return
-			} else {
-				receivedMsgs <- readMsgResult{messageType: m, p: p}
+				continue
 			}
+			var j *jsonrpcMessage
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(p, &j); err != nil {
+				c.log.Errorf("WebsocketClient: could not unmarshal response body: %s", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			c.log.Debugf("ws message was read: %v, %v", j.ID, j.Method)
+			receivedMsgs <- readMsgResult{messageType: m, p: p}
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -79,7 +95,7 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 				c.log.Errorf("WebsocketClient: could not marshal json: %s", err)
 				continue
 			}
-			err = c.conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, reqBody)
+			err = c.writeMessage(websocket.TextMessage, reqBody)
 			if err != nil {
 				c.log.Errorf("WebsocketClient: write error: %s", err)
 				return
@@ -88,6 +104,7 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 			if !ok {
 				return
 			}
+
 			switch receivedMsg.messageType {
 			case websocket.TextMessage:
 				var m *jsonrpcMessage
@@ -99,6 +116,7 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 				if len(m.ID) > 0 {
 					// this is a response to a method call
 					id = string(m.ID)
+					c.log.Debugf("response to method call: %+v", m.ID)
 				} else if m.Method != "" {
 					// this is a subscription message
 					var s struct {
@@ -109,6 +127,7 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 						continue
 					}
 					id = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", m.Method, s.Subscription)
+					c.log.Debugf("subscription message: %v", id)
 				} else {
 					c.log.Errorf("WebsocketClient: cannot identify message: %s", receivedMsg.p)
 					continue
@@ -117,6 +136,7 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 				if ok {
 					readCh.(chan *jsonrpcMessage) <- m
 				} else {
+					// this can sometimes happen, but it's not an issue: the channel should be associated with the new id by now
 					c.log.Errorf("WebsocketClient: no reader for message: %s", receivedMsg.p)
 					continue
 				}
@@ -128,6 +148,37 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *WebsocketClient) readMessage() (messageType int, p []byte, err error) {
+	if c.conn == nil {
+		return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("connection is nil")
+	}
+
+	messageType, p, err = c.conn.ReadMessage()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.log.Warnf("read failed: %s", err)
+		if reconnErr := c.reconnect(context.Background()); reconnErr != nil {
+			return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("read failed and reconnect failed: %w", err)
+		}
+		return c.readMessage()
+	}
+	return messageType, p, nil
+}
+
+func (c *WebsocketClient) writeMessage(messageType int, data []byte) error {
+	if c.conn == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connection is nil")
+	}
+	err := c.conn.WriteMessage(messageType, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.log.Warnf("write failed: %s", err)
+		if reconnErr := c.reconnect(context.Background()); reconnErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("write failed and reconnect failed: %w", err)
+		}
+		return c.writeMessage(messageType, data)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *WebsocketClient) writeMsg(method JsonRPCMethod, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
 	msg, err := c.newMessage(method.String(), args...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -140,6 +191,19 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) writeMsg(method JsonRPCMethod, args ...interface{}) (s
 	return id, nil
 }
 
+type subscription struct {
+	method JsonRPCMethod
+	args   []interface{}
+	id     string
+	uuid   uuid.UUID
+}
+
+type call struct {
+	method JsonRPCMethod
+	args   []interface{}
+	id     string
+}
+
 func (c *WebsocketClient) CallContext(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	result interface{},
@@ -149,13 +213,22 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) CallContext(
 	if result != nil && reflect.TypeOf(result).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
 		return fmt.Errorf("call result parameter must be pointer or nil interface: %v", result)
 	}
+
 	id, err := c.writeMsg(method, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	c.pendingCalls.Store(id, &call{method: method, args: args, id: id})
+	defer func() {
+		c.pendingCalls.Delete(id)
+	}()
+
 	readCh, _ := c.readers.Load(id)
 	defer c.readers.Delete(id)
+	c.log.Debugf("waiting for response to %s", id)
 	respmsg := <-readCh.(chan *jsonrpcMessage)
+	c.log.Debugf("response to %s received", id)
 	if respmsg.Error != nil {
 		return respmsg.Error
 	}
@@ -180,6 +253,14 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) Subscribe(
 	readCh := make(chan *jsonrpcMessage)
 	c.readers.Store(id, readCh)
 
+	c.subscriptions = append(c.subscriptions, &subscription{
+		method: method,
+		args:   args,
+		id:     id,
+		uuid:   uuid.New(),
+	})
+	c.log.Debugf("subscribing to %s", method)
+
 	go func() {
 		defer close(resultCh)
 		defer c.readers.Delete(id)
@@ -201,6 +282,7 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) Subscribe(
 					c.log.Errorf("could not unmarshal msg.Params: %s", err)
 					continue
 				}
+				c.log.Debugf("subscription result: %+v", params.Result)
 				resultCh <- params.Result
 			}
 		}
@@ -229,3 +311,111 @@ func (c *WebsocketClient) nextID() string {
 	id := atomic.AddUint32(&c.idCounter, 1)
 	return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(id), 10)
 }
+
+func (c *WebsocketClient) reconnect(ctx context.Context) error {
+	c.log.Debugf("reconnecting")
+	if c.reconnectMx.TryLock() {
+		defer c.reconnectMx.Unlock()
+	} else {
+		// already reconnecting, try again later
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if c.conn != nil {
+		c.conn.Close()
+	}
+
+	const retryInterval = time.Second
+	attempt := 1
+
+	for {
+		dialer := websocket.Dialer{}
+		conn, _, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, c.url, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.log.Warnf("connection attempt %d failed: %v", attempt, err)
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return fmt.Errorf("context cancelled while reconnecting: %w", ctx.Err())
+			case <-time.After(retryInterval):
+				attempt++
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		c.conn = conn
+		c.log.Debugf("new connection set after %d attempts", attempt)
+
+		// recreating subscriptions and recreating pending calls. This should happen asynchronously because it needs the loop to be running
+		go c.resubscribe(ctx)
+		go c.recreatePendingCalls()
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// recreatePendingCalls recreates pending calls. Errors in this function will cause particular calls to not complete, so no need to fail other calls
+func (c *WebsocketClient) recreatePendingCalls() {
+	c.pendingCalls.Range(func(key, value interface{}) bool {
+		call := value.(*call)
+		oldId := key.(string)
+
+		msg, err := c.newMessage(call.method.String(), call.args...)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.log.Errorf("failed to recreate pending call %s: %s", oldId, err)
+			return true
+		}
+
+		newId := string(msg.ID)
+
+		c.log.Debugf("recreate writing message: oldId: %s, newId: %s, %+v", oldId, newId, msg)
+
+		ch, ok := c.readers.Load(oldId)
+		if !ok {
+			c.log.Errorf("failed to recreate pending call: reader for old id %s not found", oldId)
+			return true
+		}
+		readCh := ch.(chan *jsonrpcMessage)
+		c.readers.Store(newId, readCh)
+		c.writeQueue <- msg
+
+		c.readers.Delete(oldId)
+
+		return true
+	})
+}
+
+// resubscribe to subscriptions. Errors in this function probably mean that subscription configurations themself contain errors, so ignoring
+func (c *WebsocketClient) resubscribe(ctx context.Context) {
+	c.log.Debugf("resubscribing to %d subscriptions", len(c.subscriptions))
+	defer c.log.Debugf("resubscribed")
+
+	for _, sub := range c.subscriptions {
+		c.log.Debugf("resubscribing to %s, %+v", sub.method, sub.args)
+		defer c.log.Debugf("resubscribed to %s", sub.method)
+
+		method := sub.method
+		args := sub.args
+		oldId := sub.id
+
+		var subID uint64
+		err := c.CallContext(ctx, &subID, method, args...)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.log.Errorf("failed to resubscribe to %s: %s", method, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		newId := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", method, subID)
+
+		// store reader channel with new id
+		ch, ok := c.readers.Load(oldId)
+		c.readers.Delete(oldId)
+		if !ok {
+			c.log.Errorf("reader for old id %s not found", oldId)
+			continue
+		}
+		c.readers.Store(newId, ch)
+
+		// need to update subscription id so that next resubscribe works
+		sub.id = newId
+	}
+}