diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostAsyncClient.java b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostAsyncClient.java
index 70bfefcc8a..fe53dca3dc 100644
--- a/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostAsyncClient.java
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostAsyncClient.java
@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ public interface GlobalHostAsyncClient {
    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    ListenableFuture<Long> cancelHostMaintenance(@QueryParam("id") long hostId);
 
+   /**
+    * Reconnects a host.
+    *
+    * @param hostId
+    * @return a job reference number for tracking this asynchronous job.
+    */
+   @GET
+   @QueryParams(keys = "command", values = "reconnectHost")
+   @SelectJson("jobid")
+   @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+   ListenableFuture<Long> reconnectHost(@QueryParam("id") long hostId);
+
    /**
     * @see GlobalHostClient#listClusters
     */
diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostClient.java b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostClient.java
index 434470c8fc..f422af69dd 100644
--- a/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostClient.java
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/src/main/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostClient.java
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ public interface GlobalHostClient {
     */
    Long cancelHostMaintenance(long hostId);
 
+   /**
+    * Reconnects a host.
+    *
+    * @param hostId
+    * @return a job reference number for tracking this asynchronous job.
+    */
+   Long reconnectHost(long hostId);
+
    /**
     * Lists clusters
     *
diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostClientExpectTest.java b/apis/cloudstack/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostClientExpectTest.java
index 24dd923d82..acbba0beb9 100644
--- a/apis/cloudstack/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostClientExpectTest.java
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cloudstack/features/GlobalHostClientExpectTest.java
@@ -195,6 +195,21 @@ public class GlobalHostClientExpectTest extends BaseCloudStackRestClientExpectTe
       assertEquals(actual, Long.valueOf(2036L));
    }
 
+   @Test
+   public void testReconnectHostWhenResponseIs2xx() {
+      HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.builder()
+         .method("GET")
+         .endpoint(URI.create("http://localhost:8080/client/api?response=json&command=reconnectHost&id=1&apiKey=identity&signature=wJEF02vwdyOnJOTa%2BWMMK906aRU%3D"))
+         .headers(ImmutableMultimap.<String, String>builder().put("Accept", "application/json").build())
+         .build();
+      HttpResponse response = HttpResponse.builder()
+         .payload(payloadFromResource("/reconnecthostresponse.json"))
+         .statusCode(200).build();
+
+      Long actual = requestSendsResponse(request, response).reconnectHost(1);
+      assertEquals(actual, Long.valueOf(2036L));
+   }
+
    @Test
    public void testListClustersWhenResponseIs2xx() {
       HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.builder()
diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/src/test/resources/reconnecthostresponse.json b/apis/cloudstack/src/test/resources/reconnecthostresponse.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b86f49790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/src/test/resources/reconnecthostresponse.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "reconnecthostresponse" : {"warning":"this test data is fabricated","jobid":2036,"id":2017} }
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