diff --git a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/RedisClient.java b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/RedisClient.java
index f9fe56c2e..bc2f9bfd3 100644
--- a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/RedisClient.java
+++ b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/RedisClient.java
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ public class RedisClient {
 
         bootstrap.handler(new RedisChannelInitializer(bootstrap, config, this, channels, type));
         bootstrap.option(ChannelOption.CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS, config.getConnectTimeout());
+        bootstrap.option(ChannelOption.SO_KEEPALIVE, config.isKeepAlive());
+        bootstrap.option(ChannelOption.TCP_NODELAY, config.isTcpNoDelay());
         return bootstrap;
     }
     
diff --git a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/RedisClientConfig.java b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/RedisClientConfig.java
index cb3bb7428..90a1e5ea1 100644
--- a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/RedisClientConfig.java
+++ b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/RedisClientConfig.java
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public class RedisClientConfig {
     private String clientName;
     private boolean readOnly;
     private boolean keepPubSubOrder = true;
+    private boolean pingConnection;
+    private boolean keepAlive;
+    private boolean tcpNoDelay;
     
     private boolean sslEnableEndpointIdentification = true;
     private SslProvider sslProvider = SslProvider.JDK;
@@ -206,8 +209,33 @@ public class RedisClientConfig {
     public boolean isKeepPubSubOrder() {
         return keepPubSubOrder;
     }
-    public void setKeepPubSubOrder(boolean keepPubSubOrder) {
+    public RedisClientConfig setKeepPubSubOrder(boolean keepPubSubOrder) {
         this.keepPubSubOrder = keepPubSubOrder;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isPingConnection() {
+        return pingConnection;
+    }    
+    public RedisClientConfig setPingConnection(boolean pingConnection) {
+        this.pingConnection = pingConnection;
+        return this;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean isKeepAlive() {
+        return keepAlive;
+    }
+    public RedisClientConfig setKeepAlive(boolean keepAlive) {
+        this.keepAlive = keepAlive;
+        return this;
     }
 
+    public boolean isTcpNoDelay() {
+        return tcpNoDelay;
+    }
+    public RedisClientConfig setTcpNoDelay(boolean tcpNoDelay) {
+        this.tcpNoDelay = tcpNoDelay;
+        return this;
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/handler/BaseConnectionHandler.java b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/handler/BaseConnectionHandler.java
index d085ea400..86bd71223 100644
--- a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/handler/BaseConnectionHandler.java
+++ b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/client/handler/BaseConnectionHandler.java
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ public abstract class BaseConnectionHandler<C extends RedisConnection> extends C
             RFuture<Object> future = connection.async(RedisCommands.READONLY);
             futures.add(future);
         }
+        if (config.isPingConnection()) {
+            RFuture<Object> future = connection.async(RedisCommands.PING);
+            futures.add(future);
+        }
         
         if (futures.isEmpty()) {
             ctx.fireChannelActive();
diff --git a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/config/BaseConfig.java b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/config/BaseConfig.java
index 5f89230ed..7278fd5db 100644
--- a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/config/BaseConfig.java
+++ b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/config/BaseConfig.java
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ class BaseConfig<T extends BaseConfig<T>> {
     
     private String sslKeystorePassword;
 
+    private boolean pingConnection;
+
+    private boolean keepAlive;
+    
+    private boolean tcpNoDelay;
+
     
     BaseConfig() {
     }
@@ -127,6 +133,9 @@ class BaseConfig<T extends BaseConfig<T>> {
         setSslTruststorePassword(config.getSslTruststorePassword());
         setSslKeystore(config.getSslKeystore());
         setSslKeystorePassword(config.getSslKeystorePassword());
+        setPingConnection(config.isPingConnection());
+        setKeepAlive(config.isKeepAlive());
+        setTcpNoDelay(config.isTcpNoDelay());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -332,7 +341,7 @@ class BaseConfig<T extends BaseConfig<T>> {
     /**
      * Enables SSL endpoint identification.
      * <p>
-     * Default is true
+     * Default is <code>true</code>
      * 
      * @param sslEnableEndpointIdentification - boolean value
      * @return config
@@ -419,6 +428,57 @@ class BaseConfig<T extends BaseConfig<T>> {
         return (T) this;
     }
 
+    public boolean isPingConnection() {
+        return pingConnection;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enables PING command sending during connection initialization
+     * <p>
+     * Default is <code>false</code>
+     * 
+     * @param pingConnection - boolean value
+     * @return config
+     */
+    public T setPingConnection(boolean pingConnection) {
+        this.pingConnection = pingConnection;
+        return (T) this;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isKeepAlive() {
+        return keepAlive;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enables TCP keepAlive for connection
+     * <p>
+     * Default is <code>false</code>
+     * 
+     * @param keepAlive - boolean value
+     * @return config
+     */
+    public T setKeepAlive(boolean keepAlive) {
+        this.keepAlive = keepAlive;
+        return (T) this;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isTcpNoDelay() {
+        return tcpNoDelay;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enables TCP noDelay for connection
+     * <p>
+     * Default is <code>false</code>
+     * 
+     * @param tcpNoDelay - boolean value
+     * @return config
+     */
+    public T setTcpNoDelay(boolean tcpNoDelay) {
+        this.tcpNoDelay = tcpNoDelay;
+        return (T) this;
+    }
+
     
     
 }
diff --git a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveConnectionManager.java b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveConnectionManager.java
index 69e357742..98c9c671f 100644
--- a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveConnectionManager.java
+++ b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveConnectionManager.java
@@ -377,7 +377,10 @@ public class MasterSlaveConnectionManager implements ConnectionManager {
               .setSslKeystore(config.getSslKeystore())
               .setSslKeystorePassword(config.getSslKeystorePassword())
               .setClientName(config.getClientName())
-              .setKeepPubSubOrder(cfg.isKeepPubSubOrder());
+              .setKeepPubSubOrder(cfg.isKeepPubSubOrder())
+              .setPingConnection(config.isPingConnection())
+              .setKeepAlive(config.isKeepAlive())
+              .setTcpNoDelay(config.isTcpNoDelay());
         
         if (type != NodeType.SENTINEL) {
             redisConfig.setDatabase(config.getDatabase());