diff --git a/asyn/asynDriver/asynDriver.h b/asyn/asynDriver/asynDriver.h
index 6157f1b9f..d37eeeaa8 100644
--- a/asyn/asynDriver/asynDriver.h
+++ b/asyn/asynDriver/asynDriver.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ typedef struct asynManager {
     asynStatus (*isEnabled)(asynUser *pasynUser,int *yesNo);
     asynStatus (*isAutoConnect)(asynUser *pasynUser,int *yesNo);
     asynStatus (*setAutoConnectTimeout)(double timeout);
+    asynStatus (*getAutoConnectTimeout)(double *timeout);
     asynStatus (*waitConnect)(asynUser *pasynUser, double timeout);
     /*The following are methods for interrupts*/
     asynStatus (*registerInterruptSource)(const char *portName,
diff --git a/asyn/asynDriver/asynManager.c b/asyn/asynDriver/asynManager.c
index dc2882685..fe848cea9 100644
--- a/asyn/asynDriver/asynManager.c
+++ b/asyn/asynDriver/asynManager.c
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ static asynStatus isConnected(asynUser *pasynUser,int *yesNo);
 static asynStatus isEnabled(asynUser *pasynUser,int *yesNo);
 static asynStatus isAutoConnect(asynUser *pasynUser,int *yesNo);
 static asynStatus setAutoConnectTimeout(double timeout);
+static asynStatus getAutoConnectTimeout(double *timeout);
 static asynStatus waitConnect(asynUser *pasynUser, double timeout);
 static asynStatus registerInterruptSource(const char *portName,
     asynInterface *pasynInterface, void **pasynPvt);
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ static asynManager manager = {
     isEnabled,
     isAutoConnect,
     setAutoConnectTimeout,
+    getAutoConnectTimeout,
     waitConnect,
     registerInterruptSource,
     getInterruptPvt,
@@ -2376,6 +2378,15 @@ static asynStatus setAutoConnectTimeout(double timeout)
     return asynSuccess;
 }
 
+static asynStatus getAutoConnectTimeout(double *timeout)
+{
+    if(!pasynBase) asynInit();
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pasynBase->lock);
+    *timeout = pasynBase->autoConnectTimeout;
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pasynBase->lock);
+    return asynSuccess;
+}
+
 static asynStatus setQueueLockPortTimeout(asynUser *pasynUser, double timeout)
 {
     userPvt    *puserPvt = asynUserToUserPvt(pasynUser);
diff --git a/asyn/drvAsynSerial/drvAsynIPPort.c b/asyn/drvAsynSerial/drvAsynIPPort.c
index a5fd1415f..0c8b8c07c 100644
--- a/asyn/drvAsynSerial/drvAsynIPPort.c
+++ b/asyn/drvAsynSerial/drvAsynIPPort.c
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
+/* Linux after version 2.3.31 (2001) supports SO_SNDTIMEO for connect() calls. It uses a timeval argument.
+ * Windows supports SO_SNDTIMEO but it takes a DWORD argument and does not appear to apply to connect() calls. 
+ * Darwin supports SO_SNDTIMEO but the documentation is not clear whether it applies to connect() calls. */
+#if defined(linux) || defined(darwin)
+# define USE_CONNECTTIMEOUT
+#endif
+
 /* If SO_REUSEPORT is not defined then use SO_REUSEADDR instead.
    It is not defined on RTEMS, Windows and older Linux versions. */
 #ifndef SO_REUSEPORT
@@ -511,6 +518,20 @@ connectIt(void *drvPvt, asynUser *pasynUser)
          * problem is just that the device has DHCP'd itself an new number.
          */
         if (tty->socketType != SOCK_DGRAM) {
+            double connectTimeout;
+            struct timeval saveTV, connectTV;
+            socklen_t svlen = sizeof saveTV;
+            pasynManager->getAutoConnectTimeout(&connectTimeout);
+            connectTV.tv_sec = (long)connectTimeout;
+            connectTV.tv_usec = (long)((connectTimeout - connectTV.tv_sec)*1000000);
+#ifdef USE_CONNECTTIMEOUT
+            if (getsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (char *)&saveTV, &svlen) < 0) {
+                asynPrint(pasynUser, ASYN_TRACE_ERROR, "connectIt, error calling getsockopt for SO_SNDTIMEO: %s\n", strerror(SOCKERRNO));
+            }
+            if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (char *)&connectTV, sizeof connectTV) < 0) {
+                 asynPrint(pasynUser, ASYN_TRACE_ERROR, "connectIt, error calling setsockopt for SO_SNDTIMEO: %s\n", strerror(SOCKERRNO));
+            }
+#endif
             if (connect(fd, &tty->farAddr.oa.sa, (int)tty->farAddrSize) < 0) {
                 epicsSnprintf(pasynUser->errorMessage,pasynUser->errorMessageSize,
                               "Can't connect to %s: %s",
@@ -520,6 +541,11 @@ connectIt(void *drvPvt, asynUser *pasynUser)
                     tty->flags |=  FLAG_NEED_LOOKUP;
                 return asynError;
             }
+#ifdef USE_CONNECTTIMEOUT
+            if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (char *)&saveTV, sizeof saveTV) < 0) {
+                asynPrint(pasynUser, ASYN_TRACE_ERROR, "connectIt, error calling setsockopt for SO_SNDTIMEO: %s\n", strerror(SOCKERRNO));
+            }
+#endif
         }
     }
     i = 1;