diff --git a/coolamqp/clustering/cluster.py b/coolamqp/clustering/cluster.py
index 459a91e285a37869f329ce34fe5bc19b6d261ae4..655a676f998e1e400cf0846f868d97f50f4c77a2 100644
--- a/coolamqp/clustering/cluster.py
+++ b/coolamqp/clustering/cluster.py
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ class Cluster(object):
     ST_LINK_LOST = 0  # Link has been lost
     ST_LINK_REGAINED = 1  # Link has been regained
 
-    def __init__(self, nodes):
+    def __init__(self, nodes, on_fail=None):
         """
         :param nodes: list of nodes, or a single node. For now, only one is supported.
         :type nodes: NodeDefinition instance or a list of NodeDefinition instances
+        :param on_fail: callable/0 to call when connection fails. This is a one-shot
+        :type on_fail: callable/0
         """
         from coolamqp.objects import NodeDefinition
         if isinstance(nodes, NodeDefinition):
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ class Cluster(object):
             raise NotImplementedError(u'Multiple nodes not supported yet')
 
         self.node, = nodes
+        self.on_fail = on_fail
 
     def declare(self, obj, persistent=False):
         """
@@ -171,6 +174,8 @@ class Cluster(object):
 
         self.snr = SingleNodeReconnector(self.node, self.attache_group, self.listener)
         self.snr.on_fail.add(lambda: self.events.put_nowait(ConnectionLost()))
+        if self.on_fail is not None:
+            self.snr.on_fail.add(self.on_fail)
 
         # Spawn a transactional publisher and a noack publisher
         self.pub_tr = Publisher(Publisher.MODE_CNPUB)
diff --git a/tests/test_clustering/test_things.py b/tests/test_clustering/test_things.py
index 3db360cbc7d77678e6a62262edd3b33cf554c815..27a9ac4a85fc100922d30037e84c901aaa55a1ad 100644
--- a/tests/test_clustering/test_things.py
+++ b/tests/test_clustering/test_things.py
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 class TestConnecting(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def test_on_fail(self):
+        q = {}
+        c = Cluster([NodeDefinition('127.0.0.1', 'xguest', 'xguest', heartbeat=20)], on_fail=lambda: q.update(failed=True))
+        c.start()
+        time.sleep(5)
+        c.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(q['failed'])
+
     def test_start_called_multiple_times(self):
         c = Cluster([NODE])
         c.start(wait=True)