diff --git a/src/NATS.Client/Connection.cs b/src/NATS.Client/Connection.cs
index fba63dda..9584d3da 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Client/Connection.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Client/Connection.cs
@@ -1534,6 +1534,26 @@ private void processDisconnect()
                 return;
         }
 
+        public void Reconnect(ReconnectOptions reconnectOptions = null)
+        {
+            if (reconnectOptions != null)
+            {
+                if (reconnectOptions.FlushTimeout > 0)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        Flush(reconnectOptions.FlushTimeout);
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception)
+                    {
+                        // don't really care since we are going to try to reconnect anyway
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            lastEx = null;
+            processReconnect();
+        }
+
         // This will process a disconnect when reconnect is allowed.
         // The lock should not be held on entering this function.
         private void processReconnect()
diff --git a/src/NATS.Client/IConnection.cs b/src/NATS.Client/IConnection.cs
index 90f56f14..7faa5c3f 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Client/IConnection.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Client/IConnection.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ public interface IConnection : IDisposable
         /// </summary>
         Exception LastError { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Manually start reconnect behavior.
+        /// <param name="reconnectOptions">ReconnectOptions, optional</param>
+        /// </summary>
+        void Reconnect(ReconnectOptions reconnectOptions = null);
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Publishes <paramref name="data"/> to the given <paramref name="subject"/>.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/NATS.Client/ReconnectOptions.cs b/src/NATS.Client/ReconnectOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..388c46a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NATS.Client/ReconnectOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The NATS Authors
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace NATS.Client
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Options used when calling IConnection.Reconnect
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class ReconnectOptions
+    {
+        private int flushTimeout = 0;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Milliseconds. If supplied and at least 1 millisecond, the Reconnect will
+        /// call IConnection.Flush(timeout) before closing and reconnecting. 
+        /// </summary>
+        public int FlushTimeout        
+        {
+            get { return flushTimeout; }
+            set { flushTimeout = value < 1 ? 0 : flushTimeout; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="timeout">The number of milliseconds to wait for the flush to complete.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public ReconnectOptions WithFlushTimeout(int timeout)
+        {
+            FlushTimeout = timeout;
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestReconnect.cs b/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestReconnect.cs
index 7936fd2e..c7578a3e 100644
--- a/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestReconnect.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestReconnect.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using NATS.Client;
+using NATS.Client.JetStream;
+using UnitTests;
 using Xunit;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace IntegrationTests
 {
@@ -675,6 +678,36 @@ public void TestMaxReconnectOnConnect()
 
             t.Join(5000);
         }
+        
+        
+        [Fact]
+        public void TestForceReconnect()
+        {
+            Action<Options> OptionsModifier = options =>
+            {
+                options.IgnoreDiscoveredServers = true;
+                options.NoRandomize = true;
+            };
+
+            Context.RunInJsCluster(OptionsModifier, (c0, c1, c2) =>
+            {
+                ServerInfo si = c0.ServerInfo;
+                string connectedServer = si.ServerId;
+
+                c0.Reconnect(null);
+                for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++)
+                {
+                    if (c0.State == ConnState.CONNECTED)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    Thread.Sleep(100);
+                }
+
+                si = c0.ServerInfo;
+                Assert.NotEqual(connectedServer, si.ServerId);
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     public class TestPublishErrorsDuringReconnect : TestSuite<PublishErrorsDuringReconnectSuiteContext>
diff --git a/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestSuite.cs b/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestSuite.cs
index 3030ff06..61cfc757 100644
--- a/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestSuite.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestSuite.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public static class TestSeedPorts
         public const int DefaultSuiteNormalClusterServers = 4551; //7pc
 
         public const int AuthorizationSuite = 11490; //3pc
-        public const int ReconnectSuite = 11493; //1pc
         public const int PublishErrorsDuringReconnectSuite = 11494; //1pc
         public const int ClusterSuite = 11495; //10pc
         public const int ConnectionSuite = 11505;//2pc
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ public static class TestSeedPorts
         public const int RxSuite = 11517; //1pc
         public const int AsyncAwaitDeadlocksSuite = 11518; //1pc
         public const int ConnectionIpV6Suite = 11519; //1pc
-        public const int KvSuite = 11520; //4pc
-        public const int ConnectionBehaviorSuite = 11524; //2pc
+        public const int ConnectionBehaviorSuite = 11520; //2pc
 
         public static InterlockedInt AutoPort = new InterlockedInt(11550);
     }
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ public void RunInJsHubLeaf(TestServerInfo hubServerInfo,
             streamWriter.WriteLine("port: " + hubServerInfo.Port); 
             streamWriter.WriteLine("server_name: " + HubDomain);
             streamWriter.WriteLine("jetstream {");
-            streamWriter.WriteLine("    store_dir: " + TestBase.TempConfDir());
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("    store_dir: " + TestBase.TempJsStoreDir());
             streamWriter.WriteLine("    domain: " + HubDomain);
             streamWriter.WriteLine("}");
             streamWriter.WriteLine("leafnodes {");
@@ -253,7 +251,7 @@ public void RunInJsHubLeaf(TestServerInfo hubServerInfo,
             streamWriter.WriteLine("port: " + leafServerInfo.Port); 
             streamWriter.WriteLine("server_name: " + LeafDomain);
             streamWriter.WriteLine("jetstream {");
-            streamWriter.WriteLine("    store_dir: " + TestBase.TempConfDir());
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("    store_dir: " + TestBase.TempJsStoreDir());
             streamWriter.WriteLine("    domain: " + LeafDomain);
             streamWriter.WriteLine("}");
             streamWriter.WriteLine("leafnodes {");
@@ -281,6 +279,72 @@ public void RunInJsHubLeaf(TestServerInfo hubServerInfo,
             }
         }
 
+        private static String makeClusterConfFile(string cluster, string serverPrefix, int serverId, TestServerInfo port, TestServerInfo listen, TestServerInfo route1, TestServerInfo route2) {
+            string confFile = TestBase.TempConfFile();
+            StreamWriter streamWriter = File.CreateText(confFile);
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("port: " + port.Port); 
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("jetstream {");
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("    store_dir=" + TestBase.TempJsStoreDir());
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("}");
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("server_name=" + serverPrefix + serverId);
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("cluster {");
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("  name: " + cluster);
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("  listen: 127.0.0.1:" + listen.Port);
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("  routes: [");
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("    nats-route://127.0.0.1:" + route1.Port);
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("    nats-route://127.0.0.1:" + route2.Port);
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("  ]");
+            streamWriter.WriteLine("}");
+            streamWriter.Flush();
+            streamWriter.Close();
+            return confFile;
+        }
+
+        public void RunInJsCluster(Action<Options> optionsModifier, 
+            TestServerInfo info1, TestServerInfo info2, TestServerInfo info3,
+            TestServerInfo listen1, TestServerInfo listen2, TestServerInfo listen3, 
+            Action<IConnection, IConnection, IConnection> test)
+        {
+            string unique = Nuid.NextGlobalSequence();
+            string cluster = $"clstr{unique}";
+            string serverPrefix = $"srvr{unique}";
+
+            string confFile1 = makeClusterConfFile(cluster, serverPrefix, 1, info1, listen1, listen2, listen3);
+            string confFile2 = makeClusterConfFile(cluster, serverPrefix, 2, info2, listen2, listen1, listen3);
+            string confFile3 = makeClusterConfFile(cluster, serverPrefix, 3, info3, listen3, listen1, listen2);
+            
+            Action<Options> ClusterOptionsModifier = options =>
+            {
+                options.Servers = new []{ info1.Url.ToString(), info2.Url.ToString(), info3.Url.ToString() };
+                NATSServer.QuietOptionsModifier.Invoke(options);
+                if (optionsModifier != null)
+                {
+                    optionsModifier.Invoke(options);
+                }
+            };
+            
+            using (var srv1 = NATSServer.CreateJetStreamFast(int.MinValue, $"--config {confFile1}"))
+            using (var srv2 = NATSServer.CreateJetStreamFast(int.MinValue, $"--config {confFile2}"))
+            using (var srv3 = NATSServer.CreateJetStreamFast(int.MinValue, $"--config {confFile3}"))
+            {
+                using (var c1 = OpenConnection(info1.Port, ClusterOptionsModifier))
+                using (var c2 = OpenConnection(info2.Port, ClusterOptionsModifier))
+                using (var c3 = OpenConnection(info3.Port, ClusterOptionsModifier))
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        test(c1, c2, c3);
+                    }
+                    finally
+                    {
+                        CleanupJs(c1);
+                        CleanupJs(c2);
+                        CleanupJs(c3);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public void CleanupJs(IConnection c)
         {
             try
@@ -436,13 +500,6 @@ public class EncodingSuiteContext : SuiteContext
         public readonly TestServerInfo Server1 = new TestServerInfo(SeedPort);
     }
 
-    public class ReconnectSuiteContext : SuiteContext
-    {
-        private const int SeedPort = TestSeedPorts.ReconnectSuite;
-
-        public readonly TestServerInfo Server1 = new TestServerInfo(SeedPort);
-    }
-
     public class PublishErrorsDuringReconnectSuiteContext : SuiteContext
     {
         private const int SeedPort = TestSeedPorts.PublishErrorsDuringReconnectSuite;
@@ -479,25 +536,31 @@ public class JetStreamPublishSuiteContext : OneServerSuiteContext {}
     public class JetStreamPushAsyncSuiteContext : OneServerSuiteContext {}
     public class JetStreamPushSyncSuiteContext : OneServerSuiteContext {}
     public class JetStreamPushSyncQueueSuiteContext : OneServerSuiteContext {}
-    public class KeyValueSuiteContext : HubLeafSuiteContext {}
-    public class ObjectStoreSuiteContext : HubLeafSuiteContext {}
+    public class KeyValueSuiteContext : JsClusterSuiteContext {}
+    public class ObjectStoreSuiteContext : JsClusterSuiteContext {}
+    public class ReconnectSuiteContext : JsClusterSuiteContext {}
 
-    public class HubLeafSuiteContext : SuiteContext
+    public class JsClusterSuiteContext : SuiteContext
     {
-        private const int SeedPort = TestSeedPorts.KvSuite;
-
-        public readonly TestServerInfo Server1 = new TestServerInfo(SeedPort);
-        public readonly TestServerInfo Server2 = new TestServerInfo(SeedPort + 1);
-        public readonly TestServerInfo Server3 = new TestServerInfo(SeedPort + 2);
-        public readonly TestServerInfo Server4 = new TestServerInfo(SeedPort + 3);
-
-        public void RunInJsServer(Action<IConnection> test) => base.RunInJsServer(Server4, test);
-        public void RunInJsServer(Func<ServerInfo, bool> versionCheck, Action<IConnection> test) => base.RunInJsServer(Server4, versionCheck, null, test);
-        public void RunInServer(Action<IConnection> test) => base.RunInServer(Server4, test);
+        public readonly TestServerInfo Server1 = new TestServerInfo(TestSeedPorts.AutoPort.Increment());
+        public readonly TestServerInfo Cluster0 = new TestServerInfo(TestSeedPorts.AutoPort.Increment());
+        public readonly TestServerInfo Cluster1 = new TestServerInfo(TestSeedPorts.AutoPort.Increment());
+        public readonly TestServerInfo Cluster2 = new TestServerInfo(TestSeedPorts.AutoPort.Increment());
+        public readonly TestServerInfo Listen0 = new TestServerInfo(TestSeedPorts.AutoPort.Increment());
+        public readonly TestServerInfo Listen1 = new TestServerInfo(TestSeedPorts.AutoPort.Increment());
+        public readonly TestServerInfo Listen2 = new TestServerInfo(TestSeedPorts.AutoPort.Increment());
+
+        public void RunInJsServer(Action<IConnection> test) => base.RunInJsServer(Server1, test);
+        public void RunInJsServer(Func<ServerInfo, bool> versionCheck, Action<IConnection> test) => base.RunInJsServer(Server1, versionCheck, null, test);
+        public void RunInServer(Action<IConnection> test) => base.RunInServer(Server1, test);
         public void RunInJsHubLeaf(Action<IConnection, IConnection> test) => 
-            base.RunInJsHubLeaf(Server1, Server2, Server3, test);
+            base.RunInJsHubLeaf(Cluster0, Cluster1, Cluster2, test);
+        public void RunInJsCluster(Action<IConnection, IConnection, IConnection> test) => 
+            base.RunInJsCluster(null, Cluster0, Cluster1, Cluster2, Listen0, Listen1, Listen2, test);
+        public void RunInJsCluster(Action<Options> optionsModifier, Action<IConnection, IConnection, IConnection> test) => 
+            base.RunInJsCluster(optionsModifier, Cluster0, Cluster1, Cluster2, Listen0, Listen1, Listen2, test);
     }
-
+    
     public class OneServerSuiteContext : SuiteContext
     {
         public readonly TestServerInfo Server1;
diff --git a/src/Tests/UnitTests/TestBase.cs b/src/Tests/UnitTests/TestBase.cs
index 03a657c8..b5cabec4 100644
--- a/src/Tests/UnitTests/TestBase.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/UnitTests/TestBase.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ public static string TempConfDir()
             return Path.GetTempPath().Replace("\\", "\\\\"); // when on windows this is necessary. unix doesn't have backslash
         }
 
+        public static string TempJsStoreDir()
+        {
+            DirectoryInfo info = Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Nuid.NextGlobalSequence()));
+            return info.FullName.Replace("\\", "\\\\"); // when on windows this is necessary. unix doesn't have backslash
+        }
+
         public static string TempConfFile()
         {
             return Path.GetTempPath() + "nats_net_test" + Guid.NewGuid() + ".conf";