diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidAbstractDataSource.java b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidAbstractDataSource.java
index c7abf46c2d..71df20bac6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidAbstractDataSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidAbstractDataSource.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public abstract class DruidAbstractDataSource implements DataSource, DataSourceP
     public final static boolean DEFAULT_TEST_ON_RETURN                    = false;
     public final static boolean DEFAULT_WHILE_IDLE                        = false;
     public static final long    DEFAULT_TIME_BETWEEN_EVICTION_RUNS_MILLIS = -1L;
+    public static final long    DEFAULT_TIME_BETWEEN_CONNECT_ERROR_MILLIS = 30 * 1000;
     public static final int     DEFAULT_NUM_TESTS_PER_EVICTION_RUN        = 1;
 
     /**
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ public abstract class DruidAbstractDataSource implements DataSource, DataSourceP
 
     protected String            dbType;
 
+    protected long              timeBetweenConnectErrorMillis             = DEFAULT_TIME_BETWEEN_CONNECT_ERROR_MILLIS;
+
     public String getDbType() {
         return dbType;
     }
@@ -173,6 +176,14 @@ public abstract class DruidAbstractDataSource implements DataSource, DataSourceP
         }
     }
 
+    public long getTimeBetweenConnectErrorMillis() {
+        return timeBetweenConnectErrorMillis;
+    }
+
+    public void setTimeBetweenConnectErrorMillis(long timeBetweenConnectErrorMillis) {
+        this.timeBetweenConnectErrorMillis = timeBetweenConnectErrorMillis;
+    }
+
     public int getMaxOpenPreparedStatements() {
         return maxOpenPreparedStatements;
     }
@@ -594,7 +605,7 @@ public abstract class DruidAbstractDataSource implements DataSource, DataSourceP
     public Driver getDriver() {
         return driver;
     }
-    
+
     public void setDriver(Driver driver) {
         this.driver = driver;
     }
@@ -719,7 +730,7 @@ public abstract class DruidAbstractDataSource implements DataSource, DataSourceP
                     conn = new FilterChainImpl(dataSource).connection_connect(info);
                 } else {
                     conn = dataSource.getDriver().connect(url, info);
-                    
+
                     if (conn == null) {
                         throw new SQLException("connect error, url " + url);
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidDataSource.java b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidDataSource.java
index 6644cebee6..54c8fa17e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidDataSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidDataSource.java
@@ -536,6 +536,19 @@ public class DruidDataSource extends DruidAbstractDataSource implements DruidDat
                     break;
                 } catch (SQLException e) {
                     printStackTrace(e);
+                    
+                    if (timeBetweenConnectErrorMillis > 0) {
+                        try {
+                            Thread.sleep(timeBetweenConnectErrorMillis);
+                        } catch (InterruptedException e1) {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+                    printStackTrace(e);
+                } catch (Error e) {
+                    printStackTrace(e);
+                    break;
                 } finally {
                     lock.unlock();
                 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/alibaba/druid/bvt/pool/Case1.java b/src/test/java/com/alibaba/druid/bvt/pool/Case1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39bd4fe547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/alibaba/druid/bvt/pool/Case1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.alibaba.druid.bvt.pool;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import com.alibaba.druid.mock.MockDriver;
+import com.alibaba.druid.pool.DruidDataSource;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+public class Case1 extends TestCase {
+
+    public void test_f() throws Exception {
+        final DruidDataSource dataSource = new DruidDataSource();
+        dataSource.setTimeBetweenConnectErrorMillis(100);
+
+        final long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        final long okTime = startTime + 1000 * 1;
+        
+        dataSource.setDriver(new MockDriver() {
+            @Override
+            public Connection connect(String url, Properties info) throws SQLException {
+                if (System.currentTimeMillis() < okTime) {
+                    throw new SQLException();                    
+                }
+                
+                return super.connect(url, info);
+            }
+        });
+        dataSource.setUrl("jdbc:mock:");
+
+        dataSource.setMinIdle(0);
+        dataSource.setMaxActive(2);
+        dataSource.setMaxIdle(2);
+
+        Connection conn = dataSource.getConnection();
+        conn.close();
+    }
+}