diff --git a/lib/bindings/MQTTBinding.js b/lib/bindings/MQTTBinding.js
index 89a74ac0..f65844a2 100644
--- a/lib/bindings/MQTTBinding.js
+++ b/lib/bindings/MQTTBinding.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var iotAgentLib = require('iotagent-node-lib'),
         op: 'IOTAUL.MQTT.Binding'
     },
     mqttClient,
+    mqttConn,
     config = require('../configService');
 
 /**
@@ -68,7 +69,9 @@ function recreateSubscriptions(callback) {
             } else {
                 iotAgentLib.alarms.release(constants.MQTTB_ALARM);
                 config.getLogger().debug('Successfully subscribed to the following topics:\n%j\n', topics);
-                callback(null);
+                if (callback) {
+                    callback(null);
+                }
             }
         });
     }
@@ -148,27 +151,88 @@ function start(callback) {
         connectTimeout: 60 * 60 * 1000
     };
 
-    config.getLogger().info(context, 'Starting MQTT binding');
-
     if (config.getConfig().mqtt && config.getConfig().mqtt.username && config.getConfig().mqtt.password) {
         options.username = config.getConfig().mqtt.username;
         options.password = config.getConfig().mqtt.password;
     }
+    if (config.getConfig().mqtt.keepalive) {
+        options.keepalive = parseInt(config.getConfig().mqtt.keepalive) || 0;
+    }
+    var retries, retryTime;
 
-    mqttClient = mqtt.connect('mqtt://' + config.getConfig().mqtt.host + ':' + config.getConfig().mqtt.port, options);
-    mqttClient.on('error', function(e) {
-        config.getLogger().fatal('GLOBAL-002: Couldn\'t connect with MQTT broker: %j', e);
-        callback(e);
-    });
+    if (config.getConfig() && config.getConfig().mqtt && config.getConfig().mqtt.retries) {
+        retries = config.getConfig().mqtt.retries;
+    } else {
+        retries = constants.MQTT_DEFAULT_RETRIES;
+    }
+    if (config.getConfig() && config.getConfig().mqtt && config.getConfig().mqtt.retrytime) {
+        retryTime = config.getConfig().mqtt.retryTime;
+    } else {
+        retryTime = constants.MQTT_DEFAULT_RETRY_TIME;
+    }
+    var isConnecting = false;
+    var numRetried = 0;
+    config.getLogger().info(context, 'Starting MQTT binding');
+
+    function createConnection(callback) {
+        config.getLogger().info(context, 'creating connection');
+        if (isConnecting) {
+            return;
+        }
+        isConnecting = true;
+        mqttClient = mqtt.connect(
+            'mqtt://' + config.getConfig().mqtt.host + ':' + config.getConfig().mqtt.port,
+            options
+        );
+        isConnecting = false;
+        // TDB: check if error
+        if (!mqttClient) {
+            config.getLogger().error(context, 'error mqttClient not created');
+            if (numRetried <= retries) {
+                numRetried++;
+                return setTimeout(createConnection, retryTime * 1000, callback);
+            }
+        }
+        mqttClient.on('error', function(e) {
+            /*jshint quotmark: double */
+            config.getLogger().fatal("GLOBAL-002: Couldn't connect with MQTT broker: %j", e);
+            /*jshint quotmark: single */
+            callback(e);
+        });
+        mqttClient.on('message', commonBindings.mqttMessageHandler);
+        mqttClient.on('connect', function(ack) {
+            config.getLogger().info(context, 'MQTT Client connected');
+            recreateSubscriptions();
+        });
+        mqttClient.on('close', function() {
+            // If mqttConn is null, the connection has been closed on purpose
+            if (mqttConn) {
+                if (numRetried <= retries) {
+                    config.getLogger().error(context, 'reconnecting...');
+                    numRetried++;
+                    return setTimeout(createConnection, retryTime * 1000);
+                }
+            } else {
+                return;
+            }
+        });
 
-    mqttClient.on('message', commonBindings.mqttMessageHandler);
+        config.getLogger().info(context, 'connected');
+        mqttConn = mqttClient;
+        if (callback) {
+            callback();
+        }
+    } // function createConnection
 
-    mqttClient.on('connect', function(ack) {
-        config.getLogger().info(context, 'MQTT Client connected');
-        recreateSubscriptions(callback);
+    async.waterfall([createConnection], function(error) {
+        if (error) {
+            config.getLogger().debug('MQTT error %j', error);
+        }
+        callback();
     });
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Stops the IoT Agent and all the transport plugins.
  */
@@ -180,6 +244,9 @@ function stop(callback) {
         mqttClient.end.bind(mqttClient, true)
     ], function() {
         config.getLogger().info('MQTT Binding Stopped');
+        if (mqttConn) {
+            mqttConn = null;
+        }
         callback();
     });
 }
diff --git a/lib/configService.js b/lib/configService.js
index 4f1ab2ac..e8bf6c70 100644
--- a/lib/configService.js
+++ b/lib/configService.js
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ function processEnvironmentVariables() {
             'IOTA_MQTT_PASSWORD',
             'IOTA_MQTT_QOS',
             'IOTA_MQTT_RETAIN',
+            'IOTA_MQTT_RETRIES',
+            'IOTA_MQTT_RETRY_TIME',
+            'IOTA_MQTT_KEEPALIVE',
             'IOTA_AMQP_HOST',
             'IOTA_AMQP_PORT',
             'IOTA_AMQP_USERNAME',
@@ -62,7 +65,10 @@ function processEnvironmentVariables() {
             'IOTA_MQTT_USERNAME',
             'IOTA_MQTT_PASSWORD',
             'IOTA_MQTT_QOS',
-            'IOTA_MQTT_RETAIN'
+            'IOTA_MQTT_RETAIN',
+            'IOTA_MQTT_RETRIES',
+            'IOTA_MQTT_RETRY_TIME',
+            'IOTA_MQTT_KEEPALIVE'
         ],
         amqpVariables = [
             'IOTA_AMQP_HOST',
@@ -115,6 +121,18 @@ function processEnvironmentVariables() {
         config.mqtt.retain = process.env.IOTA_MQTT_RETAIN === 'true';
     }
 
+    if (process.env.IOTA_MQTT_RETRIES) {
+        config.mqtt.retries = process.env.IOTA_MQTT_RETRIES;
+    }
+
+    if (process.env.IOTA_MQTT_RETRY_TIME) {
+        config.mqtt.retryTime = process.env.IOTA_MQTT_RETRY_TIME;
+    }
+
+    if (process.env.IOTA_MQTT_KEEPALIVE) {
+        config.mqtt.keepalive = process.env.IOTA_MQTT_KEEPALIVE;
+    }
+
     if (anyIsSet(amqpVariables)) {
         config.amqp = {};
     }
diff --git a/lib/constants.js b/lib/constants.js
index 612769a5..45a15ac2 100644
--- a/lib/constants.js
+++ b/lib/constants.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ module.exports = {
     COMMAND_STATUS_COMPLETED: 'OK',
 
     MQTTB_ALARM: 'MQTTB-ALARM',
+    MQTT_DEFAULT_RETRIES: 5,
+    MQTT_DEFAULT_RETRY_TIME: 5,
 
     AMQP_DEFAULT_EXCHANGE: 'amq.topic',
     AMQP_DEFAULT_QUEUE: 'iotaqueue',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 94d0c705..4625abb2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "iotagent-ul",
   "description": "IoT Agent for the Ultrlight 2.0 protocol",
-  "version": "1.7.50",
+  "version": "1.7.60",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/telefonicaid/iotagent-ul",
   "author": {
     "name": "Daniel Moran",
diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/iotaul.spec b/rpm/SPECS/iotaul.spec
index ff9859a1..c0c6cdd7 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/iotaul.spec
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/iotaul.spec
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ fi
 %{_install_dir}
 
 %changelog
+
+* Wed Jul 10 2019 Alvaro Vega Garcia <alvaro.vegagarcia@telefonica.com> 1.7.60
+- Fix: reconnect when MQTT closes connection (including mqtt retries and keepalive conf options)
+
 * Fri Apr 26 2019 Fermin Galan <fermin.galanmarquez@telefonica.com> 1.7.50
 
 * Mon Aug 06 2018 Fermin Galan <fermin.galanmarquez@telefonica.com> 1.7.0