diff --git a/src/audio/broadcast/icecast/IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster.java b/src/audio/broadcast/icecast/IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster.java
index a0db228d..e240ddea 100644
--- a/src/audio/broadcast/icecast/IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster.java
+++ b/src/audio/broadcast/icecast/IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.apache.mina.core.RuntimeIoException;
 import org.apache.mina.core.future.ConnectFuture;
 import org.apache.mina.core.service.IoHandlerAdapter;
 import org.apache.mina.core.session.IoSession;
+import org.apache.mina.core.write.WriteTimeoutException;
 import org.apache.mina.filter.codec.ProtocolCodecFilter;
 import org.apache.mina.transport.socket.nio.NioSocketConnector;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -273,6 +274,12 @@ public class IcecastTCPAudioBroadcaster extends IcecastAudioBroadcaster
                         mLog.error("Unrecognized IO error: " + reason + ". Streaming halted.", cause);
                     }
                 }
+                else if(ioe instanceof WriteTimeoutException)
+                {
+                    mLog.info("Network write timeout error - resetting connection");
+                    disconnect();
+                    connect();
+                }
                 else
                 {
                     setBroadcastState(BroadcastState.ERROR);