diff --git a/salt/transport/zeromq.py b/salt/transport/zeromq.py
index 7cc6b9987f..779a2319da 100644
--- a/salt/transport/zeromq.py
+++ b/salt/transport/zeromq.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Zeromq transport classes
 """
+
 import errno
 import hashlib
 import logging
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ def __init__(self, opts, io_loop, **kwargs):
             self._socket.setsockopt(zmq.IPV4ONLY, 0)
 
         if HAS_ZMQ_MONITOR and self.opts["zmq_monitor"]:
-            self._monitor = ZeroMQSocketMonitor(self._socket)
+            self._monitor = ZeroMQSocketMonitor(self._socket, opts)
             self._monitor.start_io_loop(self.io_loop)
 
     def close(self):
@@ -211,6 +212,12 @@ def connect(self, publish_port, connect_callback=None, disconnect_callback=None)
             self.master_pub,
         )
         log.debug("%r connecting to %s", self, self.master_pub)
+        if (
+            hasattr(self, "_monitor")
+            and self._monitor is not None
+            and disconnect_callback is not None
+        ):
+            self._monitor.disconnect_callback = disconnect_callback
         self._socket.connect(self.master_pub)
         connect_callback(True)
 
@@ -634,7 +641,7 @@ def mark_future(msg):
 class ZeroMQSocketMonitor:
     __EVENT_MAP = None
 
-    def __init__(self, socket):
+    def __init__(self, socket, opts=None):
         """
         Create ZMQ monitor sockets
 
@@ -644,6 +651,11 @@ def __init__(self, socket):
         self._socket = socket
         self._monitor_socket = self._socket.get_monitor_socket()
         self._monitor_stream = None
+        self.disconnect_callback = None
+        self.disconnect_on_retry = None
+        self._connect_retry = None
+        if opts is not None:
+            self.disconnect_on_retry = opts.get("zmq_disconnect_on_retry", 10)
 
     def start_io_loop(self, io_loop):
         log.trace("Event monitor start!")
@@ -680,6 +692,21 @@ def monitor_callback(self, msg):
         log.debug("ZeroMQ event: %s", evt)
         if evt["event"] == zmq.EVENT_MONITOR_STOPPED:
             self.stop()
+        elif evt["event"] == zmq.EVENT_DISCONNECTED:
+            if self.disconnect_callback is not None:
+                self.disconnect_callback()
+        elif evt["event"] == zmq.EVENT_CONNECT_RETRIED:
+            if (
+                self.disconnect_on_retry is not None
+                and self.disconnect_callback is not None
+            ):
+                if self._connect_retry is None:
+                    self._connect_retry = self.disconnect_on_retry
+                self._connect_retry -= 1
+                if self._connect_retry <= 0:
+                    log.debug("Calling disconnect callback as number of retries reached.")
+                    self.disconnect_callback()
+                    self._connect_retry = self.disconnect_on_retry
 
     def stop(self):
         if self._socket is None: