diff --git a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/ForceReconnectOptions.java b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/ForceReconnectOptions.java
index f0eb40344..1c9554537 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/ForceReconnectOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/ForceReconnectOptions.java
@@ -24,17 +24,23 @@ public class ForceReconnectOptions {
     public static final ForceReconnectOptions FORCE_CLOSE_INSTANCE = ForceReconnectOptions.builder().forceClose().build();
 
     private final boolean forceClose;
+    private final boolean fairServerDistribution;
     private final Duration flushWait;
 
     private ForceReconnectOptions(Builder b) {
         this.forceClose = b.forceClose;
         this.flushWait = b.flushWait;
+        this.fairServerDistribution = b.fairServerDistribution;
     }
 
     public boolean isForceClose() {
         return forceClose;
     }
 
+    public boolean isFairServerDistribution() {
+        return fairServerDistribution;
+    }
+
     public boolean isFlush() {
         return flushWait != null;
     }
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ public static Builder builder() {
      */
     public static class Builder {
         boolean forceClose = false;
+        boolean fairServerDistribution = false;
         Duration flushWait;
 
         /**
@@ -68,6 +75,17 @@ public Builder forceClose() {
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * When disabled, client will never try to force reconnect to currently connected server.
+         * If enabled, list of available servers will be shuffled, so ServerPool#nextServer might return currently
+         * connected server.
+         * @return the builder
+         */
+        public Builder fairServerDistribution() {
+            this.fairServerDistribution = true;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /**
          * @param flushWait if supplied and at least 1 millisecond, the forceReconnect will try to
          *                  flush before closing for the specified wait time. Flush happens before close
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/ServerPool.java b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/ServerPool.java
index c620308e0..5cb035214 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/ServerPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/ServerPool.java
@@ -78,4 +78,9 @@ public interface ServerPool {
      * @return the flag
      */
     boolean hasSecureServer();
+
+    /**
+     * Randomly shuffle list of servers, so that `nextServer` returns arbitrary server from pool
+     */
+    void shuffle();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsConnection.java b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsConnection.java
index 8d8fd44f5..bdc50ee2d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsConnection.java
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ void forceReconnectImpl(ForceReconnectOptions options) throws InterruptedExcepti
             closeSocketLock.unlock();
         }
 
+        if (options != null && options.isFairServerDistribution()) {
+            serverPool.shuffle();
+        }
         try {
             // calling connect just starts like a new connection versus reconnect
             // but we have to manually resubscribe like reconnect once it is connected
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsServerPool.java b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsServerPool.java
index 6b2a6ae78..ff9376ef5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsServerPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsServerPool.java
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ public boolean hasSecureServer() {
         return hasSecureServer;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void shuffle() {
+        Collections.shuffle(entryList, ThreadLocalRandom.current());
+    }
+
     protected int findEquivalent(List<NatsUri> list, NatsUri toFind) {
         for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
             NatsUri nuri = list.get(i);
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/nats/client/impl/ReconnectTests.java b/src/test/java/io/nats/client/impl/ReconnectTests.java
index 7ae89ef17..ff6ac742a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/nats/client/impl/ReconnectTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/nats/client/impl/ReconnectTests.java
@@ -721,6 +721,30 @@ public void testForceReconnect() throws Exception {
         runInJsCluster(tstOpts, (nc0, nc1, nc2) -> _testForceReconnect(nc0, listener));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testForceReconnectWithFairDistribution() throws Exception {
+        ListenerForTesting listener = new ListenerForTesting();
+        ThreeServerTestOptions tstOpts = makeThreeServerTestOptions(listener, false);
+        runInJsCluster(tstOpts, (nc0, nc1, nc2) -> {
+            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+                listener.getConnectionEvents().clear();
+                ServerInfo si = nc0.getServerInfo();
+                String connectedServer = si.getServerId();
+
+                nc0.forceReconnect(ForceReconnectOptions.builder().fairServerDistribution().build());
+                standardConnectionWait(nc0);
+
+                si = nc0.getServerInfo();
+                assertTrue(listener.getConnectionEvents().contains(Events.DISCONNECTED));
+                assertTrue(listener.getConnectionEvents().contains(Events.RECONNECTED));
+                if (connectedServer.equals(si.getServerId())) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            fail("Expected that client will reconnect to the same server at least once");
+        });
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testForceReconnectWithAccount() throws Exception {
         ListenerForTesting listener = new ListenerForTesting();
@@ -774,23 +798,24 @@ public void testForceReconnectQueueBehaviorCheck() throws Exception {
 
             String subject = subject();
             ForceReconnectQueueCheckDataPort.WRITE_CHECK = "PUB " + subject;
-            _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(subject, pubCount, subscribeTime, port, false, 0);
+            _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(subject, pubCount, subscribeTime, port, false, true, 0);
 
             subject = subject();
             ForceReconnectQueueCheckDataPort.WRITE_CHECK = "PUB " + subject;
-            _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(subject, pubCount, subscribeTime, port, false, flushWait);
+            _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(subject, pubCount, subscribeTime, port, false, false, flushWait);
 
             subject = subject();
             ForceReconnectQueueCheckDataPort.WRITE_CHECK = "PUB " + subject;
-            _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(subject, pubCount, subscribeTime, port, true, 0);
+            _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(subject, pubCount, subscribeTime, port, true, false, 0);
 
             subject = subject();
             ForceReconnectQueueCheckDataPort.WRITE_CHECK = "PUB " + subject;
-            _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(subject, pubCount, subscribeTime, port, true, flushWait);
+            _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(subject, pubCount, subscribeTime, port, true, true, flushWait);
         });
     }
 
-    private static void _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(String subject, int pubCount, int subscribeTime, int port, boolean forceClose, int flushWait) throws InterruptedException {
+    private static void _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(String subject, int pubCount, int subscribeTime, int port,
+                                                      boolean forceClose, boolean fairDistribution, int flushWait) throws InterruptedException {
         ReconnectQueueCheckSubscriber subscriber = new ReconnectQueueCheckSubscriber(subject, pubCount, port);
         Thread tsub = new Thread(subscriber);
         tsub.start();
@@ -802,6 +827,9 @@ private static void _testForceReconnectQueueCheck(String subject, int pubCount,
         if (forceClose) {
             froBuilder.forceClose();
         }
+        if (fairDistribution) {
+            froBuilder.fairServerDistribution();
+        }
 
         ReconnectQueueCheckConnectionListener listener = new ReconnectQueueCheckConnectionListener();
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/nats/client/utils/CoverageServerPool.java b/src/test/java/io/nats/client/utils/CoverageServerPool.java
index 4be92f84b..7f75e9abf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/nats/client/utils/CoverageServerPool.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/nats/client/utils/CoverageServerPool.java
@@ -64,4 +64,8 @@ public List<String> getServerList() {
     public boolean hasSecureServer() {
         return false;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void shuffle() {
+    }
 }