--- amqp/transport.py
+++ amqp/transport.py
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
             self.sock.settimeout(None)
             self.sock.setsockopt(SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
             self.sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE, 1)
+            # If connection is idle for more than KEEPIDLE seconds
+            # Start sending a probe every KEEPINTVL seconds
+            # for KEEPCNT times. If none respond, about the connection
+            self.sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPIDLE, 60)
+            self.sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPINTVL, 10)
+            self.sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPCNT, 9)
 
             self._setup_transport()