diff --git a/redis/sentinel.py b/redis/sentinel.py
index 518fec582f..5f1eb44974 100644
--- a/redis/sentinel.py
+++ b/redis/sentinel.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class SlaveNotFoundError(ConnectionError):
 class SentinelManagedConnection(Connection):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.connection_pool = kwargs.pop('connection_pool')
+        self.to_be_disconnected = False
         super(SentinelManagedConnection, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -56,12 +57,10 @@ def read_response(self):
             return super(SentinelManagedConnection, self).read_response()
         except ReadOnlyError:
             if self.connection_pool.is_master:
-                # When talking to a master, a ReadOnlyError when likely
+                # When talking to a master, a ReadOnlyError likely
                 # indicates that the previous master that we're still connected
                 # to has been demoted to a slave and there's a new master.
-                # calling disconnect will force the connection to re-query
-                # sentinel during the next connect() attempt.
-                self.disconnect()
+                self.to_be_disconnected = True
                 raise ConnectionError('The previous master is now a slave')
             raise
 
@@ -97,18 +96,16 @@ def reset(self):
         self.slave_rr_counter = None
 
     def get_master_address(self):
+        """Get the address of the current master"""
         master_address = self.sentinel_manager.discover_master(
             self.service_name)
         if self.is_master:
-            if self.master_address is None:
+            if master_address != self.master_address:
                 self.master_address = master_address
-            elif master_address != self.master_address:
-                # Master address changed, disconnect all clients in this pool
-                self.disconnect()
         return master_address
 
     def rotate_slaves(self):
-        "Round-robin slave balancer"
+        """Round-robin slave balancer"""
         slaves = self.sentinel_manager.discover_slaves(self.service_name)
         if slaves:
             if self.slave_rr_counter is None:
@@ -123,18 +120,42 @@ def rotate_slaves(self):
             yield self.get_master_address()
         except MasterNotFoundError:
             pass
-        raise SlaveNotFoundError('No slave found for %r' % (self.service_name))
-
-    def _checkpid(self):
-        if self.pid != os.getpid():
-            self.disconnect()
-            self.reset()
-            self.__init__(self.service_name, self.sentinel_manager,
-                          is_master=self.is_master,
-                          check_connection=self.check_connection,
-                          connection_class=self.connection_class,
-                          max_connections=self.max_connections,
-                          **self.connection_kwargs)
+        raise SlaveNotFoundError('No slave found for %r' % (self.service_name,))
+
+    def _check_connection(self, connection):
+        if connection.to_be_disconnected:
+            connection.disconnect()
+            self.get_master_address()
+            return False
+        if self.is_master:
+            if self.master_address != (connection.host, connection.port):
+                connection.disconnect()
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def get_connection(self, command_name, *keys, **options):
+        """Get a connection from the pool"""
+        self._checkpid()
+        while True:
+            try:
+                connection = self._available_connections.pop()
+            except IndexError:
+                connection = self.make_connection()
+            else:
+                if not self._check_connection(connection):
+                    continue
+            self._in_use_connections.add(connection)
+            return connection
+
+    def release(self, connection):
+        """Releases the connection back to the pool"""
+        self._checkpid()
+        if connection.pid != self.pid:
+            return
+        self._in_use_connections.remove(connection)
+        if not self._check_connection(connection):
+            return
+        self._available_connections.append(connection)
 
 
 class Sentinel(object):