diff --git a/test/test_client.py b/test/test_client.py
index 0db37f2c7..451455cd2 100755
--- a/test/test_client.py
+++ b/test/test_client.py
@@ -509,6 +509,24 @@ def test_client_tcp_connect():
         assert not client.connect()
 
 
+def test_client_tcp_reuse():
+    """Test the tcp client connection method"""
+    with mock.patch.object(socket, "create_connection") as mock_method:
+        _socket = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_method.return_value = _socket
+        client = lib_client.ModbusTcpClient("127.0.0.1")
+        _socket.getsockname.return_value = ("dmmy", 1234)
+        assert client.connect()
+    client.close()
+    with mock.patch.object(socket, "create_connection") as mock_method:
+        _socket = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_method.return_value = _socket
+        client = lib_client.ModbusTcpClient("127.0.0.1")
+        _socket.getsockname.return_value = ("dmmy", 1234)
+        assert client.connect()
+    client.close()
+
+
 def test_client_tls_connect():
     """Test the tls client connection method"""
     with mock.patch.object(ssl.SSLSocket, "connect") as mock_method:
diff --git a/test/test_server_task.py b/test/test_server_task.py
index c1511e12c..633757b8b 100755
--- a/test/test_server_task.py
+++ b/test/test_server_task.py
@@ -179,6 +179,40 @@ async def test_async_task_ok(comm):
     await task
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="server_serialize")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("comm", TEST_TYPES)
+async def test_async_task_reuse(comm):
+    """Test normal client/server handling."""
+    run_server, server_args, run_client, client_args = helper_config(comm, "async")
+
+    task = asyncio.create_task(run_server(**server_args))
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    client = run_client(**client_args)
+    await client.connect()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    assert client._connected  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+    rr = await client.read_coils(1, 1, slave=0x01)
+    assert len(rr.bits) == 8
+
+    await client.close()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    assert not client._connected  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
+    await client.connect()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    assert client._connected  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+    rr = await client.read_coils(1, 1, slave=0x01)
+    assert len(rr.bits) == 8
+
+    await client.close()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    assert not client._connected  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
+    await server.ServerAsyncStop()
+    task.cancel()
+    await task
+
+
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="server_serialize")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("comm", TEST_TYPES)
 async def test_async_task_server_stop(comm):