diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiNodeClusterSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiNodeClusterSpec.scala
index 3264c661b0..8e0f781ceb 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiNodeClusterSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiNodeClusterSpec.scala
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ trait MultiNodeClusterSpec extends FailureDetectorStrategy with Suite { self: Mu
     nodesInCluster.sorted.head
   }
 
+  def clusterSortedRoles(nodesInCluster: Seq[RoleName]): Seq[RoleName] = {
+    nodesInCluster.sorted
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sort the roles in the order used by the cluster.
    */
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ce00687bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/**
+ *  Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Typesafe Inc. <http://www.typesafe.com>
+ */
+package akka.cluster
+
+import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfter
+import akka.remote.testkit.MultiNodeConfig
+import akka.remote.testkit.MultiNodeSpec
+import akka.testkit._
+import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
+import akka.actor.Address
+import akka.remote.testconductor.{RoleName, Direction}
+import akka.util.duration._
+
+object UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterMultiJvmSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
+  val first = role("first")
+  val second = role("second")
+  val third = role("third")
+  val fourth = role("fourth")
+
+  val allRoles = Seq(first, second, third, fourth)
+
+  def allBut(role: RoleName, roles: Seq[RoleName] = allRoles): Seq[RoleName] = {
+    roles.filter(_ != role)
+  }
+
+  commonConfig(debugConfig(on = false).
+    withFallback(ConfigFactory.parseString("""
+      akka.cluster {
+        failure-detector.threshold = 5
+      }                                    """)
+  ).withFallback(MultiNodeClusterSpec.clusterConfig))
+}
+
+class UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterMultiJvmNode1 extends UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterSpec
+class UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterMultiJvmNode2 extends UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterSpec
+class UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterMultiJvmNode3 extends UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterSpec
+class UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterMultiJvmNode4 extends UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterSpec
+
+class UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterSpec
+  extends MultiNodeSpec(UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterMultiJvmSpec)
+  with MultiNodeClusterSpec
+  with ImplicitSender with BeforeAndAfter {
+  import UnreachableNodeRejoinsClusterMultiJvmSpec._
+
+  override def initialParticipants = allRoles.size
+
+  val sortedRoles = clusterSortedRoles(allRoles)
+  val master = sortedRoles(0)
+  val victim = sortedRoles(1)
+
+  var endBarrierNumber = 0
+  def endBarrier = {
+    endBarrierNumber += 1
+    testConductor.enter("after_" + endBarrierNumber)
+  }
+
+  "A cluster of " + allRoles.size + " members" must {
+
+    "reach initial convergence" taggedAs LongRunningTest in {
+      runOn(master) {
+        cluster.self
+        awaitUpConvergence(numberOfMembers = allRoles.size)
+      }
+
+      runOn(allBut(master):_*) {
+        cluster.join(node(master).address)
+        awaitUpConvergence(numberOfMembers = allRoles.size)
+      }
+
+      endBarrier
+    }
+
+    "mark a node as UNREACHABLE when we pull the network" taggedAs LongRunningTest in {
+      runOn(first) {
+        // pull network for victim node from all nodes
+        allBut(victim).foreach { roleName =>
+          testConductor.blackhole(victim, roleName, Direction.Both).await
+        }
+        testConductor.enter("unplug_victim")
+      }
+
+      runOn(allBut(first):_*) {
+        testConductor.enter("unplug_victim")
+      }
+
+      runOn(victim) {
+        val otherAddresses = sortedRoles.filter(_ != victim).map(node(_).address)
+        within(30 seconds) {
+          awaitCond(cluster.latestGossip.overview.unreachable.size == (allRoles.size - 1))
+          awaitCond(cluster.latestGossip.members.size == 1)
+          awaitCond(cluster.latestGossip.members.forall(_.status == MemberStatus.Up))
+          cluster.latestGossip.overview.unreachable.map(_.address) must be(otherAddresses.toSet)
+          cluster.convergence.isDefined must be(false)
+        }
+      }
+
+      val allButVictim = allBut(victim)
+      runOn(allButVictim: _*) {
+        val victimAddress = node(victim).address
+        val otherAddresses = allButVictim.map(node(_).address)
+        within(30 seconds) {
+          // victim becomes unreachable
+          awaitCond(cluster.latestGossip.overview.unreachable.size == 1)
+          awaitCond(cluster.latestGossip.members.size == (allRoles.size - 1))
+          awaitCond(cluster.latestGossip.members.forall(_.status == MemberStatus.Up))
+          awaitSeenSameState(otherAddresses)
+          // still one unreachable
+          cluster.latestGossip.overview.unreachable.size must be(1)
+          cluster.latestGossip.overview.unreachable.head.address must be(victimAddress)
+          // and therefore no convergence
+          cluster.convergence.isDefined must be(false)
+        }
+      }
+
+      endBarrier
+    }
+
+    "mark the node as DOWN" taggedAs LongRunningTest in {
+      val victimAddress = node(victim).address
+      runOn(master) {
+        cluster.down(victimAddress)
+      }
+
+      runOn(allBut(victim):_*) {
+        awaitUpConvergence(allRoles.size - 1, Seq(victimAddress))
+      }
+
+      endBarrier
+    }
+
+    "allow node to REJOIN when the network is plugged back in" taggedAs LongRunningTest in {
+      runOn(first) {
+        // put the network back in
+        allBut(victim).foreach { roleName =>
+          testConductor.passThrough(victim, roleName, Direction.Both).await
+        }
+        testConductor.enter("plug_in_victim")
+      }
+
+      runOn(allBut(first):_*) {
+        testConductor.enter("plug_in_victim")
+      }
+
+      runOn(victim) {
+        cluster.join(node(master).address)
+      }
+
+      awaitUpConvergence(allRoles.size)
+
+      endBarrier
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/akka-remote-tests/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala b/akka-remote-tests/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala
index eba0fffe63..24377d54a1 100644
--- a/akka-remote-tests/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala
+++ b/akka-remote-tests/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala
@@ -139,6 +139,19 @@ trait Conductor { this: TestConductorExt ⇒
     controller ? Throttle(node, target, direction, 0f) mapTo
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Switch the Netty pipeline of the remote support into pass through mode for
+   * sending and/or receiving.
+   *
+   * @param node is the symbolic name of the node which is to be affected
+   * @param target is the symbolic name of the other node to which connectivity shall be impeded
+   * @param direction can be either `Direction.Send`, `Direction.Receive` or `Direction.Both`
+   */
+  def passThrough(node: RoleName, target: RoleName, direction: Direction): Future[Done] = {
+    import Settings.QueryTimeout
+    controller ? Throttle(node, target, direction, -1f) mapTo
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tell the remote support to shutdown the connection to the given remote
    * peer. It works regardless of whether the recipient was initiator or