diff --git a/React/DevSupport/RCTInspectorDevServerHelper.mm b/React/DevSupport/RCTInspectorDevServerHelper.mm
index 4ba004d51bb3d3..13098d16a59513 100644
--- a/React/DevSupport/RCTInspectorDevServerHelper.mm
+++ b/React/DevSupport/RCTInspectorDevServerHelper.mm
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ + (RCTInspectorPackagerConnection *)connectWithBundleURL:(NSURL *)bundleURL
 
   NSString *key = [inspectorURL absoluteString];
   RCTInspectorPackagerConnection *connection = socketConnections[key];
-  if (!connection) {
+  if (!connection || !connection.isConnected) {
     connection = [[RCTInspectorPackagerConnection alloc] initWithURL:inspectorURL];
     socketConnections[key] = connection;
     [connection connect];
diff --git a/React/Inspector/RCTInspectorPackagerConnection.h b/React/Inspector/RCTInspectorPackagerConnection.h
index 1dfba9d369f0b4..6fe57a441d2992 100644
--- a/React/Inspector/RCTInspectorPackagerConnection.h
+++ b/React/Inspector/RCTInspectorPackagerConnection.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ typedef RCTBundleStatus *(^RCTBundleStatusProvider)(void);
 @interface RCTInspectorPackagerConnection : NSObject
 - (instancetype)initWithURL:(NSURL *)url;
 
+- (bool)isConnected;
 - (void)connect;
 - (void)closeQuietly;
 - (void)sendEventToAllConnections:(NSString *)event;
diff --git a/React/Inspector/RCTInspectorPackagerConnection.m b/React/Inspector/RCTInspectorPackagerConnection.m
index 36dfdae2638770..5da2e858f102d0 100644
--- a/React/Inspector/RCTInspectorPackagerConnection.m
+++ b/React/Inspector/RCTInspectorPackagerConnection.m
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ - (void)webSocket:(__unused RCTSRWebSocket *)webSocket didCloseWithCode:(__unuse
   }
 }
 
+- (bool)isConnected
+{
+  return _webSocket != nil;
+}
+
 - (void)connect
 {
   if (_closed) {