diff --git a/compiler/daemon/daemon-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/daemon/common/NetworkUtils.kt b/compiler/daemon/daemon-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/daemon/common/NetworkUtils.kt
index 7c5478ba039..e69b597b851 100644
--- a/compiler/daemon/daemon-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/daemon/common/NetworkUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/daemon/daemon-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/daemon/common/NetworkUtils.kt
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.daemon.common
 
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.io.Serializable
-import java.net.Inet6Address
-import java.net.InetAddress
-import java.net.ServerSocket
-import java.net.Socket
+import java.net.*
 import java.rmi.RemoteException
 import java.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry
 import java.rmi.registry.Registry
@@ -33,6 +30,11 @@ import java.util.*
 const val SOCKET_ANY_FREE_PORT  = 0
 const val JAVA_RMI_SERVER_HOSTNAME = "java.rmi.server.hostname"
 const val DAEMON_RMI_SOCKET_BACKLOG_SIZE_PROPERTY = "kotlin.daemon.socket.backlog.size"
+const val DAEMON_RMI_SOCKET_CONNECT_ATTEMPTS_PROPERTY = "kotlin.daemon.socket.connect.attempts"
+const val DAEMON_RMI_SOCKET_CONNECT_INTERVAL_PROPERTY = "kotlin.daemon.socket.connect.interval"
+const val DEFAULT_SERVER_SOCKET_BACKLOG_SIZE = 50
+const val DEFAULT_SOCKET_CONNECT_ATTEMPTS = 3
+const val DEFAULT_SOCKET_CONNECT_INTERVAL_MS = 10L
 
 object LoopbackNetworkInterface {
 
@@ -41,7 +43,9 @@ object LoopbackNetworkInterface {
 
     // size of the requests queue for daemon services, so far seems that we don't need any big numbers here
     // but if we'll start getting "connection refused" errors, that could be the first place to try to fix it
-    val SERVER_SOCKET_BACKLOG_SIZE by lazy { System.getProperty(DAEMON_RMI_SOCKET_BACKLOG_SIZE_PROPERTY)?.toIntOrNull() ?: 50 }
+    val SERVER_SOCKET_BACKLOG_SIZE by lazy { System.getProperty(DAEMON_RMI_SOCKET_BACKLOG_SIZE_PROPERTY)?.toIntOrNull() ?: DEFAULT_SERVER_SOCKET_BACKLOG_SIZE }
+    val SOCKET_CONNECT_ATTEMPTS by lazy { System.getProperty(DAEMON_RMI_SOCKET_CONNECT_ATTEMPTS_PROPERTY)?.toIntOrNull() ?: DEFAULT_SOCKET_CONNECT_ATTEMPTS }
+    val SOCKET_CONNECT_INTERVAL_MS by lazy { System.getProperty(DAEMON_RMI_SOCKET_CONNECT_INTERVAL_PROPERTY)?.toLongOrNull() ?: DEFAULT_SOCKET_CONNECT_INTERVAL_MS }
 
     val serverLoopbackSocketFactory by lazy { ServerLoopbackSocketFactory() }
     val clientLoopbackSocketFactory by lazy { ClientLoopbackSocketFactory() }
@@ -75,7 +79,18 @@ object LoopbackNetworkInterface {
         override fun hashCode(): Int = super.hashCode()
 
         @Throws(IOException::class)
-        override fun createSocket(host: String, port: Int): Socket = Socket(InetAddress.getByName(null), port)
+        override fun createSocket(host: String, port: Int): Socket {
+            var attemptsLeft = SOCKET_CONNECT_ATTEMPTS
+            while (true) {
+                try {
+                    return Socket(InetAddress.getByName(null), port)
+                }
+                catch (e: ConnectException) {
+                    if (--attemptsLeft <= 0) throw e
+                }
+                Thread.sleep(SOCKET_CONNECT_INTERVAL_MS)
+            }
+        }
     }
 }