diff --git a/p2p/dial.go b/p2p/dial.go
index f5ff2c2117..d8feceb9f3 100644
--- a/p2p/dial.go
+++ b/p2p/dial.go
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ func (s *dialstate) addStatic(n *discover.Node) {
 func (s *dialstate) removeStatic(n *discover.Node) {
 	// This removes a task so future attempts to connect will not be made.
 	delete(s.static, n.ID)
+	// This removes a previous dial timestamp so that application
+	// can force a server to reconnect with chosen peer immediately.
+	s.hist.remove(n.ID)
 }
 
 func (s *dialstate) newTasks(nRunning int, peers map[discover.NodeID]*Peer, now time.Time) []task {
@@ -390,6 +393,16 @@ func (h dialHistory) min() pastDial {
 }
 func (h *dialHistory) add(id discover.NodeID, exp time.Time) {
 	heap.Push(h, pastDial{id, exp})
+
+}
+func (h *dialHistory) remove(id discover.NodeID) bool {
+	for i, v := range *h {
+		if v.id == id {
+			heap.Remove(h, i)
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 func (h dialHistory) contains(id discover.NodeID) bool {
 	for _, v := range h {
diff --git a/p2p/dial_test.go b/p2p/dial_test.go
index ad18ef9abe..2a7941fc65 100644
--- a/p2p/dial_test.go
+++ b/p2p/dial_test.go
@@ -515,6 +515,50 @@ func TestDialStateStaticDial(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// This test checks that static peers will be redialed immediately if they were re-added to a static list.
+func TestDialStaticAfterReset(t *testing.T) {
+	wantStatic := []*discover.Node{
+		{ID: uintID(1)},
+		{ID: uintID(2)},
+	}
+
+	rounds := []round{
+		// Static dials are launched for the nodes that aren't yet connected.
+		{
+			peers: nil,
+			new: []task{
+				&dialTask{flags: staticDialedConn, dest: &discover.Node{ID: uintID(1)}},
+				&dialTask{flags: staticDialedConn, dest: &discover.Node{ID: uintID(2)}},
+			},
+		},
+		// No new dial tasks, all peers are connected.
+		{
+			peers: []*Peer{
+				{rw: &conn{flags: staticDialedConn, id: uintID(1)}},
+				{rw: &conn{flags: staticDialedConn, id: uintID(2)}},
+			},
+			done: []task{
+				&dialTask{flags: staticDialedConn, dest: &discover.Node{ID: uintID(1)}},
+				&dialTask{flags: staticDialedConn, dest: &discover.Node{ID: uintID(2)}},
+			},
+			new: []task{
+				&waitExpireTask{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	dTest := dialtest{
+		init:   newDialState(wantStatic, nil, fakeTable{}, 0, nil),
+		rounds: rounds,
+	}
+	runDialTest(t, dTest)
+	for _, n := range wantStatic {
+		dTest.init.removeStatic(n)
+		dTest.init.addStatic(n)
+	}
+	// without removing peers they will be considered recently dialed
+	runDialTest(t, dTest)
+}
+
 // This test checks that past dials are not retried for some time.
 func TestDialStateCache(t *testing.T) {
 	wantStatic := []*discover.Node{