diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 27c2050c..5e47a998 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ set(tests
         test_timeo
         test_many_sockets
         test_diffserv
+	test_connect_rid
 )
 if(NOT WIN32)
 list(APPEND tests
diff --git a/doc/zmq_setsockopt.txt b/doc/zmq_setsockopt.txt
index 2e157f9c..5ad3077d 100644
--- a/doc/zmq_setsockopt.txt
+++ b/doc/zmq_setsockopt.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,32 @@ Default value:: 100
 Applicable socket types:: all, only for connection-oriented transports.
 
 
+ZMQ_CONNECT_RID: Assign the next outbound connection id 
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+The 'ZMQ_CONNECT_RID' option sets the peer id of the next host connected 
+via the zmq_connect() call, and immediately readies that connection for 
+data transfer with the named id.  This option applies only to the first
+subsequent call to zmq_connect(), calls thereafter use default connection 
+behavior. 
+
+Typical use is to set this socket option on each zmq_connect() attempt 
+to a new host. Each connection should be assigned a unique name. Duplicated 
+names will trigger default connection behavior.
+
+Useful when connecting ROUTER to ROUTER, or STREAM to STREAM, as it 
+allows for immediate sending to peers. Outbound id framing requirements 
+for ROUTER and STREAM sockets apply.
+
+The peer id should be from 1 to 255 bytes long and MAY NOT start with 
+binary zero.
+
+[horizontal]
+Option value type:: binary data
+Option value unit:: N/A
+Default value:: NULL
+Applicable socket types:: ZMQ_ROUTER, ZMQ_STREAM
+
+
 ZMQ_CONFLATE: Keep only last message
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 If set, a socket shall keep only one message in its inbound/outbound
diff --git a/src/router.cpp b/src/router.cpp
index 3b7f1ac9..4a9614b5 100644
--- a/src/router.cpp
+++ b/src/router.cpp
@@ -387,13 +387,15 @@ bool zmq::router_t::identify_peer (pipe_t *pipe_)
     msg_t msg;
     blob_t identity;
     bool ok;
-    bool connect_rid_used = false;
 
     if (connect_rid.length()) {
         identity = blob_t ((unsigned char*) connect_rid.c_str (),
             connect_rid.length());
         connect_rid.clear ();
-        connect_rid_used = true;
+        outpipes_t::iterator it = outpipes.find (identity);
+        if (it != outpipes.end ()) {
+            return false; // duplicate connection
+        }
     }
     else 
     if (options.raw_sock) { //  Always assign identity for raw-socket
@@ -402,6 +404,7 @@ bool zmq::router_t::identify_peer (pipe_t *pipe_)
         put_uint32 (buf + 1, next_rid++);
         identity = blob_t (buf, sizeof buf);
     }
+    else
     if (!options.raw_sock) { 
         //  Pick up handshake cases and also case where next identity is set
         msg.init ();
@@ -409,9 +412,6 @@ bool zmq::router_t::identify_peer (pipe_t *pipe_)
         if (!ok)
             return false;
 
-        if (connect_rid_used)  // we read but do not use identity from peer
-            msg.close(); 
-        else 
         if (msg.size () == 0) {
             //  Fall back on the auto-generation
             unsigned char buf [5];
diff --git a/src/stream.cpp b/src/stream.cpp
index ea48bb19..2e0ecba5 100644
--- a/src/stream.cpp
+++ b/src/stream.cpp
@@ -266,10 +266,13 @@ void zmq::stream_t::identify_peer (pipe_t *pipe_)
         identity = blob_t ((unsigned char*) connect_rid.c_str(),
             connect_rid.length ());
         connect_rid.clear ();
+        outpipes_t::iterator it = outpipes.find (identity);
+        if (it != outpipes.end ()) 
+            goto d;
     }
     else {
-        put_uint32 (buffer + 1, next_rid++);
-        blob_t identity = blob_t (buffer, sizeof buffer);
+d:      put_uint32 (buffer + 1, next_rid++);
+        identity = blob_t (buffer, sizeof buffer);
         memcpy (options.identity, identity.data (), identity.size ());
         options.identity_size = identity.size ();
     }