diff --git a/app/scrcpy.1 b/app/scrcpy.1
index c513dc9a..326cb23f 100644
--- a/app/scrcpy.1
+++ b/app/scrcpy.1
@@ -518,13 +518,15 @@ Enable "show touches" on start, restore the initial value on exit.
 It only shows physical touches (not clicks from scrcpy).
 
 .TP
-.BI "\-\-tcpip\fR[=\fIip\fR[:\fIport\fR]]
-Configure and reconnect the device over TCP/IP.
+.BI "\-\-tcpip\fR[=[+]\fIip\fR[:\fIport\fR]]
+Configure and connect the device over TCP/IP.
 
 If a destination address is provided, then scrcpy connects to this address before starting. The device must listen on the given TCP port (default is 5555).
 
 If no destination address is provided, then scrcpy attempts to find the IP address and adb port of the current device (typically connected over USB), enables TCP/IP mode if necessary, then connects to this address before starting.
 
+Prefix the address with a '+' to force a reconnection.
+
 .TP
 .BI "\-\-time\-limit " seconds
 Set the maximum mirroring time, in seconds.
diff --git a/app/src/adb/adb.c b/app/src/adb/adb.c
index ed3b1ea4..0cd3c0fd 100644
--- a/app/src/adb/adb.c
+++ b/app/src/adb/adb.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ sc_adb_connect(struct sc_intr *intr, const char *ip_port, unsigned flags) {
 
     // "adb connect" always returns successfully (with exit code 0), even in
     // case of failure. As a workaround, check if its output starts with
-    // "connected".
+    // "connected" or "already connected".
     char buf[128];
     ssize_t r = sc_pipe_read_all_intr(intr, pid, pout, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
     sc_pipe_close(pout);
@@ -429,7 +429,8 @@ sc_adb_connect(struct sc_intr *intr, const char *ip_port, unsigned flags) {
     assert((size_t) r < sizeof(buf));
     buf[r] = '\0';
 
-    ok = !strncmp("connected", buf, sizeof("connected") - 1);
+    ok = !strncmp("connected", buf, sizeof("connected") - 1)
+        || !strncmp("already connected", buf, sizeof("already connected") - 1);
     if (!ok && !(flags & SC_ADB_NO_STDERR)) {
         // "adb connect" also prints errors to stdout. Since we capture it,
         // re-print the error to stderr.
diff --git a/app/src/cli.c b/app/src/cli.c
index ee86b34b..fa46c4e4 100644
--- a/app/src/cli.c
+++ b/app/src/cli.c
@@ -860,16 +860,17 @@ static const struct sc_option options[] = {
     {
         .longopt_id = OPT_TCPIP,
         .longopt = "tcpip",
-        .argdesc = "ip[:port]",
+        .argdesc = "[+]ip[:port]",
         .optional_arg = true,
-        .text = "Configure and reconnect the device over TCP/IP.\n"
+        .text = "Configure and connect the device over TCP/IP.\n"
                 "If a destination address is provided, then scrcpy connects to "
                 "this address before starting. The device must listen on the "
                 "given TCP port (default is 5555).\n"
                 "If no destination address is provided, then scrcpy attempts "
                 "to find the IP address of the current device (typically "
                 "connected over USB), enables TCP/IP mode, then connects to "
-                "this address before starting.",
+                "this address before starting.\n"
+                "Prefix the address with a '+' to force a reconnection.",
     },
     {
         .longopt_id = OPT_TIME_LIMIT,
diff --git a/app/src/server.c b/app/src/server.c
index 923b5671..8bdf9501 100644
--- a/app/src/server.c
+++ b/app/src/server.c
@@ -829,11 +829,14 @@ sc_server_switch_to_tcpip(struct sc_server *server, const char *serial) {
 }
 
 static bool
-sc_server_connect_to_tcpip(struct sc_server *server, const char *ip_port) {
+sc_server_connect_to_tcpip(struct sc_server *server, const char *ip_port,
+                           bool disconnect) {
     struct sc_intr *intr = &server->intr;
 
-    // Error expected if not connected, do not report any error
-    sc_adb_disconnect(intr, ip_port, SC_ADB_SILENT);
+    if (disconnect) {
+        // Error expected if not connected, do not report any error
+        sc_adb_disconnect(intr, ip_port, SC_ADB_SILENT);
+    }
 
     LOGI("Connecting to %s...", ip_port);
 
@@ -849,7 +852,7 @@ sc_server_connect_to_tcpip(struct sc_server *server, const char *ip_port) {
 
 static bool
 sc_server_configure_tcpip_known_address(struct sc_server *server,
-                                        const char *addr) {
+                                        const char *addr, bool disconnect) {
     // Append ":5555" if no port is present
     bool contains_port = strchr(addr, ':');
     char *ip_port = contains_port ? strdup(addr)
@@ -860,7 +863,7 @@ sc_server_configure_tcpip_known_address(struct sc_server *server,
     }
 
     server->serial = ip_port;
-    return sc_server_connect_to_tcpip(server, ip_port);
+    return sc_server_connect_to_tcpip(server, ip_port, disconnect);
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -885,7 +888,7 @@ sc_server_configure_tcpip_unknown_address(struct sc_server *server,
     }
 
     server->serial = ip_port;
-    return sc_server_connect_to_tcpip(server, ip_port);
+    return sc_server_connect_to_tcpip(server, ip_port, false);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -972,7 +975,13 @@ run_server(void *data) {
             sc_adb_device_destroy(&device);
         }
     } else {
-        ok = sc_server_configure_tcpip_known_address(server, params->tcpip_dst);
+        // If the user passed a '+' (--tcpip=+ip), then disconnect first
+        const char *tcpip_dst = params->tcpip_dst;
+        bool plus = tcpip_dst[0] == '+';
+        if (plus) {
+            ++tcpip_dst;
+        }
+        ok = sc_server_configure_tcpip_known_address(server, tcpip_dst, plus);
         if (!ok) {
             goto error_connection_failed;
         }
diff --git a/doc/connection.md b/doc/connection.md
index 17efbbdc..2c3d37e1 100644
--- a/doc/connection.md
+++ b/doc/connection.md
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ scrcpy --tcpip=192.168.1.1       # default port is 5555
 scrcpy --tcpip=192.168.1.1:5555
 ```
 
+Prefix the address with a '+' to force a reconnection:
+
+```bash
+scrcpy --tcpip=+192.168.1.1
+```
+
 
 ### Manual