--- a/amqp/transport.py
+++ b/amqp/transport.py
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ class _AbstractTransport(object):
         try:
             self.sock.settimeout(None)
             self.sock.setsockopt(SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
+            socket.TCP_USER_TIMEOUT = 18
+            self.sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, 30)
             self.sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE, 1)

             self._setup_transport()