diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 90bd0be..65ec180 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-erlang 23.1
-elixir 1.11.2-otp-23
+erlang 25.3.2.8
+elixir 1.13.4-otp-25
diff --git a/lib/amqp/connection.ex b/lib/amqp/connection.ex
index 8d03877..b747da8 100644
--- a/lib/amqp/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/amqp/connection.ex
@@ -5,11 +5,30 @@ defmodule Amqpx.Connection do
 
   import Amqpx.Core
 
-  alias Amqpx.{Connection, Helper}
+  alias Amqpx.{Connection, DNS, Helper}
 
   defstruct [:pid]
   @type t :: %Connection{pid: pid}
 
+  @default_params [
+    username: "guest",
+    password: "guest",
+    virtual_host: "/",
+    host: ~c"localhost",
+    port: 5672,
+    channel_max: 0,
+    frame_max: 0,
+    heartbeat: 10,
+    connection_timeout: 50_000,
+    ssl_options: :none,
+    client_properties: [],
+    socket_options: [],
+    auth_mechanisms: [
+      &:amqp_auth_mechanisms.plain/3,
+      &:amqp_auth_mechanisms.amqplain/3
+    ]
+  ]
+
   @doc """
   Opens a new connection without a name.
 
@@ -21,7 +40,7 @@ defmodule Amqpx.Connection do
   end
 
   @doc """
-  Opens an new Connection to an Amqpx broker.
+  Opens a new Connection to an Amqpx broker.
 
   The connections created by this module are supervised under  amqp_client's supervision tree.
   Please note that connections do not get restarted automatically by the supervision tree in
@@ -104,9 +123,7 @@ defmodule Amqpx.Connection do
   end
 
   def open(options, name) when is_list(options) and (is_binary(name) or name == :undefined) do
-    options
-    |> merge_options_to_default()
-    |> do_open(name)
+    do_open(options, @default_params, name)
   end
 
   def open(uri, options) when is_binary(uri) and is_list(options) do
@@ -133,31 +150,34 @@ defmodule Amqpx.Connection do
           {:ok, t()} | {:error, atom()} | {:error, any()}
   def open(uri, name, options) when is_binary(uri) and is_list(options) do
     case uri |> String.to_charlist() |> :amqp_uri.parse() do
-      {:ok, amqp_params} -> amqp_params |> merge_options_to_amqp_params(options) |> do_open(name)
-      error -> error
+      {:ok, amqp_params} ->
+        amqp_params = amqp_params_network(amqp_params)
+        do_open(options, amqp_params, name)
+
+      error ->
+        error
     end
   end
 
   @doc false
-  @spec merge_options_to_amqp_params(tuple, keyword) :: tuple
-  def merge_options_to_amqp_params(amqp_params, options) do
-    options = normalize_ssl_options(options)
-    params = amqp_params_network(amqp_params)
+  @spec merge_options(keyword, keyword) :: tuple
+  def merge_options(params, default) do
+    default = normalize_ssl_options(default)
 
     amqp_params_network(
-      username: keys_get(options, params, :username),
-      password: Helper.get_password(options, params),
-      virtual_host: keys_get(options, params, :virtual_host),
-      host: options |> keys_get(params, :host) |> to_charlist,
-      port: keys_get(options, params, :port),
-      channel_max: keys_get(options, params, :channel_max),
-      frame_max: keys_get(options, params, :frame_max),
-      heartbeat: keys_get(options, params, :heartbeat),
-      connection_timeout: keys_get(options, params, :connection_timeout),
-      ssl_options: keys_get(options, params, :ssl_options),
-      client_properties: keys_get(options, params, :client_properties),
-      socket_options: keys_get(options, params, :socket_options),
-      auth_mechanisms: keys_get(options, params, :auth_mechanisms)
+      username: keys_get(params, default, :username),
+      password: Helper.get_password(params, default),
+      virtual_host: keys_get(params, default, :virtual_host),
+      host: params |> keys_get(default, :host) |> to_charlist(),
+      port: keys_get(params, default, :port),
+      channel_max: keys_get(params, default, :channel_max),
+      frame_max: keys_get(params, default, :frame_max),
+      heartbeat: keys_get(params, default, :heartbeat),
+      connection_timeout: keys_get(params, default, :connection_timeout),
+      ssl_options: keys_get(params, default, :ssl_options),
+      client_properties: keys_get(params, default, :client_properties),
+      socket_options: keys_get(params, default, :socket_options),
+      auth_mechanisms: keys_get(params, default, :auth_mechanisms)
     )
   end
 
@@ -166,28 +186,6 @@ defmodule Amqpx.Connection do
     Keyword.get(k1, key, Keyword.get(k2, key))
   end
 
-  defp merge_options_to_default(options) do
-    amqp_params_network(
-      username: Keyword.get(options, :username, "guest"),
-      password: Helper.get_password(options, nil),
-      virtual_host: Keyword.get(options, :virtual_host, "/"),
-      host: options |> Keyword.get(:host, 'localhost') |> to_charlist,
-      port: Keyword.get(options, :port, :undefined),
-      channel_max: Keyword.get(options, :channel_max, 0),
-      frame_max: Keyword.get(options, :frame_max, 0),
-      heartbeat: Keyword.get(options, :heartbeat, 10),
-      connection_timeout: Keyword.get(options, :connection_timeout, 50_000),
-      ssl_options: Keyword.get(options, :ssl_options, :none),
-      client_properties: Keyword.get(options, :client_properties, []),
-      socket_options: Keyword.get(options, :socket_options, []),
-      auth_mechanisms:
-        Keyword.get(options, :auth_mechanisms, [
-          &:amqp_auth_mechanisms.plain/3,
-          &:amqp_auth_mechanisms.amqplain/3
-        ])
-    )
-  end
-
   @doc """
   Closes an open Connection.
   """
@@ -199,11 +197,24 @@ defmodule Amqpx.Connection do
     end
   end
 
-  defp do_open(amqp_params, name) do
-    case :amqp_connection.start(amqp_params, name) do
-      {:ok, pid} -> {:ok, %Connection{pid: pid}}
-      error -> error
-    end
+  @spec do_open(Keyword.t(), Keyword.t(), String.t()) ::
+          {:ok, t()} | {:error, atom()} | {:error, any()}
+  defp do_open(params, default_params, name) do
+    params
+    |> keys_get(default_params, :host)
+    |> to_charlist()
+    |> DNS.resolve_ips()
+    |> Enum.reduce_while(nil, fn ip, _ ->
+      amqp_params = params |> Keyword.put(:host, ip) |> merge_options(default_params)
+
+      case :amqp_connection.start(amqp_params, name) do
+        {:ok, pid} ->
+          {:halt, {:ok, %Connection{pid: pid}}}
+
+        error ->
+          {:cont, error}
+      end
+    end)
   end
 
   defp normalize_ssl_options(options) when is_list(options) do
diff --git a/lib/amqp/dns.ex b/lib/amqp/dns.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3c3192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/amqp/dns.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+defmodule Amqpx.DNS do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Module to resolve a DNS record into an A record.
+  """
+
+  @doc """
+  Resolves the IP addresses of a given hostname. If the hostname
+  cannot be resolved, it returns the hostname itself.
+  """
+  @spec resolve_ips(charlist) :: [charlist]
+  def resolve_ips(host) do
+    case :inet.gethostbyname(host) do
+      {:ok, {:hostent, _, _, _, _, ips}} ->
+        ips |> Enum.map(&:inet.ntoa/1) |> Enum.dedup()
+
+      _ ->
+        [host]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/connection_test.exs b/test/connection_test.exs
index 41490d7..d251a47 100644
--- a/test/connection_test.exs
+++ b/test/connection_test.exs
@@ -2,31 +2,29 @@ defmodule ConnectionTest do
   use ExUnit.Case
 
   import Amqpx.Core
-  alias Amqpx.Connection
+  import Mock
+
+  alias Amqpx.{Connection, DNS}
 
   @obfuscate_password false
 
-  test "open connection with host as binary" do
-    assert {:ok, conn} =
-             Connection.open(
-               username: "amqpx",
-               password: "amqpx",
-               host: "rabbit",
-               obfuscate_password: @obfuscate_password
-             )
+  @invalid_ip '192.168.1.1'
+  @valid_ip '192.168.1.2'
+
+  @open_options [
+    username: "amqpx",
+    password: "amqpx",
+    host: "rabbit",
+    obfuscate_password: @obfuscate_password
+  ]
 
+  test "open connection with host as binary" do
+    assert {:ok, conn} = Connection.open(@open_options)
     assert :ok = Connection.close(conn)
   end
 
   test "open connection with host as char list" do
-    assert {:ok, conn} =
-             Connection.open(
-               username: "amqpx",
-               password: "amqpx",
-               host: 'rabbit',
-               obfuscate_password: @obfuscate_password
-             )
-
+    assert {:ok, conn} = Connection.open(@open_options)
     assert :ok = Connection.close(conn)
   end
 
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ defmodule ConnectionTest do
   test "open connection using both uri and options" do
     assert {:ok, conn} =
              Connection.open("amqp://amqpx:amqpx@nonexistent:5672",
-               host: 'rabbit',
+               host: ~c"rabbit",
                obfuscate_password: @obfuscate_password
              )
 
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ defmodule ConnectionTest do
   test "open connection with uri, name, and options" do
     assert {:ok, conn} =
              Connection.open("amqp://amqpx:amqpx@nonexistent:5672", "my-connection",
-               host: 'rabbit',
+               host: ~c"rabbit",
                obfuscate_password: @obfuscate_password
              )
 
@@ -59,13 +57,88 @@ defmodule ConnectionTest do
     uri = "amqp://guest:amqpx@rabbit:5672"
     {:ok, amqp_params} = uri |> String.to_charlist() |> :amqp_uri.parse()
 
-    record =
-      Connection.merge_options_to_amqp_params(amqp_params, username: "amqpx", obfuscate_password: @obfuscate_password)
-
+    params = [username: "amqpx", obfuscate_password: @obfuscate_password]
+    default = amqp_params_network(amqp_params)
+    record = Connection.merge_options(params, default)
     params = amqp_params_network(record)
 
     assert params[:username] == "amqpx"
     assert params[:password] == "amqpx"
-    assert params[:host] == 'rabbit'
+    assert params[:host] == ~c"rabbit"
+  end
+
+  describe "connecting using dns name resolution" do
+    test "Connection.open fails if none of the ips are reachable" do
+      with_mock DNS, resolve_ips: fn _host -> [@invalid_ip] end do
+        start = fn params, _name ->
+          params = amqp_params_network(params)
+
+          if params[:host] == @valid_ip do
+            {:ok, :c.pid(0, 250, 0)}
+          else
+            {:error, :econnrefused}
+          end
+        end
+
+        with_mock :amqp_connection, start: start do
+          assert {:error, :econnrefused} = Connection.open(@open_options)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    test "Connection.open retry every ip until one succeed" do
+      with_mock DNS, resolve_ips: fn _host -> [@invalid_ip, @valid_ip] end do
+        pid = :c.pid(0, 250, 0)
+
+        start = fn params, _name ->
+          params = amqp_params_network(params)
+
+          if params[:host] == @valid_ip do
+            {:ok, pid}
+          else
+            {:error, :econnrefused}
+          end
+        end
+
+        with_mock :amqp_connection, start: start do
+          assert {:ok, %Connection{pid: ^pid}} = Connection.open(@open_options)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    test "Connection.open retry every ip until one succeed, reversed" do
+      with_mock DNS, resolve_ips: fn _host -> [@valid_ip, @invalid_ip] end do
+        pid = :c.pid(0, 250, 0)
+
+        start = fn params, _name ->
+          params = amqp_params_network(params)
+
+          if params[:host] == @valid_ip do
+            {:ok, pid}
+          else
+            {:error, :econnrefused}
+          end
+        end
+
+        with_mock :amqp_connection, start: start do
+          assert {:ok, %Connection{pid: ^pid}} = Connection.open(@open_options)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "ip resolution" do
+    test "localhost is resolved as 127.0.0.1" do
+      assert [~c"127.0.0.1"] = DNS.resolve_ips(~c"localhost")
+    end
+
+    test "rabbit can be resolved into an ip" do
+      assert [ip] = DNS.resolve_ips(~c"rabbit")
+      assert {:ok, _} = :inet.parse_address(ip)
+    end
+
+    test "unknown host will not be resolved" do
+      assert [~c"nonexistent"] = DNS.resolve_ips(~c"nonexistent")
+    end
   end
 end