diff --git a/language-support/ts/daml-react/README.md b/language-support/ts/daml-react/README.md
index 8542358265..a573b46736 100644
--- a/language-support/ts/daml-react/README.md
+++ b/language-support/ts/daml-react/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
       token: <your authentication token>
       httpBaseUrl?: <optional http base url>
       wsBaseUrl?: <optional websocket base url>
+      reconnectThreshold?: <optional delay in ms>
       party: <the logged in party>
     >
       <MainScreen />
diff --git a/language-support/ts/daml-react/createLedgerContext.ts b/language-support/ts/daml-react/createLedgerContext.ts
index b21dd832c3..e9ba951950 100644
--- a/language-support/ts/daml-react/createLedgerContext.ts
+++ b/language-support/ts/daml-react/createLedgerContext.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export type LedgerProps = {
   httpBaseUrl?: string;
   wsBaseUrl?: string;
   party: Party;
+  reconnectThreshold?: number;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -86,9 +87,9 @@ export function createLedgerContext(contextName="DamlLedgerContext"): LedgerCont
   // not make a new network request although they are required to refresh data.
 
   const ledgerContext = React.createContext<DamlLedgerState | undefined>(undefined);
-  const DamlLedger: React.FC<LedgerProps> = ({token, httpBaseUrl, wsBaseUrl, party, children}) => {
+  const DamlLedger: React.FC<LedgerProps> = ({token, httpBaseUrl, wsBaseUrl, reconnectThreshold, party, children}) => {
     const [reloadToken, setReloadToken] = useState(0);
-    const ledger = useMemo(() => new Ledger({token, httpBaseUrl, wsBaseUrl}), [token, httpBaseUrl, wsBaseUrl]);
+    const ledger = useMemo(() => new Ledger({token, httpBaseUrl, wsBaseUrl, reconnectThreshold}), [token, httpBaseUrl, wsBaseUrl, reconnectThreshold]);
     const state: DamlLedgerState = useMemo(() => ({
       reloadToken,
       triggerReload: (): void => setReloadToken(x => x + 1),
diff --git a/language-support/ts/daml-react/index.test.ts b/language-support/ts/daml-react/index.test.ts
index 79ed253e41..31007ef03c 100644
--- a/language-support/ts/daml-react/index.test.ts
+++ b/language-support/ts/daml-react/index.test.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const TOKEN = 'test_token';
 const PARTY = 'test_party';
 
 function renderDamlHook<P, R>(callback: (props: P) => R): RenderHookResult<P, R> {
-  const wrapper: ComponentType = ({children}) => React.createElement(DamlLedger, {token: TOKEN, party: PARTY}, children);
+  const wrapper: ComponentType = ({children}) => React.createElement(DamlLedger, {token: TOKEN, party: PARTY, reconnectThreshold: 1337}, children);
   return renderHook(callback, {wrapper});
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 test('DamlLedger', () => {
   renderDamlHook(() => { return; });
   expect(mockConstructor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  expect(mockConstructor).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({token: TOKEN, httpBaseUrl: undefined, wsBaseUrl: undefined});
+  expect(mockConstructor).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({token: TOKEN, httpBaseUrl: undefined, wsBaseUrl: undefined, reconnectThreshold: 1337});
 });
 
 test('useParty', () => {