diff --git a/lib/socket.js b/lib/socket.js
index 0af8a2418..d3bd1ae7d 100644
--- a/lib/socket.js
+++ b/lib/socket.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
       , 'sync disconnect on unload': true
       , 'auto connect': true
       , 'flash policy port': 10843
+      , orphan:false
     };
 
     io.util.merge(this.options, options);
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
     this.buffer = [];
     this.doBuffer = false;
 
+    if(this.options.orphan) return;
+
     if (this.options['sync disconnect on unload'] &&
         (!this.isXDomain() || io.util.ua.hasCORS)) {
       var self = this;
@@ -93,6 +96,8 @@
    */
 
   Socket.prototype.publish = function () {
+    if(this.options.orphan) return;
+
     this.emit.apply(this, arguments);
 
     var nsp;
@@ -211,7 +216,7 @@
       self.setHeartbeatTimeout();
 
       function connect (transports){
-        if (self.transport) self.transport.clearTimeouts();
+        if (self.transport) self.transport.detach();
 
         self.transport = self.getTransport(transports);
         if (!self.transport) return self.publish('connect_failed');
@@ -423,6 +428,8 @@
    */
 
   Socket.prototype.onError = function (err) {
+    if(this.options.orphan) return;
+
     if (err && err.advice) {
       if (err.advice === 'reconnect' && (this.connected || this.connecting)) {
         this.disconnect();
diff --git a/lib/transport.js b/lib/transport.js
index 0be6755a9..1be0f54bf 100644
--- a/lib/transport.js
+++ b/lib/transport.js
@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@
     }
   };
 
+  /**
+  * To detach/isolate transport from the associated socket
+  * useful to avoid the effect of this transport when
+  * socket already fallback/connecting/connected to other transport
+  */
+  Transport.prototype.detach = function () {
+    this.socket = new io.Socket({orphan:true, reconnect:false});
+    this.clearTimeouts();
+    this.close();
+  };
+
   /**
    * Sends a packet
    *