diff --git a/orator/connections/connection.py b/orator/connections/connection.py
index 469b5989..709aeef6 100644
--- a/orator/connections/connection.py
+++ b/orator/connections/connection.py
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@
 connection_logger = logging.getLogger("orator.connection")
 
 
+def recoverable(wrapped):
+    @wraps(wrapped)
+    def _recoverable(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._reconnect_if_missing_connection()
+        try:
+            result = wrapped(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        except Exception as e:
+            result = self._recover_if_caused_by_lost_connection(
+                e, wrapped, *args, **kwargs
+            )
+        return result
+
+    return _recoverable
+
+
 def run(wrapped):
     """
     Special decorator encapsulating query method.
@@ -356,6 +371,14 @@ def _try_again_if_caused_by_lost_connection(
 
         raise QueryException(query, bindings, e)
 
+    def _recover_if_caused_by_lost_connection(self, e, callback, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self._caused_by_lost_connection(e):
+            self.reconnect()
+
+            return callback(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        raise e
+
     def _caused_by_lost_connection(self, e):
         message = str(e).lower()
 
diff --git a/orator/connections/mysql_connection.py b/orator/connections/mysql_connection.py
index e37d4b06..ab3a2534 100644
--- a/orator/connections/mysql_connection.py
+++ b/orator/connections/mysql_connection.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from ..utils import decode
 from ..utils import PY2
-from .connection import Connection
+from .connection import Connection, recoverable
 from ..query.grammars.mysql_grammar import MySQLQueryGrammar
 from ..query.processors.mysql_processor import MySQLQueryProcessor
 from ..schema.grammars import MySQLSchemaGrammar
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_default_schema_grammar(self):
     def get_schema_manager(self):
         return MySQLSchemaManager(self)
 
+    @recoverable
     def begin_transaction(self):
         self._connection.autocommit(False)
 
diff --git a/tests/connections/test_mysql_connection.py b/tests/connections/test_mysql_connection.py
index 2c9a2f9f..f00c42ed 100644
--- a/tests/connections/test_mysql_connection.py
+++ b/tests/connections/test_mysql_connection.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+from flexmock import flexmock
+
 from .. import OratorTestCase
+from .. import mock
 
 from orator.connections.mysql_connection import MySQLConnection
 
@@ -20,3 +23,13 @@ def test_marker_use_qmark_false(self):
         connection = MySQLConnection(None, "database", "", {"use_qmark": False})
 
         self.assertIsNone(connection.get_marker())
+
+    def test_recover_if_caused_by_lost_connection_is_called(self):
+        connection = flexmock(MySQLConnection(None, "database"))
+        connection._connection = mock.Mock()
+        connection._connection.autocommit.side_effect = Exception("lost connection")
+
+        connection.should_receive("_recover_if_caused_by_lost_connection").once()
+        connection.should_receive("reconnect")
+
+        connection.begin_transaction()