diff --git a/src/modules/ndb_redis/redis_client.c b/src/modules/ndb_redis/redis_client.c
index 44460aa2fd3..5ad063f89af 100644
--- a/src/modules/ndb_redis/redis_client.c
+++ b/src/modules/ndb_redis/redis_client.c
@@ -408,8 +408,11 @@ redisc_server_t *redisc_get_server(str *name)
  */
 int redisc_reconnect_server(redisc_server_t *rsrv)
 {
-	char addr[256], pass[256], unix_sock_path[256];
-	unsigned int port, db, sock = 0, haspass = 0;
+	char addr[256], pass[256], unix_sock_path[256], sentinel_group[256];
+	unsigned int port, db, sock = 0, haspass = 0, sentinel_master = 1;
+	char sentinels[MAXIMUM_SENTINELS][256];
+	uint8_t sentinels_count = 0;
+	int i, row;
 	param_t *pit = NULL;
 	struct timeval tv_conn;
 	struct timeval tv_cmd;
@@ -442,6 +445,84 @@ int redisc_reconnect_server(redisc_server_t *rsrv)
 		} else if(pit->name.len==4 && strncmp(pit->name.s, "pass", 4)==0) {
 			snprintf(pass, sizeof(pass)-1, "%.*s", pit->body.len, pit->body.s);
 			haspass = 1;
+		} else if(pit->name.len==14 && strncmp(pit->name.s,
+					"sentinel_group", 14)==0) {
+			snprintf(sentinel_group, sizeof(sentinel_group)-1, "%.*s",
+					pit->body.len, pit->body.s);
+		} else if(pit->name.len==15 && strncmp(pit->name.s,
+					"sentinel_master", 15)==0) {
+			if(str2int(&pit->body, &sentinel_master) < 0)
+				sentinel_master = 1;
+		} else if(pit->name.len==8 && strncmp(pit->name.s,
+					"sentinel", 8)==0) {
+			if( sentinels_count < MAXIMUM_SENTINELS ){
+				snprintf(sentinels[sentinels_count],
+						sizeof(sentinels[sentinels_count])-1, "%.*s",
+						pit->body.len, pit->body.s);
+				sentinels_count++;
+			}
+			else {
+				LM_ERR("too many sentinels, maximum %d supported.\n",
+						MAXIMUM_SENTINELS);
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// if sentinels are provided, we need to connect to them and retrieve the redis server
+	// address / port
+	if(sentinels_count > 0) {
+		for(i= 0; i< sentinels_count; i++) {
+			char *sentinelAddr = sentinels[i];
+			char *pos;
+			redisContext *redis;
+			redisReply *res, *res2;
+
+			port = 6379;
+			if( (pos = strchr(sentinelAddr, ':')) != NULL ) {
+				port = atoi(pos+1);
+				pos[i] = '\0';
+			}
+
+			redis = redisConnectWithTimeout(sentinelAddr, port, tv_conn);
+			if( redis ) {
+				if(sentinel_master != 0) {
+					res = redisCommand(redis,
+							"SENTINEL get-master-addr-by-name %s",
+							sentinel_group);
+					if( res && (res->type == REDIS_REPLY_ARRAY)
+							&& (res->elements == 2) ) {
+						strncpy(addr, res->element[0]->str,
+								res->element[0]->len + 1);
+						port = atoi(res->element[1]->str);
+						LM_DBG("sentinel replied: %s:%d\n", addr, port);
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					res = redisCommand(redis, "SENTINEL slaves %s",
+							sentinel_group);
+					if( res && (res->type == REDIS_REPLY_ARRAY) ) {
+						for(row = 0; row< res->elements; row++){
+							res2 = res->element[row];
+							for(i= 0; i< res2->elements; i+= 2) {
+								if( strncmp(res2->element[i]->str,
+											"ip", 2) == 0 ) {
+									strncpy(addr, res2->element[i+1]->str,
+											res2->element[i+1]->len);
+									addr[res2->element[i+1]->len] = '\0';
+								}
+								else if( strncmp(res2->element[i]->str,
+											"port", 4) == 0) {
+									port = atoi(res2->element[i+1]->str);
+									break;
+								}
+							}
+						}
+						LM_DBG("slave for %s: %s:%d\n", sentinel_group,
+								addr, port);
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}