diff --git a/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.h b/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.h
index 7f1bbd1d0ea..795a3fcad5b 100644
--- a/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.h
+++ b/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ typedef void (^RCTConnectedHandler)(void);
 /** Disconnects and removes all handlers. */
 - (void)stop;
 
+/** Reconnect with given packager server. */
+- (void)reconnect:(NSString *)packagerServerHostPort;
+
 /**
  * Historically no distinction was made between notification and request
  * handlers. If you use this method, it will be registered as *both* a
diff --git a/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.mm b/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.mm
index bffd8b5a641..4434d67ca62 100644
--- a/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.mm
+++ b/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.mm
@@ -125,28 +125,32 @@ static RCTReconnectingWebSocket *socketForLocation(NSString *const serverHostPor
   _requestRegistrations.clear();
 }
 
-- (void)bundleURLSettingsChanged
+- (void)reconnect:(NSString *)packagerServerHostPort
 {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(_mutex);
   if (_socket == nil) {
     return; // already stopped
   }
 
-  NSString *const serverHostPort = [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] packagerServerHostPort];
   NSString *const serverScheme = [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] packagerScheme];
-  if ([serverHostPort isEqual:_serverHostPortForSocket] && [serverScheme isEqual:_serverSchemeForSocket]) {
+  if ([packagerServerHostPort isEqual:_serverHostPortForSocket] && [serverScheme isEqual:_serverSchemeForSocket]) {
     return; // unchanged
   }
 
   _socket.delegate = nil;
   [_socket stop];
-  _serverHostPortForSocket = serverHostPort;
+  _serverHostPortForSocket = packagerServerHostPort;
   _serverSchemeForSocket = serverScheme;
-  _socket = socketForLocation(serverHostPort, serverScheme);
+  _socket = socketForLocation(packagerServerHostPort, serverScheme);
   _socket.delegate = self;
   [_socket start];
 }
 
+- (void)bundleURLSettingsChanged
+{
+  [self reconnect:[[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] packagerServerHostPort]];
+}
+
 - (RCTHandlerToken)addNotificationHandler:(RCTNotificationHandler)handler
                                     queue:(dispatch_queue_t)queue
                                 forMethod:(NSString *)method