diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/client.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/client.py
index 2d434022..91564209 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/client.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/client.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from typing_extensions import Self
 
 from ....version import __version__ as default_version
 from ...mtsender import Connector, Sender
+from ...mtsender.reconnection import NoReconnect, ReconnectionPolicy
 from ...session import (
     ChannelRef,
     ChatHashCache,
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ class Client:
         lang_code: Optional[str] = None,
         datacenter: Optional[DataCenter] = None,
         connector: Optional[Connector] = None,
+        reconnection_policy: Optional[ReconnectionPolicy] = None,
     ) -> None:
         assert __package__
         base_logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__package__[: __package__.index(".")])
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ class Client:
             update_queue_limit=update_queue_limit,
             base_logger=base_logger,
             connector=connector or (lambda ip, port: asyncio.open_connection(ip, port)),
+            reconnection_policy=reconnection_policy or NoReconnect(),
         )
 
         self._session = Session()
@@ -253,9 +256,9 @@ class Client:
         self._message_box = MessageBox(base_logger=base_logger)
         self._chat_hashes = ChatHashCache(None)
         self._last_update_limit_warn: Optional[float] = None
-        self._updates: asyncio.Queue[
-            tuple[abcs.Update, dict[int, Peer]]
-        ] = asyncio.Queue(maxsize=self._config.update_queue_limit or 0)
+        self._updates: asyncio.Queue[tuple[abcs.Update, dict[int, Peer]]] = (
+            asyncio.Queue(maxsize=self._config.update_queue_limit or 0)
+        )
         self._dispatcher: Optional[asyncio.Task[None]] = None
         self._handlers: dict[
             Type[Event],
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/net.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/net.py
index 808c4b6b..e790457d 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/net.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/net.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, TypeVar
 
 from ....version import __version__
 from ...mtproto import BadStatusError, Full, RpcError
-from ...mtsender import Connector, Sender
+from ...mtsender import Connector, ReconnectionPolicy, Sender
 from ...mtsender import connect as do_connect_sender
 from ...session import DataCenter
 from ...session import User as SessionUser
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Config:
     api_hash: str
     base_logger: logging.Logger
     connector: Connector
+    reconnection_policy: ReconnectionPolicy
     device_model: str = field(default_factory=default_device_model)
     system_version: str = field(default_factory=default_system_version)
     app_version: str = __version__
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ async def connect_sender(
         auth_key=auth,
         base_logger=config.base_logger,
         connector=config.connector,
+        reconnection_policy=config.reconnection_policy,
     )
 
     try:
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/crypto/crypto.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/crypto/crypto.py
index 17fd788e..a5a60a38 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/crypto/crypto.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/crypto/crypto.py
@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@ from .aes import ige_decrypt, ige_encrypt
 from .auth_key import AuthKey
 
 
+class InvalidBufferError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__("invalid ciphertext buffer length")
+
+
+class AuthKeyMismatchError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__("server authkey mismatches with ours")
+
+
+class MsgKeyMismatchError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__("server msgkey mismatches with ours")
+
+
+CryptoError = InvalidBufferError | AuthKeyMismatchError | MsgKeyMismatchError
+
+
 # "where x = 0 for messages from client to server and x = 8 for those from server to client"
 class Side(IntEnum):
     CLIENT = 0
@@ -77,14 +95,14 @@ def decrypt_data_v2(
     x = int(side)
 
     if len(ciphertext) < 24 or (len(ciphertext) - 24) % 16 != 0:
-        raise ValueError("invalid ciphertext buffer length")
+        raise InvalidBufferError()
 
     # salt, session_id and sequence_number should also be checked.
     # However, not doing so has worked fine for years.
 
     key_id = ciphertext[:8]
     if auth_key.key_id != key_id:
-        raise ValueError("server authkey mismatches with ours")
+        raise AuthKeyMismatchError()
 
     msg_key = ciphertext[8:24]
     key, iv = calc_key(auth_key, msg_key, side)
@@ -93,7 +111,7 @@ def decrypt_data_v2(
     # https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/security_guidelines#mtproto-encrypted-messages
     our_key = sha256(auth_key.data[x + 88 : x + 120] + plaintext).digest()
     if msg_key != our_key[8:24]:
-        raise ValueError("server msgkey mismatches with ours")
+        raise MsgKeyMismatchError()
 
     return plaintext
 
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/encrypted.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/encrypted.py
index abcb7015..a9290fe8 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/encrypted.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/encrypted.py
@@ -62,11 +62,15 @@ from ..utils import (
 )
 from .types import (
     BadMessageError,
+    DecompressionFailed,
     Deserialization,
+    DeserializationFailure,
+    MsgBufferTooSmall,
     MsgId,
     Mtp,
     RpcError,
     RpcResult,
+    UnexpectedConstructor,
     Update,
 )
 
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ UPDATE_IDS = {
     AffectedFoundMessages.constructor_id(),
     AffectedHistory.constructor_id(),
     AffectedMessages.constructor_id(),
+    # TODO InvitedUsers
 }
 
 HEADER_LEN = 8 + 8  # salt, client_id
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ class Encrypted(Mtp):
         self._last_msg_id: int
         self._in_pending_ack: list[int] = []
         self._msg_count: int
-        self._reset_session()
+        self.reset()
 
     @property
     def auth_key(self) -> bytes:
@@ -166,13 +171,6 @@ class Encrypted(Mtp):
     def _adjusted_now(self) -> float:
         return time.time() + self._time_offset
 
-    def _reset_session(self) -> None:
-        self._client_id = struct.unpack("<q", os.urandom(8))[0]
-        self._sequence = 0
-        self._last_msg_id = 0
-        self._in_pending_ack.clear()
-        self._msg_count = 0
-
     def _get_new_msg_id(self) -> int:
         new_msg_id = int(self._adjusted_now() * 0x100000000)
         if self._last_msg_id >= new_msg_id:
@@ -245,12 +243,38 @@ class Encrypted(Mtp):
         result = rpc_result.result
 
         msg_id = MsgId(req_msg_id)
-        inner_constructor = struct.unpack_from("<I", result)[0]
+
+        try:
+            inner_constructor = struct.unpack_from("<I", result)[0]
+        except struct.error:
+            # If the result is empty, we can't unpack it.
+            # This can happen if the server returns an empty response.
+            logging.exception("failed to unpack inner_constructor")
+            self._deserialization.append(
+                DeserializationFailure(
+                    msg_id=msg_id,
+                    error=MsgBufferTooSmall(),
+                )
+            )
+            return
 
         if inner_constructor == GeneratedRpcError.constructor_id():
-            error = RpcError._from_mtproto_error(GeneratedRpcError.from_bytes(result))
-            error.msg_id = msg_id
-            self._deserialization.append(error)
+            try:
+                error = RpcError._from_mtproto_error(
+                    GeneratedRpcError.from_bytes(result)
+                )
+                error.msg_id = msg_id
+                self._deserialization.append(error)
+            except Exception:
+                logging.exception("failed to deserialize error")
+                self._deserialization.append(
+                    DeserializationFailure(
+                        msg_id=msg_id,
+                        error=UnexpectedConstructor(
+                            id=inner_constructor,
+                        ),
+                    )
+                )
         elif inner_constructor == RpcAnswerUnknown.constructor_id():
             pass  # msg_id = rpc_drop_answer.msg_id
         elif inner_constructor == RpcAnswerDroppedRunning.constructor_id():
@@ -258,9 +282,15 @@ class Encrypted(Mtp):
         elif inner_constructor == RpcAnswerDropped.constructor_id():
             pass  # dropped
         elif inner_constructor == GzipPacked.constructor_id():
-            body = gzip_decompress(GzipPacked.from_bytes(result))
-            self._store_own_updates(body)
-            self._deserialization.append(RpcResult(msg_id, body))
+            try:
+                body = gzip_decompress(GzipPacked.from_bytes(result))
+                self._store_own_updates(body)
+                self._deserialization.append(RpcResult(msg_id, body))
+            except Exception:
+                logging.exception("failed to decompress response")
+                self._deserialization.append(
+                    DeserializationFailure(msg_id=msg_id, error=DecompressionFailed())
+                )
         else:
             self._store_own_updates(result)
             self._deserialization.append(RpcResult(msg_id, result))
@@ -300,7 +330,7 @@ class Encrypted(Mtp):
         elif bad_msg.error_code in (16, 17):
             self._correct_time_offset(message.msg_id)
         elif bad_msg.error_code in (32, 33):
-            self._reset_session()
+            self.reset()
         else:
             raise exc
 
@@ -365,6 +395,9 @@ class Encrypted(Mtp):
         for inner_message in container.messages:
             self._process_message(inner_message)
 
+    def _handle_msg_copy(self, message: Message) -> None:
+        raise RuntimeError("msg_copy should not be used")
+
     def _handle_gzip_packed(self, message: Message) -> None:
         container = GzipPacked.from_bytes(message.body)
         inner_body = gzip_decompress(container)
@@ -459,3 +492,11 @@ class Encrypted(Mtp):
         result = self._deserialization[:]
         self._deserialization.clear()
         return result
+
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        self._client_id = struct.unpack("<q", os.urandom(8))[0]
+        self._sequence = 0
+        self._last_msg_id = 0
+        self._in_pending_ack.clear()
+        self._msg_count = 0
+        self._salt_request_msg_id = None
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/plain.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/plain.py
index b1fe03d2..8dff2b19 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/plain.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/plain.py
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@ import struct
 from typing import Optional
 
 from ..utils import check_message_buffer
-from .types import Deserialization, MsgId, Mtp, RpcResult
+from .types import (
+    BadAuthKeyError,
+    BadMsgIdError,
+    Deserialization,
+    MsgId,
+    Mtp,
+    NegativeLengthError,
+    RpcResult,
+    TooLongMsgError,
+)
 
 
 class Plain(Mtp):
@@ -38,18 +47,19 @@ class Plain(Mtp):
 
         auth_key_id, msg_id, length = struct.unpack_from("<qqi", payload)
         if auth_key_id != 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"bad auth key, expected: 0, got: {auth_key_id}")
+            raise BadAuthKeyError(got=auth_key_id, expected=0)
 
         # https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/description#message-identifier-msg-id
         if msg_id <= 0 or (msg_id % 4) != 1:
-            raise ValueError(f"bad msg id, got: {msg_id}")
+            raise BadMsgIdError(got=msg_id)
 
         if length < 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"bad length: expected >= 0, got: {length}")
+            raise NegativeLengthError(got=length)
 
-        if 20 + length > len(payload):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"message too short, expected: {20 + length}, got {len(payload)}"
-            )
+        if 20 + length > (lp := len(payload)):
+            raise TooLongMsgError(got=length, max_length=lp - 20)
 
         return [RpcResult(MsgId(0), bytes(payload[20 : 20 + length]))]
+
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        self._buffer.clear()
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/types.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/types.py
index 0f624c7c..4d4b43bc 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/types.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/mtp/types.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import NewType, Optional
 
 from typing_extensions import Self
 
+from ...crypto.crypto import CryptoError
 from ...tl.mtproto.types import RpcError as GeneratedRpcError
 
 MsgId = NewType("MsgId", int)
@@ -180,7 +181,112 @@ class BadMessageError(ValueError):
         return self._code == other._code
 
 
-Deserialization = Update | RpcResult | RpcError | BadMessageError
+# Deserialization errors are not fatal, so we don't subclass RpcError.
+class BadAuthKeyError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *args: object, got: int, expected: int) -> None:
+        super().__init__(f"bad server auth key (got {got}, expected {expected})", *args)
+        self._got = got
+        self._expected = expected
+
+    @property
+    def got(self):
+        return self._got
+
+    @property
+    def expected(self):
+        return self._expected
+
+
+class BadMsgIdError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *args: object, got: int) -> None:
+        super().__init__(f"bad server message id (got {got})", *args)
+        self._got = got
+
+    @property
+    def got(self):
+        return self._got
+
+
+class NegativeLengthError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *args: object, got: int) -> None:
+        super().__init__(f"bad server message length (got {got})", *args)
+        self._got = got
+
+    @property
+    def got(self):
+        return self._got
+
+
+class TooLongMsgError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *args: object, got: int, max_length: int) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            f"bad server message length (got {got}, when at most it should be {max_length})",
+            *args,
+        )
+        self._got = got
+        self._expected = max_length
+
+    @property
+    def got(self):
+        return self._got
+
+    @property
+    def expected(self):
+        return self._expected
+
+
+class MsgBufferTooSmall(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *args: object) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            "server responded with a payload that's too small to fit a valid message",
+            *args,
+        )
+
+
+class DecompressionFailed(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *args: object) -> None:
+        super().__init__("failed to decompress server's data", *args)
+
+
+class UnexpectedConstructor(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *args: object, id: int) -> None:
+        super().__init__(f"unexpected constructor: {id:08x}", *args)
+
+
+class DecryptionError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *args: object, error: CryptoError) -> None:
+        super().__init__(f"failed to decrypt message: {error}", *args)
+
+        self._error = error
+
+    @property
+    def error(self):
+        return self._error
+
+
+DeserializationError = (
+    BadAuthKeyError
+    | BadMsgIdError
+    | NegativeLengthError
+    | TooLongMsgError
+    | MsgBufferTooSmall
+    | DecompressionFailed
+    | UnexpectedConstructor
+    | DecryptionError
+)
+
+
+class DeserializationFailure:
+    __slots__ = ("msg_id", "error")
+
+    def __init__(self, msg_id: MsgId, error: DeserializationError) -> None:
+        self.msg_id = msg_id
+        self.error = error
+
+
+Deserialization = (
+    Update | RpcResult | RpcError | BadMessageError | DeserializationFailure
+)
 
 
 # https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/description
@@ -209,3 +315,9 @@ class Mtp(ABC):
         """
         Deserialize incoming buffer payload.
         """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Reset the internal buffer.
+        """
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/abcs.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/abcs.py
index d1b01956..5e319655 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/abcs.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/abcs.py
@@ -15,13 +15,37 @@ class Transport(ABC):
     def unpack(self, input: bytes | bytearray | memoryview, output: bytearray) -> int:
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def reset(self):
+        pass
+
 
 class MissingBytesError(ValueError):
     def __init__(self, *, expected: int, got: int) -> None:
         super().__init__(f"missing bytes, expected: {expected}, got: {got}")
 
 
+class BadLenError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *, got: int) -> None:
+        super().__init__(f"bad len (got {got})")
+
+
+class BadSeqError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *, expected: int, got: int) -> None:
+        super().__init__(f"bad seq (expected {expected}, got {got})")
+
+
+class BadCrcError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, *, expected: int, got: int) -> None:
+        super().__init__(f"bad crc (expected {expected}, got {got})")
+
+
 class BadStatusError(ValueError):
     def __init__(self, *, status: int) -> None:
-        super().__init__(f"transport reported bad status: {status}")
+        super().__init__(f"bad status (negative length -{status})")
         self.status = status
+
+
+TransportError = (
+    MissingBytesError | BadLenError | BadSeqError | BadCrcError | BadStatusError
+)
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/abridged.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/abridged.py
index 1f8cf482..2cd4fc9d 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/abridged.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/abridged.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import struct
 
 from .abcs import BadStatusError, MissingBytesError, OutFn, Transport
@@ -60,3 +61,7 @@ class Abridged(Transport):
 
         output += memoryview(input)[header_len : header_len + length]
         return header_len + length
+
+    def reset(self):
+        logging.info("resetting sending of header in abridged transport")
+        self._init = False
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/full.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/full.py
index 59cc1e2c..c8a24ed1 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/full.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/full.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import struct
 from zlib import crc32
 
@@ -61,3 +62,8 @@ class Full(Transport):
         self._recv_seq += 1
         output += memoryview(input)[8 : length - 4]
         return length
+
+    def reset(self):
+        logging.info("resetting recv and send seqs in full transport")
+        self._send_seq = 0
+        self._recv_seq = 0
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/intermediate.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/intermediate.py
index 2f5b434e..a533ab9a 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/intermediate.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtproto/transport/intermediate.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import struct
 
 from .abcs import BadStatusError, MissingBytesError, OutFn, Transport
@@ -52,3 +53,7 @@ class Intermediate(Transport):
 
         output += memoryview(input)[4 : 4 + length]
         return length + 4
+
+    def reset(self):
+        logging.info("resetting sending of header in intermediate transport")
+        self._init = False
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/__init__.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/__init__.py
index bc9d723f..aaf1fc6d 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/__init__.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from .reconnection import ReconnectionPolicy
 from .sender import (
     MAXIMUM_DATA,
     NO_PING_DISCONNECT,
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "Connector",
     "Sender",
     "connect",
+    "ReconnectionPolicy",
 ]
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/errors.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26c94f06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from struct import error as struct_error
+
+from ..mtproto.mtp.types import DeserializationError
+from ..mtproto.transport.abcs import TransportError
+
+ReadError = struct_error | TransportError | DeserializationError
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/reconnection.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/reconnection.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..363aad6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/reconnection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+
+class ReconnectionPolicy(ABC):
+    """
+    Base class for reconnection policies.
+
+    This class defines the interface for reconnection policies used by the MTSender.
+    It allows for custom reconnection strategies to be implemented by subclasses.
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def should_retry(self, attempts: int) -> bool | float:
+        """
+        Determines whether the client should retry the connection attempt.
+        """
+        pass
+
+
+class NoReconnect(ReconnectionPolicy):
+    def should_retry(self, attempts: int) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+
+class FixedReconnect(ReconnectionPolicy):
+    __slots__ = ("max_attempts", "delay")
+
+    def __init__(self, attempts: int, delay: float):
+        self.max_attempts = attempts
+        self.delay = delay
+
+    def should_retry(self, attempts: int) -> bool | float:
+        if attempts < self.max_attempts:
+            return self.delay
+
+        return False
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py
index 1a46f6b9..f9b8c1f5 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ from ..mtproto import (
     Update,
     authentication,
 )
+from ..mtproto.mtp.types import DeserializationFailure
 from ..tl import Request as RemoteCall
 from ..tl.abcs import Updates
 from ..tl.core import Serializable
 from ..tl.mtproto.functions import ping_delay_disconnect
-from ..tl.types import UpdateDeleteMessages, UpdateShort
+from ..tl.types import UpdateDeleteMessages, UpdateShort, UpdatesTooLong
 from ..tl.types.messages import AffectedFoundMessages, AffectedHistory, AffectedMessages
+from .reconnection import ReconnectionPolicy
 
 MAXIMUM_DATA = (1024 * 1024) + (8 * 1024)
 
@@ -162,6 +164,8 @@ class Request(Generic[Return]):
 class Sender:
     dc_id: int
     addr: str
+    _connector: Connector
+    _reconnection_policy: ReconnectionPolicy
     _logger: logging.Logger
     _reader: AsyncReader
     _writer: AsyncWriter
@@ -175,6 +179,7 @@ class Sender:
     _requests: list[Request[object]]
     _next_ping: float
     _read_buffer: bytearray
+    _write_drain_pending: bool
 
     @classmethod
     async def connect(
@@ -185,6 +190,7 @@ class Sender:
         addr: str,
         *,
         connector: Connector,
+        reconnection_policy: ReconnectionPolicy,
         base_logger: logging.Logger,
     ) -> Self:
         ip, port = addr.split(":")
@@ -193,6 +199,8 @@ class Sender:
         return cls(
             dc_id=dc_id,
             addr=addr,
+            _connector=connector,
+            _reconnection_policy=reconnection_policy,
             _logger=base_logger.getChild("mtsender"),
             _reader=reader,
             _writer=writer,
@@ -206,6 +214,7 @@ class Sender:
             _requests=[],
             _next_ping=asyncio.get_running_loop().time() + PING_DELAY,
             _read_buffer=bytearray(),
+            _write_drain_pending=False,
         )
 
     async def disconnect(self) -> None:
@@ -236,15 +245,21 @@ class Sender:
             if rx.done():
                 return rx.result()
 
-    async def step(self) -> None:
+    async def step(self):
+        try:
+            await self._step()
+        except Exception as error:
+            await self._on_error(error)
+
+    async def _step(self) -> None:
         if not self._writing:
             self._writing = True
-            await self._do_write()
+            await self._do_send()
             self._writing = False
 
         if not self._reading:
             self._reading = True
-            await self._do_read()
+            await self._do_recv()
             self._reading = False
         else:
             await self._step_done.wait()
@@ -254,7 +269,7 @@ class Sender:
         self._updates.clear()
         return updates
 
-    async def _do_read(self) -> None:
+    async def _do_recv(self) -> None:
         self._step_done.clear()
 
         timeout = self._next_ping - asyncio.get_running_loop().time()
@@ -266,10 +281,46 @@ class Sender:
         else:
             self._on_net_read(recv_data)
         finally:
-            self._try_timeout_ping()
+            self._try_ping_timeout()
             self._step_done.set()
 
-    async def _do_write(self) -> None:
+    async def _do_send(self) -> None:
+        self._try_fill_write()
+
+        if self._write_drain_pending:
+            await self._writer.drain()
+            self._on_net_write()
+
+    async def _try_connect(self):
+        attempts = 0
+
+        ip, port = self.addr.split(":")
+
+        while True:
+            try:
+                self._reader, self._writer = await self._connector(ip, int(port))
+                self._logger.info(
+                    f"auto-reconnect success after {attempts} failed attempt(s)"
+                )
+                return
+            except Exception as e:
+                attempts += 1
+                self._logger.warning(f"auto-reconnect failed {attempts} time(s): {e!r}")
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+
+                delay = self._reconnection_policy.should_retry(attempts)
+
+                if delay:
+                    if delay is not True:
+                        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    self._logger.error(
+                        f"auto-reconnect failed {attempts} time(s); giving up"
+                    )
+                    raise
+
+    def _try_fill_write(self) -> None:
         if not self._requests:
             return
 
@@ -283,15 +334,14 @@ class Sender:
         result = self._mtp.finalize()
         if result:
             container_msg_id, mtp_buffer = result
-
-            self._transport.pack(mtp_buffer, self._writer.write)
-            await self._writer.drain()
-
             for request in self._requests:
                 if isinstance(request.state, Serialized):
-                    request.state = Sent(request.state.msg_id, container_msg_id)
+                    request.state.container_msg_id = container_msg_id
 
-    def _try_timeout_ping(self) -> None:
+            self._transport.pack(mtp_buffer, self._writer.write)
+            self._write_drain_pending = True
+
+    def _try_ping_timeout(self) -> None:
         current_time = asyncio.get_running_loop().time()
 
         if current_time >= self._next_ping:
@@ -321,6 +371,45 @@ class Sender:
                 del self._read_buffer[:n]
                 self._process_mtp_buffer()
 
+    def _on_net_write(self) -> None:
+        for req in self._requests:
+            if isinstance(req.state, Serialized):
+                req.state = Sent(req.state.msg_id, req.state.container_msg_id)
+
+    async def _on_error(self, error: Exception) -> None:
+        self._logger.info(f"handling error: {error}")
+        self._transport.reset()
+        self._mtp.reset()
+        self._logger.info(
+            "resetting sender state from read_buffer {}, mtp_buffer {}".format(
+                len(self._read_buffer),
+                len(self._mtp_buffer),
+            )
+        )
+        self._read_buffer.clear()
+        self._mtp_buffer.clear()
+
+        if isinstance(error, struct.error) and self._reconnection_policy.should_retry(
+            0
+        ):
+            self._logger.info(f"read error occurred: {error}")
+            await self._try_connect()
+
+            for req in self._requests:
+                req.state = NotSerialized()
+
+            self._updates.append(UpdatesTooLong())
+            return
+
+        self._logger.warning(
+            f"marking all {len(self._requests)} request(s) as failed: {error}"
+        )
+
+        for req in self._requests:
+            req.result.set_exception(error)
+
+        raise error
+
     def _process_mtp_buffer(self) -> None:
         results = self._mtp.deserialize(self._mtp_buffer)
 
@@ -331,8 +420,14 @@ class Sender:
                 self._process_result(result)
             elif isinstance(result, RpcError):
                 self._process_error(result)
-            else:
+            elif isinstance(result, BadMessageError):
                 self._process_bad_message(result)
+            elif isinstance(result, DeserializationFailure):
+                self._process_deserialize_error(result)
+            else:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"unexpected result type {type(result).__name__}: {result}"
+                )
 
     def _process_update(self, update: bytes | bytearray | memoryview) -> None:
         try:
@@ -421,6 +516,17 @@ class Sender:
                 result._caused_by = struct.unpack_from("<I", req.body)[0]
                 req.result.set_exception(result)
 
+    def _process_deserialize_error(self, failure: DeserializationFailure):
+        req = self._pop_request(failure.msg_id)
+
+        if req:
+            self._logger.debug(f"got deserialization failure {failure.error}")
+            req.result.set_exception(failure.error)
+        else:
+            self._logger.info(
+                f"got deserialization failure {failure.error} but no such request is saved"
+            )
+
     def _pop_request(self, msg_id: MsgId) -> Optional[Request[object]]:
         for i, req in enumerate(self._requests):
             if isinstance(req.state, Serialized) and req.state.msg_id == msg_id:
@@ -459,6 +565,7 @@ async def connect(
     auth_key: Optional[bytes],
     base_logger: logging.Logger,
     connector: Connector,
+    reconnection_policy: ReconnectionPolicy,
 ) -> Sender:
     if auth_key is None:
         sender = await Sender.connect(
@@ -467,6 +574,7 @@ async def connect(
             dc_id,
             addr,
             connector=connector,
+            reconnection_policy=reconnection_policy,
             base_logger=base_logger,
         )
         return await generate_auth_key(sender)
@@ -477,6 +585,7 @@ async def connect(
             dc_id,
             addr,
             connector=connector,
+            reconnection_policy=reconnection_policy,
             base_logger=base_logger,
         )