diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/src/channel.rs b/crossbeam-channel/src/channel.rs
index 8988235db..7fa8d1119 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/src/channel.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/src/channel.rs
@@ -1506,3 +1506,76 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn read<T>(r: &Receiver<T>, token: &mut Token) -> Result<T, ()
         ReceiverFlavor::Never(chan) => chan.read(token),
     }
 }
+
+/// Channel flavors that are reconnectable, ie, may survive
+/// without senders.
+///
+pub mod reconnectable {
+    // note: we need separate types because the At/Tick/Never
+    // channel types do not support this, but they all use the
+    // same exact Receiver type as array and list flavours.
+
+    // The intended usage of this module is just to replace any `use crossbeam_channel::...`
+    // with `use crossbeam_channel::reconnectable::...` and have everything work out of the box.
+
+    // note: these re-exports omit
+    // at, tick, never: cannot be supported
+    // bounded: may be added later in this module
+    pub use crate::channel::{IntoIter, Iter, TryIter};
+    pub use crate::err::{ReadyTimeoutError, SelectTimeoutError, TryReadyError, TrySelectError};
+    pub use crate::err::{RecvError, RecvTimeoutError, TryRecvError};
+    pub use crate::err::{SendError, SendTimeoutError, TrySendError};
+    pub use crate::select::{Select, SelectedOperation};
+    pub use crate::Sender;
+
+    use super::Receiver as NormalReceiver;
+    use super::{ReceiverFlavor, SenderFlavor};
+    use std::ops::Deref;
+
+    /// An [unbounded](super::unbounded) channel whose receiver
+    /// also is reconnectable.
+    pub fn unbounded<T>() -> (Sender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
+        let (s, r) = super::unbounded();
+        (s, Receiver(r))
+    }
+
+    /// A [receiver](super::Receiver) that can survive periods
+    /// of time where no [Sender]s are alive. New senders may
+    /// be created from the receiver directly ([Self::new_sender]).
+    /// The channel is only deallocated when the last receiver dies.
+    /// If there are live senders at that point, they start producing
+    /// [SendError]s as usual.
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    pub struct Receiver<T>(NormalReceiver<T>);
+
+    impl<T> Receiver<T> {
+        /// Returns a new sender that communicates with this
+        /// receiver.
+        pub fn new_sender(&self) -> Sender<T> {
+            match &self.0.flavor {
+                ReceiverFlavor::Array(chan) => Sender {
+                    flavor: SenderFlavor::Array(
+                        chan.new_sender(|_| unimplemented!("but unreachable")),
+                    ),
+                },
+                ReceiverFlavor::List(chan) => Sender {
+                    flavor: SenderFlavor::List(chan.new_sender(|c| c.reconnect_senders())),
+                },
+                ReceiverFlavor::Zero(chan) => Sender {
+                    flavor: SenderFlavor::Zero(
+                        chan.new_sender(|_| unimplemented!("but unreachable")),
+                    ),
+                },
+                _ => unreachable!("This type cannot be built with at/never/tick"),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T> Deref for self::Receiver<T> {
+        type Target = NormalReceiver<T>;
+
+        fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+            &self.0
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/src/counter.rs b/crossbeam-channel/src/counter.rs
index 2c27f7c6b..d641c869d 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/src/counter.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/src/counter.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,18 @@ impl<C> Receiver<C> {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn new_sender(&self, reconnect: impl FnOnce(&C) -> bool) -> Sender<C> {
+        if 0 == self.counter().senders.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            // we're the first sender to be created
+            reconnect(&self.counter().chan);
+            self.counter().destroy.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+
+        Sender {
+            counter: self.counter,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<C> ops::Deref for Receiver<C> {
diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/src/flavors/list.rs b/crossbeam-channel/src/flavors/list.rs
index 5056aa431..5d0852769 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/src/flavors/list.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/src/flavors/list.rs
@@ -544,6 +544,17 @@ impl<T> Channel<T> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Reconnects senders. There is no need to notify threads
+    /// as nobody is currently blocking, since we were in an
+    /// idle phase.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `true` if this call reconnected the channel.
+    pub(crate) fn reconnect_senders(&self) -> bool {
+        let tail = self.tail.index.fetch_and(!MARK_BIT, Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+        tail & MARK_BIT == 0
+    }
+
     /// Disconnects receivers.
     ///
     /// Returns `true` if this call disconnected the channel.
diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/src/lib.rs b/crossbeam-channel/src/lib.rs
index cc1ef112f..05afa560b 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/src/lib.rs
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ cfg_if! {
         pub use crate::channel::{bounded, unbounded};
         pub use crate::channel::{IntoIter, Iter, TryIter};
         pub use crate::channel::{Receiver, Sender};
+        pub use crate::channel::reconnectable;
 
         pub use crate::select::{Select, SelectedOperation};
 
diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/tests/list.rs b/crossbeam-channel/tests/list.rs
index 6673e4b24..38f3b6a4e 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/tests/list.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/tests/list.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use crossbeam_channel::{select, unbounded, Receiver};
+use crossbeam_channel::{reconnectable, select, unbounded, Receiver};
 use crossbeam_channel::{RecvError, RecvTimeoutError, TryRecvError};
 use crossbeam_channel::{SendError, SendTimeoutError, TrySendError};
 use crossbeam_utils::thread::scope;
@@ -200,6 +200,23 @@ fn recv_after_disconnect() {
     assert_eq!(r.recv(), Err(RecvError));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn zero_receiver_revival() {
+    let (s, r) = reconnectable::unbounded();
+
+    s.send(1).unwrap();
+
+    drop(s);
+
+    assert_eq!(r.recv(), Ok(1));
+    assert_eq!(r.recv(), Err(RecvError));
+
+    let s = r.new_sender();
+
+    s.send(1).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r.recv(), Ok(1));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn len() {
     let (s, r) = unbounded();