diff --git a/rxbluetooth/src/main/java/com/github/ivbaranov/rxbluetooth/RxBluetooth.java b/rxbluetooth/src/main/java/com/github/ivbaranov/rxbluetooth/RxBluetooth.java
index 241f4bf..543695c 100644
--- a/rxbluetooth/src/main/java/com/github/ivbaranov/rxbluetooth/RxBluetooth.java
+++ b/rxbluetooth/src/main/java/com/github/ivbaranov/rxbluetooth/RxBluetooth.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 import static android.location.LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER;
 import static android.location.LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER;
 import static android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
+import static com.github.ivbaranov.rxbluetooth.Utils.createRfcommSocket;
 
 /**
  * Enables clients to listen to bluetooth events using RxJava Observables.
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ public Observable<BondStateEvent> observeBondState() {
 
   /**
    * Create connection to {@link BluetoothDevice} and returns a connected {@link BluetoothSocket}
-   * on successful connection. Notifies observers with {@link IOException} {@code onError()}.
+   * on successful connection. Notifies observers with {@link IOException} via {@code onError()}.
    *
    * @param bluetoothDevice bluetooth device to connect
    * @param uuid uuid for SDP record
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ public Single<BluetoothSocket> connectAsServer(final String name, final UUID uui
 
   /**
    * Create connection to {@link BluetoothDevice} and returns a connected {@link BluetoothSocket}
-   * on successful connection. Notifies observers with {@link IOException} {@code onError()}.
+   * on successful connection. Notifies observers with {@link IOException} via {@code onError()}.
    *
    * @param bluetoothDevice bluetooth device to connect
    * @param uuid uuid for SDP record
@@ -536,7 +537,42 @@ public Single<BluetoothSocket> connectAsClient(final BluetoothDevice bluetoothDe
           bluetoothSocket.connect();
           emitter.onSuccess(bluetoothSocket);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-          if(bluetoothSocket != null) {
+          if (bluetoothSocket != null) {
+            try {
+              bluetoothSocket.close();
+            } catch (IOException suppressed) {
+              if (SDK_INT >= 19) {
+                e.addSuppressed(suppressed);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          emitter.onError(e);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create connection to {@link BluetoothDevice} via createRfcommSocket and returns a connected {@link BluetoothSocket}
+   * on successful connection.
+   * Note: createRfcommSocket is not public API and hence this might break in the future.
+   * Notifies observers with {@link IOException} or any reflection related exception via {@code onError()}.
+   *
+   * @param bluetoothDevice bluetooth device to connect
+   * @param channel RFCOMM channel to connect to
+   * @return Single with connected {@link BluetoothSocket} on successful connection
+   */
+  public Single<BluetoothSocket> connectAsClient(final BluetoothDevice bluetoothDevice,
+      final int channel) {
+    return Single.create(new SingleOnSubscribe<BluetoothSocket>() {
+      @Override public void subscribe(@NonNull SingleEmitter<BluetoothSocket> emitter) {
+        BluetoothSocket bluetoothSocket = null;
+        try {
+          bluetoothSocket = createRfcommSocket(bluetoothDevice, channel);
+          bluetoothSocket.connect();
+          emitter.onSuccess(bluetoothSocket);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+          if (bluetoothSocket != null) {
             try {
               bluetoothSocket.close();
             } catch (IOException suppressed) {
diff --git a/rxbluetooth/src/main/java/com/github/ivbaranov/rxbluetooth/Utils.java b/rxbluetooth/src/main/java/com/github/ivbaranov/rxbluetooth/Utils.java
index 513f201..8c7b2d4 100644
--- a/rxbluetooth/src/main/java/com/github/ivbaranov/rxbluetooth/Utils.java
+++ b/rxbluetooth/src/main/java/com/github/ivbaranov/rxbluetooth/Utils.java
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package com.github.ivbaranov.rxbluetooth;
 
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 final class Utils {
-  static void close(Closeable closeable) {
+  static void close(final Closeable closeable) {
     if (closeable != null) {
       try {
         closeable.close();
@@ -14,6 +18,20 @@ static void close(Closeable closeable) {
     }
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") static BluetoothSocket createRfcommSocket(
+      final BluetoothDevice device, final int channel) {
+    try {
+      Method method = BluetoothDevice.class.getMethod("createRfcommSocket", Integer.TYPE);
+      return (BluetoothSocket) method.invoke(device, channel);
+    } catch (final NoSuchMethodException e) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException(e);
+    } catch (final InvocationTargetException e) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException(e);
+    } catch (final IllegalAccessException e) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException(e);
+    }
+  }
+
   private Utils() {
     throw new AssertionError("No instances.");
   }