diff --git a/clientv3/balancer.go b/clientv3/balancer.go
index 6ae047e98419..7f65e82860b4 100644
--- a/clientv3/balancer.go
+++ b/clientv3/balancer.go
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 package clientv3
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -32,8 +34,10 @@ var ErrNoAddrAvilable = grpc.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "there is no address avai
 // simpleBalancer does the bare minimum to expose multiple eps
 // to the grpc reconnection code path
 type simpleBalancer struct {
-	// addrs are the client's endpoints for grpc
-	addrs []grpc.Address
+	keepAlive bool
+	// addrs are the client's endpoints for grpc,
+	// mapped to connection activity status
+	addrs map[grpc.Address]addrConn
 	// notifyCh notifies grpc of the set of addresses for connecting
 	notifyCh chan []grpc.Address
 
@@ -73,9 +77,9 @@ type simpleBalancer struct {
 
 func newSimpleBalancer(eps []string) *simpleBalancer {
 	notifyCh := make(chan []grpc.Address, 1)
-	addrs := make([]grpc.Address, len(eps))
+	addrs := make(map[grpc.Address]addrConn, len(eps))
 	for i := range eps {
-		addrs[i].Addr = getHost(eps[i])
+		addrs[grpc.Address{Addr: getHost(eps[i])}] = addrConn{active: true, last: time.Now()}
 	}
 	sb := &simpleBalancer{
 		addrs:        addrs,
@@ -136,9 +140,9 @@ func (b *simpleBalancer) updateAddrs(eps []string) {
 
 	b.host2ep = np
 
-	addrs := make([]grpc.Address, 0, len(eps))
+	addrs := make(map[grpc.Address]addrConn, len(eps))
 	for i := range eps {
-		addrs = append(addrs, grpc.Address{Addr: getHost(eps[i])})
+		addrs[grpc.Address{Addr: getHost(eps[i])}] = addrConn{active: true, last: time.Now()}
 	}
 	b.addrs = addrs
 
@@ -156,8 +160,8 @@ func (b *simpleBalancer) updateAddrs(eps []string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func hasAddr(addrs []grpc.Address, targetAddr string) bool {
-	for _, addr := range addrs {
+func hasAddr(addrs map[grpc.Address]addrConn, targetAddr string) bool {
+	for addr := range addrs {
 		if targetAddr == addr.Addr {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -165,6 +169,30 @@ func hasAddr(addrs []grpc.Address, targetAddr string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+type addrConn struct {
+	active bool
+	last   time.Time
+}
+
+func setActive(addrs map[grpc.Address]addrConn, targetAddr string, active bool) (down bool) {
+	for addr, v := range addrs {
+		if targetAddr == addr.Addr {
+			// TODO: configure interval
+			if !v.active && time.Since(v.last) < time.Minute {
+				fmt.Println("addr timed out", v.last)
+				return false
+			}
+			ac := addrConn{active: active}
+			if active {
+				ac.last = time.Now()
+			}
+			addrs[addr] = ac
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (b *simpleBalancer) updateNotifyLoop() {
 	defer close(b.donec)
 
@@ -221,7 +249,14 @@ func (b *simpleBalancer) updateNotifyLoop() {
 
 func (b *simpleBalancer) notifyAddrs() {
 	b.mu.RLock()
-	addrs := b.addrs
+	multi := len(b.addrs) > 1 // if single, retry the only endpoint
+	addrs := make([]grpc.Address, 0, len(b.addrs))
+	for addr, ac := range b.addrs {
+		if b.keepAlive && multi && !ac.active {
+			continue
+		}
+		addrs = append(addrs, addr)
+	}
 	b.mu.RUnlock()
 	select {
 	case b.notifyCh <- addrs:
@@ -229,6 +264,9 @@ func (b *simpleBalancer) notifyAddrs() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Up is called by gRPC client after address connection state
+// becomes connectivity.Ready. This is after HTTP/2 client
+// establishes the transport.
 func (b *simpleBalancer) Up(addr grpc.Address) func(error) {
 	b.mu.Lock()
 	defer b.mu.Unlock()
@@ -244,6 +282,11 @@ func (b *simpleBalancer) Up(addr grpc.Address) func(error) {
 	if !hasAddr(b.addrs, addr.Addr) {
 		return func(err error) {}
 	}
+	if !setActive(b.addrs, addr.Addr, true) { // mark connectivity state as active
+		// it is possible that Up is called before gRPC receives Notify()
+		// and tears down keepalive timed-out endpoints
+		return func(err error) {}
+	}
 	if b.pinAddr != "" {
 		return func(err error) {}
 	}
@@ -255,8 +298,15 @@ func (b *simpleBalancer) Up(addr grpc.Address) func(error) {
 	b.readyOnce.Do(func() { close(b.readyc) })
 	return func(err error) {
 		b.mu.Lock()
+		if b.keepAlive &&
+			(err.Error() == "grpc: failed with network I/O error" ||
+				err.Error() == "grpc: the connection is drained") {
+			// set as connectivity.TransientFailure until next Up
+			// TODO: undo this when connection is up
+			setActive(b.addrs, addr.Addr, false)
+		}
 		b.upc = make(chan struct{})
-		close(b.downc)
+		close(b.downc) // trigger notifyAddrs
 		b.pinAddr = ""
 		b.mu.Unlock()
 	}
diff --git a/clientv3/client.go b/clientv3/client.go
index 1f8c83f5750c..66a3af540161 100644
--- a/clientv3/client.go
+++ b/clientv3/client.go
@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ func newClient(cfg *Config) (*Client, error) {
 	}
 
 	client.balancer = newSimpleBalancer(cfg.Endpoints)
+	client.balancer.mu.Lock()
+	client.balancer.keepAlive = cfg.DialKeepAliveTime > 0
+	client.balancer.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// use Endpoints[0] so that for https:// without any tls config given, then
 	// grpc will assume the ServerName is in the endpoint.
 	conn, err := client.dial(cfg.Endpoints[0], grpc.WithBalancer(client.balancer))