diff --git a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
index 63349f14a..c9e0c73ea 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
+++ b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
@@ -1154,16 +1154,16 @@ function handleClientReady(client, message)
         //Save the revision in sessioninfos, we take the revision from the info the client send to us
         sessioninfos[client.id].rev = message.client_rev;
 
-        var changesetsNeeded = [];
+        //During the client reconnect, client might miss some revisions from other clients. By using client revision,
+        //this below code sends all the revisions missed during the client reconnect
+        var revisionsNeeded = [];
         var changesets = {};
-        var changesetsAuthor = {};
-        var changesetsTimestamp = {};
 
         var startNum = message.client_rev + 1;
         var endNum = pad.getHeadRevisionNumber() + 1;
 
         async.series([
-          //fetch all changesets we need
+          //push all the revision numbers needed into revisionsNeeded array
           function(callback)
           {
             var headNum = pad.getHeadRevisionNumber();
@@ -1171,67 +1171,69 @@ function handleClientReady(client, message)
               endNum = headNum+1;
             if (startNum < 0)
               startNum = 0;
-            //create a array for all changesets, we will
-            //replace the values with the changeset later
+
             for(var r=startNum;r<endNum;r++)
             {
-              changesetsNeeded.push(r);
+              revisionsNeeded.push(r);
+              changesets[r] = {};
             }
             callback();
           },
-          //get all changesets
+          //get changesets needed for pending revisions
           function(callback)
           {
-            async.eachSeries(changesetsNeeded, function(revNum, callback)
+            async.eachSeries(revisionsNeeded, function(revNum, callback)
             {
               pad.getRevisionChangeset(revNum, function(err, value)
               {
                 if(ERR(err)) return;
-                changesets[revNum] = value;
+                changesets[revNum]['changeset'] = value;
                 callback();
               });
             }, callback);
           },
+          //get author for each changeset
           function(callback)
           {
-            async.eachSeries(changesetsNeeded, function(revNum, callback)
+            async.eachSeries(revisionsNeeded, function(revNum, callback)
             {
               pad.getRevisionAuthor(revNum, function(err, value)
               {
                 if(ERR(err)) return;
-                changesetsAuthor[revNum] = value;
+                changesets[revNum]['author'] = value;
                 callback();
               });
             }, callback);
           },
+          //get timestamp for each changeset
           function(callback)
           {
-            async.eachSeries(changesetsNeeded, function(revNum, callback)
+            async.eachSeries(revisionsNeeded, function(revNum, callback)
             {
               pad.getRevisionDate(revNum, function(err, value)
               {
                 if(ERR(err)) return;
-                changesetsTimestamp[revNum] = value;
+                changesets[revNum]['timestamp'] = value;
                 callback();
               });
             }, callback);
           }
         ],
-        //return err and changeset
+        //return error and pending changesets
         function(err)
         {
           if(ERR(err, callback)) return;
-          async.eachSeries(changesetsNeeded, function(r, callback)
+          async.eachSeries(revisionsNeeded, function(r, callback)
           {
-            var forWire = Changeset.prepareForWire(changesets[r], pad.pool);
+            var forWire = Changeset.prepareForWire(changesets[r]['changeset'], pad.pool);
             var wireMsg = {"type":"COLLABROOM",
                            "data":{type:"CLIENT_RECONNECT",
                                    headRev:pad.getHeadRevisionNumber(),
                                    newRev:r,
                                    changeset:forWire.translated,
                                    apool: forWire.pool,
-                                   author: changesetsAuthor[r],
-                                   currentTime: changesetsTimestamp[r]
+                                   author: changesets[r]['author'],
+                                   currentTime: changesets[r]['timestamp']
                            }};
             client.json.send(wireMsg);
             callback();
diff --git a/src/static/js/collab_client.js b/src/static/js/collab_client.js
index e2f1240af..4bcc6ad2b 100644
--- a/src/static/js/collab_client.js
+++ b/src/static/js/collab_client.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
   var debugMessages = [];
   var msgQueue = [];
 
-  var socketIOError = false;
+  var isPendingRevision = false;
 
   tellAceAboutHistoricalAuthors(serverVars.historicalAuthorData);
   tellAceActiveAuthorInfo(initialUserInfo);
@@ -180,10 +180,15 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
           editor.applyChangesToBase(changeset, author, apool);
         }
       }
+      if (isPendingRevision) {
+        setIsPendingRevision(false);
+      }
     }
 
     var sentMessage = false;
-    if (getSocket().realConnected && !socketIOError)
+    // Check if there are any pending revisions to be received from server.
+    // Allow only if there are no pending revisions to be received from server
+    if (!isPendingRevision)
     {
         var userChangesData = editor.prepareUserChangeset();
         if (userChangesData.changeset)
@@ -203,7 +208,7 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
     }
     else
     {
-        // run again in a few seconds, to detect a reconnect
+        // run again in a few seconds, to check if there was a reconnection attempt
         setTimeout(wrapRecordingErrors("setTimeout(handleUserChanges)", handleUserChanges), 3000);
     }
 
@@ -342,10 +347,12 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
     }
     else if (msg.type == 'CLIENT_RECONNECT')
     {
-      // When client has reconnected but there are no pending changes from other clients
+      // Server sends a CLIENT_RECONNECT message when there is a client reconnect. Server also returns
+      // all pending revisions along with this CLIENT_RECONNECT message
       if (msg.noChanges)
       {
-        socketIOError = false;
+        // If no revisions are pending, just make everything normal
+        setIsPendingRevision(false);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -359,7 +366,7 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
       {
         if (newRev != (msgQueue[msgQueue.length - 1].newRev + 1))
         {
-          window.console.warn("bad message revision on ACCEPT_COMMIT: " + newRev + " not " + (msgQueue[msgQueue.length - 1][0] + 1));
+          window.console.warn("bad message revision on CLIENT_RECONNECT: " + newRev + " not " + (msgQueue[msgQueue.length - 1][0] + 1));
           // setChannelState("DISCONNECTED", "badmessage_acceptcommit");
           return;
         }
@@ -370,7 +377,7 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
 
       if (newRev != (rev + 1))
       {
-        window.console.warn("bad message revision on ACCEPT_COMMIT: " + newRev + " not " + (rev + 1));
+        window.console.warn("bad message revision on CLIENT_RECONNECT: " + newRev + " not " + (rev + 1));
         // setChannelState("DISCONNECTED", "badmessage_acceptcommit");
         return;
       }
@@ -397,8 +404,8 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
 
       if (newRev == headRev)
       {
-        rev = newRev;
-        socketIOError = false;
+        // Once we have applied all pending revisions, make everything normal
+        setIsPendingRevision(false);
       }
     }
     else if (msg.type == "NO_COMMIT_PENDING")
@@ -662,10 +669,11 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
     schedulePerhapsCallIdleFuncs();
   }
 
-  function setSocketIOError(value)
+  function setIsPendingRevision(value)
   {
-    socketIOError = value;
+    isPendingRevision = value;
   }
+
   function callWhenNotCommitting(func)
   {
     idleFuncs.push(func);
@@ -733,7 +741,7 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
     addHistoricalAuthors: tellAceAboutHistoricalAuthors,
     setChannelState: setChannelState,
     setStateIdle: setStateIdle,
-    setSocketIOError: setSocketIOError
+    setIsPendingRevision: setIsPendingRevision
   };
 
   $(document).ready(setUpSocket);
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index 38f8bfebe..ac6d63723 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -207,14 +207,13 @@ function handshake()
   });
 
   socket.on('reconnect', function () {
-    socket.realConnected = true;
     pad.collabClient.setChannelState("CONNECTED");
     pad.sendClientReady(receivedClientVars);
   });
 
   socket.on('reconnecting', function() {
-    socket.realConnected = false;
     pad.collabClient.setStateIdle();
+    pad.collabClient.setIsPendingRevision(true);
     pad.collabClient.setChannelState("RECONNECTING");
   });
 
@@ -223,9 +222,8 @@ function handshake()
   });
 
   socket.on('error', function(error) {
-    socket.realConnected = false;
     pad.collabClient.setStateIdle();
-    pad.collabClient.setSocketIOError(true);
+    pad.collabClient.setIsPendingRevision(true);
   });
 
   var initalized = false;