diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 82491cf..930e443 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ IntegerNet_Solr Free for Magento 1
 ===============
 Release Notes
 
+Upcoming
+---------------
+
+- Make the MySQL connection disconnect/reconnect feature configurable (default: off) 
+
 Version 1.7.4 (Jul 17, 2017)
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Model/Resource/Db.php b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Model/Resource/Db.php
index 77f7607..a7b5811 100755
--- a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Model/Resource/Db.php
+++ b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Model/Resource/Db.php
@@ -16,8 +16,18 @@ class IntegerNet_Solr_Model_Resource_Db
      */
     public function disconnectMysql()
     {
+        if (!Mage::getStoreConfigFlag('integernet_solr/indexing/disconnect_mysql_connections')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        /** @var $coreResource Mage_Core_Model_Resource */
+        $coreResource = Mage::getSingleton('core/resource');
+        if (!method_exists($coreResource, 'getConnections')) {
+            return; // method only exists from Magento CE 1.9.1 / EE 1.14.1
+        }
+
         /** @var Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract $connection */
-        foreach (Mage::getSingleton('core/resource')->getConnections() as $name => $connection) {
+        foreach ($coreResource->getConnections() as $name => $connection) {
             if ($connection instanceof Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract) {
                 if ($this->isTransactionOpen($connection)) {
                     continue;
@@ -25,6 +35,7 @@ public function disconnectMysql()
                 $connection->closeConnection();
             }
         }
+
         // connections (adapter objects) must be fully reinitialized, otherwise initStatements are not executed
         Mage::unregister('_singleton/core/resource');
     }
diff --git a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Test/Model/Resource/Db.php b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Test/Model/Resource/Db.php
index d4c8cc9..d210731 100644
--- a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Test/Model/Resource/Db.php
+++ b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Test/Model/Resource/Db.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @loadFixture registry
+ * @loadFixture config
  * @doNotIndexAll
  */
 class IntegerNet_Solr_Test_Model_Resource_Db extends EcomDev_PHPUnit_Test_Case
diff --git a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Test/fixtures/config.yaml b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Test/fixtures/config.yaml
index 7bafd13..4073b17 100644
--- a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Test/fixtures/config.yaml
+++ b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/Test/fixtures/config.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config:
   default/integernet_solr/server/http_method: curl
   default/integernet_solr/server/use_https: 0
   default/integernet_solr/server/use_http_basic_auth: 0
+  default/integernet_solr/indexing/disconnect_mysql_connections: 1
   default/integernet_solr/connection_check/is_active: 1
   default/integernet_solr/fuzzy/is_active: 0
   default/integernet_solr/category/is_active: 1
diff --git a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/etc/config.xml b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/etc/config.xml
index 3570cb3..4a657bf 100644
--- a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/etc/config.xml
+++ b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/etc/config.xml
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
             <indexing>
                 <pagesize>1000</pagesize>
                 <delete_documents_before_indexing>1</delete_documents_before_indexing>
+                <disconnect_mysql_connections>0</disconnect_mysql_connections>
             </indexing>
             <fuzzy>
                 <is_active>1</is_active>
diff --git a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/etc/system.xml b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/etc/system.xml
index df5344f..d2b7004 100644
--- a/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/etc/system.xml
+++ b/src/app/code/community/IntegerNet/Solr/etc/system.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
                             <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                             <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                         </swap_cores>
-                        <swap_core translate="label,comment">
+                        <swap_core translate="label">
                             <label>Name of Core to swap active Core with</label>
                             <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                             <sort_order>40</sort_order>
@@ -204,6 +204,16 @@
                                 <swap_cores>1</swap_cores>
                             </depends>
                         </swap_core>
+                        <disconnect_mysql_connections translate="label,comment">
+                            <label>Disconnect and reconnect MySQL Connections during indexing</label>
+                            <comment>Use this to avoid SQL timeout errors during indexing. Only available since Magento CE 1.9.1 / EE 1.14.1.</comment>
+                            <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
+                            <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
+                            <sort_order>50</sort_order>
+                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
+                            <show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
+                            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
+                        </disconnect_mysql_connections>
                     </fields>
                 </indexing>
 
diff --git a/src/app/locale/de_DE/IntegerNet_Solr.csv b/src/app/locale/de_DE/IntegerNet_Solr.csv
index f7a3193..77ac9f4 100644
--- a/src/app/locale/de_DE/IntegerNet_Solr.csv
+++ b/src/app/locale/de_DE/IntegerNet_Solr.csv
@@ -109,4 +109,6 @@
 "Show category filter","Kategorie-Filter anzeigen"
 "Show products which are out of stock","Produkte anzeigen, die nicht auf Lager sind"
 "Solr Priority Multiplier for Products being out of Stock","Solr-Prioritäts-Multiplikator für ausverkaufte Produkte"
-"0 = don't show at all, 1 = don't modify, anything between = lower priority","0 = gar nicht anzeigen, 1 = wie Produkte auf Lager, alles dazwischen = niedrigere Priorität"
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+"0 = don't show at all, 1 = don't modify, anything between = lower priority","0 = gar nicht anzeigen, 1 = wie Produkte auf Lager, alles dazwischen = niedrigere Priorität"
+"Disconnect and reconnect MySQL Connections during indexing","MySQL-Verbindungen während der Indizierung trennen und neu aufbauen"
+"Use this to avoid SQL timeout errors during indexing. Only available since Magento CE 1.9.1 / EE 1.14.1.","Aktivieren Sie diese Option, wenn Sie Timeout-Fehler während der Indizierung erhalten. Verfügbar erst ab Magento CE 1.9.1 / EE 1.14.1."
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