diff --git a/lib/httpd.c b/lib/httpd.c
index aae0f10..7140e2e 100644
--- a/lib/httpd.c
+++ b/lib/httpd.c
@@ -214,21 +214,6 @@ httpd_accept_connection(httpd_t *httpd, int server_fd, int is_ipv6)
     remote = netutils_get_address(&remote_saddr, &remote_len, &remote_zone_id);
     assert (local_zone_id == remote_zone_id);
     
-    /* remove existing connections to make way for new connections, if http->nohold is set:
-     * this will only occur if open_connections >= 2  and a connection with CONNECTION_TYPE_RAOP already exists */
-    if (httpd->nohold && httpd->open_connections >= 2)  {
-      if (httpd_count_connection_type(httpd, CONNECTION_TYPE_RAOP)) {
-            logger_log(httpd->logger, LOGGER_INFO, "Destroying current connections to allow connection by new client");
-            for (int i = 0; i<httpd->max_connections; i++) {
-                http_connection_t *connection = &httpd->connections[i];
-                if (!connection->connected) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-	        httpd_remove_connection(httpd, connection);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
     ret = httpd_add_connection(httpd, fd, local, local_len, remote, remote_len, local_zone_id);
     if (ret == -1) {
         shutdown(fd, SHUT_RDWR);
@@ -238,6 +223,22 @@ httpd_accept_connection(httpd_t *httpd, int server_fd, int is_ipv6)
     return 1;
 }
 
+bool
+httpd_nohold(httpd_t *httpd) {
+    return (httpd->nohold ? true: false);
+}
+
+void
+httpd_remove_known_connections(httpd_t *httpd) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < httpd->max_connections; i++) {
+        http_connection_t *connection = &httpd->connections[i];
+        if (!connection->connected || connection->type == CONNECTION_TYPE_UNKNOWN) {
+            continue;
+        }
+	httpd_remove_connection(httpd, connection);
+    }
+}
+
 static THREAD_RETVAL
 httpd_thread(void *arg)
 {
diff --git a/lib/httpd.h b/lib/httpd.h
index 3ebde2f..f64d166 100644
--- a/lib/httpd.h
+++ b/lib/httpd.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ struct httpd_callbacks_s {
     void  (*conn_destroy)(void *ptr);
 };
 typedef struct httpd_callbacks_s httpd_callbacks_t;
+bool httpd_nohold(httpd_t *httpd);
+void httpd_remove_known_connections(httpd_t *httpd);
 
 int httpd_set_connection_type (httpd_t *http, void *user_data, connection_type_t type);
 int httpd_count_connection_type (httpd_t *http, connection_type_t type);
diff --git a/lib/raop.c b/lib/raop.c
index b3c7921..af14baf 100644
--- a/lib/raop.c
+++ b/lib/raop.c
@@ -174,10 +174,20 @@ conn_request(void *ptr, http_request_t *request, http_response_t **response) {
         if (httpd_count_connection_type(conn->raop->httpd, CONNECTION_TYPE_RAOP)) {
             char ipaddr[40];
             utils_ipaddress_to_string(conn->remotelen, conn->remote, conn->zone_id, ipaddr, (int) (sizeof(ipaddr)));
-            logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_WARNING, "rejecting new connection request from %s", ipaddr);
-	    *response = http_response_create();
-            http_response_init(*response, protocol, 409, "Conflict: Server is connected to another client");
-            goto finish;
+            if (httpd_nohold(conn->raop->httpd)) {
+                logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_INFO, "\"nohold\" feature: switch to new connection request from %s", ipaddr);		  
+                if (conn->raop->callbacks.video_reset) {
+		  printf("**************************video_reset*************************\n");
+                    conn->raop->callbacks.video_reset(conn->raop->callbacks.cls);
+		}
+		httpd_remove_known_connections(conn->raop->httpd);
+
+            } else {
+                logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_WARNING, "rejecting new connection request from %s", ipaddr);
+                *response = http_response_create();
+                http_response_init(*response, protocol, 409, "Conflict: Server is connected to another client");
+                goto finish;
+	    }
         }      
         httpd_set_connection_type(conn->raop->httpd, ptr, CONNECTION_TYPE_RAOP);
         conn->connection_type = CONNECTION_TYPE_RAOP;
diff --git a/lib/raop.h b/lib/raop.h
index 63a8ef0..dc1f767 100644
--- a/lib/raop.h
+++ b/lib/raop.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct raop_callbacks_s {
     void  (*register_client) (void *cls, const char *device_id, const char *pk_str, const char *name);
     bool  (*check_register) (void *cls, const char *pk_str);
     void  (*export_dacp) (void *cls, const char *active_remote, const char *dacp_id);
+    void  (*video_reset) (void *cls);
 };
 typedef struct raop_callbacks_s raop_callbacks_t;
 raop_ntp_t *raop_ntp_init(logger_t *logger, raop_callbacks_t *callbacks, const char *remote,
diff --git a/uxplay.cpp b/uxplay.cpp
index fde2bd2..ddf7af9 100644
--- a/uxplay.cpp
+++ b/uxplay.cpp
@@ -1450,6 +1450,14 @@ static bool check_blocked_client(char *deviceid) {
 
 // Server callbacks
 
+extern "C" void video_reset(void *cls) {
+    reset_loop = true;
+    remote_clock_offset = 0;
+    relaunch_video = true;
+}
+
+
+
 extern "C" void display_pin(void *cls, char *pin) {
     int margin = 10;
     int spacing = 3;
@@ -1817,6 +1825,7 @@ static int start_raop_server (unsigned short display[5], unsigned short tcp[3],
     raop_cbs.register_client = register_client;
     raop_cbs.check_register = check_register;
     raop_cbs.export_dacp = export_dacp;
+    raop_cbs.video_reset = video_reset;
 
     raop = raop_init(&raop_cbs);
     if (raop == NULL) {