diff --git a/redis/connection.py b/redis/connection.py
index 310f06e204..e2dff43e03 100755
--- a/redis/connection.py
+++ b/redis/connection.py
@@ -1043,6 +1043,7 @@ def reset(self):
     def make_connection(self):
         "Make a fresh connection."
         connection = self.connection_class(**self.connection_kwargs)
+        connection.pool_generation = self.generation
         self._connections.append(connection)
         return connection
 
@@ -1071,6 +1072,12 @@ def get_connection(self, command_name, *keys, **options):
             # raised unless handled by application code. If you want never to
             raise ConnectionError("No connection available.")
 
+        # If the pool generation differs, close the connection and open a new one.
+        if connection is not None and connection.pool_generation != self.generation:
+            self._remove_connection(connection)
+            connection.disconnect()
+            connection = None
+
         # If the ``connection`` is actually ``None`` then that's a cue to make
         # a new connection to add to the pool.
         if connection is None:
@@ -1085,7 +1092,14 @@ def release(self, connection):
         if connection.pid != self.pid:
             return
 
-        # Put the connection back into the pool.
+        # If we are releasing a connection that is no longer the same as the pool's generation,
+        # we will disconnect it.
+        if connection.pool_generation != self.generation:
+            self._remove_connection(connection)
+            connection.disconnect()
+            connection = None
+
+        # Put the connection, or None back into the pool.
         try:
             self.pool.put_nowait(connection)
         except Full:
@@ -1093,7 +1107,17 @@ def release(self, connection):
             # we don't want this connection
             pass
 
-    def disconnect(self):
+    def disconnect(self, immediate=False):
         "Disconnects all connections in the pool."
-        for connection in self._connections:
-            connection.disconnect()
+        self.generation += 1
+
+        if immediate:
+            for connection in self._connections:
+                connection.disconnect()
+
+    def _remove_connection(self, connection):
+        "Remove a connection from the list of connections."
+        try:
+            self._connections.remove(connection)
+        except IndexError:
+            pass
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diff --git a/tests/test_connection_pool.py b/tests/test_connection_pool.py
index 6b2478aae8..fe2f6e70f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection_pool.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection_pool.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ class DummyConnection(object):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.kwargs = kwargs
         self.pid = os.getpid()
+        self.disconnected = False
+
+    def disconnect(self):
+        self.disconnected = True
 
 
 class TestConnectionPool(object):
@@ -127,6 +131,35 @@ def test_reuse_previously_released_connection(self):
         c2 = pool.get_connection('_')
         assert c1 == c2
 
+    def test_disconnect_changes_generation_and_returns_new_connection(self):
+        pool = self.get_pool()
+        c1 = pool.get_connection('_')
+        pool.release(c1)
+        assert pool.generation == 0
+        pool.disconnect()
+        assert pool.generation == 1
+        c2 = pool.get_connection('_')
+        assert c1 != c2
+
+    def test_disconnect_happens_when_releasing_connection_when_pool_generation_changes(self):
+        pool = self.get_pool()
+        c1 = pool.get_connection('_')
+        pool.disconnect()
+        assert not c1.disconnected
+        pool.release(c1)
+        assert c1.disconnected
+        c2 = pool.get_connection('_')
+        assert c1 != c2
+
+    def test_disconnect_disconnects_immediately(self):
+        pool = self.get_pool()
+        c1 = pool.get_connection('_')
+        pool.disconnect(immediate=True)
+        assert c1.disconnected
+        pool.release(c1)
+        c2 = pool.get_connection('_')
+        assert c1 != c2
+
     def test_repr_contains_db_info_tcp(self):
         pool = redis.ConnectionPool(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
         expected = 'ConnectionPool<Connection<host=localhost,port=6379,db=0>>'