diff --git a/sonic/controller.go b/sonic/controller.go
index 3e8a58e..5071330 100644
--- a/sonic/controller.go
+++ b/sonic/controller.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func newDriversHolder(
 		opts.PoolMinConnections,
 		opts.PoolMaxConnections,
 		opts.PoolPingThreshold,
+		opts.PoolMaxIdleLifetime,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/sonic/driver.go b/sonic/driver.go
index f58437f..0e69275 100644
--- a/sonic/driver.go
+++ b/sonic/driver.go
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ type driver struct {
 	Port     int
 	Password string
 
+	lastUse  time.Time
 	lastPing time.Time
-	channel  Channel
+
+	channel Channel
 	*connection
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ func (c *driver) Connect() error {
 
 	c.connection, err = newConnection(c)
 	c.lastPing = time.Now()
+	c.lastUse = time.Now()
 
 	return err
 }
@@ -102,10 +105,16 @@ func (c *driver) Ping() error {
 }
 
 // softPing pings the connection if it wasn't pinged for a while.
-func (c *driver) softPing(threshold time.Duration) (ok bool) {
-	if threshold <= 0 || time.Since(c.lastPing) < threshold {
-		return true
+func (c *driver) checkConn(pingThreshold, maxLifetime time.Duration) (ok bool) {
+	if maxLifetime > 0 && time.Since(c.lastUse) > maxLifetime {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	c.lastUse = time.Now()
+
+	if pingThreshold > 0 && time.Since(c.lastPing) > pingThreshold {
+		return c.Ping() == nil
 	}
 
-	return c.Ping() == nil
+	return true
 }
diff --git a/sonic/options.go b/sonic/options.go
index d16b3e6..bdb392d 100644
--- a/sonic/options.go
+++ b/sonic/options.go
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package sonic
 import "time"
 
 type controllerOptions struct {
-	Host               string
-	Port               int
-	Password           string
-	PoolMinConnections int
-	PoolMaxConnections int
-	PoolPingThreshold  time.Duration
-	Channel            Channel
+	Host                string
+	Port                int
+	Password            string
+	PoolMinConnections  int
+	PoolMaxConnections  int
+	PoolPingThreshold   time.Duration
+	PoolMaxIdleLifetime time.Duration
+	Channel             Channel
 }
 
 func (o controllerOptions) With(optionSetters ...OptionSetter) controllerOptions {
@@ -32,9 +33,10 @@ func defaultOptions(
 		Password: password,
 		Channel:  channel,
 
-		PoolMinConnections: 1,
-		PoolMaxConnections: 16,
-		PoolPingThreshold:  time.Minute,
+		PoolMinConnections:  1,
+		PoolMaxConnections:  16,
+		PoolMaxIdleLifetime: 5 * time.Minute,
+		PoolPingThreshold:   0,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -60,9 +62,18 @@ func OptionPoolMinIdleConnections(val int) OptionSetter {
 // OptionPoolPingThreshold sets a minimum ping interval to ensure that
 // the connection is healthy before getting it from the pool.
 //
-// By default is 1m. For disabling set 0.
+// By default is 0s. For disabling set it to 0.
 func OptionPoolPingThreshold(val time.Duration) OptionSetter {
 	return func(o *controllerOptions) {
 		o.PoolPingThreshold = val
 	}
 }
+
+// OptionPoolMaxIdleLifetime sets a minimum lifetime of idle connection.
+//
+// By default is 5m. For disabling set it to 0.
+func OptionPoolMaxIdleLifetime(val time.Duration) OptionSetter {
+	return func(o *controllerOptions) {
+		o.PoolMaxIdleLifetime = val
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sonic/pool.go b/sonic/pool.go
index b0006ed..0991407 100644
--- a/sonic/pool.go
+++ b/sonic/pool.go
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+const recursionLimit = 8
+
 type driversPool struct {
-	driverFactory *driverFactory
-	drivers       chan *driverWrapper
-	pingThreshold time.Duration
+	driverFactory   *driverFactory
+	drivers         chan *driverWrapper
+	pingThreshold   time.Duration
+	maxIdleLifetime time.Duration
 
 	isPoolClosedMu sync.RWMutex
 	isPoolClosed   bool
@@ -19,12 +22,14 @@ func newDriversPool(
 	minIdle int,
 	maxIdle int,
 	pingThreshold time.Duration,
+	maxIdleLifetime time.Duration,
 ) (*driversPool, error) {
 	dp := &driversPool{
 		driverFactory: df,
 		drivers:       make(chan *driverWrapper, maxIdle),
 
-		pingThreshold: pingThreshold,
+		pingThreshold:   pingThreshold,
+		maxIdleLifetime: maxIdleLifetime,
 
 		isPoolClosedMu: sync.RWMutex{},
 		isPoolClosed:   false,
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ func newDriversPool(
 
 // put the connection back.
 func (p *driversPool) put(dw *driverWrapper) {
-	if dw.closed {
+	if dw.driver.closed {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ func (p *driversPool) put(dw *driverWrapper) {
 	defer p.isPoolClosedMu.RUnlock()
 
 	if p.isPoolClosed {
-		dw.close()
+		dw.driver.close()
 
 		return
 	}
@@ -72,8 +77,8 @@ func (p *driversPool) put(dw *driverWrapper) {
 	case p.drivers <- dw:
 	default:
 		// The pool is full.
-		_ = dw.Quit()
-		dw.close()
+		_ = dw.driver.Quit()
+		dw.driver.close()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -89,24 +94,36 @@ func (p *driversPool) Get() (*driverWrapper, error) {
 		return nil, ErrClosed
 	}
 
+	return p.getNextDriver(0)
+}
+
+func (p *driversPool) getNextDriver(depth int) (*driverWrapper, error) {
+	if depth > recursionLimit {
+		return p.newDriver()
+	}
+
 	select {
 	case d := <-p.drivers:
-		if !d.softPing(p.pingThreshold) {
-			d.close()
+		if !d.checkConn(p.pingThreshold, p.maxIdleLifetime) {
+			d.driver.close()
 
-			return p.Get()
+			return p.getNextDriver(depth + 1)
 		}
 
 		return d, nil
 	default:
-		d := p.driverFactory.Build()
+		return p.newDriver()
+	}
+}
 
-		if err := d.Connect(); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+func (p *driversPool) newDriver() (*driverWrapper, error) {
+	d := p.driverFactory.Build()
 
-		return p.wrapDriver(d), nil
+	if err := d.Connect(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	return p.wrapDriver(d), nil
 }
 
 // Close and quit all connections in the pool.
@@ -117,10 +134,10 @@ func (p *driversPool) Close() {
 
 	close(p.drivers)
 	for dw := range p.drivers {
-		if !dw.closed {
-			_ = dw.Quit()
+		if !dw.driver.closed {
+			_ = dw.driver.Quit()
 
-			dw.close()
+			dw.driver.close()
 		}
 	}
 }