diff --git a/backend.go b/backend.go
index 13e7081..ebce6fc 100644
--- a/backend.go
+++ b/backend.go
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	ErrAuthRequired    = &SMTPError{
-		Code: 502,
+	ErrAuthRequired = &SMTPError{
+		Code:         502,
 		EnhancedCode: EnhancedCode{5, 7, 0},
-		Message: "Please authenticate first",
+		Message:      "Please authenticate first",
 	}
-	ErrAuthUnsupported    = &SMTPError{
-		Code: 502,
+	ErrAuthUnsupported = &SMTPError{
+		Code:         502,
 		EnhancedCode: EnhancedCode{5, 7, 0},
-		Message: "Authentication not supported",
-	})
+		Message:      "Authentication not supported",
+	}
+)
 
 // A SMTP server backend.
 type Backend interface {
@@ -63,7 +64,10 @@ type MailOptions struct {
 // The methods are called when the remote client issues the matching command.
 type Session interface {
 	// Discard currently processed message.
-	Reset()
+	Reset() error
+
+	// Check that the connection to the server is okay
+	Noop() error
 
 	// Free all resources associated with session.
 	Logout() error
@@ -76,7 +80,6 @@ type Session interface {
 	// Add recipient for currently processed message.
 	Rcpt(to string) error
 	// Set currently processed message contents and send it.
-	// 
 	// r must be consumed before Data returns.
 	Data(r io.Reader) error
 }
diff --git a/backendutil/transform.go b/backendutil/transform.go
index aae0ab8..ac7f7fe 100755
--- a/backendutil/transform.go
+++ b/backendutil/transform.go
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ type transformSession struct {
 	be *TransformBackend
 }
 
-func (s *transformSession) Reset() {
-	s.Session.Reset()
+func (s *transformSession) Reset() error {
+	return s.Session.Reset()
+}
+
+func (s *transformSession) Noop() error {
+	return s.Session.Noop()
 }
 
 func (s *transformSession) AuthPlain(username, password string) error {
diff --git a/backendutil/transform_test.go b/backendutil/transform_test.go
index 471bfc1..b2d51a4 100755
--- a/backendutil/transform_test.go
+++ b/backendutil/transform_test.go
@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ type session struct {
 	msg *message
 }
 
-func (s *session) Reset() {
+func (s *session) Reset() error {
 	s.msg = &message{}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *session) Noop() error {
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *session) Logout() error {
diff --git a/cmd/smtp-debug-server/main.go b/cmd/smtp-debug-server/main.go
index 38d0a90..1b90e85 100644
--- a/cmd/smtp-debug-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/smtp-debug-server/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ func (s *session) Data(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *session) Reset() {}
+func (s *session) Reset() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *session) Noop() error {
+	return nil
+}
 
 func (s *session) Logout() error {
 	return nil
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 89d09f8..410ab1f 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,13 @@ func (s *Session) Data(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Session) Reset() {}
+func (s *Session) Reset() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Session) Noop() error {
+	return nil
+}
 
 func (s *Session) Logout() error {
 	return nil
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 1b2f47a..97104b0 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -72,8 +72,13 @@ func (s *session) AuthPlain(username, password string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *session) Reset() {
+func (s *session) Reset() error {
 	s.msg = &message{}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *session) Noop() error {
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *session) Logout() error {