4 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter.erl b/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter.erl
index 77200cc7d0..d74e091e11 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter.erl
+++ b/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter.erl
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ call(SvcName, App, Message) ->
     | {capx_timeout, 'Unsigned32'()}
     | {disconnect_cb, evaluable()}
     | {length_errors, exit | handle | discard}
-    | {reconnect_timer, 'Unsigned32'()}
+    | {connect_timer, 'Unsigned32'()}
     | {watchdog_timer, 'Unsigned32'() | {module(), atom(), list()}}
     | {watchdog_config, [{okay|suspect, non_neg_integer()}]}
     | {spawn_opt, list()}
diff --git a/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_config.erl b/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_config.erl
index 34b40c3a29..f5ea459fd0 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_config.erl
+++ b/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_config.erl
@@ -537,7 +537,9 @@ opt({capx_timeout, Tmo}) ->
 opt({length_errors, T}) ->
     lists:member(T, [exit, handle, discard]);
 
-opt({reconnect_timer, Tmo}) ->
+opt({K, Tmo})
+  when K == reconnect_timer;  %% deprecated
+       K == connect_timer ->
     ?IS_UINT32(Tmo);
 
 opt({watchdog_timer, {M,F,A}})
diff --git a/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_service.erl b/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_service.erl
index 47e03cd0a0..70e66537ed 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_service.erl
+++ b/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_service.erl
@@ -1143,10 +1143,17 @@ q_restart(false, _) ->
 %%   communicate.
 
 default_tc(connect, Opts) ->
-    proplists:get_value(reconnect_timer, Opts, ?DEFAULT_TC);
+    connect_timer(Opts, ?DEFAULT_TC);
 default_tc(accept, _) ->
     0.
 
+%% Accept both connect_timer and the (older) reconnect_timer, the
+%% latter being a remnant from a time in which the timer did apply to
+%% reconnect attempts.
+connect_timer(Opts, Def0) ->
+    Def = proplists:get_value(reconnect_timer, Opts, Def0),
+    proplists:get_value(connect_timer, Opts, Def).
+
 %% Bound tc below if the watchdog was restarted recently to avoid
 %% continuous restarted in case of faulty config or other problems.
 tc(Time, Tc) ->
@@ -1181,7 +1188,7 @@ tc(false = No, _, _) ->  %% removed
 %% another watchdog to be able to detect that it should transition
 %% from initial into reopen rather than okay. That someone is either
 %% the accepting watchdog upon reception of a CER from the previously
-%% connected peer, or us after reconnect_timer timeout.
+%% connected peer, or us after connect_timer timeout.
 
 close(#watchdog{type = connect}, _) ->
     ok;
@@ -1194,16 +1201,16 @@ close(#watchdog{type = accept,
 
 %% Tell watchdog to (maybe) die later ...
 c(Pid, true, Opts) ->
-    Tc = proplists:get_value(reconnect_timer, Opts, 2*?DEFAULT_TC),
+    Tc = connect_timer(Opts, 2*?DEFAULT_TC),
     erlang:send_after(Tc, Pid, close);
 
 %% ... or now.
 c(Pid, false, _Opts) ->
     Pid ! close.
 
-%% The RFC's only document the behaviour of Tc, our reconnect_timer,
+%% The RFC's only document the behaviour of Tc, our connect_timer,
 %% for the establishment of connections but we also give
-%% reconnect_timer semantics for a listener, being the time within
+%% connect_timer semantics for a listener, being the time within
 %% which a new connection attempt is expected of a connecting peer.
 %% The value should be greater than the peer's Tc + jitter.
 
diff --git a/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_watchdog.erl b/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_watchdog.erl
index 7e75801718..55d46fadea 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_watchdog.erl
+++ b/lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_watchdog.erl
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ code_change(_, State, _) ->
 %% the commentary is ours.
 
 %% Service or watchdog is telling the watchdog of an accepting
-%% transport to die after reconnect_timer expiry or reestablished
+%% transport to die after connect_timer expiry or reestablished
 %% connection (in another transport process) respectively.
 transition(close, #watchdog{status = down}) ->
     {{accept, _}, _, _} = getr(restart), %% assert