diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 73c61b8..af12980 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ Changelog
 next
 ====
 
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+* Reset per-consumer state to fix the hangs after a consumer restart.
+  (`#107 <https://github.com/clokep/celery-batches/issues/107>`_)
+
 Maintenance
 -----------
 
diff --git a/celery_batches/__init__.py b/celery_batches/__init__.py
index f70b6ec..521c011 100644
--- a/celery_batches/__init__.py
+++ b/celery_batches/__init__.py
@@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ def Strategy(self, task: "Batches", app: Celery, consumer: Consumer) -> Callable
         # the default strategy does.
         #
         # See Batches._do_flush for ETA handling.
+
+        # Strategy() runs every time the consumer (re)starts, including after a
+        # lost broker connection is re-established. Reset the per-consumer state
+        # so that the next message properly re-arms the flush timer.
+        if self._tref is not None:
+            self._tref.cancel()
+        self._tref = None
+        self._buffer = Queue()
+        self._pending = Queue()
+        self._count = count(1)
+
         self._pool = consumer.pool
 
         hostname = consumer.hostname
diff --git a/t/unit/__init__.py b/t/unit/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/t/unit/test_strategy.py b/t/unit/test_strategy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a615456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/unit/test_strategy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from typing import Any, cast
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from celery_batches import Batches
+
+from celery import Celery
+
+
+def _make_batch_task() -> Batches:
+    app = Celery("test_batches_strategy", set_as_current=False)
+
+    # Celery's task decorator is untyped, so it returns Any.
+    @app.task(base=Batches, flush_every=2, flush_interval=10)
+    def dummy(requests: list) -> None:
+        return None
+
+    return cast(Batches, dummy)
+
+
+def _mock_consumer() -> MagicMock:
+    consumer = MagicMock()
+    consumer.connection_errors = ()
+    return consumer
+
+
+def test_strategy_rearms_flush_timer_after_reconnect() -> None:
+    """Strategy() must reset per-consumer state so a reconnect re-arms the timer.
+
+    Regression test for the wedge where, after a broker reconnect, the stale
+    flush timer (``self._tref``) stayed set and was never re-armed on the new
+    event-loop hub, so the worker stopped flushing batches.
+    """
+    task = _make_batch_task()
+
+    # Simulate state left over from a previous (now dead) consumer. The mock is
+    # typed as Any so that assigning it does not narrow ``_tref`` away from
+    # Optional, which would make the ``is None`` assertion below unreachable.
+    stale_timer: Any = MagicMock()
+    task._tref = stale_timer
+    task._buffer.put(MagicMock())
+    task._pending.put(MagicMock())
+    next(task._count)
+
+    handler = task.Strategy(task, task.app, _mock_consumer())
+
+    # The stale timer is cancelled and cleared so the next message re-arms it
+    # via the ``if self._tref is None`` guard in the message handler.
+    stale_timer.cancel.assert_called_once_with()
+    assert task._tref is None
+    # Buffers tied to the old connection are dropped, and the flush counter is
+    # reset so flush_every alignment starts fresh.
+    assert task._buffer.empty()
+    assert task._pending.empty()
+    assert next(task._count) == 1
+    assert callable(handler)
+
+
+def test_strategy_without_existing_timer_is_a_noop_reset() -> None:
+    """First consumer start (no prior timer) must not raise."""
+    task = _make_batch_task()
+    assert task._tref is None
+
+    handler = task.Strategy(task, task.app, _mock_consumer())
+
+    assert task._tref is None
+    assert callable(handler)