diff --git a/state.go b/state.go
index cc422bc1a..cce013866 100644
--- a/state.go
+++ b/state.go
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ func (m *Memberlist) resetNodes() {
 	m.nodeLock.Lock()
 	defer m.nodeLock.Unlock()
 
-	// Move the dead nodes
-	deadIdx := moveDeadNodes(m.nodes)
+	// Move dead nodes, but respect gossip to the dead interval
+	deadIdx := moveDeadNodes(m.nodes, m.config.GossipToTheDeadTime)
 
 	// Deregister the dead nodes
 	for i := deadIdx; i < len(m.nodes); i++ {
diff --git a/state_test.go b/state_test.go
index 57b17246e..093820a7d 100644
--- a/state_test.go
+++ b/state_test.go
@@ -862,6 +862,16 @@ func TestMemberList_ResetNodes(t *testing.T) {
 	d := dead{Node: "test2", Incarnation: 1}
 	m.deadNode(&d)
 
+	m.config.GossipToTheDeadTime = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	m.resetNodes()
+	if len(m.nodes) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad length")
+	}
+	if _, ok := m.nodeMap["test2"]; !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("test2 should not be unmapped")
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 	m.resetNodes()
 	if len(m.nodes) != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad length")
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index a294c3034..a141f625f 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ func pushPullScale(interval time.Duration, n int) time.Duration {
 	return time.Duration(multiplier) * interval
 }
 
-// moveDeadNodes moves all the nodes in the dead state
-// to the end of the slice and returns the index of the first dead node.
-func moveDeadNodes(nodes []*nodeState) int {
+// moveDeadNodes moves nodes that are dead and beyond the gossip to the dead interval
+// to the end of the slice and returns the index of the first moved node.
+func moveDeadNodes(nodes []*nodeState, gossipToTheDeadTime time.Duration) int {
 	numDead := 0
 	n := len(nodes)
 	for i := 0; i < n-numDead; i++ {
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ func moveDeadNodes(nodes []*nodeState) int {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Respect the gossip to the dead interval
+		if time.Since(nodes[i].StateChange) <= gossipToTheDeadTime {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// Move this node to the end
 		nodes[i], nodes[n-numDead-1] = nodes[n-numDead-1], nodes[i]
 		numDead++
diff --git a/util_test.go b/util_test.go
index bed608821..4ea7ba893 100644
--- a/util_test.go
+++ b/util_test.go
@@ -252,29 +252,50 @@ func TestPushPullScale(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMoveDeadNodes(t *testing.T) {
 	nodes := []*nodeState{
 		&nodeState{
-			State: stateDead,
+			State:       stateDead,
+			StateChange: time.Now().Add(-20 * time.Second),
 		},
 		&nodeState{
-			State: stateAlive,
+			State:       stateAlive,
+			StateChange: time.Now().Add(-20 * time.Second),
 		},
+		// This dead node should not be moved, as its state changed
+		// less than the specified GossipToTheDead time ago
 		&nodeState{
-			State: stateAlive,
+			State:       stateDead,
+			StateChange: time.Now().Add(-10 * time.Second),
 		},
 		&nodeState{
-			State: stateDead,
+			State:       stateAlive,
+			StateChange: time.Now().Add(-20 * time.Second),
 		},
 		&nodeState{
-			State: stateAlive,
+			State:       stateDead,
+			StateChange: time.Now().Add(-20 * time.Second),
+		},
+		&nodeState{
+			State:       stateAlive,
+			StateChange: time.Now().Add(-20 * time.Second),
 		},
 	}
 
-	idx := moveDeadNodes(nodes)
-	if idx != 3 {
+	idx := moveDeadNodes(nodes, (15 * time.Second))
+	if idx != 4 {
 		t.Fatalf("bad index")
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < idx; i++ {
-		if nodes[i].State != stateAlive {
-			t.Fatalf("Bad state %d", i)
+		fmt.Println("index %d, state %d", i, nodes[i].State)
+		switch i {
+		case 2:
+			// Recently dead node remains at index 2,
+			// since nodes are swapped out to move to end.
+			if nodes[i].State != stateDead {
+				t.Fatalf("Bad state %d", i)
+			}
+		default:
+			if nodes[i].State != stateAlive {
+				t.Fatalf("Bad state %d", i)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	for i := idx; i < len(nodes); i++ {