diff --git a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/qpid/proton/_reactor.py b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/qpid/proton/_reactor.py
index 89b2e7c..1a5c8d6 100644
--- a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/qpid/proton/_reactor.py
+++ b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/qpid/proton/_reactor.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import os
 import queue
 import re
+import urllib
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
@@ -1098,8 +1099,12 @@ def __init__(self, connection: Connection) -> None:
     def _connect(self, connection: Connection, url: Url) -> None:
         connection.url = url
         # if virtual-host not set, use host from address as default
-        if self.virtual_host is None:
+        if url.path is not None and url.path != "":
+            rabbitmq_vhost = urllib.parse.quote(url.path.replace("+", "%2B"))
+            connection.hostname = "vhost:{}".format(rabbitmq_vhost)
+        else:
             connection.hostname = url.host
+
         _logger.info("Connecting to %r..." % url)
 
         transport = Transport()
diff --git a/tests/http_requests.py b/tests/http_requests.py
index ed0445c..a4a63af 100644
--- a/tests/http_requests.py
+++ b/tests/http_requests.py
@@ -15,6 +15,30 @@ def get_connections_names() -> list:
     return connection_names
 
 
+# not used
+def get_vhosts() -> list:
+    request = "http://localhost:15672/api/vhosts"
+    responses = requests.get(request, auth=HTTPBasicAuth("guest", "guest"))
+    responses.raise_for_status()
+    vhosts = responses.json()
+    vhosts_names = []
+    for vhost in vhosts:
+        vhosts_names.append(vhost["name"])
+    return vhosts_names
+
+
+def create_vhost(vhost_name: str) -> None:
+    request = "http://localhost:15672/api/vhosts/{}".format(vhost_name)
+    responses = requests.put(request, auth=HTTPBasicAuth("guest", "guest"))
+    responses.raise_for_status()
+
+
+def delete_vhost(vhost_name: str) -> None:
+    request = "http://localhost:15672/api/vhosts/{}/".format(vhost_name)
+    responses = requests.delete(request, auth=HTTPBasicAuth("guest", "guest"))
+    responses.raise_for_status()
+
+
 def delete_connections(connection_names: []) -> None:
     for connection_name in connection_names:
         request = (
diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index ef262e0..451e15e 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@
     ValidationCodeException,
     WinSslConfigurationContext,
 )
+from rabbitmq_amqp_python_client.qpid.proton import (
+    ConnectionException,
+)
 
-from .http_requests import delete_all_connections
+from .http_requests import (
+    create_vhost,
+    delete_all_connections,
+    delete_vhost,
+)
 from .utils import token
 
 
@@ -233,3 +240,34 @@ def test_reconnection_parameters() -> None:
         exception = True
 
     assert exception is True
+
+
+def test_connection_vhost() -> None:
+    vhost = "tmpVhost" + str(time.time())
+    create_vhost(vhost)
+    uri = "amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672/{}".format(vhost)
+    environment = Environment(uri=uri)
+    connection = environment.connection()
+    connection.dial()
+    is_correct_vhost = connection._conn.conn.hostname == "vhost:{}".format(vhost)
+    environment.close()
+    delete_vhost(vhost)
+
+    assert is_correct_vhost is True
+
+
+def test_connection_vhost_not_exists() -> None:
+
+    exception = False
+
+    vhost = "tmpVhost" + str(time.time())
+    uri = "amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672/{}".format(vhost)
+
+    environment = Environment(uri=uri)
+    try:
+        connection = environment.connection()
+        connection.dial()
+    except ConnectionException:
+        exception = True
+
+    assert exception is True