diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/tcp/reactor/ReactorNettyTcpClient.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/tcp/reactor/ReactorNettyTcpClient.java
index 9168e2b24e4..c57deef8471 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/tcp/reactor/ReactorNettyTcpClient.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/tcp/reactor/ReactorNettyTcpClient.java
@@ -110,19 +110,41 @@ public class ReactorNettyTcpClient<P> implements TcpOperations<P> {
 		this.channelGroup = new DefaultChannelGroup(ImmediateEventExecutor.INSTANCE);
 		this.loopResources = LoopResources.create("tcp-client-loop");
 		this.poolResources = ConnectionProvider.elastic("tcp-client-pool");
+		this.codec = codec;
 
 		this.tcpClient = TcpClient.create(this.poolResources)
 				.host(host).port(port)
 				.runOn(this.loopResources, false)
 				.doOnConnected(conn -> this.channelGroup.add(conn.channel()));
+	}
 
+	/**
+	 * A variant of {@link #ReactorNettyTcpClient(String, int, ReactorNettyCodec)}
+	 * that still manages the lifecycle of the {@link TcpClient} and underlying
+	 * resources, but allows for direct configuration of other properties of the
+	 * client through a {@code Function<TcpClient, TcpClient>}.
+	 * @param clientConfigurer the configurer function
+	 * @param codec for encoding and decoding the input/output byte streams
+	 * @since 5.1.3
+	 * @see org.springframework.messaging.simp.stomp.StompReactorNettyCodec
+	 */
+	public ReactorNettyTcpClient(Function<TcpClient, TcpClient> clientConfigurer, ReactorNettyCodec<P> codec) {
+		Assert.notNull(codec, "ReactorNettyCodec is required");
+
+		this.channelGroup = new DefaultChannelGroup(ImmediateEventExecutor.INSTANCE);
+		this.loopResources = LoopResources.create("tcp-client-loop");
+		this.poolResources = ConnectionProvider.elastic("tcp-client-pool");
 		this.codec = codec;
+
+		this.tcpClient = clientConfigurer.apply(TcpClient
+				.create(this.poolResources)
+				.runOn(this.loopResources, false)
+				.doOnConnected(conn -> this.channelGroup.add(conn.channel())));
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor with an externally created {@link TcpClient} instance whose
 	 * lifecycle is expected to be managed externally.
-	 *
 	 * @param tcpClient the TcpClient instance to use
 	 * @param codec for encoding and decoding the input/output byte streams
 	 * @see org.springframework.messaging.simp.stomp.StompReactorNettyCodec
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc
index bb8b20f1154..5b6a4987e5c 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc
@@ -1641,10 +1641,10 @@ to receive notifications when the "`system`" connection to the broker is lost an
 re-established. For example, a Stock Quote service that broadcasts stock quotes can
 stop trying to send messages when there is no active "`system`" connection.
 
-By default, the STOMP broker relay always connects (and reconnects as needed if
-connectivity is lost) to the same host and port. If you wish to supply multiple addresses,
+By default, the STOMP broker relay always connects, and reconnects as needed if
+connectivity is lost, to the same host and port. If you wish to supply multiple addresses,
 on each attempt to connect, you can configure a supplier of addresses, instead of a
-fixed host and port. The following example shows how to do so:
+fixed host and port. The following example shows how to do that:
 
 ====
 [source,java,indent=0]
@@ -1663,14 +1663,9 @@ public class WebSocketConfig extends AbstractWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer {
 	}
 
 	private ReactorNettyTcpClient<byte[]> createTcpClient() {
-
-		Consumer<ClientOptions.Builder<?>> builderConsumer = builder -> {
-			builder.connectAddress(()-> {
-				// Select address to connect to ...
-			});
-		};
-
-		return new ReactorNettyTcpClient<>(builderConsumer, new StompReactorNettyCodec());
+		return new ReactorNettyTcpClient<>(
+				client -> client.addressSupplier(() -> ... ),
+				new StompReactorNettyCodec());
 	}
 }
 ----