diff --git a/kombu/transport/redis.py b/kombu/transport/redis.py
index 9348a1ba..95578509 100644
--- a/kombu/transport/redis.py
+++ b/kombu/transport/redis.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from kombu.utils.scheduling import cycle_by_name
 from kombu.utils.url import _parse_url
 from kombu.utils.uuid import uuid
 from kombu.utils.compat import _detect_environment
+from kombu.utils.functional import accepts_argument
 
 from . import virtual
 
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ crit, warn = logger.critical, logger.warn
 DEFAULT_PORT = 6379
 DEFAULT_DB = 0
 
+DEFAULT_HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL = 25
+
 PRIORITY_STEPS = [0, 3, 6, 9]
 
 error_classes_t = namedtuple('error_classes_t', (
@@ -903,6 +906,14 @@ class Channel(virtual.Channel):
             'socket_keepalive': self.socket_keepalive,
             'socket_keepalive_options': self.socket_keepalive_options,
         }
+
+        conn_class = self.connection_class
+        if (
+            hasattr(conn_class, '__init__') and
+            accepts_argument(conn_class.__init__, 'health_check_interval')
+        ):
+            connparams['health_check_interval'] = DEFAULT_HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL
+
         if conninfo.ssl:
             # Connection(ssl={}) must be a dict containing the keys:
             # 'ssl_cert_reqs', 'ssl_ca_certs', 'ssl_certfile', 'ssl_keyfile'
@@ -1053,7 +1064,10 @@ class Transport(virtual.Transport):
             [add_reader(fd, on_readable, fd) for fd in cycle.fds]
         loop.on_tick.add(on_poll_start)
         loop.call_repeatedly(10, cycle.maybe_restore_messages)
-        loop.call_repeatedly(30, cycle.maybe_check_subclient_health)
+        loop.call_repeatedly(
+            DEFAULT_HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL,
+            cycle.maybe_check_subclient_health
+        )
 
     def on_readable(self, fileno):
         """Handle AIO event for one of our file descriptors."""
diff --git a/kombu/utils/functional.py b/kombu/utils/functional.py
index 30c3ae8c..a793150e 100644
--- a/kombu/utils/functional.py
+++ b/kombu/utils/functional.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 import random
 import sys
 import threading
+import inspect
 
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ from time import sleep, time
 from vine.utils import wraps
 
 from kombu.five import (
-    UserDict, items, keys, python_2_unicode_compatible, string_t,
+    UserDict, items, keys, python_2_unicode_compatible, string_t, PY3,
 )
 
 from .encoding import safe_repr as _safe_repr
@@ -372,6 +373,19 @@ def reprcall(name, args=(), kwargs=None, sep=', '):
     )
 
 
+def accepts_argument(func, argument_name):
+    if PY3:
+        argument_spec = inspect.getfullargspec(func)
+        return (
+            argument_name in argument_spec.args or
+            argument_name in argument_spec.kwonlyargs
+        )
+
+    argument_spec = inspect.getargspec(func)
+    argument_names = argument_spec.args
+    return argument_name in argument_names
+
+
 # Compat names (before kombu 3.0)
 promise = lazy
 maybe_promise = maybe_evaluate
diff --git a/t/unit/transport/test_redis.py b/t/unit/transport/test_redis.py
index 58e22413..6c0a5229 100644
--- a/t/unit/transport/test_redis.py
+++ b/t/unit/transport/test_redis.py
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ class test_Channel:
         transport.cycle.on_poll_init.assert_called_with(loop.poller)
         loop.call_repeatedly.assert_has_calls([
             call(10, transport.cycle.maybe_restore_messages),
-            call(30, transport.cycle.maybe_check_subclient_health),
+            call(25, transport.cycle.maybe_check_subclient_health),
         ])
         loop.on_tick.add.assert_called()
         on_poll_start = loop.on_tick.add.call_args[0][0]
diff --git a/t/unit/utils/test_functional.py b/t/unit/utils/test_functional.py
index 2ed64761..b5ec03af 100644
--- a/t/unit/utils/test_functional.py
+++ b/t/unit/utils/test_functional.py
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ from itertools import count
 
 from case import Mock, mock, skip
 
-from kombu.five import items
+from kombu.five import (
+    items, PY3,
+)
 from kombu.utils import functional as utils
 from kombu.utils.functional import (
     ChannelPromise, LRUCache, fxrange, fxrangemax, memoize, lazy,
     maybe_evaluate, maybe_list, reprcall, reprkwargs, retry_over_time,
+    accepts_argument,
 )
 
 
@@ -310,3 +313,26 @@ def test_reprkwargs():
 
 def test_reprcall():
     assert reprcall('add', (2, 2), {'copy': True})
+
+
+class test_accepts_arg:
+    def function(self, foo, bar, baz="baz"):
+        pass
+
+    def test_valid_argument(self):
+        assert accepts_argument(self.function, 'self')
+        assert accepts_argument(self.function, 'foo')
+        assert accepts_argument(self.function, 'baz')
+
+    def test_invalid_argument(self):
+        assert not accepts_argument(self.function, 'random_argument')
+        if PY3:
+            assert not accepts_argument(test_accepts_arg, 'foo')
+
+    def test_raise_exception(self):
+        with pytest.raises(Exception):
+            accepts_argument(None, 'foo')
+
+        if not PY3:
+            with pytest.raises(Exception):
+                accepts_argument(test_accepts_arg, 'foo')