diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d4a4be..2ede9a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ You will need to set a few options inside your radicale config file. Example:
 [auth]
 type = radicale_auth_ldap
 
-# LDAP server URL, with protocol and port
+# LDAP server URL, with protocol and port (multiple servers can be separated by spaces)
 ldap_url = ldap://ldap:389
 
 # LDAP base path
diff --git a/radicale_auth_ldap/__init__.py b/radicale_auth_ldap/__init__.py
index 55ed3d5..d5c79f0 100644
--- a/radicale_auth_ldap/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale_auth_ldap/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,16 @@ import radicale_auth_ldap.ldap3imports
 class Auth(BaseAuth):
     def is_authenticated(self, user, password):
         """Check if ``user``/``password`` couple is valid."""
-        SERVER = ldap3.Server(self.configuration.get("auth", "ldap_url"))
+        servers = self.configuration.get("auth", "ldap_url")
+        if ' ' in servers:  # Handle for multiple LDAP server defined in ldap_url with space separation
+            servers = servers.split(' ')
+            self.logger.debug("Multiple servers: %s" % servers)
+            SERVER = ldap3.ServerPool(None)
+            for s in servers:
+                SERVER.add(ldap3.Server(s))
+        else:  # only one server is defined
+            self.logger.debug("Single server: %s" % servers)
+            SERVER = ldap3.Server(servers)
         BASE = self.configuration.get("auth", "ldap_base")
         ATTRIBUTE = self.configuration.get("auth", "ldap_attribute")
         FILTER = self.configuration.get("auth", "ldap_filter")
@@ -45,7 +54,7 @@ class Auth(BaseAuth):
         PASSWORD = self.configuration.get("auth", "ldap_password")
         SCOPE = self.configuration.get("auth", "ldap_scope")
         SUPPORT_EXTENDED = self.configuration.getboolean("auth", "ldap_support_extended", fallback=True)
-        
+
         if BINDDN and PASSWORD:
             conn = ldap3.Connection(SERVER, BINDDN, PASSWORD)
         else: