diff --git a/src/pcsc.hxx b/src/pcsc.hxx
index 227522a..650c946 100644
--- a/src/pcsc.hxx
+++ b/src/pcsc.hxx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace pcsc {
 
   //! @addtogroup pcsclib
   //@{
-  
+
   //============================================================================
   class Connection {
       
@@ -306,11 +306,32 @@ namespace pcsc {
             rPci.cbPciLength = sizeof(rPci);
             // log only in verbose debuggung; could log pins
             CRYPTOLOG_VERBOSE("SCardTransmit: "<<crypto::hex(in));
-            check(SCardTransmit(_id, &rPci,
-                                (LPCBYTE)in.c_str(),
-                                in.size(),
-                                0, buff, &len),
-                  "smartcard transmit message "+crypto::hex(in));
+            try {
+              check(SCardTransmit(_id, &rPci,
+                                  (LPCBYTE)in.c_str(),
+                                  in.size(),
+                                  0, buff, &len),
+                    "smartcard transmit message "+crypto::hex(in));
+            } catch (...) {
+              // try to fix Apple's Mac OS X 10.10 implementation bug
+#             ifdef __APPLE__
+                /*! @bug Work around Mac OSX 10.10 bug. On Mac OSX
+                         10.10 there is a bug in PCSC: After a
+                         reconnect, first transaction (SCardTransmit)
+                         fails with SCARD_W_RESET_CARD
+                         (0x80100068). */
+                if (_status==SCARD_W_RESET_CARD) { // just resend once
+                  check(SCardTransmit(_id, &rPci,
+                                      (LPCBYTE)in.c_str(),
+                                      in.size(),
+                                      0, buff, &len),
+                        "smartcard transmit message "+crypto::hex(in));
+                  continue; // this time: success 
+                }
+#             else
+                throw; // just rethrow otherwise
+#             endif
+            }
             //CRYPTOLOG(" -> "<<crypto::hex(std::string((char*)buff, len)));
             return std::string((char*)buff, len);
           }