diff --git a/graphene/relay/connection.py b/graphene/relay/connection.py
index f85b675f..3e7950bb 100644
--- a/graphene/relay/connection.py
+++ b/graphene/relay/connection.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from ..types import (AbstractType, Boolean, Enum, Int, Interface, List, NonNull,
 from ..types.field import Field
 from ..types.objecttype import ObjectType, ObjectTypeMeta
 from ..types.options import Options
+from ..types import Union
 from ..utils.is_base_type import is_base_type
 from ..utils.props import props
 from .node import is_node
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class IterableConnectionField(Field):
     @property
     def type(self):
         type = super(IterableConnectionField, self).type
-        if is_node(type):
+        if issubclass(type, Union) or is_node(type):
             connection_type = type.Connection
         else:
             connection_type = type
diff --git a/graphene/tests/issues/test_356.py b/graphene/tests/issues/test_356.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 605594e1..00000000
--- a/graphene/tests/issues/test_356.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# https://github.com/graphql-python/graphene/issues/356
-
-import pytest
-import graphene
-from graphene import relay
-
-class SomeTypeOne(graphene.ObjectType):
-    pass
-
-class SomeTypeTwo(graphene.ObjectType):
-    pass
-
-class MyUnion(graphene.Union):
-    class Meta:
-        types = (SomeTypeOne, SomeTypeTwo)
-
-def test_issue():
-    with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
-        class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
-            things = relay.ConnectionField(MyUnion)
-
-        schema = graphene.Schema(query=Query)
-
-    assert str(exc_info.value) == 'IterableConnectionField type have to be a subclass of Connection. Received "MyUnion".'
diff --git a/graphene/types/tests/test_union.py b/graphene/types/tests/test_union.py
index c6e6825c..3b07cebf 100644
--- a/graphene/types/tests/test_union.py
+++ b/graphene/types/tests/test_union.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
 
 from ..objecttype import ObjectType
+from ..schema import Schema
 from ..union import Union
+from graphene.relay.connection import ConnectionField
 
 
 class MyObjectType1(ObjectType):
@@ -41,3 +43,33 @@ def test_generate_union_with_no_types():
             pass
 
     assert str(exc_info.value) == 'Must provide types for Union MyUnion.'
+
+
+def test_union_as_connection():
+    class MyUnion(Union):
+        class Meta:
+            types = (MyObjectType1, MyObjectType2)
+
+    class Query(ObjectType):
+        objects = ConnectionField(MyUnion)
+
+        def resolve_objects(self, args, context, info):
+            return [MyObjectType1(), MyObjectType2()]
+
+    query = '''
+    query {
+        objects {
+            edges {
+                node {
+                    __typename
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    '''
+    schema = Schema(query=Query)
+    result = schema.execute(query)
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert len(result.data['objects']['edges']) == 2
+    assert result.data['objects']['edges'][0]['node']['__typename'] == 'MyObjectType1'
+    assert result.data['objects']['edges'][1]['node']['__typename'] == 'MyObjectType2'
diff --git a/graphene/types/union.py b/graphene/types/union.py
index 3d236000..20cb38c9 100644
--- a/graphene/types/union.py
+++ b/graphene/types/union.py
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 import six
+from functools import partial
 
 from ..utils.is_base_type import is_base_type
 from .options import Options
 
 
+def get_default_connection(cls):
+    from graphene.relay.connection import Connection
+
+    class Meta:
+        node = cls
+
+    return type('{}Connection'.format(cls.__name__), (Connection,), {'Meta': Meta})
+
+
 class UnionMeta(type):
 
     def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
@@ -24,7 +34,15 @@ class UnionMeta(type):
             len(options.types) > 0
         ), 'Must provide types for Union {}.'.format(options.name)
 
-        return type.__new__(cls, name, bases, dict(attrs, _meta=options))
+        cls = type.__new__(cls, name, bases, dict(attrs, _meta=options))
+
+        get_connection = getattr(cls, 'get_connection', None)
+        if not get_connection:
+            get_connection = partial(get_default_connection, cls)
+
+        cls.Connection = get_connection()
+
+        return cls
 
     def __str__(cls):  # noqa: N805
         return cls._meta.name