A method for cell reselection includes camping on a first cell in response to detecting the first cell during a first background search. The method also includes recording an IRAT cell reselection serving cell threshold and reselecting a second cell of a second RAT when the first cell of the first RAT is below the threshold and the second cell of the second RAT is above a threshold. The method further includes detecting a second cell of the first RAT in response to performing a second background search and comparing a signal quality of the second cell with a sum of the recorded threshold and a predefined threshold value. The method still further includes on the second cell when the signal quality of the second cell exceeds the threshold plus a predefined threshold.