One of the strengthening methods of composite connection is the employment of reinforcing elements in the adhesive layer. Using of additional elements in the adhesive layer make uniform stress distribution and improves the strength and toughness of the connection. In this paper, metal wires were used to reinforce the adhesive joints of composites. The effects of the number of wires, wire diameter, wire stiffness, angle of wire and the adhesive type on the strength of the adhesive reinforced bonded composite joints were investigated experimentally and numerically. A finite element model was developed to study the stress distribution in the reinforced adhesive joints. The numerical results showed a good agreement with the experimental observation. It was found that increasing the number of wires and wire diameter, choosing a stiffer material for the wire and increasing the wire angle, uniform the stress distribution and reduced the maximum and average stress values in the adhesive layer. For the appropriate reinforcing wire parameters, the joint strength increased more than 90% in this study. It also observed that the using metal wires as a reinforcing element was more effective in the ductile adhesion than the brittle ones.