diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index aae2a897..9b25316f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp v0.7.4
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20220411215720-9780585627b5
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20220922220347-f3bd1da661af
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.7.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7bbdf5b4..08f8021f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20200708004538-1a94d8640e99/go.mod h1:ZgVRPoUq/hf
 github.com/google/renameio v0.1.0/go.mod h1:KWCgfxg9yswjAJkECMjeO8J8rahYeXnNhOm40UhjYkI=
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:0Wqv26UfaUD9n4G6kQubkQ+KchISgw+vpHVxEJEs9eg=
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.5/go.mod h1:DWXyrwAJ9X0FpwwEdw+IPEYBICEFu5mhpdKc/us6bOk=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 h1:035FKYIWjmULyFRBKPs8TBQoi0x6d9G4xc9neXJWAZQ=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2/go.mod h1:kO/YDlP8L1346E6Sodw+PrpBSV4/SoxCXGY6BqNFT48=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.2 h1:CG6TE5H9/JXsFWJCfoIVpKFIkFe6ysEuHirp4DxCsHI=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.2/go.mod h1:5CU+agLiy3J7N7QjHK5d05KxGsuXiQLrjA0H7acj2lQ=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp v0.7.4 h1:ZQgVdpTdAL7WpMIwLzCfbalOcSUdkDZnpUv3/+BxzFA=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp v0.7.4/go.mod h1:Jy/gPYAdjqffZ/yFGCFV2doI5wjtH1ewM9u8iYVjtX8=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.1/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZN
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20190812154241-14fe0d1b01d4/go.mod h1:xMI15A0UPsDsEKsMN9yxemIoYk6Tm2C1GtYGdfGttqA=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qt09Ya8vawLte6SNmTgCsAVtYtaKzEcn8ATUoHMkEqE=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0 h1:2E4SXV/wtOkTonXsotYi4li6zVWxYlZuYNCXe9XRJyk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=
diff --git a/godo.go b/godo.go
index b858f67e..04cc42bf 100644
--- a/godo.go
+++ b/godo.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-querystring/query"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 )
@@ -92,6 +93,29 @@ type Client struct {
 
 	// Optional rate limiter to ensure QoS.
 	rateLimiter *rate.Limiter
+
+	// Optional retry values. Setting the RetryConfig.RetryMax value enables automatically retrying requests
+	// that fail with 429 or 500-level response codes using the go-retryablehttp client
+	RetryConfig RetryConfig
+}
+
+// RetryConfig sets the values used for enabling retries and backoffs for
+// requests that fail with 429 or 500-level response codes using the go-retryablehttp client.
+// RetryConfig.RetryMax must be configured to enable this behavior. RetryConfig.RetryWaitMin and
+// RetryConfig.RetryWaitMax are optional, with the default values being 1.0 and 30.0, respectively.
+//
+// You can use
+//
+//	godo.PtrTo(1.0)
+//
+// to explicitly set the RetryWaitMin and RetryWaitMax values.
+//
+// Note: Opting to use the go-retryablehttp client will overwrite any custom HTTP client passed into New().
+// Only the custom HTTP client's custom transport and timeout will be maintained.
+type RetryConfig struct {
+	RetryMax     int
+	RetryWaitMin *float64 // Minimum time to wait
+	RetryWaitMax *float64 // Maximum time to wait
 }
 
 // RequestCompletionCallback defines the type of the request callback function
@@ -271,6 +295,33 @@ func New(httpClient *http.Client, opts ...ClientOpt) (*Client, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// if retryMax is set it will use the retryablehttp client.
+	if c.RetryConfig.RetryMax > 0 {
+		retryableClient := retryablehttp.NewClient()
+		retryableClient.RetryMax = c.RetryConfig.RetryMax
+
+		if c.RetryConfig.RetryWaitMin != nil {
+			retryableClient.RetryWaitMin = time.Duration(*c.RetryConfig.RetryWaitMin * float64(time.Second))
+		}
+		if c.RetryConfig.RetryWaitMax != nil {
+			retryableClient.RetryWaitMax = time.Duration(*c.RetryConfig.RetryWaitMax * float64(time.Second))
+		}
+
+		// if timeout is set, it is maintained before overwriting client with StandardClient()
+		retryableClient.HTTPClient.Timeout = c.client.Timeout
+
+		var source *oauth2.Transport
+		if _, ok := c.client.Transport.(*oauth2.Transport); ok {
+			source = c.client.Transport.(*oauth2.Transport)
+		}
+		c.client = retryableClient.StandardClient()
+		c.client.Transport = &oauth2.Transport{
+			Base:   c.client.Transport,
+			Source: source.Source,
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	return c, nil
 }
 
@@ -315,6 +366,17 @@ func SetStaticRateLimit(rps float64) ClientOpt {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithRetryAndBackoffs sets retry values. Setting the RetryConfig.RetryMax value enables automatically retrying requests
+// that fail with 429 or 500-level response codes using the go-retryablehttp client
+func WithRetryAndBackoffs(retryConfig RetryConfig) ClientOpt {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.RetryConfig.RetryMax = retryConfig.RetryMax
+		c.RetryConfig.RetryWaitMax = retryConfig.RetryWaitMax
+		c.RetryConfig.RetryWaitMin = retryConfig.RetryWaitMin
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // NewRequest creates an API request. A relative URL can be provided in urlStr, which will be resolved to the
 // BaseURL of the Client. Relative URLS should always be specified without a preceding slash. If specified, the
 // value pointed to by body is JSON encoded and included in as the request body.
diff --git a/godo_test.go b/godo_test.go
index 62f49798..0badba83 100644
--- a/godo_test.go
+++ b/godo_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 )
 
@@ -603,6 +604,54 @@ func TestDo_rateLimit_errorResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestWithRetryAndBackoffs tests the retryablehttp client's default retry policy.
+func TestWithRetryAndBackoffs(t *testing.T) {
+	// Mock server which always responds 500.
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	url, _ := url.Parse(server.URL)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/foo", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(500)
+	})
+
+	tokenSrc := oauth2.StaticTokenSource(&oauth2.Token{
+		AccessToken: "new_token",
+	})
+
+	oauth_client := oauth2.NewClient(oauth2.NoContext, tokenSrc)
+
+	waitMax := PtrTo(6.0)
+	waitMin := PtrTo(3.0)
+
+	retryConfig := RetryConfig{
+		RetryMax:     3,
+		RetryWaitMin: waitMin,
+		RetryWaitMax: waitMax,
+	}
+
+	// Create the client. Use short retry windows so we fail faster.
+	client, err := New(oauth_client, WithRetryAndBackoffs(retryConfig))
+	client.BaseURL = url
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create the request
+	req, err := client.NewRequest(ctx, http.MethodGet, "/foo", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expectingErr := "giving up after 4 attempt(s)"
+	// Send the request.
+	_, err = client.Do(context.Background(), req, nil)
+	if err == nil || !strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), expectingErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected giving up error, got: %#v", err)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func checkCurrentPage(t *testing.T, resp *Response, expectedPage int) {
 	links := resp.Links
 	p, err := links.CurrentPage()