diff --git a/python/lancedb/remote/client.py b/python/lancedb/remote/client.py
index 35c7d4a6..11e18ab3 100644
--- a/python/lancedb/remote/client.py
+++ b/python/lancedb/remote/client.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 
 import functools
+import logging
+import os
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ import attrs
 import pyarrow as pa
 import requests
 from pydantic import BaseModel
+from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
+from urllib3 import Retry
 
 from lancedb.common import Credential
 from lancedb.remote import VectorQuery, VectorQueryResult
@@ -57,6 +61,10 @@ class RestfulLanceDBClient:
     @functools.cached_property
     def session(self) -> requests.Session:
         sess = requests.Session()
+
+        retry_adapter_instance = retry_adapter(retry_adapter_options())
+        sess.mount(urljoin(self.url, "/v1/table/"), retry_adapter_instance)
+
         adapter_class = LanceDBClientHTTPAdapterFactory()
         sess.mount("https://", adapter_class())
         return sess
@@ -170,3 +178,72 @@ class RestfulLanceDBClient:
         """Query a table."""
         tbl = self.post(f"/v1/table/{table_name}/query/", query, deserialize=_read_ipc)
         return VectorQueryResult(tbl)
+
+    def mount_retry_adapter_for_table(self, table_name: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Adds an http adapter to session that will retry retryable requests to the table.
+        """
+        retry_options = retry_adapter_options(methods=["GET", "POST"])
+        retry_adapter_instance = retry_adapter(retry_options)
+        session = self.session
+
+        session.mount(
+            urljoin(self.url, f"/v1/table/{table_name}/query/"), retry_adapter_instance
+        )
+        session.mount(
+            urljoin(self.url, f"/v1/table/{table_name}/describe/"),
+            retry_adapter_instance,
+        )
+        session.mount(
+            urljoin(self.url, f"/v1/table/{table_name}/index/list/"),
+            retry_adapter_instance,
+        )
+
+
+def retry_adapter_options(methods=["GET"]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "retries": int(os.environ.get("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_RETRIES", "3")),
+        "connect_retries": int(os.environ.get("LANCE_CLIENT_CONNECT_RETRIES", "3")),
+        "read_retries": int(os.environ.get("LANCE_CLIENT_READ_RETRIES", "3")),
+        "backoff_factor": float(
+            os.environ.get("LANCE_CLIENT_RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTOR", "0.25")
+        ),
+        "backoff_jitter": float(
+            os.environ.get("LANCE_CLIENT_RETRY_BACKOFF_JITTER", "0.25")
+        ),
+        "statuses": [
+            int(i.strip())
+            for i in os.environ.get(
+                "LANCE_CLIENT_RETRY_STATUSES", "429, 500, 502, 503"
+            ).split(",")
+        ],
+        "methods": methods,
+    }
+
+
+def retry_adapter(options: Dict[str, Any]) -> HTTPAdapter:
+    total_retries = options["retries"]
+    connect_retries = options["connect_retries"]
+    read_retries = options["read_retries"]
+    backoff_factor = options["backoff_factor"]
+    backoff_jitter = options["backoff_jitter"]
+    statuses = options["statuses"]
+    methods = frozenset(options["methods"])
+    logging.debug(
+        f"Setting up retry adapter with {total_retries} retries,"  # noqa G003
+        + f"connect retries {connect_retries}, read retries {read_retries},"
+        + f"backoff factor {backoff_factor}, statuses {statuses}, "
+        + f"methods {methods}"
+    )
+
+    return HTTPAdapter(
+        max_retries=Retry(
+            total=total_retries,
+            connect=connect_retries,
+            read=read_retries,
+            backoff_factor=backoff_factor,
+            backoff_jitter=backoff_jitter,
+            status_forcelist=statuses,
+            allowed_methods=methods,
+        )
+    )
diff --git a/python/lancedb/remote/db.py b/python/lancedb/remote/db.py
index 3a88152f..2b84f6c2 100644
--- a/python/lancedb/remote/db.py
+++ b/python/lancedb/remote/db.py
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ class RemoteDBConnection(DBConnection):
         """
         from .table import RemoteTable
 
+        self._client.mount_retry_adapter_for_table(name)
+
         # check if table exists
         try:
             self._client.post(f"/v1/table/{name}/describe/")
diff --git a/python/tests/test_remote_db.py b/python/tests/test_remote_db.py
index d4928c6a..bca4451f 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_remote_db.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_remote_db.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class FakeLanceDBClient:
     def post(self, path: str):
         pass
 
+    def mount_retry_adapter_for_table(self, table_name: str):
+        pass
+
 
 def test_remote_db():
     conn = lancedb.connect("db://client-will-be-injected", api_key="fake")