diff --git a/api/types/load_traffic.go b/api/types/load_traffic.go
index 0d61661..0bba901 100644
--- a/api/types/load_traffic.go
+++ b/api/types/load_traffic.go
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ type LoadProfileSpec struct {
 	ContentType ContentType `json:"contentType" yaml:"contentType"`
 	// DisableHTTP2 means client will use HTTP/1.1 protocol if it's true.
 	DisableHTTP2 bool `json:"disableHTTP2" yaml:"disableHTTP2"`
+	// MaxRetries makes the request use the given integer as a ceiling of
+	// retrying upon receiving "Retry-After" headers and 429 status-code
+	// in the response (<= 0 means no retry).
+	MaxRetries int `json:"maxRetries" yaml:"maxRetries"`
 	// Requests defines the different kinds of requests with weights.
 	// The executor should randomly pick by weight.
 	Requests []*WeightedRequest
diff --git a/cmd/kperf/commands/runner/runner.go b/cmd/kperf/commands/runner/runner.go
index 5b4e73e..6a08dbb 100644
--- a/cmd/kperf/commands/runner/runner.go
+++ b/cmd/kperf/commands/runner/runner.go
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ var runCommand = cli.Command{
 			Name:  "disable-http2",
 			Usage: "Disable HTTP2 protocol",
 		},
+		cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:  "max-retries",
+			Usage: "Retry request after receiving 429 http code (<=0 means no retry)",
+			Value: 0,
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "result",
 			Usage: "Path to the file which stores results",
@@ -170,6 +175,9 @@ func loadConfig(cliCtx *cli.Context) (*types.LoadProfile, error) {
 	if v := "disable-http2"; cliCtx.IsSet(v) {
 		profileCfg.Spec.DisableHTTP2 = cliCtx.Bool(v)
 	}
+	if v := "max-retries"; cliCtx.IsSet(v) {
+		profileCfg.Spec.MaxRetries = cliCtx.Int(v)
+	}
 
 	if err := profileCfg.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/request/random.go b/request/random.go
index 8bd061f..b01202b 100644
--- a/request/random.go
+++ b/request/random.go
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ func NewWeightedRandomRequests(spec *types.LoadProfileSpec) (*WeightedRandomRequ
 		var builder RESTRequestBuilder
 		switch {
 		case r.StaleList != nil:
-			builder = newRequestListBuilder(r.StaleList, "0")
+			builder = newRequestListBuilder(r.StaleList, "0", spec.MaxRetries)
 		case r.QuorumList != nil:
-			builder = newRequestListBuilder(r.QuorumList, "")
+			builder = newRequestListBuilder(r.QuorumList, "", spec.MaxRetries)
 		case r.StaleGet != nil:
-			builder = newRequestGetBuilder(r.StaleGet, "0")
+			builder = newRequestGetBuilder(r.StaleGet, "0", spec.MaxRetries)
 		case r.QuorumGet != nil:
-			builder = newRequestGetBuilder(r.QuorumGet, "")
+			builder = newRequestGetBuilder(r.QuorumGet, "", spec.MaxRetries)
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implement for PUT yet")
 		}
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ type requestGetBuilder struct {
 	namespace       string
 	name            string
 	resourceVersion string
+	maxRetries      int
 }
 
-func newRequestGetBuilder(src *types.RequestGet, resourceVersion string) *requestGetBuilder {
+func newRequestGetBuilder(src *types.RequestGet, resourceVersion string, maxRetries int) *requestGetBuilder {
 	return &requestGetBuilder{
 		version: schema.GroupVersion{
 			Group:   src.Group,
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ func newRequestGetBuilder(src *types.RequestGet, resourceVersion string) *reques
 		namespace:       src.Namespace,
 		name:            src.Name,
 		resourceVersion: resourceVersion,
+		maxRetries:      maxRetries,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ func (b *requestGetBuilder) Build(cli rest.Interface) (string, *rest.Request) {
 			&metav1.GetOptions{ResourceVersion: b.resourceVersion},
 			scheme.ParameterCodec,
 			schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"},
-		)
+		).MaxRetries(b.maxRetries)
 }
 
 type requestListBuilder struct {
@@ -175,9 +177,10 @@ type requestListBuilder struct {
 	limit           int64
 	labelSelector   string
 	resourceVersion string
+	maxRetries      int
 }
 
-func newRequestListBuilder(src *types.RequestList, resourceVersion string) *requestListBuilder {
+func newRequestListBuilder(src *types.RequestList, resourceVersion string, maxRetries int) *requestListBuilder {
 	return &requestListBuilder{
 		version: schema.GroupVersion{
 			Group:   src.Group,
@@ -188,6 +191,7 @@ func newRequestListBuilder(src *types.RequestList, resourceVersion string) *requ
 		limit:           int64(src.Limit),
 		labelSelector:   src.Selector,
 		resourceVersion: resourceVersion,
+		maxRetries:      maxRetries,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -215,5 +219,5 @@ func (b *requestListBuilder) Build(cli rest.Interface) (string, *rest.Request) {
 			},
 			scheme.ParameterCodec,
 			schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"},
-		)
+		).MaxRetries(b.maxRetries)
 }