diff --git a/src/blockchain/rpc.rs b/src/blockchain/rpc.rs
index 42df6adc3..b11737e5a 100644
--- a/src/blockchain/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/blockchain/rpc.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 //!     network: bdk::bitcoin::Network::Testnet,
 //!     wallet_name: "wallet_name".to_string(),
 //!     sync_params: None,
+//!     max_tries: 3,
 //! };
 //! let blockchain = RpcBlockchain::from_config(&config);
 //! ```
@@ -45,12 +46,17 @@ use bitcoincore_rpc::json::{
     ListUnspentResultEntry, ScanningDetails,
 };
 use bitcoincore_rpc::jsonrpc::serde_json::{json, Value};
+use bitcoincore_rpc::jsonrpc::{
+    self, simple_http::SimpleHttpTransport, Error as JsonRpcError, Request, Response, Transport,
+};
 use bitcoincore_rpc::Auth as RpcAuth;
 use bitcoincore_rpc::{Client, RpcApi};
 use log::{debug, info};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::fmt;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU8, Ordering};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -80,6 +86,10 @@ pub struct RpcConfig {
     pub wallet_name: String,
     /// Sync parameters
     pub sync_params: Option<RpcSyncParams>,
+    /// Max number of attempts before giving up and returning an error
+    ///
+    /// Set to `0` preserve the old behavior of erroring immediately
+    pub max_tries: u8,
 }
 
 /// Sync parameters for Bitcoin Core RPC.
@@ -195,6 +205,68 @@ impl WalletSync for RpcBlockchain {
     }
 }
 
+struct SimpleHttpWithRetry {
+    inner: SimpleHttpTransport,
+    attempts: AtomicU8,
+    limit: u8,
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_inner {
+    ($self:expr, $method:ident, $req:expr) => {{
+        while $self.attempts.load(Ordering::Relaxed) <= $self.limit {
+            match $self.inner.$method($req.clone()) {
+                Ok(r) => {
+                    $self.attempts.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    return Ok(r);
+                }
+                Err(JsonRpcError::Transport(e)) => {
+                    match e.downcast_ref::<jsonrpc::simple_http::Error>() {
+                        Some(jsonrpc::simple_http::Error::SocketError(io))
+                            if io.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock =>
+                        {
+                            let attempt = $self.attempts.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                            let delay = std::cmp::min(1000, 100 << attempt as u64);
+
+                            debug!(
+                                "Got a WouldBlock error at attempt {}, sleeping for {}ms",
+                                attempt, delay
+                            );
+                            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(delay));
+
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+
+                    $self.attempts.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    return Err(JsonRpcError::Transport(e));
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    $self.attempts.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    return Err(e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $self.attempts.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        Err(JsonRpcError::Transport("All attempts errored".into()))
+    }};
+}
+
+impl Transport for SimpleHttpWithRetry {
+    fn send_request(&self, req: Request) -> Result<Response, JsonRpcError> {
+        impl_inner!(self, send_request, req)
+    }
+
+    fn send_batch(&self, reqs: &[Request]) -> Result<Vec<Response>, JsonRpcError> {
+        impl_inner!(self, send_batch, reqs)
+    }
+
+    fn fmt_target(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.inner.fmt_target(f)
+    }
+}
+
 impl ConfigurableBlockchain for RpcBlockchain {
     type Config = RpcConfig;
 
@@ -203,7 +275,23 @@ impl ConfigurableBlockchain for RpcBlockchain {
     fn from_config(config: &Self::Config) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let wallet_url = format!("{}/wallet/{}", config.url, &config.wallet_name);
 
-        let client = Client::new(wallet_url.as_str(), config.auth.clone().into())?;
+        let mut builder = SimpleHttpTransport::builder()
+            .url(&wallet_url)
+            .map_err(|e| bitcoincore_rpc::Error::JsonRpc(e.into()))?;
+
+        let (user, pass) = bitcoincore_rpc::Auth::from(config.auth.clone()).get_user_pass()?;
+        if let Some(user) = user {
+            builder = builder.auth(user, pass);
+        }
+
+        let transport = SimpleHttpWithRetry {
+            inner: builder.build(),
+            attempts: AtomicU8::new(0),
+            limit: config.max_tries,
+        };
+        let jsonrpc_client = jsonrpc::client::Client::with_transport(transport);
+
+        let client = Client::from_jsonrpc(jsonrpc_client);
         let rpc_version = client.version()?;
 
         info!("connected to '{}' with auth: {:?}", wallet_url, config.auth);
@@ -816,6 +904,7 @@ fn descriptor_from_script_pubkey(script: &Script) -> String {
 ///     wallet_name_prefix: Some("prefix-".to_string()),
 ///     default_skip_blocks: 100_000,
 ///     sync_params: None,
+///     max_tries: 3,
 /// };
 /// let main_wallet_blockchain = factory.build("main_wallet", Some(200_000))?;
 /// # Ok(())
@@ -835,6 +924,10 @@ pub struct RpcBlockchainFactory {
     pub default_skip_blocks: u32,
     /// Sync parameters
     pub sync_params: Option<RpcSyncParams>,
+    /// Max number of attempts before giving up and returning an error
+    ///
+    /// Set to `0` preserve the old behavior of erroring immediately
+    pub max_tries: u8,
 }
 
 impl BlockchainFactory for RpcBlockchainFactory {
@@ -855,6 +948,7 @@ impl BlockchainFactory for RpcBlockchainFactory {
                 checksum
             ),
             sync_params: self.sync_params.clone(),
+            max_tries: self.max_tries,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -882,6 +976,7 @@ mod test {
                 network: Network::Regtest,
                 wallet_name: format!("client-wallet-test-{}", std::time::SystemTime::now().duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap().as_nanos() ),
                 sync_params: None,
+                max_tries: 5,
             };
             RpcBlockchain::from_config(&config).unwrap()
         }
@@ -899,6 +994,7 @@ mod test {
             wallet_name_prefix: Some("prefix-".into()),
             default_skip_blocks: 0,
             sync_params: None,
+            max_tries: 3,
         };
 
         (test_client, factory)