diff --git a/hcloud/exp/retryutils/retry.go b/hcloud/exp/retryutils/retry.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39e8e661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hcloud/exp/retryutils/retry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package retryutils
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hetznercloud/hcloud-go/v2/hcloud"
+)
+
+// TODO: generate the opts from the [hcloud.Client].
+type Opts struct {
+	Backoff    hcloud.BackoffFunc
+	MaxRetries int
+	Policy     func(err error) bool
+}
+
+func Retry[T any](opts Opts, request func() (T, *hcloud.Response, error)) (T, *hcloud.Response, error) {
+	retries := 0
+	for {
+		result, resp, err := request()
+		if err != nil {
+			if opts.Policy(err) && retries < opts.MaxRetries {
+				select {
+				case <-resp.Request.Context().Done():
+					break
+				case <-time.After(opts.Backoff(retries)):
+					retries++
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return result, resp, err
+	}
+}
+
+func RetryNoResult(opts Opts, request func() (*hcloud.Response, error)) (*hcloud.Response, error) {
+	_, resp, err := Retry(opts, func() (any, *hcloud.Response, error) {
+		resp, err := request()
+		return nil, resp, err
+	})
+
+	return resp, err
+}
diff --git a/hcloud/exp/retryutils/retry_test.go b/hcloud/exp/retryutils/retry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df54de44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hcloud/exp/retryutils/retry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package retryutils
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/hetznercloud/hcloud-go/v2/hcloud"
+	"github.com/hetznercloud/hcloud-go/v2/hcloud/exp/mockutils"
+)
+
+func FakeBackoff(counter *int64) hcloud.BackoffFunc {
+	return func(_ int) time.Duration {
+		atomic.AddInt64(counter, 1)
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRetry(t *testing.T) {
+	sshKey := &hcloud.SSHKey{ID: 123}
+
+	updateResponse := mockutils.Request{
+		Method: "PUT", Path: "/ssh_keys/123",
+		Status:  200,
+		JSONRaw: `{ "ssh_key": { "id": 123 }}`,
+	}
+	updateLockedResponse := mockutils.Request{
+		Method: "PUT", Path: "/ssh_keys/123",
+		Status:  423,
+		JSONRaw: `{ "error": { "code": "locked", "message": "Resource is locked" }}`,
+	}
+	deleteResponse := mockutils.Request{
+		Method: "DELETE", Path: "/ssh_keys/123",
+		Status: 204,
+	}
+	deleteLockedResponse := mockutils.Request{
+		Method: "DELETE", Path: "/ssh_keys/123",
+		Status:  423,
+		JSONRaw: `{ "error": { "code": "locked", "message": "Resource is locked"  }}`,
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		requests []mockutils.Request
+		run      func(t *testing.T, client *hcloud.Client)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "happy with 3 return values",
+			requests: []mockutils.Request{
+				updateLockedResponse,
+				updateLockedResponse,
+				updateResponse,
+			},
+			run: func(t *testing.T, client *hcloud.Client) {
+				var retryCount int64
+				retryOpts := Opts{
+					Backoff:    FakeBackoff(&retryCount),
+					MaxRetries: 3,
+					Policy: func(err error) bool {
+						return hcloud.IsError(err, hcloud.ErrorCodeLocked)
+					},
+				}
+
+				result, resp, err := Retry(retryOpts, func() (*hcloud.SSHKey, *hcloud.Response, error) {
+					return client.SSHKey.Update(context.Background(), sshKey, hcloud.SSHKeyUpdateOpts{})
+				})
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.NotNil(t, resp)
+				assert.Equal(t, int64(123), result.ID)
+
+				assert.Equal(t, int64(2), retryCount)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "happy with 2 return values",
+			requests: []mockutils.Request{
+				deleteLockedResponse,
+				deleteLockedResponse,
+				deleteResponse,
+			},
+			run: func(t *testing.T, client *hcloud.Client) {
+				var retryCount int64
+				retryOpts := Opts{
+					Backoff:    FakeBackoff(&retryCount),
+					MaxRetries: 3,
+					Policy: func(err error) bool {
+						return hcloud.IsError(err, hcloud.ErrorCodeLocked)
+					},
+				}
+
+				resp, err := RetryNoResult(retryOpts, func() (*hcloud.Response, error) {
+					return client.SSHKey.Delete(context.Background(), sshKey)
+				})
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.NotNil(t, resp)
+
+				assert.Equal(t, int64(2), retryCount)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "fail with locked error",
+			requests: []mockutils.Request{
+				deleteLockedResponse,
+				deleteLockedResponse,
+				deleteLockedResponse,
+				deleteLockedResponse,
+			},
+			run: func(t *testing.T, client *hcloud.Client) {
+				var retryCount int64
+				retryOpts := Opts{
+					Backoff:    FakeBackoff(&retryCount),
+					MaxRetries: 3,
+					Policy: func(err error) bool {
+						return hcloud.IsError(err, hcloud.ErrorCodeLocked)
+					},
+				}
+
+				resp, err := RetryNoResult(retryOpts, func() (*hcloud.Response, error) {
+					return client.SSHKey.Delete(context.Background(), sshKey)
+				})
+				require.EqualError(t, err, "Resource is locked (locked)")
+				assert.NotNil(t, resp)
+
+				assert.Equal(t, int64(3), retryCount)
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			server := httptest.NewServer(mockutils.Handler(t, testCase.requests))
+			defer server.Close()
+
+			client := hcloud.NewClient(hcloud.WithEndpoint(server.URL))
+
+			testCase.run(t, client)
+		})
+	}
+}