diff --git a/cloudplatform/connectivity-apache-httpclient5/src/test/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/cloudplatform/connectivity/DefaultApacheHttpClient5FactoryTest.java b/cloudplatform/connectivity-apache-httpclient5/src/test/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/cloudplatform/connectivity/DefaultApacheHttpClient5FactoryTest.java
index a114f9487..80a9e6e01 100644
--- a/cloudplatform/connectivity-apache-httpclient5/src/test/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/cloudplatform/connectivity/DefaultApacheHttpClient5FactoryTest.java
+++ b/cloudplatform/connectivity-apache-httpclient5/src/test/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/cloudplatform/connectivity/DefaultApacheHttpClient5FactoryTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.sap.cloud.sdk.cloudplatform.connectivity;
 
+import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.aResponse;
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.get;
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.getRequestedFor;
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.ok;
@@ -213,6 +214,21 @@ void testProxyConfigurationIsConsidered()
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @SneakyThrows
+    void verifyDefaultRetryMechanism()
+    {
+        WIRE_MOCK_SERVER.stubFor(get(urlEqualTo("/too-many-requests")).willReturn(aResponse().withStatus(429)));
+        WIRE_MOCK_SERVER.stubFor(get(urlEqualTo("/temporary-error")).willReturn(aResponse().withStatus(503)));
+
+        final HttpClient client = sut.createHttpClient();
+        client.execute(new HttpGet(WIRE_MOCK_SERVER.url("/too-many-requests")), ignored -> ignored);
+        client.execute(new HttpGet(WIRE_MOCK_SERVER.url("/temporary-error")), ignored -> ignored);
+
+        WIRE_MOCK_SERVER.verify(2, getRequestedFor(urlEqualTo("/too-many-requests")));
+        WIRE_MOCK_SERVER.verify(2, getRequestedFor(urlEqualTo("/temporary-error")));
+    }
+
     @SneakyThrows
     private void assertCannotBeExecutedInParallel(
         @Nonnull final ClassicHttpRequest firstRequest,