diff --git a/opentelemetry-exporter-geneva/geneva-uploader/Cargo.toml b/opentelemetry-exporter-geneva/geneva-uploader/Cargo.toml
index 47b9cf6a0..50d0ecf10 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-exporter-geneva/geneva-uploader/Cargo.toml
+++ b/opentelemetry-exporter-geneva/geneva-uploader/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ url = "2.2"
 md5 = "0.8.0"
 hex = "0.4"
 lz4_flex = { version = "0.11", features = ["safe-encode"], default-features = false }
+tokio = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["time"] } # Needed for tokio::time::sleep in library code
 
 [features]
 self_signed_certs = [] # Empty by default for security
diff --git a/opentelemetry-exporter-geneva/geneva-uploader/src/config_service/client.rs b/opentelemetry-exporter-geneva/geneva-uploader/src/config_service/client.rs
index 123b814af..16b9124f0 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-exporter-geneva/geneva-uploader/src/config_service/client.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-exporter-geneva/geneva-uploader/src/config_service/client.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ pub(crate) enum GenevaConfigClientError {
     Http(#[from] reqwest::Error),
     #[error("Request failed with status {status}: {message}")]
     RequestFailed { status: u16, message: String },
+    #[error("Request failed with status {status}: {message} (Retry-After={retry_after_secs:?})")]
+    RequestFailedWithRetryAfter {
+        status: u16,
+        message: String,
+        retry_after_secs: Option<u64>,
+    },
 
     // Data / parsing
     #[error("JSON error: {0}")]
@@ -93,6 +99,18 @@ pub(crate) enum GenevaConfigClientError {
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub(crate) type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, GenevaConfigClientError>;
 
+const MAX_GCS_RETRIES: usize = 3;
+const FIXED_BACKOFF: [Duration; 3] = [
+    Duration::from_millis(200),
+    Duration::from_millis(400),
+    Duration::from_millis(800),
+];
+
+/// Minimum acceptable retry-after value in seconds for rate limiting responses
+const MIN_RETRY_AFTER_SECS: u64 = 1;
+/// Maximum acceptable retry-after value in seconds for rate limiting responses
+const MAX_RETRY_AFTER_SECS: u64 = 3;
+
 /// Configuration for the Geneva Config Client.
 ///
 /// # Fields
@@ -370,10 +388,36 @@ impl GenevaConfigClient {
                 }
             }
         }
-        // Cache miss or expired token, fetch fresh data
-        // Perform actual fetch before acquiring write lock to minimize lock contention
-        let (fresh_ingestion_gateway_info, fresh_moniker_info) =
-            self.fetch_ingestion_info().await?;
+        // Cache miss or expired token, fetch fresh data with retry
+        let (fresh_ingestion_gateway_info, fresh_moniker_info) = {
+            let mut last_error = None;
+            let mut result = None;
+            for attempt in 0..=MAX_GCS_RETRIES {
+                match self.fetch_ingestion_info().await {
+                    Ok(res) => {
+                        result = Some(res);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        if attempt < MAX_GCS_RETRIES && is_retriable_error(&e) {
+                            let delay = match &e {
+                                GenevaConfigClientError::RequestFailedWithRetryAfter {
+                                    retry_after_secs: Some(s),
+                                    ..
+                                } => Duration::from_secs(*s),
+                                _ => {
+                                    let idx = std::cmp::min(attempt, FIXED_BACKOFF.len() - 1);
+                                    FIXED_BACKOFF[idx]
+                                }
+                            };
+                            tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
+                        }
+                        last_error = Some(e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            result.ok_or_else(|| last_error.unwrap())?
+        };
 
         let token_expiry =
             Self::parse_token_expiry(&fresh_ingestion_gateway_info.auth_token_expiry_time)
@@ -438,6 +482,18 @@ impl GenevaConfigClient {
             .map_err(GenevaConfigClientError::Http)?;
         // Check if the response is successful
         let status = response.status();
+        // Capture Retry-After before consuming body
+        let retry_after_header = if status == reqwest::StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
+            || status == reqwest::StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
+        {
+            response
+                .headers()
+                .get("Retry-After")
+                .and_then(|hv| hv.to_str().ok())
+                .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
         let body = response.text().await?;
         if status.is_success() {
             let parsed = match serde_json::from_str::<GenevaResponse>(&body) {
@@ -463,6 +519,17 @@ impl GenevaConfigClient {
             Err(GenevaConfigClientError::MonikerNotFound(
                 "No primary diag moniker found in storage accounts".to_string(),
             ))
+        } else if status == reqwest::StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
+            || status == reqwest::StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
+        {
+            let retry_after_secs = retry_after_header
+                .and_then(|s| s.parse::<u64>().ok())
+                .filter(|v| *v >= MIN_RETRY_AFTER_SECS && *v <= MAX_RETRY_AFTER_SECS);
+            Err(GenevaConfigClientError::RequestFailedWithRetryAfter {
+                status: status.as_u16(),
+                message: body,
+                retry_after_secs,
+            })
         } else {
             Err(GenevaConfigClientError::RequestFailed {
                 status: status.as_u16(),
@@ -533,6 +600,17 @@ fn extract_endpoint_from_token(token: &str) -> Result<String> {
     Ok(endpoint)
 }
 
+fn is_retriable_error(err: &GenevaConfigClientError) -> bool {
+    match err {
+        GenevaConfigClientError::Http(e) => e.is_timeout() || e.is_connect(),
+        GenevaConfigClientError::RequestFailed { status, .. }
+        | GenevaConfigClientError::RequestFailedWithRetryAfter { status, .. } => {
+            (*status >= 500 && *status < 600) || *status == 429
+        }
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "self_signed_certs")]
 fn configure_tls_connector(
     mut builder: native_tls::TlsConnectorBuilder,
@@ -558,3 +636,46 @@ fn configure_tls_connector(
         .max_protocol_version(Some(Protocol::Tlsv12));
     builder
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod retry_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_retriable_request_failed_statuses() {
+        // 500 range
+        for status in [500u16, 502, 503, 504, 599] {
+            let err = GenevaConfigClientError::RequestFailed {
+                status,
+                message: String::new(),
+            };
+            assert!(
+                super::is_retriable_error(&err),
+                "status {status} should be retriable"
+            );
+        }
+        // 429
+        let err_429 = GenevaConfigClientError::RequestFailed {
+            status: 429,
+            message: String::new(),
+        };
+        assert!(
+            super::is_retriable_error(&err_429),
+            "status 429 should be retriable"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_not_retriable_request_failed_statuses() {
+        for status in [400u16, 401, 403, 404, 422] {
+            let err = GenevaConfigClientError::RequestFailed {
+                status,
+                message: String::new(),
+            };
+            assert!(
+                !super::is_retriable_error(&err),
+                "status {status} should NOT be retriable"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}