diff --git a/lib/http-client.js b/lib/http-client.js
index dd90a2f..14cd4d6 100644
--- a/lib/http-client.js
+++ b/lib/http-client.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default class HttpClient {
      */
     constructor({
         abortController = undefined,
+        agent = undefined,
         autoRenewAbortController = false,
         clientName = '',
         connections = 50,
@@ -96,12 +97,14 @@ export default class HttpClient {
             }
         }
 
-        this.#agent = new Agent({
-            keepAliveMaxTimeout,
-            keepAliveTimeout,
-            connections,
-            pipelining,
-        });
+        this.#agent =
+            agent ||
+            new Agent({
+                keepAliveMaxTimeout,
+                keepAliveTimeout,
+                connections,
+                pipelining,
+            });
 
         if (fallback) {
             if (typeof fallback === 'string') {
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ export default class HttpClient {
         return this.#metrics;
     }
 
+    // TODO add some type support for these options
     async #request(options = {}) {
         if (options.redirectable) {
             const { redirect } = interceptors;
@@ -130,6 +134,18 @@ export default class HttpClient {
         } else {
             options.dispatcher = this.#agent;
         }
+        if (options.retries) {
+            const { retry } = interceptors;
+            console.log(options.dispatcher);
+            options.dispatcher = this.#agent.compose(
+                retry({
+                    retry: function () {
+                        console.log('-------------------');
+                    },
+                    maxRetries: options.retries,
+                }),
+            );
+        }
 
         const { statusCode, headers, trailers, body } = await request({
             ...options,
@@ -185,6 +201,7 @@ export default class HttpClient {
      * @returns {Promise<any>}
      */
     async request(options = {}) {
+        console.log('............', options);
         return await this.#breaker.fire(options);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/http-client.test.js b/tests/http-client.test.js
index ea1a047..7b4a7b2 100644
--- a/tests/http-client.test.js
+++ b/tests/http-client.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import http from 'node:http';
 
 import HttpClient from '../lib/http-client.js';
 import { wait } from './utilities.js';
+import { MockAgent, setGlobalDispatcher } from 'undici';
 
 let httpServer,
     host = 'localhost',
@@ -205,6 +206,35 @@ await test('http-client - redirects', async (t) => {
     });
 });
 
+await test('http-client - retries', async (t) => {
+    await t.test(
+        `uses the 'retries' options on incoming requests`,
+        async () => {
+            const agent = new MockAgent();
+            agent.disableNetConnect();
+            // setGlobalDispatcher(agent);
+            agent
+                .get('http://somepath.dk')
+                .intercept({
+                    path: '/',
+                    method: 'GET',
+                })
+                .reply(400, {});
+
+            const client = new HttpClient({ agent });
+            await client.request({
+                path: '/',
+                origin: 'http://somepath.dk',
+                method: 'GET',
+                retries: 2,
+                dispatcher: agent,
+            });
+            strictEqual(agent._eventsCount, 2);
+            agent.assertNoPendingInterceptors();
+        },
+    );
+});
+
 await test('http-client - circuit breaker behaviour', async (t) => {
     const url = `http://${host}:${port}`;
     beforeEach(startServer);