diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index a54f2f37..7347f46b 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ type ClusterOptions struct {
 	MaxRetries      int
 	MinRetryBackoff time.Duration
 	MaxRetryBackoff time.Duration
+	ShouldRetry     ShouldRetryFunc
 
 	DialTimeout  time.Duration
 	ReadTimeout  time.Duration
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ func (opt *ClusterOptions) init() {
 	if opt.NewClient == nil {
 		opt.NewClient = NewClient
 	}
+
+	if opt.ShouldRetry == nil {
+		opt.ShouldRetry = DefaultShouldRetry
+	}
 }
 
 func (opt *ClusterOptions) clientOptions() *Options {
@@ -834,7 +839,7 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if shouldRetry(lastErr, cmd.readTimeout() == nil) {
+		if c.opt.ShouldRetry(lastErr, cmd.readTimeout() == nil) {
 			// First retry the same node.
 			if attempt == 0 {
 				continue
@@ -1497,7 +1502,7 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) Watch(ctx context.Context, fn func(*Tx) error, keys ...s
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if shouldRetry(err, true) {
+		if c.opt.ShouldRetry(err, true) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/cluster_test.go b/cluster_test.go
index 6ee7364e..d4a05bbb 100644
--- a/cluster_test.go
+++ b/cluster_test.go
@@ -922,6 +922,29 @@ var _ = Describe("ClusterClient", func() {
 			Expect(info.Val()).Should(ContainSubstring("tcp_port:8221"))
 		})
 
+		It("should support custom ShouldRetry", func() {
+			script := redis.NewScript(`
+			local k = KEYS[1]
+			local n = redis.call("incr", k)
+			if n == 1 then
+				return redis.error_reply("attempt 1 should fail")
+			end
+			redis.call("del", k)
+			return true
+			`)
+			script.Load(ctx, client)
+			opt := redisClusterOptions()
+			opt.ShouldRetry = func(err error, retryTimeout bool) bool {
+				if err.Error() == "attempt 1 should fail" {
+					return true
+				}
+				return redis.DefaultShouldRetry(err, retryTimeout)
+			}
+			client := cluster.newClusterClient(ctx, opt)
+			val, _ := script.Run(ctx, client, []string{"random_key"}).Result()
+			Expect(val).To(Equal(int64(1)))
+		})
+
 		assertClusterClient()
 	})
 
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 5025215b..611aea12 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 // ErrClosed performs any operation on the closed client will return this error.
 var ErrClosed = pool.ErrClosed
+var ErrPoolTimeout = pool.ErrPoolTimeout
 
 type Error interface {
 	error
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ type Error interface {
 
 var _ Error = proto.RedisError("")
 
-func shouldRetry(err error, retryTimeout bool) bool {
+func DefaultShouldRetry(err error, retryTimeout bool) bool {
 	switch err {
 	case io.EOF, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF:
 		return true
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index a4abe32c..ac33cc6d 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8/internal/pool"
 )
 
+type ShouldRetryFunc = func(error, bool) bool
+
 // Limiter is the interface of a rate limiter or a circuit breaker.
 type Limiter interface {
 	// Allow returns nil if operation is allowed or an error otherwise.
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	// Maximum backoff between each retry.
 	// Default is 512 milliseconds; -1 disables backoff.
 	MaxRetryBackoff time.Duration
+	ShouldRetry     ShouldRetryFunc
 
 	// Dial timeout for establishing new connections.
 	// Default is 5 seconds.
@@ -182,6 +185,9 @@ func (opt *Options) init() {
 	case 0:
 		opt.MaxRetryBackoff = 512 * time.Millisecond
 	}
+	if opt.ShouldRetry == nil {
+		opt.ShouldRetry = DefaultShouldRetry
+	}
 }
 
 func (opt *Options) clone() *Options {
diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index bcf8a2a9..c64c9156 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (c *baseClient) _process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder, attempt int) (bool
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	retry := shouldRetry(err, atomic.LoadUint32(&retryTimeout) == 1)
+	retry := c.opt.ShouldRetry(err, atomic.LoadUint32(&retryTimeout) == 1)
 	return retry, err
 }
 
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func (c *baseClient) _generalProcessPipeline(
 			canRetry, err = p(ctx, cn, cmds)
 			return err
 		})
-		if lastErr == nil || !canRetry || !shouldRetry(lastErr, true) {
+		if lastErr == nil || !canRetry || !c.opt.ShouldRetry(lastErr, true) {
 			return lastErr
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/redis_test.go b/redis_test.go
index 05c6d791..0d77beea 100644
--- a/redis_test.go
+++ b/redis_test.go
@@ -304,6 +304,30 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 		err := client.Conn(ctx).Get(ctx, "this-key-does-not-exist").Err()
 		Expect(err).To(Equal(redis.Nil))
 	})
+
+	It("should support custom ShouldRetry", func() {
+		opt := redisOptions()
+		opt.ShouldRetry = func(err error, retryTimeout bool) bool {
+			if err.Error() == "attempt 1 should fail" {
+				return true
+			}
+			return redis.DefaultShouldRetry(err, retryTimeout)
+		}
+		opt.MaxRetries = 1
+		client := redis.NewClient(opt)
+		script := redis.NewScript(`
+			local k = KEYS[1]
+			local n = redis.call("incr", k)
+			if n == 1 then
+				return redis.error_reply("attempt 1 should fail")
+			end
+			redis.call("del", k)
+			return true
+		`)
+		script.Load(ctx, client)
+		val, _ := script.Run(ctx, client, []string{"random_key"}).Result()
+		Expect(val).To(Equal(int64(1)))
+	})
 })
 
 var _ = Describe("Client timeout", func() {
diff --git a/ring.go b/ring.go
index 11a20370..2cf2781d 100644
--- a/ring.go
+++ b/ring.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ type RingOptions struct {
 	MaxRetries      int
 	MinRetryBackoff time.Duration
 	MaxRetryBackoff time.Duration
+	ShouldRetry     ShouldRetryFunc
 
 	DialTimeout  time.Duration
 	ReadTimeout  time.Duration
@@ -125,6 +126,9 @@ func (opt *RingOptions) init() {
 	case 0:
 		opt.MaxRetryBackoff = 512 * time.Millisecond
 	}
+	if opt.ShouldRetry == nil {
+		opt.ShouldRetry = DefaultShouldRetry
+	}
 }
 
 func (opt *RingOptions) clientOptions() *Options {
@@ -606,7 +610,7 @@ func (c *Ring) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 		}
 
 		lastErr = shard.Client.Process(ctx, cmd)
-		if lastErr == nil || !shouldRetry(lastErr, cmd.readTimeout() == nil) {
+		if lastErr == nil || !c.opt.ShouldRetry(lastErr, cmd.readTimeout() == nil) {
 			return lastErr
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/ring_test.go b/ring_test.go
index 03a49fd7..1135acf0 100644
--- a/ring_test.go
+++ b/ring_test.go
@@ -171,6 +171,30 @@ var _ = Describe("Redis Ring", func() {
 			Expect(ringShard1.Info(ctx).Val()).ToNot(ContainSubstring("keys="))
 			Expect(ringShard2.Info(ctx).Val()).To(ContainSubstring("keys=100"))
 		})
+
+		It("should support custom ShouldRetry", func() {
+			opt := redisRingOptions()
+			opt.ShouldRetry = func(err error, retryTimeout bool) bool {
+				if err.Error() == "attempt 1 should fail" {
+					return true
+				}
+				return redis.DefaultShouldRetry(err, retryTimeout)
+			}
+			opt.MaxRetries = 1
+			ring := redis.NewRing(opt)
+			script := redis.NewScript(`
+				local k = KEYS[1]
+				local n = redis.call("incr", k)
+				if n == 1 then
+					return redis.error_reply("attempt 1 should fail")
+				end
+				redis.call("del", k)
+				return true
+				`)
+			script.Load(ctx, ring)
+			val, _ := script.Run(ctx, ring, []string{"random_key"}).Result()
+			Expect(val).To(Equal(int64(1)))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Describe("new client callback", func() {
diff --git a/sentinel.go b/sentinel.go
index ec6221dc..7f9a1282 100644
--- a/sentinel.go
+++ b/sentinel.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type FailoverOptions struct {
 	MaxRetries      int
 	MinRetryBackoff time.Duration
 	MaxRetryBackoff time.Duration
+	ShouldRetry     ShouldRetryFunc
 
 	DialTimeout  time.Duration
 	ReadTimeout  time.Duration
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func (opt *FailoverOptions) clientOptions() *Options {
 		MaxRetries:      opt.MaxRetries,
 		MinRetryBackoff: opt.MinRetryBackoff,
 		MaxRetryBackoff: opt.MaxRetryBackoff,
+		ShouldRetry:     opt.ShouldRetry,
 
 		DialTimeout:  opt.DialTimeout,
 		ReadTimeout:  opt.ReadTimeout,
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ func (opt *FailoverOptions) sentinelOptions(addr string) *Options {
 		MaxRetries:      opt.MaxRetries,
 		MinRetryBackoff: opt.MinRetryBackoff,
 		MaxRetryBackoff: opt.MaxRetryBackoff,
+		ShouldRetry:     opt.ShouldRetry,
 
 		DialTimeout:  opt.DialTimeout,
 		ReadTimeout:  opt.ReadTimeout,
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ func (opt *FailoverOptions) clusterOptions() *ClusterOptions {
 
 		MinRetryBackoff: opt.MinRetryBackoff,
 		MaxRetryBackoff: opt.MaxRetryBackoff,
+		ShouldRetry:     opt.ShouldRetry,
 
 		DialTimeout:  opt.DialTimeout,
 		ReadTimeout:  opt.ReadTimeout,
diff --git a/sentinel_test.go b/sentinel_test.go
index 753e0fc2..2ccf9581 100644
--- a/sentinel_test.go
+++ b/sentinel_test.go
@@ -211,6 +211,35 @@ var _ = Describe("NewFailoverClusterClient", func() {
 		_, err = startRedis(masterPort)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
+
+	It("should support custom ShouldRetry", func() {
+		opt := &redis.FailoverOptions{
+			MasterName:    sentinelName,
+			SentinelAddrs: sentinelAddrs,
+
+			RouteRandomly: true,
+			MaxRetries:    1,
+		}
+		opt.ShouldRetry = func(err error, retryTimeout bool) bool {
+			if err.Error() == "attempt 1 should fail" {
+				return true
+			}
+			return redis.DefaultShouldRetry(err, retryTimeout)
+		}
+		client := redis.NewFailoverClusterClient(opt)
+		script := redis.NewScript(`
+			local k = KEYS[1]
+			local n = redis.call("incr", k)
+			if n == 1 then
+				return redis.error_reply("attempt 1 should fail")
+			end
+			redis.call("del", k)
+			return true
+			`)
+		script.Load(ctx, client)
+		val, _ := script.Run(ctx, client, []string{"random_key"}).Result()
+		Expect(val).To(Equal(int64(1)))
+	})
 })
 
 var _ = Describe("SentinelAclAuth", func() {
diff --git a/universal.go b/universal.go
index 1e962ab3..d26c7378 100644
--- a/universal.go
+++ b/universal.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type UniversalOptions struct {
 	MaxRetries      int
 	MinRetryBackoff time.Duration
 	MaxRetryBackoff time.Duration
+	ShouldRetry     ShouldRetryFunc
 
 	DialTimeout  time.Duration
 	ReadTimeout  time.Duration
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func (o *UniversalOptions) Cluster() *ClusterOptions {
 		MaxRetries:      o.MaxRetries,
 		MinRetryBackoff: o.MinRetryBackoff,
 		MaxRetryBackoff: o.MaxRetryBackoff,
+		ShouldRetry:     o.ShouldRetry,
 
 		DialTimeout:        o.DialTimeout,
 		ReadTimeout:        o.ReadTimeout,
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ func (o *UniversalOptions) Failover() *FailoverOptions {
 		MaxRetries:      o.MaxRetries,
 		MinRetryBackoff: o.MinRetryBackoff,
 		MaxRetryBackoff: o.MaxRetryBackoff,
+		ShouldRetry:     o.ShouldRetry,
 
 		DialTimeout:  o.DialTimeout,
 		ReadTimeout:  o.ReadTimeout,
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ func (o *UniversalOptions) Simple() *Options {
 		MaxRetries:      o.MaxRetries,
 		MinRetryBackoff: o.MinRetryBackoff,
 		MaxRetryBackoff: o.MaxRetryBackoff,
+		ShouldRetry:     o.ShouldRetry,
 
 		DialTimeout:  o.DialTimeout,
 		ReadTimeout:  o.ReadTimeout,