diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index b693fbe3..6d311f05 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -754,7 +754,9 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 		var err error
 
 		if attempt > 0 {
-			time.Sleep(c.retryBackoff(attempt))
+			if err := internal.Sleep(ctx, c.retryBackoff(attempt)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		if node == nil {
@@ -1049,7 +1051,9 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) _processPipeline(ctx context.Context, cmds []Cmder) erro
 
 	for attempt := 0; attempt <= c.opt.MaxRedirects; attempt++ {
 		if attempt > 0 {
-			time.Sleep(c.retryBackoff(attempt))
+			if err := internal.Sleep(ctx, c.retryBackoff(attempt)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		failedCmds := newCmdsMap()
@@ -1254,7 +1258,9 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) _processTxPipeline(ctx context.Context, cmds []Cmder) er
 
 		for attempt := 0; attempt <= c.opt.MaxRedirects; attempt++ {
 			if attempt > 0 {
-				time.Sleep(c.retryBackoff(attempt))
+				if err := internal.Sleep(ctx, c.retryBackoff(attempt)); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
 
 			failedCmds := newCmdsMap()
@@ -1376,6 +1382,10 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) txPipelineReadQueued(
 }
 
 func (c *ClusterClient) Watch(fn func(*Tx) error, keys ...string) error {
+	return c.WatchContext(c.ctx, fn, keys...)
+}
+
+func (c *ClusterClient) WatchContext(ctx context.Context, fn func(*Tx) error, keys ...string) error {
 	if len(keys) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("redis: Watch requires at least one key")
 	}
@@ -1395,10 +1405,12 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) Watch(fn func(*Tx) error, keys ...string) error {
 
 	for attempt := 0; attempt <= c.opt.MaxRedirects; attempt++ {
 		if attempt > 0 {
-			time.Sleep(c.retryBackoff(attempt))
+			if err := internal.Sleep(ctx, c.retryBackoff(attempt)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
-		err = node.Client.Watch(fn, keys...)
+		err = node.Client.WatchContext(ctx, fn, keys...)
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/internal/error.go b/internal/error.go
index f9c9ebb6..cd90d0d8 100644
--- a/internal/error.go
+++ b/internal/error.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package internal
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
@@ -9,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func IsRetryableError(err error, retryTimeout bool) bool {
-	if err == nil {
+	switch err {
+	case nil, context.Canceled, context.DeadlineExceeded:
 		return false
-	}
-	if err == io.EOF {
+	case io.EOF:
 		return true
 	}
 	if netErr, ok := err.(net.Error); ok {
diff --git a/internal/util.go b/internal/util.go
index ffd2353e..6e471400 100644
--- a/internal/util.go
+++ b/internal/util.go
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 package internal
 
-import "github.com/go-redis/redis/internal/util"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis/internal/util"
+)
+
+func Sleep(ctx context.Context, dur time.Duration) error {
+	t := time.NewTimer(dur)
+	defer t.Stop()
+
+	select {
+	case <-t.C:
+		return nil
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
+}
 
 func ToLower(s string) string {
 	if isLower(s) {
diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index abdda7e9..e2bf5e91 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -244,7 +244,9 @@ func (c *baseClient) initConn(ctx context.Context, cn *pool.Conn) error {
 func (c *baseClient) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 	for attempt := 0; attempt <= c.opt.MaxRetries; attempt++ {
 		if attempt > 0 {
-			time.Sleep(c.retryBackoff(attempt))
+			if err := internal.Sleep(ctx, c.retryBackoff(attempt)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		cn, err := c.getConn(ctx)
@@ -331,7 +333,9 @@ func (c *baseClient) generalProcessPipeline(
 ) error {
 	for attempt := 0; attempt <= c.opt.MaxRetries; attempt++ {
 		if attempt > 0 {
-			time.Sleep(c.retryBackoff(attempt))
+			if err := internal.Sleep(ctx, c.retryBackoff(attempt)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		cn, err := c.getConn(ctx)
diff --git a/ring.go b/ring.go
index 2cdb01a7..94ea77b6 100644
--- a/ring.go
+++ b/ring.go
@@ -553,7 +553,9 @@ func (c *Ring) cmdShard(cmd Cmder) (*ringShard, error) {
 func (c *Ring) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 	for attempt := 0; attempt <= c.opt.MaxRetries; attempt++ {
 		if attempt > 0 {
-			time.Sleep(c.retryBackoff(attempt))
+			if err := internal.Sleep(ctx, c.retryBackoff(attempt)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		shard, err := c.cmdShard(cmd)
@@ -626,7 +628,9 @@ func (c *Ring) generalProcessPipeline(
 
 	for attempt := 0; attempt <= c.opt.MaxRetries; attempt++ {
 		if attempt > 0 {
-			time.Sleep(c.retryBackoff(attempt))
+			if err := internal.Sleep(ctx, c.retryBackoff(attempt)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		var mu sync.Mutex
diff --git a/tx.go b/tx.go
index 38a88555..327f1ab8 100644
--- a/tx.go
+++ b/tx.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ type Tx struct {
 	ctx context.Context
 }
 
-func (c *Client) newTx() *Tx {
+func (c *Client) newTx(ctx context.Context) *Tx {
 	tx := Tx{
 		baseClient: baseClient{
 			opt:      c.opt,
 			connPool: pool.NewStickyConnPool(c.connPool.(*pool.ConnPool), true),
 		},
-		ctx: c.ctx,
+		ctx: ctx,
 	}
 	tx.init()
 	return &tx
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ func (c *Tx) ProcessContext(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 //
 // The transaction is automatically closed when fn exits.
 func (c *Client) Watch(fn func(*Tx) error, keys ...string) error {
-	tx := c.newTx()
+	return c.WatchContext(c.ctx, fn, keys...)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) WatchContext(ctx context.Context, fn func(*Tx) error, keys ...string) error {
+	tx := c.newTx(ctx)
 	if len(keys) > 0 {
 		if err := tx.Watch(keys...).Err(); err != nil {
 			_ = tx.Close()