diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 78e2b2265..613b50f98 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const ISOLATION_LEVEL = require('./protocol/isolationLevel')
 
 const PRIVATE = {
   CREATE_CLUSTER: Symbol('private:Kafka:createCluster'),
+  CLUSTER_RETRY: Symbol('private:Kafka:clusterRetry'),
   LOGGER: Symbol('private:Kafka:logger'),
   OFFSETS: Symbol('private:Kafka:offsets'),
 }
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ module.exports = class Client {
   }) {
     this[PRIVATE.OFFSETS] = new Map()
     this[PRIVATE.LOGGER] = createLogger({ level: logLevel, logCreator })
+    this[PRIVATE.CLUSTER_RETRY] = retry
     this[PRIVATE.CREATE_CLUSTER] = ({
       metadataMaxAge = 300000,
       allowAutoTopicCreation = true,
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ module.exports = class Client {
     }) =>
       new Cluster({
         logger: this[PRIVATE.LOGGER],
+        retry: this[PRIVATE.CLUSTER_RETRY],
         brokers,
         ssl,
         sasl,
@@ -51,7 +54,6 @@ module.exports = class Client {
         requestTimeout,
         metadataMaxAge,
         instrumentationEmitter,
-        retry,
         allowAutoTopicCreation,
         allowExperimentalV011,
         maxInFlightRequests,
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ module.exports = class Client {
     })
 
     return createProducer({
-      retry: { ...cluster.retry, ...retry },
+      retry: { ...this[PRIVATE.CLUSTER_RETRY], ...retry },
       logger: this[PRIVATE.LOGGER],
       cluster,
       createPartitioner,
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ module.exports = class Client {
     })
 
     return createConsumer({
-      retry: { ...cluster.retry, retry },
+      retry: { ...this[PRIVATE.CLUSTER_RETRY], ...retry },
       logger: this[PRIVATE.LOGGER],
       cluster,
       groupId,
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ module.exports = class Client {
     })
 
     return createAdmin({
-      retry: { ...cluster.retry, retry },
+      retry: { ...this[PRIVATE.CLUSTER_RETRY], ...retry },
       logger: this[PRIVATE.LOGGER],
       instrumentationEmitter,
       cluster,
diff --git a/src/index.spec.js b/src/index.spec.js
index fcc58542c..e4d0c8dcc 100644
--- a/src/index.spec.js
+++ b/src/index.spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 jest.mock('./producer')
 jest.mock('./consumer')
+jest.mock('./admin')
 jest.mock('./cluster')
 
 const Client = require('./index')
 const createProducer = require('./producer')
 const createConsumer = require('./consumer')
+const createAdmin = require('./admin')
 const Cluster = require('./cluster')
 const ISOLATION_LEVEL = require('./protocol/isolationLevel')
 
@@ -85,4 +87,39 @@ describe('Client', () => {
       )
     })
   })
+
+  describe('retry configurations', () => {
+    it('merges local producer options with the client options', () => {
+      const client = new Client({ retry: { initialRetryTime: 100 } })
+      client.producer({ retry: { multiplier: 3 } })
+
+      expect(createProducer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          retry: { initialRetryTime: 100, multiplier: 3 },
+        })
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('merges local consumer options with the client options', () => {
+      const client = new Client({ retry: { initialRetryTime: 100 } })
+      client.consumer({ retry: { multiplier: 3 } })
+
+      expect(createConsumer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          retry: { initialRetryTime: 100, multiplier: 3 },
+        })
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('merges local admin options with the client options', () => {
+      const client = new Client({ retry: { initialRetryTime: 100 } })
+      client.admin({ retry: { multiplier: 3 } })
+
+      expect(createAdmin).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          retry: { initialRetryTime: 100, multiplier: 3 },
+        })
+      )
+    })
+  })
 })