diff --git a/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroDeserializer.scala b/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroDeserializer.scala
index 286950035..969ed5b7d 100644
--- a/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroDeserializer.scala
+++ b/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroDeserializer.scala
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ package fs2.kafka.vulcan
 
 import _root_.vulcan.Codec
 import cats.effect.Sync
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.functor._
 import fs2.kafka.{Deserializer, RecordDeserializer}
 import io.confluent.kafka.schemaregistry.avro.AvroSchema
+
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
 
 final class AvroDeserializer[A] private[vulcan] (
@@ -25,23 +26,26 @@ final class AvroDeserializer[A] private[vulcan] (
           settings.createAvroDeserializer(_).map {
             case (deserializer, schemaRegistryClient) =>
               Deserializer.instance { (topic, _, bytes) =>
-                F.defer {
-                  val writerSchemaId =
-                    ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes).getInt(1) // skip magic byte
+                settings.schemaRegistryClientRetry.withRetry(
+                  F.defer {
+                    val writerSchemaId =
+                      ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes).getInt(1) // skip magic byte
 
-                  val writerSchema = {
-                    val schema = schemaRegistryClient.getSchemaById(writerSchemaId)
-                    if (schema.isInstanceOf[AvroSchema])
-                      schema.asInstanceOf[AvroSchema].rawSchema()
-                    else
-                      null
-                  }
+                    val writerSchema = {
+                      val schema = schemaRegistryClient.getSchemaById(writerSchemaId)
+                      if (schema.isInstanceOf[AvroSchema])
+                        schema.asInstanceOf[AvroSchema].rawSchema()
+                      else
+                        null
+                    }
 
-                  codec.decode(deserializer.deserialize(topic, bytes, schema), writerSchema) match {
-                    case Right(a)    => F.pure(a)
-                    case Left(error) => F.raiseError(error.throwable)
+                    codec
+                      .decode(deserializer.deserialize(topic, bytes, schema), writerSchema) match {
+                      case Right(a)    => F.pure(a)
+                      case Left(error) => F.raiseError(error.throwable)
+                    }
                   }
-                }
+                )
               }
           }
 
diff --git a/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroSerializer.scala b/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroSerializer.scala
index a42440341..8e93d35c8 100644
--- a/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroSerializer.scala
+++ b/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroSerializer.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package fs2.kafka.vulcan
 
 import _root_.vulcan.Codec
 import cats.effect.Sync
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import fs2.kafka.{RecordSerializer, Serializer}
 
 final class AvroSerializer[A] private[vulcan] (
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ final class AvroSerializer[A] private[vulcan] (
           Serializer.instance { (topic, _, a) =>
             F.defer {
               codec.encode(a) match {
-                case Right(value) => F.pure(serializer.serialize(topic, value))
-                case Left(error)  => F.raiseError(error.throwable)
+                case Right(value) =>
+                  settings.schemaRegistryClientRetry
+                    .withRetry(F.delay(serializer.serialize(topic, value)))
+                case Left(error) => F.raiseError(error.throwable)
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroSettings.scala b/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroSettings.scala
index 95904d1b3..1358c84ce 100644
--- a/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroSettings.scala
+++ b/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/AvroSettings.scala
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 
 package fs2.kafka.vulcan
 
-import cats.effect.Sync
+import cats.effect.Async
 import cats.implicits._
+
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
 import fs2.kafka.internal.syntax._
 
@@ -79,6 +80,22 @@ sealed abstract class AvroSettings[F[_]] {
     */
   def withProperties(properties: Map[String, String]): AvroSettings[F]
 
+  /**
+    * TODO
+    */
+  def schemaRegistryClientRetry: SchemaRegistryClientRetry[F]
+
+  /**
+    * TODO
+    *
+    * Creates a new `AvroSettings` instance with the specified
+    * retry strategy when recoverable Schema Registry client
+    * errors are experienced during serialization/deserialization.
+    */
+  def withSchemaRegistryClientRetry(
+    schemaRegistryClientRetry: SchemaRegistryClientRetry[F]
+  ): AvroSettings[F]
+
   /**
     * Creates a new `KafkaAvroDeserializer` using the settings
     * contained within this [[AvroSettings]] instance, and the
@@ -126,8 +143,9 @@ object AvroSettings {
     override val properties: Map[String, String],
     // format: off
     val createAvroDeserializerWith: (F[SchemaRegistryClient], Boolean, Map[String, String]) => F[(KafkaAvroDeserializer, SchemaRegistryClient)],
-    val createAvroSerializerWith: (F[SchemaRegistryClient], Boolean, Map[String, String]) => F[(KafkaAvroSerializer, SchemaRegistryClient)]
+    val createAvroSerializerWith: (F[SchemaRegistryClient], Boolean, Map[String, String]) => F[(KafkaAvroSerializer, SchemaRegistryClient)],
     // format: on
+    override val schemaRegistryClientRetry: SchemaRegistryClientRetry[F]
   ) extends AvroSettings[F] {
     override def withAutoRegisterSchemas(autoRegisterSchemas: Boolean): AvroSettings[F] =
       withProperty("auto.register.schemas", autoRegisterSchemas.toString)
@@ -151,6 +169,10 @@ object AvroSettings {
     override def withProperties(properties: Map[String, String]): AvroSettings[F] =
       copy(properties = this.properties ++ properties)
 
+    override def withSchemaRegistryClientRetry(
+      schemaRegistryClientRetry: SchemaRegistryClientRetry[F]
+    ): AvroSettings[F] = copy(schemaRegistryClientRetry = schemaRegistryClientRetry)
+
     override def createAvroDeserializer(
       isKey: Boolean
     ): F[(KafkaAvroDeserializer, SchemaRegistryClient)] =
@@ -184,7 +206,7 @@ object AvroSettings {
 
   private[this] def create[F[_]](
     schemaRegistryClient: F[SchemaRegistryClient]
-  )(implicit F: Sync[F]): AvroSettings[F] =
+  )(implicit F: Async[F]): AvroSettings[F] =
     AvroSettingsImpl(
       schemaRegistryClient = schemaRegistryClient,
       properties = Map.empty,
@@ -203,16 +225,17 @@ object AvroSettings {
             serializer.configure(withDefaults(properties), isKey)
             (serializer, schemaRegistryClient)
           }
-        }
+        },
+      schemaRegistryClientRetry = SchemaRegistryClientRetry.Default[F]
     )
 
   def apply[F[_]](
     schemaRegistryClientSettings: SchemaRegistryClientSettings[F]
-  )(implicit F: Sync[F]): AvroSettings[F] =
+  )(implicit F: Async[F]): AvroSettings[F] =
     create(schemaRegistryClientSettings.createSchemaRegistryClient)
 
   def apply[F[_]](
     schemaRegistryClient: SchemaRegistryClient
-  )(implicit F: Sync[F]): AvroSettings[F] =
+  )(implicit F: Async[F]): AvroSettings[F] =
     create(F.pure(schemaRegistryClient))
 }
diff --git a/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/SchemaRegistryClientRetry.scala b/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/SchemaRegistryClientRetry.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cda842ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/vulcan/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/vulcan/SchemaRegistryClientRetry.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package fs2.kafka.vulcan
+
+import cats.effect.Async
+import cats.syntax.applicativeError._
+import cats.syntax.flatMap._
+import io.confluent.kafka.schemaregistry.client.rest.exceptions.RestClientException
+import org.apache.kafka.common.errors.SerializationException
+
+import java.io.IOException
+
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
+
+/**
+  * [[SchemaRegistryClientRetry]] describes how to recover from
+  * exceptions raised while communicating with a schema registry.
+  * See [[SchemaRegistryClientRetry#Default]] for the default
+  * recovery strategy. If you do not wish to recover from any
+  * exceptions, you can use [[SchemaRegistryClientRetry#None]].<br>
+  * <br>
+  * To create a new [[SchemaRegistryClientRetry]], simply create a
+  * new instance and implement the [[withRetry]] function with the
+  * wanted recovery strategy. You can use [[isRetriable]] to
+  * identify the exceptions thrown by schema registry failures.
+  */
+trait SchemaRegistryClientRetry[F[_]] {
+
+  def withRetry[A](action: F[A]): F[A]
+}
+
+object SchemaRegistryClientRetry {
+  def isRetriable(error: Throwable): Boolean = {
+    case _: SerializationException     => true
+    case _: IOException                => true
+    case apiError: RestClientException => apiError.getErrorCode >= 500
+    case _                             => false
+  }
+
+  def Default[F[_]](implicit F: Async[F]): SchemaRegistryClientRetry[F] =
+    new SchemaRegistryClientRetry[F] {
+      override def withRetry[A](action: F[A]): F[A] = {
+        def retry(attempt: Int, action: F[A]): F[A] =
+          action.handleErrorWith(
+            err =>
+              if ((attempt + 1) <= 10 && isRetriable(err))
+                F.sleep((10 * Math.pow(2, attempt.toDouble)).millis) >> retry(attempt + 1, action)
+              else
+                F.raiseError(err)
+          )
+
+        retry(attempt = 1, action)
+      }
+
+      override def toString: String = "RetryPolicy.Default"
+    }
+
+  def None[F[_]]: SchemaRegistryClientRetry[F] =
+    new SchemaRegistryClientRetry[F] {
+      override def withRetry[A](action: F[A]): F[A] = action
+
+      override def toString: String = "RetryPolicy.None"
+    }
+}