diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/support/RetryExceptionPredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/support/RetryExceptionPredicate.java
index e4bfb5303..14223fb98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/support/RetryExceptionPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/support/RetryExceptionPredicate.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 import org.apiguardian.api.API;
 import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.DiscoveryException;
+import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.RetryableException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.SessionExpiredException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.TransientException;
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ public final class RetryExceptionPredicate implements Predicate<Throwable> {
 	@Override
 	public boolean test(Throwable throwable) {
 
+		if (throwable instanceof RetryableException) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		if (throwable instanceof IllegalStateException) {
 			String msg = throwable.getMessage();
 			return msg != null && RETRYABLE_ILLEGAL_STATE_MESSAGES.contains(msg);