diff --git a/dialects/dialect.go b/dialects/dialect.go
index 8e512c4f..50e5c38b 100644
--- a/dialects/dialect.go
+++ b/dialects/dialect.go
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ type Dialect interface {
 
 	Filters() []Filter
 	SetParams(params map[string]string)
+
+	IsRetryable(err error) (canRetry bool)
 }
 
 // Base represents a basic dialect and all real dialects could embed this struct
@@ -247,6 +249,11 @@ func (db *Base) ModifyColumnSQL(tableName string, col *schemas.Column) string {
 func (db *Base) SetParams(params map[string]string) {
 }
 
+// check if an error is retryable
+func (db *Base) IsRetryable(err error) bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 var dialects = map[string]func() Dialect{}
 
 // RegisterDialect register database dialect
diff --git a/engine.go b/engine.go
index 0cbfdede..02e7c8fb 100644
--- a/engine.go
+++ b/engine.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"xorm.io/xorm/internal/utils"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/log"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/names"
+	"xorm.io/xorm/retry"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/schemas"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/tags"
 )
@@ -1433,3 +1434,58 @@ func (engine *Engine) Transaction(f func(*Session) (interface{}, error)) (interf
 
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+// Do is a retryer of session
+func (engine *Engine) Do(ctx context.Context, f func(context.Context, *Session) error, opts ...retry.RetryOption) error {
+	var (
+		dialect  = engine.Dialect()
+		attempts = 0
+	)
+	err := retry.Retry(ctx, dialect.IsRetryable, func(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+		attempts++
+		session := engine.NewSession().Context(ctx)
+		defer func() {
+			_ = session.Close()
+		}()
+		if err = f(ctx, session); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	}, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("operation failed after %d attempts: %w", attempts, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DoTx is a retryer of session transactions
+func (engine *Engine) DoTx(ctx context.Context, f func(context.Context, *Session) error, opts ...retry.RetryOption) error {
+	var (
+		dialect  = engine.Dialect()
+		attempts = 0
+	)
+	err := retry.Retry(ctx, dialect.IsRetryable, func(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+		attempts++
+		session := engine.NewSession().Context(ctx)
+		defer func() {
+			_ = session.Close()
+		}()
+		if err = session.Begin(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			_ = session.Rollback()
+		}()
+		if err = f(ctx, session); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err = session.Commit(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	}, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tx failed after %d attempts: %w", attempts, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index 03dfd236..47579165 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"xorm.io/xorm/dialects"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/log"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/names"
+	"xorm.io/xorm/retry"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/schemas"
 )
 
@@ -127,6 +128,9 @@ type EngineInterface interface {
 	TableName(interface{}, ...bool) string
 	UnMapType(reflect.Type)
 	EnableSessionID(bool)
+
+	Do(context.Context, func(context.Context, *Session) error, ...retry.RetryOption) error
+	DoTx(context.Context, func(context.Context, *Session) error, ...retry.RetryOption) error
 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/retry/backoff.go b/retry/backoff.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a30790e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retry/backoff.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// reference: https://aws.amazon.com/vi/blogs/architecture/exponential-backoff-and-jitter/
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type BackoffInterface interface {
+	Wait(n int) <-chan time.Time
+
+	Delay(i int) time.Duration
+}
+
+type Backoff struct {
+	min    time.Duration // default 5ms
+	max    time.Duration // default 5s
+	jitter bool          // default true
+}
+
+func DefaultBackoff() *Backoff {
+	return &Backoff{
+		min:    5 * time.Millisecond,
+		max:    5 * time.Second,
+		jitter: true,
+	}
+}
+
+func NewBackoff(min, max time.Duration, jitter bool) *Backoff {
+	return &Backoff{
+		min:    min,
+		max:    max,
+		jitter: jitter,
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *Backoff) Wait(n int) <-chan time.Time {
+	return time.After(b.Delay(n))
+}
+
+// Decorrelated Jitter
+func (b *Backoff) Delay(i int) time.Duration {
+	rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
+	base := int64(b.min)
+	cap := int64(b.max)
+
+	if base >= cap {
+		return time.Duration(cap)
+	}
+
+	t := int(math.Log2(float64(cap)/float64(base))) + 1
+	if i > t {
+		i = t
+	}
+
+	bf := base * int64(1<<i)
+	if bf > cap {
+		bf = cap
+	}
+
+	if !b.jitter {
+		return time.Duration(bf)
+	}
+
+	w := (bf >> 1) + rand.Int63n((bf>>1)+1)
+	w = base + rand.Int63n(w*3-base+1)
+	if w > cap {
+		w = cap
+	}
+
+	return time.Duration(w)
+}
diff --git a/retry/backoff_test.go b/retry/backoff_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fdb0578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retry/backoff_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestDefaultBackoff(t *testing.T) {
+	bf := DefaultBackoff()
+	for i := 0; i < 64; i++ {
+		d := bf.Delay(i)
+		n := time.Now()
+		start := n.Add(bf.min)
+		end := n.Add(bf.max)
+		cur := n.Add(d)
+		assert.WithinRange(t, cur, start, end)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackoff(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, v := range []struct {
+		min      time.Duration
+		max      time.Duration
+		jitter   bool
+		attempts int
+	}{
+		{
+			min:      5 * time.Microsecond,
+			max:      10 * time.Microsecond,
+			jitter:   true,
+			attempts: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			min:      10 * time.Millisecond,
+			max:      20 * time.Millisecond,
+			jitter:   false,
+			attempts: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			min:      20 * time.Microsecond,
+			max:      30 * time.Millisecond,
+			jitter:   false,
+			attempts: 2,
+		},
+		{
+			min:      30 * time.Second,
+			max:      40 * time.Second,
+			jitter:   true,
+			attempts: 70,
+		},
+		{
+			min:      10 * time.Millisecond,
+			max:      20 * time.Second,
+			jitter:   true,
+			attempts: 10,
+		},
+		{
+			min:      1 * time.Second,
+			max:      2 * time.Second,
+			jitter:   false,
+			attempts: 30,
+		},
+	} {
+		bf := NewBackoff(v.min, v.max, v.jitter)
+		d := bf.Delay(v.attempts)
+		n := time.Now()
+		start := n.Add(bf.min)
+		end := n.Add(bf.max)
+		cur := n.Add(d)
+		assert.WithinRange(t, cur, start, end)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/retry/retry.go b/retry/retry.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27202a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retry/retry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// reference: https://github.com/ydb-platform/ydb-go-sdk/blob/master/retry/retry.go
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type retryOptions struct {
+	id         string
+	idempotent bool
+	backoff    BackoffInterface // default implement 'Decorrelated Jitter' algorithm
+	ctx        context.Context
+}
+
+var (
+	ErrNonRetryable          = errors.New("retry error: non-retryable operation")
+	ErrNonIdempotent         = errors.New("retry error: non-idempotent operation")
+	ErrMaxRetriesLimitExceed = errors.New("retry error: max retries limit exceeded")
+)
+
+// !datbeohbbh! This function can be dialect.IsRetryable(err)
+// or your custom function that check if an error can be retried
+type checkRetryable func(error) bool
+
+type retryOperation func(context.Context) error
+
+type RetryOption func(*retryOptions)
+
+type maxRetriesKey struct{}
+
+func WithMaxRetries(maxRetriesValue int) RetryOption {
+	return func(o *retryOptions) {
+		o.ctx = context.WithValue(o.ctx, maxRetriesKey{}, maxRetriesValue)
+	}
+}
+
+func WithID(id string) RetryOption {
+	return func(o *retryOptions) {
+		o.id = id
+	}
+}
+
+func WithIdempotent(idempotent bool) RetryOption {
+	return func(o *retryOptions) {
+		o.idempotent = idempotent
+	}
+}
+
+func WithBackoff(backoff BackoffInterface) RetryOption {
+	return func(o *retryOptions) {
+		o.backoff = backoff
+	}
+}
+
+func (opts *retryOptions) reachMaxRetries(attempts int) bool {
+	if mx, has := opts.ctx.Value(maxRetriesKey{}).(int); !has {
+		return false
+	} else {
+		return attempts > mx
+	}
+}
+
+// !datbeohbbh! Retry provide the best effort fo retrying operation
+//
+// Retry implements internal busy loop until one of the following conditions is met:
+// - context was canceled or deadlined
+// - retry operation returned nil as error
+//
+// Warning: if deadline without deadline or cancellation func Retry will be worked infinite
+func Retry(ctx context.Context, check checkRetryable, f retryOperation, opts ...RetryOption) error {
+	options := &retryOptions{
+		ctx:     ctx,
+		backoff: DefaultBackoff(),
+	}
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		if o != nil {
+			o(options)
+		}
+	}
+
+	attempts := 0
+	for !options.reachMaxRetries(attempts) {
+		attempts++
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		default:
+			err := f(ctx)
+			if err == nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+			canRetry := check(err)
+			if !canRetry {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Retry process with id '%s': %w",
+					options.id, fmt.Errorf("%v: %w", err, ErrNonRetryable))
+			}
+			if !options.idempotent {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Retry process with id '%s': %w",
+					options.id, fmt.Errorf("%v: %w", err, ErrNonIdempotent))
+			}
+			if err = wait(ctx, options.backoff, attempts); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Retry process with id '%s': %w", options.id, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("Retry process with id '%s': %w",
+		options.id,
+		fmt.Errorf("%v: %w",
+			fmt.Errorf("max retries: %v", options.ctx.Value(maxRetriesKey{})),
+			ErrMaxRetriesLimitExceed,
+		))
+}
+
+func wait(ctx context.Context, backoff BackoffInterface, attempts int) error {
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return ctx.Err()
+	case <-backoff.Wait(attempts):
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/retry/retry_test.go b/retry/retry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddb209eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retry/retry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestSetRetryOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	opts := []RetryOption{
+		WithMaxRetries(10),
+		WithID("ut-test-retry"),
+		WithIdempotent(true),
+		WithBackoff(DefaultBackoff()),
+	}
+
+	rt := &retryOptions{
+		ctx: context.Background(),
+	}
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		if o != nil {
+			o(rt)
+		}
+	}
+
+	val, ok := rt.ctx.Value(maxRetriesKey{}).(int)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 10, val)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "ut-test-retry", rt.id)
+
+	assert.True(t, rt.idempotent)
+
+	assert.EqualValues(t, DefaultBackoff(), rt.backoff)
+}
+
+func TestMaxRetries(t *testing.T) {
+	const mxRetries int = 10
+
+	opts := []RetryOption{
+		WithMaxRetries(mxRetries),
+	}
+
+	rt := &retryOptions{
+		ctx: context.Background(),
+	}
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		if o != nil {
+			o(rt)
+		}
+	}
+
+	val, ok := rt.ctx.Value(maxRetriesKey{}).(int)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, mxRetries, val)
+
+	for i := 0; i < mxRetries; i++ {
+		assert.False(t, rt.reachMaxRetries(i))
+	}
+
+	assert.True(t, rt.reachMaxRetries(mxRetries+1))
+}
+
+func TestRetryTimeOut(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	err := Retry(ctx, func(err error) bool {
+		return true
+	}, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		case <-time.After(5 * time.Millisecond):
+			return nil
+		}
+	}, WithIdempotent(true))
+
+	assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded))
+}
+
+func TestRetryMaxRetriesExceeded(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	utErr := errors.New("ut-error")
+
+	err := Retry(ctx, func(err error) bool {
+		return true
+	}, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		return utErr
+	},
+		WithMaxRetries(10),
+		WithIdempotent(true),
+		WithBackoff(NewBackoff(1*time.Millisecond, 2*time.Millisecond, true)))
+
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, ErrMaxRetriesLimitExceed))
+}
+
+func TestRetryNonRetryable(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	utErr := errors.New("ut-error")
+
+	err := Retry(ctx, func(err error) bool {
+		return false
+	}, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		return utErr
+	},
+		WithBackoff(NewBackoff(1*time.Millisecond, 2*time.Millisecond, true)))
+
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, ErrNonRetryable))
+}
+
+func TestRetryIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	utErr := errors.New("ut-error")
+
+	err := Retry(ctx, func(err error) bool {
+		return true
+	}, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		return utErr
+	},
+		WithIdempotent(false),
+		WithBackoff(NewBackoff(1*time.Millisecond, 2*time.Millisecond, true)))
+
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, ErrNonIdempotent))
+}
+
+func TestRetryOk(t *testing.T) {
+	const mxRetries int = 10
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	utErr := errors.New("ut-error")
+
+	var c int = 0
+
+	err := Retry(ctx, func(err error) bool {
+		return true
+	}, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		defer func() {
+			c += 1
+		}()
+		if c == mxRetries {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return utErr
+	},
+		WithMaxRetries(mxRetries),
+		WithIdempotent(true),
+		WithBackoff(NewBackoff(1*time.Millisecond, 2*time.Millisecond, true)))
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Greater(t, c, mxRetries)
+}
diff --git a/tests/retry_test.go b/tests/retry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c3566dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/retry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+	"xorm.io/xorm/retry"
+)
+
+func TestRetry(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, PrepareEngine())
+
+	type TestRetry struct {
+		Id   int64  `xorm:"int(11) pk"`
+		Name string `xorm:"varchar(255)"`
+	}
+
+	assert.NoError(t, testEngine.Sync(new(TestRetry)))
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	err := testEngine.Do(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, session *xorm.Session) error {
+		num, err := insertMultiDatas(1,
+			append([]TestRetry{}, TestRetry{1, "test1"}, TestRetry{2, "test2"}, TestRetry{3, "test3"}))
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 3, num)
+		return nil
+	}, retry.WithID("test-retry"))
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestRetryTx(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, PrepareEngine())
+	assertSync(t, new(Userinfo))
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	err := testEngine.DoTx(
+		ctx,
+		func(ctx context.Context, session *xorm.Session) error {
+			user1 := Userinfo{Username: "xiaoxiao2", Departname: "dev", Alias: "lunny", Created: time.Now()}
+			if _, err := session.Insert(&user1); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			user2 := Userinfo{Username: "zzz"}
+			if _, err := session.Where("`id` = ?", 0).Update(&user2); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if _, err := session.Exec("delete from "+testEngine.Quote(testEngine.TableName("userinfo", true))+" where `username` = ?", user2.Username); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
+		retry.WithID("test-retry-tx"),
+		retry.WithMaxRetries(5),
+	)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}