diff --git a/ShopifySharp.Tests/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicyTests.cs b/ShopifySharp.Tests/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicyTests.cs
index e89045d5..e06fbdd9 100644
--- a/ShopifySharp.Tests/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicyTests.cs
+++ b/ShopifySharp.Tests/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicyTests.cs
@@ -161,6 +161,36 @@ public async Task Run_ShouldRetryWhenRequestIsRetriableAsync()
         });
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Run_ShouldRetryImmediatelyWhenConfigured()
+    {
+        const bool firstRetryIsImmediate = true;
+        var ex = new TestShopifyException();
+        var iteration = 0;
+
+        _executeRequest.When(x => x.Invoke(_cloneableRequestMessage))
+            .Do(_ =>
+            {
+                if (iteration >= 3) throw new TestException();
+                iteration++;
+                throw ex;
+            });
+        _responseClassifier.IsRetriableException(ex, Arg.Any<int>())
+            .Returns(true);
+
+        var policy = SetupPolicy(x => x.FirstRetryIsImmediate = firstRetryIsImmediate);
+        var act = () => policy.Run(_cloneableRequestMessage, _executeRequest, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        await act.Should().ThrowAsync<TestException>();
+        iteration.Should().Be(3);
+        Received.InOrder(() =>
+        {
+            _taskScheduler.DelayAsync(TimeSpan.Zero, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>());
+            _taskScheduler.DelayAsync(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100), Arg.Any<CancellationToken>());
+            _taskScheduler.DelayAsync(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200), Arg.Any<CancellationToken>());
+        });
+    }
+
     [Fact(Timeout = 1000)]
     public async Task Run_ShouldHandleNullMaxRetries()
     {
@@ -172,9 +202,9 @@ public async Task Run_ShouldHandleNullMaxRetries()
             .Do(_ =>
             {
                 iteration++;
-                    // Cancel after 20 loops
-                    if (iteration == expectedIterations)
-                        throw new TestException();
+                // Cancel after 20 loops
+                if (iteration == expectedIterations)
+                    throw new TestException();
                 throw ex;
             });
 
@@ -297,7 +327,6 @@ public async Task Run_ShouldRetryUntilMaximumDelayIsReachedThenThrow()
 
         _executeRequest.When(x => x.Invoke(_cloneableRequestMessage))
             .Throw(ex);
-
         _responseClassifier.IsRetriableException(ex, Arg.Any<int>())
             .Returns(true);
 
@@ -312,6 +341,7 @@ public async Task Run_ShouldRetryUntilMaximumDelayIsReachedThenThrow()
         // For now, we expect this test to execute the request, check the exception and wait. This
         // is because the cancellation token source puts the cancellation on a different thread when
         // cancellation is requested.
+        // TODO: This seems to be a little bit flaky due to the comment above, sometimes the test receives a second _executeRequest before cancelling
         Received.InOrder(() =>
         {
             _executeRequest.Invoke(_cloneableRequestMessage);
diff --git a/ShopifySharp/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicy.cs b/ShopifySharp/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicy.cs
index 2a9cad4a..d25ae270 100644
--- a/ShopifySharp/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicy.cs
+++ b/ShopifySharp/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicy.cs
@@ -72,22 +72,10 @@ public async Task<RequestResult<T>> Run<T>(
             // We can quickly hit an overflow by using exponential math to calculate a delay and pass it to the timespan constructor.
             // To avoid that, we check to see if one of the previous loops' delays passed the maximum delay between retries. If so,
             // we use the maximum delay rather than calculating another one and potentially hitting that overflow.
-            TimeSpan nextDelay;
+            var nextDelay = useMaximumDelayBetweenRetries ? _options.MaximumDelayBetweenRetries : CalculateNextDelay(currentTry);
 
-            if (useMaximumDelayBetweenRetries)
-            {
-                nextDelay = _options.MaximumDelayBetweenRetries;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                nextDelay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(Math.Pow(2, currentTry - 1) * _options.InitialBackoffInMilliseconds);
-
-                if (nextDelay > _options.MaximumDelayBetweenRetries)
-                {
-                    useMaximumDelayBetweenRetries = true;
-                    nextDelay = _options.MaximumDelayBetweenRetries;
-                }
-            }
+            if (nextDelay >= _options.MaximumDelayBetweenRetries)
+                useMaximumDelayBetweenRetries = true;
 
             currentTry++;
 
@@ -95,4 +83,17 @@ public async Task<RequestResult<T>> Run<T>(
             await _taskScheduler.DelayAsync(nextDelay, combinedCancellationToken.Token);
         }
     }
+
+    private TimeSpan CalculateNextDelay(int currentTry)
+    {
+        if (currentTry == 1 && _options.FirstRetryIsImmediate)
+            return TimeSpan.Zero;
+
+        var exponent = currentTry - (_options.FirstRetryIsImmediate ? 2 : 1);
+        var delay = Math.Pow(2, Math.Max(0, exponent)) * _options.InitialBackoffInMilliseconds;
+        var calculatedDelay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(delay);
+
+        return calculatedDelay > _options.MaximumDelayBetweenRetries ? _options.MaximumDelayBetweenRetries : calculatedDelay;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/ShopifySharp/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicyOptions.cs b/ShopifySharp/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicyOptions.cs
index 9e71d419..798ea6cf 100644
--- a/ShopifySharp/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicyOptions.cs
+++ b/ShopifySharp/Infrastructure/Policies/ExponentialRetry/ExponentialRetryPolicyOptions.cs
@@ -10,23 +10,45 @@ namespace ShopifySharp.Infrastructure.Policies.ExponentialRetry;
 /// </summary>
 public record ExponentialRetryPolicyOptions
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates whether the policy should immediately retry the first failure per request before applying the
+    /// exponential backoff strategy.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <value>
+    /// <c>true</c> if the first retry should be immediate; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
+    /// </value>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Setting this property to <c>true</c> can be useful in scenarios where transient failures are likely and
+    /// immediate retry might resolve the failure. If set to <c>false</c>, all retries including the first one
+    /// will follow the exponential backoff intervals.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public bool FirstRetryIsImmediate { get; set; }
+
 #if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
     public required int InitialBackoffInMilliseconds { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
     /// The maximum amount of time that can be spent waiting before retrying a request. This is an effective cap on the
     /// exponential growth of the policy's retry delay, which could eventually lead to an overflow without it.
+    /// </summary>
     public required TimeSpan MaximumDelayBetweenRetries { get; set; }
 #else
     public int InitialBackoffInMilliseconds { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>
     /// The maximum amount of time that can be spent waiting before retrying a request. This is an effective cap on the
     /// exponential growth of the policy's retry delay, which could eventually lead to an overflow without it.
+    /// </summary>
     public TimeSpan MaximumDelayBetweenRetries { get; set; }
 #endif
     public int? MaximumRetriesBeforeRequestCancellation { get; set; }
     public TimeSpan? MaximumDelayBeforeRequestCancellation { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Validates this instance and throws an <see cref="ArgumentException"/> if misconfigured.
+    /// Validates this instance and throws <see cref="ArgumentException"/> if misconfigured.
     /// </summary>
+    /// <throws>
+    /// <see cref="ArgumentException"/> when the options are misconfigured.
+    /// </throws>
     public void Validate()
     {
         if (InitialBackoffInMilliseconds <= 0)
@@ -42,6 +64,7 @@ public void Validate()
     public static ExponentialRetryPolicyOptions Default() =>
         new()
         {
+            FirstRetryIsImmediate = false,
             MaximumRetriesBeforeRequestCancellation = 10,
             MaximumDelayBetweenRetries = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1),
             MaximumDelayBeforeRequestCancellation = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5),