diff --git a/src/background-http.android.ts b/src/background-http.android.ts
index a21dc8c..0f61539 100644
--- a/src/background-http.android.ts
+++ b/src/background-http.android.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ class Task extends ObservableBase {
         if (autoDeleteAfterUpload) {
             request.setAutoDeleteFilesAfterSuccessfulUpload(true);
         }
+        const maxRetryCount = typeof options.androidMaxRetries === "number" ? options.androidMaxRetries : undefined;
+        if (maxRetryCount) {
+            request.setMaxRetries(maxRetryCount);
+        }
 
         const headers = options.headers;
         if (headers) {
@@ -263,6 +267,14 @@ class Task extends ObservableBase {
         if (displayNotificationProgress) {
             request.setNotificationConfig(new net.gotev.uploadservice.UploadNotificationConfig());
         }
+        const autoDeleteAfterUpload = typeof options.androidAutoDeleteAfterUpload === "boolean" ? options.androidAutoDeleteAfterUpload : false;
+        if (autoDeleteAfterUpload) {
+            request.setAutoDeleteFilesAfterSuccessfulUpload(true);
+        }
+        const maxRetryCount = typeof options.androidMaxRetries === "number" ? options.androidMaxRetries : undefined;
+        if (maxRetryCount) {
+            request.setMaxRetries(maxRetryCount);
+        }
 
         const headers = options.headers;
         if (headers) {
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 4c76bcd..2f6524b 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -180,4 +180,10 @@ export interface Request {
      * Use this to set if files should be deleted automatically after upload
      */
     androidAutoDeleteAfterUpload?: boolean;
+
+    /*
+    * Use this to set the maximum retry count. The default retry count is 0
+    * https://github.com/gotev/android-upload-service/wiki/Recipes#backoff
+    */
+    androidMaxRetries?: number;
 }