diff --git a/component/advanced/ProductsList.spec.js b/component/advanced/ProductsList.spec.js
index 83bb3e7..1e86725 100644
--- a/component/advanced/ProductsList.spec.js
+++ b/component/advanced/ProductsList.spec.js
@@ -153,5 +153,32 @@ describe('Selecting by React props and state', () => {
         props: { name: 'Second item' },
       }).should('have.length', '1');
     });
+
+    it('retries until timeout or upcoming assertions succeed', () => {
+      cy.stub(window, 'fetch')
+        .withArgs('http://myapi.com/products')
+        .resolves({
+          json: cy.stub().resolves({
+            products: [
+              { id: 1, name: 'First item' },
+              { id: 2, name: 'Second item' },
+            ],
+          }),
+        });
+      mount(<ProductsList />);
+
+      // to find DOM elements by React component constructor name, props, or state
+      cy.waitForReact();
+
+      const assertFn = cy.stub().returns(false);
+      assertFn.onCall(5).returns(true);
+
+      cy.getReact('ProductsContainer', { options: { timeout: 1000 } }).should(() => {
+        // should retry 10 times
+
+        const value = assertFn();
+        expect(value).to.equal(true); // this should ultimately succeed at the 5th retry
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/cypress/integration/calculator.spec.js b/cypress/integration/calculator.spec.js
index 7e2e9e6..c479b37 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/calculator.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/calculator.spec.js
@@ -57,4 +57,16 @@ describe('It should validate cypress react selector', () => {
       .getProps('name')
       .should('eq', '5');
   });
+
+  it('getReact should retry upcoming assertions', () => {
+    const assertFn = cy.stub().returns(false);
+    assertFn.onCall(5).returns(true);
+
+    cy.getReact('t', { options: { timeout: 1000 } }).should(() => {
+      // should retry 10 times
+
+      const value = assertFn();
+      expect(value).to.equal(true); // this should ultimately succeed at the 5th retry
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/reactHandler.js b/src/reactHandler.js
index 013bd7f..1c6ad04 100644
--- a/src/reactHandler.js
+++ b/src/reactHandler.js
@@ -145,9 +145,7 @@ exports.react = (subject, component, reactOpts = {}) => {
     });
   };
 
-  return resolveValue().then((value) => {
-    return value;
-  });
+  return resolveValue();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -273,9 +271,7 @@ exports.getReact = (subject, component, reactOpts = {}) => {
     });
   };
 
-  return resolveValue().then((value) => {
-    return value;
-  });
+  return resolveValue();
 };
 
 /**