diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 26f1385c..4e54f694 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -578,6 +578,19 @@ func (c *Client) AddRetryCondition(condition RetryConditionFunc) *Client {
 	return c
 }
 
+// AddRetryAfterErrorCondition adds the basic condition of retrying after encountering
+// an error from the http response
+func (c *Client) AddRetryAfterErrorCondition() *Client {
+	c.AddRetryCondition(func(response *Response, err error) bool {
+		if response.IsError() {
+			return true
+		}
+
+		return false
+	})
+	return c
+}
+
 // SetTLSClientConfig method sets TLSClientConfig for underling client Transport.
 //
 // For Example:
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 3c9ab76d..46fded1f 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -352,6 +352,15 @@ func TestClientOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	client.SetRetryMaxWaitTime(mrwt)
 	assertEqual(t, mrwt, client.RetryMaxWaitTime)
 
+	client.AddRetryAfterErrorCondition()
+	equal(client.RetryConditions[0], func(response *Response, err error) bool {
+		if response.IsError() {
+			return true
+		}
+
+		return false
+	})
+
 	err := &AuthError{}
 	client.SetError(err)
 	if reflect.TypeOf(err) == client.Error {
diff --git a/retry_test.go b/retry_test.go
index cfd7b7a8..19d274d1 100644
--- a/retry_test.go
+++ b/retry_test.go
@@ -626,6 +626,31 @@ func TestClientRetryCount(t *testing.T) {
 		strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "Get \""+ts.URL+"/set-retrycount-test\"")))
 }
 
+func TestClientErrorRetry(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := createGetServer(t)
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	c := dc().
+		SetTimeout(time.Second * 3).
+		SetRetryCount(1).
+		AddRetryAfterErrorCondition()
+
+	resp, err := c.R().
+		SetHeader(hdrContentTypeKey, "application/json; charset=utf-8").
+		SetJSONEscapeHTML(false).
+		SetResult(AuthSuccess{}).
+		Get(ts.URL + "/set-retry-error-recover")
+
+	assertError(t, err)
+
+	authSuccess := resp.Result().(*AuthSuccess)
+
+	assertEqual(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode())
+	assertEqual(t, "hello", authSuccess.Message)
+
+	assertNil(t, resp.Error())
+}
+
 func filler(*Response, error) bool {
 	return false
 }