diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2568c1af..6d3f92716 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -198,3 +198,4 @@ mooncake-wheel/mooncake/transfer_engine_bench
 
 # Claude Code Memory
 CLAUDE.md
+_codeql_detected_source_root
diff --git a/mooncake-store/src/transfer_task.cpp b/mooncake-store/src/transfer_task.cpp
index 158487d5b..63986a49e 100644
--- a/mooncake-store/src/transfer_task.cpp
+++ b/mooncake-store/src/transfer_task.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 #include <glog/logging.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <thread>
 #include "transfer_engine.h"
 
 namespace mooncake {
@@ -299,26 +302,57 @@ void TransferEngineOperationState::wait_for_completion() {
 
     const int64_t start_ts = getCurrentTimeInNano();
 
+    // Adaptive backoff parameters: start with 1ms, max at 100ms
+    constexpr auto kInitialBackoffMs = std::chrono::milliseconds(1);
+    constexpr auto kMaxBackoffMs = std::chrono::milliseconds(100);
+    constexpr double kBackoffMultiplier = 1.5;
+    auto current_backoff = kInitialBackoffMs;
+
     while (true) {
-        if (getCurrentTimeInNano() - start_ts >
-            timeout_seconds * kOneSecondInNano) {
+        int64_t elapsed_ns = getCurrentTimeInNano() - start_ts;
+        if (elapsed_ns > timeout_seconds * kOneSecondInNano) {
             LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to complete transfers after "
                        << timeout_seconds << " seconds for batch " << batch_id_;
             set_result_internal(ErrorCode::TRANSFER_FAIL);
             return;
         }
 
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-        check_task_status();
-        if (result_.has_value()) {
-            VLOG(1) << "Transfer engine operation completed for batch "
-                    << batch_id_
-                    << " with result: " << static_cast<int>(result_.value());
-            break;
+        {
+            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+            check_task_status();
+            if (result_.has_value()) {
+                VLOG(1) << "Transfer engine operation completed for batch "
+                        << batch_id_
+                        << " with result: " << static_cast<int>(result_.value());
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Calculate remaining timeout for condition variable wait
+            auto remaining_timeout = std::chrono::nanoseconds(
+                timeout_seconds * kOneSecondInNano - elapsed_ns);
+            auto wait_duration = std::min(current_backoff, 
+                std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(remaining_timeout));
+
+            // Wait with adaptive backoff using condition variable
+            // This allows early wake-up if set_result_internal is called
+            if (cv_.wait_for(lock, wait_duration, 
+                             [this] { return result_.has_value(); })) {
+                VLOG(1) << "Transfer engine operation completed for batch "
+                        << batch_id_
+                        << " with result: " << static_cast<int>(result_.value());
+                return;
+            }
         }
-        // Continue polling
+
+        // Increase backoff for next iteration (exponential backoff with cap)
+        int64_t new_backoff_ms = static_cast<int64_t>(
+            std::ceil(current_backoff.count() * kBackoffMultiplier));
+        current_backoff = std::chrono::milliseconds(
+            std::min(new_backoff_ms, kMaxBackoffMs.count()));
+        
         VLOG(1) << "Transfer engine operation still pending for batch "
-                << batch_id_;
+                << batch_id_ << ", backing off for " 
+                << current_backoff.count() << "ms";
     }
 }