diff --git a/exp/api/remote/remote_api.go b/exp/api/remote/remote_api.go
index 433855cd2..cf912249a 100644
--- a/exp/api/remote/remote_api.go
+++ b/exp/api/remote/remote_api.go
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ type API struct {
 // APIOption represents a remote API option.
 type APIOption func(o *apiOpts) error
 
+// RetryCallback is called each time Write() retries a request.
+// err is the error that caused the retry.
+type RetryCallback func(err error)
+
 // TODO(bwplotka): Add "too old sample" handling one day.
 type apiOpts struct {
 	logger           *slog.Logger
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ type apiOpts struct {
 	compression      Compression
 	path             string
 	retryOnRateLimit bool
+	retryCallback    RetryCallback
 }
 
 var defaultAPIOpts = &apiOpts{
@@ -111,6 +116,15 @@ func WithAPIBackoff(backoff backoff.Config) APIOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithAPIRetryCallback sets a callback to be invoked on each retry attempt.
+// This is useful for tracking retry metrics and debugging retry behavior.
+func WithAPIRetryCallback(callback RetryCallback) APIOption {
+	return func(o *apiOpts) error {
+		o.retryCallback = callback
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 type nopSlogHandler struct{}
 
 func (n nopSlogHandler) Enabled(context.Context, slog.Level) bool  { return false }
@@ -257,20 +271,23 @@ func (r *API) Write(ctx context.Context, msgType WriteMessageType, msg any) (_ W
 
 		var retryableErr retryableError
 		if !errors.As(err, &retryableErr) {
-			// TODO(bwplotka): More context in the error e.g. about retries.
 			return accumulatedStats, err
 		}
 
 		if !b.Ongoing() {
-			// TODO(bwplotka): More context in the error e.g. about retries.
 			return accumulatedStats, err
 		}
 
 		backoffDelay := b.NextDelay() + retryableErr.RetryAfter()
+
+		// Invoke retry callback if provided (after NextDelay which increments the retry counter).
+		if r.opts.retryCallback != nil {
+			r.opts.retryCallback(retryableErr.error)
+		}
+
 		r.opts.logger.Error("failed to send remote write request; retrying after backoff", "err", err, "backoff", backoffDelay)
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			// TODO(bwplotka): More context in the error e.g. about retries.
 			return WriteResponseStats{}, ctx.Err()
 		case <-time.After(backoffDelay):
 			// Retry.
diff --git a/exp/api/remote/remote_api_test.go b/exp/api/remote/remote_api_test.go
index 9f982a4e3..bf06f613e 100644
--- a/exp/api/remote/remote_api_test.go
+++ b/exp/api/remote/remote_api_test.go
@@ -208,4 +208,89 @@ func TestRemoteAPI_Write_WithHandler(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("expected error to contain 'storage error', got %v", err)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("retry callback invoked on retries", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tLogger := slog.Default()
+		mockCode := http.StatusInternalServerError
+		mStore := &mockStorage{
+			mockErr:  errors.New("storage error"),
+			mockCode: &mockCode,
+		}
+		srv := httptest.NewServer(NewWriteHandler(mStore, MessageTypes{WriteV2MessageType}, WithWriteHandlerLogger(tLogger)))
+		t.Cleanup(srv.Close)
+
+		var retryCount int
+		var retryErrors []error
+
+		client, err := NewAPI(srv.URL,
+			WithAPIHTTPClient(srv.Client()),
+			WithAPILogger(tLogger),
+			WithAPIPath("api/v1/write"),
+			WithAPIBackoff(backoff.Config{
+				Min:        1 * time.Millisecond,
+				Max:        1 * time.Millisecond,
+				MaxRetries: 3,
+			}),
+			WithAPIRetryCallback(func(err error) {
+				retryCount++
+				retryErrors = append(retryErrors, err)
+			}),
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		req := testV2()
+		_, err = client.Write(context.Background(), WriteV2MessageType, req)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+		}
+
+		// Verify callback was invoked for each retry.
+		expectedRetries := 3
+		if retryCount != expectedRetries {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %d retry callback invocations, got %d", expectedRetries, retryCount)
+		}
+
+		// Verify errors were passed correctly.
+		for i, retryErr := range retryErrors {
+			if retryErr == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected non-nil error for retry %d", i)
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(retryErr.Error(), "storage error") {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error to contain 'storage error', got %v", retryErr)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("retry callback not invoked on success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tLogger := slog.Default()
+		mStore := &mockStorage{}
+		srv := httptest.NewServer(NewWriteHandler(mStore, MessageTypes{WriteV2MessageType}, WithWriteHandlerLogger(tLogger)))
+		t.Cleanup(srv.Close)
+
+		callbackInvoked := false
+		client, err := NewAPI(srv.URL,
+			WithAPIHTTPClient(srv.Client()),
+			WithAPILogger(tLogger),
+			WithAPIPath("api/v1/write"),
+			WithAPIRetryCallback(func(err error) {
+				callbackInvoked = true
+			}),
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		req := testV2()
+		_, err = client.Write(context.Background(), WriteV2MessageType, req)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		// Verify callback was not invoked for successful request.
+		if callbackInvoked {
+			t.Fatal("retry callback should not be invoked on successful request")
+		}
+	})
 }