diff --git a/pkg/api/helpers/download.go b/pkg/api/helpers/download.go
index 3265a1c90fb..9564ecd8bbf 100644
--- a/pkg/api/helpers/download.go
+++ b/pkg/api/helpers/download.go
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
 	"github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/progress"
@@ -25,6 +27,22 @@ const (
 	DefaultDownloadConcurrency       = 10
 )
 
+// Backoff parameters for download retries
+const (
+	DefaultDownloadInitialInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	DefaultDownloadMaxInterval     = 2 * time.Second
+	DefaultDownloadMaxElapsedTime  = 30 * time.Second
+)
+
+// newDownloadBackoff creates a backoff strategy for download retries.
+func newDownloadBackoff() backoff.BackOff {
+	return backoff.NewExponentialBackOff(
+		backoff.WithInitialInterval(DefaultDownloadInitialInterval),
+		backoff.WithMaxInterval(DefaultDownloadMaxInterval),
+		backoff.WithMaxElapsedTime(DefaultDownloadMaxElapsedTime),
+	)
+}
+
 type Downloader struct {
 	Client              *apigen.ClientWithResponses
 	PreSign             bool
@@ -155,9 +173,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) downloadPresignMultipart(ctx context.Context, src uri.URI,
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer func() {
-		_ = f.Close()
-	}()
+	defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
 
 	// make sure the destination file is in the right size
 	if err := f.Truncate(size); err != nil {
@@ -218,25 +234,9 @@ func (d *Downloader) downloadPresignMultipart(ctx context.Context, src uri.URI,
 }
 
 func (d *Downloader) downloadPresignedPart(ctx context.Context, physicalAddress string, rangeStart int64, partSize int64, partNumber int, f *os.File, buf []byte) error {
+	// set range header
 	rangeEnd := rangeStart + partSize - 1
 	rangeHeader := fmt.Sprintf("bytes=%d-%d", rangeStart, rangeEnd)
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, physicalAddress, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	req.Header.Set("Range", rangeHeader)
-	resp, err := d.HTTPClient.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusPartialContent {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrRequestFailed, resp.Status)
-	}
-	if resp.ContentLength != partSize {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: part %d expected %d bytes, got %d", ErrRequestFailed, partNumber, partSize, resp.ContentLength)
-	}
 
 	// reuse buffer if possible
 	if buf == nil {
@@ -245,48 +245,94 @@ func (d *Downloader) downloadPresignedPart(ctx context.Context, physicalAddress
 		buf = buf[:partSize]
 	}
 
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(resp.Body, buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	operation := func() error {
+		// create request with range header
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, physicalAddress, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return backoff.Permanent(err)
+		}
+		req.Header.Set("Range", rangeHeader)
+
+		resp, err := d.HTTPClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
+
+		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusPartialContent {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrRequestFailed, resp.Status)
+			return backoff.Permanent(err)
+		}
+		if resp.ContentLength != partSize {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("%w: part %d expected %d bytes, got %d", ErrRequestFailed, partNumber, partSize, resp.ContentLength)
+			return backoff.Permanent(err)
+		}
+		_, readErr := io.ReadFull(resp.Body, buf)
+		return readErr
 	}
 
-	_, err = f.WriteAt(buf, rangeStart)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	bo := backoff.WithContext(newDownloadBackoff(), ctx)
+	notification := func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+		logging.FromContext(ctx).WithError(err).Warnf("Download of '%s' part %d failed, retrying in %s", f.Name(), partNumber, d)
 	}
-	return nil
+	if err := backoff.RetryNotify(operation, bo, notification); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to download '%s' part %d: %w", f.Name(), partNumber, err)
+	}
+
+	_, err := f.WriteAt(buf, rangeStart)
+	return err
 }
 
 func (d *Downloader) downloadObject(ctx context.Context, src uri.URI, dst string, tracker *progress.Tracker) error {
-	// get object content
-	resp, err := d.Client.GetObject(ctx, src.Repository, src.Ref, &apigen.GetObjectParams{
-		Path:    *src.Path,
-		Presign: swag.Bool(d.PreSign),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrRequestFailed, resp.Status)
-	}
+	operation := func() error {
+		// get object content
+		resp, err := d.Client.GetObject(ctx, src.Repository, src.Ref, &apigen.GetObjectParams{
+			Path:    *src.Path,
+			Presign: swag.Bool(d.PreSign),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return backoff.Permanent(err)
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		}()
 
-	if tracker != nil && resp.ContentLength != -1 {
-		tracker.UpdateTotal(resp.ContentLength)
-	}
+		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrRequestFailed, resp.Status)
+			return backoff.Permanent(err)
+		}
 
-	// create and copy object content
-	f, err := os.Create(dst)
-	if err != nil {
+		// create and copy object content
+		f, err := os.Create(dst)
+		if err != nil {
+			return backoff.Permanent(err)
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			_ = f.Close()
+		}()
+
+		// w is used to write the data, it will be wrapped with a tracker if needed
+		var w io.Writer = f
+		if tracker != nil {
+			tracker.Reset()
+			if resp.ContentLength != -1 {
+				tracker.UpdateTotal(resp.ContentLength)
+			}
+			w = NewTrackerWriter(f, tracker)
+		}
+
+		_, err = io.Copy(w, resp.Body)
 		return err
 	}
-	defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
-	var w io.Writer = f
-	if tracker != nil {
-		w = NewTrackerWriter(f, tracker)
+
+	b := backoff.WithContext(newDownloadBackoff(), ctx)
+	notification := func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+		logging.FromContext(ctx).WithError(err).Warnf("Download of object '%s' failed, retrying in %s", dst, d)
 	}
-	_, err = io.Copy(w, resp.Body)
-	return err
+	if err := backoff.RetryNotify(operation, b, notification); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to download '%s' object: %w", dst, err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Tracker interface for tracking written data.