diff --git a/plugin/trino-google-sheets/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/google/sheets/SheetsClient.java b/plugin/trino-google-sheets/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/google/sheets/SheetsClient.java
index 9f15afae1827..59562670d07f 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-google-sheets/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/google/sheets/SheetsClient.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-google-sheets/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/google/sheets/SheetsClient.java
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 
 import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.Credential;
 import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
+import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffIOExceptionHandler;
+import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
 import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequestInitializer;
 import com.google.api.client.json.JsonFactory;
 import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
+import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
 import com.google.api.services.sheets.v4.Sheets;
 import com.google.api.services.sheets.v4.SheetsScopes;
 import com.google.api.services.sheets.v4.model.ValueRange;
@@ -69,6 +72,13 @@ public class SheetsClient
     public static final String RANGE_SEPARATOR = "#";
     private static final Logger log = Logger.get(SheetsClient.class);
 
+    public static final ExponentialBackOff BACKOFF = new ExponentialBackOff.Builder()
+            .setInitialIntervalMillis(500)
+            .setMaxIntervalMillis(10_000)
+            .setMaxElapsedTimeMillis(60_000)
+            .setMultiplier(1.5)
+            .build();
+
     private static final String APPLICATION_NAME = "trino google sheets integration";
     private static final JsonFactory JSON_FACTORY = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();
 
@@ -333,6 +343,8 @@ private HttpRequestInitializer setTimeout(HttpRequestInitializer requestInitiali
             httpRequest.setConnectTimeout(toIntExact(config.getConnectionTimeout().toMillis()));
             httpRequest.setReadTimeout(toIntExact(config.getReadTimeout().toMillis()));
             httpRequest.setWriteTimeout(toIntExact(config.getWriteTimeout().toMillis()));
+            httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(BACKOFF));
+            httpRequest.setIOExceptionHandler(new HttpBackOffIOExceptionHandler(BACKOFF));
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugin/trino-google-sheets/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/google/sheets/TestGoogleSheets.java b/plugin/trino-google-sheets/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/google/sheets/TestGoogleSheets.java
index b2dd60df4414..7929aa69399b 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-google-sheets/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/google/sheets/TestGoogleSheets.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-google-sheets/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/google/sheets/TestGoogleSheets.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 package io.trino.plugin.google.sheets;
 
 import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
+import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffIOExceptionHandler;
+import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
 import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequestInitializer;
 import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
 import com.google.api.services.sheets.v4.Sheets;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport;
+import static io.trino.plugin.google.sheets.SheetsClient.BACKOFF;
 import static io.trino.plugin.google.sheets.TestSheetsPlugin.DATA_SHEET_ID;
 import static io.trino.plugin.google.sheets.TestSheetsPlugin.getTestCredentialsPath;
 import static io.trino.testing.assertions.Assert.assertEventually;
@@ -329,6 +332,8 @@ private static HttpRequestInitializer setTimeout(HttpRequestInitializer requestI
             requestInitializer.initialize(httpRequest);
             httpRequest.setConnectTimeout(toIntExact(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(1)));
             httpRequest.setReadTimeout(toIntExact(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(1)));
+            httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(BACKOFF));
+            httpRequest.setIOExceptionHandler(new HttpBackOffIOExceptionHandler(BACKOFF));
         };
     }
 }