diff --git a/.env-sample b/.env-sample
index a28a6d6..db979a4 100644
--- a/.env-sample
+++ b/.env-sample
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ PROXY_ETHOS=always # always: use proxy for everything; on_failure: retry with pr
 # Scraper specific proxies can be set using [SCRAPERNAME]_PROXY_URL
 # Example: TORRENTIO_PROXY_URL=http://...
 
+RATELIMIT_MAX_RETRIES=3 # Maximum number of retries for 429 Too Many Requests errors. Set to 0 to disable retries.
+RATELIMIT_RETRY_BASE_DELAY=1.0 # Base delay in seconds for exponential backoff (e.g., 1.0 -> 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s...)
+
 # ============================== #
 # Jackett & Prowlarr Settings    #
 # ============================== #
diff --git a/comet/core/logger.py b/comet/core/logger.py
index 0a6cbee..5aa55e0 100644
--- a/comet/core/logger.py
+++ b/comet/core/logger.py
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ def log_startup_info(settings):
         "COMET",
         f"Global Proxy: {settings.GLOBAL_PROXY_URL} - Ethos: {settings.PROXY_ETHOS}",
     )
+    logger.log(
+        "COMET",
+        f"Rate Limit Manager: Max Retries={settings.RATELIMIT_MAX_RETRIES} - Base Delay={settings.RATELIMIT_RETRY_BASE_DELAY}s",
+    )
 
     jackett_info = ""
     if settings.is_any_context_enabled(settings.SCRAPE_JACKETT):
diff --git a/comet/core/models.py b/comet/core/models.py
index b7b5a29..3f2d765 100644
--- a/comet/core/models.py
+++ b/comet/core/models.py
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ class AppSettings(BaseSettings):
     TMDB_READ_ACCESS_TOKEN: Optional[str] = None
     GLOBAL_PROXY_URL: Optional[str] = None
     PROXY_ETHOS: Optional[str] = "always"
+    RATELIMIT_MAX_RETRIES: Optional[int] = 3
+    RATELIMIT_RETRY_BASE_DELAY: Optional[float] = 1.0
 
     @field_validator("INDEXER_MANAGER_TYPE")
     def set_indexer_manager_type(cls, v, values):
diff --git a/comet/utils/network_manager.py b/comet/utils/network_manager.py
index a35aff2..176d551 100644
--- a/comet/utils/network_manager.py
+++ b/comet/utils/network_manager.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import os
 import socket
 from typing import Dict, Optional
@@ -145,24 +146,58 @@ class _RequestContextManager:
             raise e
 
     async def _attempt_request(self, use_proxy, proxy):
-        if self.wrapper.impersonate:
-            # Use curl_cffi
-            curl_proxy = self.wrapper._resolved_proxy_url if proxy else None
-            session = await self.wrapper._get_curl_session()
-            raw_response = await session.request(
-                self.method, self.url, proxy=curl_proxy, **self.kwargs
-            )
-            self.response = ResponseWrapper(raw_response, "curl")
-            return self.response
-        else:
-            # Use aiohttp
-            session = await self.wrapper._get_aiohttp_session()
-            self.aiohttp_cm = session.request(
-                self.method, self.url, proxy=proxy, **self.kwargs
-            )
-            raw_response = await self.aiohttp_cm.__aenter__()
-            self.response = ResponseWrapper(raw_response, "aiohttp")
-            return self.response
+        max_retries = max(0, settings.RATELIMIT_MAX_RETRIES)
+        base_delay = settings.RATELIMIT_RETRY_BASE_DELAY
+        for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
+            if self.wrapper.impersonate:
+                # Use curl_cffi
+                curl_proxy = self.wrapper._resolved_proxy_url if proxy else None
+                session = await self.wrapper._get_curl_session()
+                raw_response = await session.request(
+                    self.method, self.url, proxy=curl_proxy, **self.kwargs
+                )
+                self.response = ResponseWrapper(raw_response, "curl")
+            else:
+                # Use aiohttp
+                session = await self.wrapper._get_aiohttp_session()
+                self.aiohttp_cm = session.request(
+                    self.method, self.url, proxy=proxy, **self.kwargs
+                )
+                raw_response = await self.aiohttp_cm.__aenter__()
+                self.response = ResponseWrapper(raw_response, "aiohttp")
+
+            if self.response.status != 429:
+                return self.response
+
+            # Handle 429 Too Many Requests
+            if attempt < max_retries:
+                retry_after = self.response.headers.get("Retry-After")
+                try:
+                    delay = float(retry_after) if retry_after else None
+                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                    delay = None
+
+                if delay is None:
+                    delay = base_delay * (2**attempt)
+
+                # Enforce a minimum delay if the server indicates 0 or very small retry-after
+                delay = max(delay, base_delay)
+
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"[{self.wrapper.scraper_name}] Received 429 Too Many Requests. Retrying in {delay}s... (Attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries})"
+                )
+
+                # Cleanup aiohttp context manager for the failed attempt
+                if not self.wrapper.impersonate and self.aiohttp_cm:
+                    await self.aiohttp_cm.__aexit__(None, None, None)
+                    self.aiohttp_cm = None
+
+                await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+            else:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"[{self.wrapper.scraper_name}] Max retries ({max_retries}) exceeded for 429 Too Many Requests."
+                )
+                return self.response
 
     async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc, tb):
         if self.aiohttp_cm: