diff --git a/platform/core/package.json b/platform/core/package.json
index ced3f230f..605c82ab4 100644
--- a/platform/core/package.json
+++ b/platform/core/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     "lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.0",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.1",
     "mousetrap": "^1.6.3",
+    "retry": "^0.12.0",
     "validate.js": "^0.12.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/platform/core/src/studies/services/wado/retrieveMetadataLoaderAsync.js b/platform/core/src/studies/services/wado/retrieveMetadataLoaderAsync.js
index 81585772b..a008c5154 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/studies/services/wado/retrieveMetadataLoaderAsync.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/studies/services/wado/retrieveMetadataLoaderAsync.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { api } from 'dicomweb-client';
 import dcmjs from 'dcmjs';
+import retry, { operation } from 'retry';
 import DICOMWeb from '../../../DICOMWeb/';
 import RetrieveMetadataLoader from './retrieveMetadataLoader';
 import { sortStudySeries, sortingCriteria } from '../../sortStudy';
@@ -76,6 +77,42 @@ export default class RetrieveMetadataLoaderAsync extends RetrieveMetadataLoader
       url: server.qidoRoot,
       headers: DICOMWeb.getAuthorizationHeader(server),
       errorInterceptor: errorHandler.getHTTPErrorHandler(),
+      enhancers: [
+        (request, metadata) => {
+          function faultTolerantRequestSend(...args) {
+            const operation = retry.operation({
+              retries: 10,
+            });
+            /**
+             * retries: 5,
+             * factor: 3,
+             * minTimeout: 1 * 1000,
+             * maxTimeout: 60 * 1000,
+             * randomize: true
+             */
+
+            operation.attempt(function(currentAttempt) {
+              const originalOnReadyStateChange = request.onreadystatechange;
+
+              request.onreadystatechange = function() {
+                originalOnReadyStateChange.call(request);
+                if (request.status === 429 || request.status >= 500) {
+                  operation.retry(new Error('Attempt failed!'));
+                }
+              };
+
+              console.debug(`${metadata.url} (attempt: ${currentAttempt})`);
+              request.open(metadata.method, metadata.url, true);
+              originalRequestSend.call(request, ...args);
+            });
+          }
+
+          const originalRequestSend = request.send;
+          request.send = faultTolerantRequestSend;
+
+          return request;
+        },
+      ],
     });
 
     this.client = client;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7d49192bb..db9b980d3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1247,13 +1247,34 @@
     pirates "^4.0.0"
     source-map-support "^0.5.9"
 
-"@babel/runtime@7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@7.6.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.2.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.6":
+"@babel/runtime@7.1.2":
+  version "7.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.1.2.tgz#81c89935f4647706fc54541145e6b4ecfef4b8e3"
+  integrity sha512-Y3SCjmhSupzFB6wcv1KmmFucH6gDVnI30WjOcicV10ju0cZjak3Jcs67YLIXBrmZYw1xCrVeJPbycFwrqNyxpg==
+  dependencies:
+    regenerator-runtime "^0.12.0"
+
+"@babel/runtime@7.6.0":
+  version "7.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.6.0.tgz#4fc1d642a9fd0299754e8b5de62c631cf5568205"
+  integrity sha512-89eSBLJsxNxOERC0Op4vd+0Bqm6wRMqMbFtV3i0/fbaWw/mJ8Q3eBvgX0G4SyrOOLCtbu98HspF8o09MRT+KzQ==
+  dependencies:
+    regenerator-runtime "^0.13.2"
+
+"@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.2.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5":
   version "7.5.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.5.5.tgz#74fba56d35efbeca444091c7850ccd494fd2f132"
   integrity sha512-28QvEGyQyNkB0/m2B4FU7IEZGK2NUrcMtT6BZEFALTguLk+AUT6ofsHtPk5QyjAdUkpMJ+/Em+quwz4HOt30AQ==
   dependencies:
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.2"
 
+"@babel/runtime@^7.6.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.6":
+  version "7.14.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.14.0.tgz#46794bc20b612c5f75e62dd071e24dfd95f1cbe6"
+  integrity sha512-JELkvo/DlpNdJ7dlyw/eY7E0suy5i5GQH+Vlxaq1nsNJ+H7f4Vtv3jMeCEgRhZZQFXTjldYfQgv2qmM6M1v5wA==
+  dependencies:
+    regenerator-runtime "^0.13.4"
+
 "@babel/template@^7.0.0", "@babel/template@^7.1.0", "@babel/template@^7.4.0", "@babel/template@^7.4.4", "@babel/template@^7.6.0":
   version "7.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/template/-/template-7.6.0.tgz#7f0159c7f5012230dad64cca42ec9bdb5c9536e6"
@@ -16523,6 +16544,11 @@ regenerator-runtime@^0.11.0, regenerator-runtime@^0.11.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.11.1.tgz#be05ad7f9bf7d22e056f9726cee5017fbf19e2e9"
   integrity sha512-MguG95oij0fC3QV3URf4V2SDYGJhJnJGqvIIgdECeODCT98wSWDAJ94SSuVpYQUoTcGUIL6L4yNB7j1DFFHSBg==
 
+regenerator-runtime@^0.12.0:
+  version "0.12.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.12.1.tgz#fa1a71544764c036f8c49b13a08b2594c9f8a0de"
+  integrity sha512-odxIc1/vDlo4iZcfXqRYFj0vpXFNoGdKMAUieAlFYO6m/nl5e9KR/beGf41z4a1FI+aQgtjhuaSlDxQ0hmkrHg==
+
 regenerator-runtime@^0.13.1, regenerator-runtime@^0.13.2, regenerator-runtime@^0.13.4:
   version "0.13.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.13.5.tgz#d878a1d094b4306d10b9096484b33ebd55e26697"