diff --git a/.changeset/large-swans-rule.md b/.changeset/large-swans-rule.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2a5f3cf14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/large-swans-rule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"medusa-react": patch
+---
+
+fix(medusa-react): Allow setting maxRetries on MedusaProvider
diff --git a/packages/medusa-react/src/contexts/medusa.tsx b/packages/medusa-react/src/contexts/medusa.tsx
index 0cec47ed6f..eb5cafd04a 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-react/src/contexts/medusa.tsx
+++ b/packages/medusa-react/src/contexts/medusa.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ interface MedusaProviderProps {
    * available within the request
    */
   publishableApiKey?: string
+  /**
+   * Number of times to retry a request if it fails
+   * @default 3
+   */
+  maxRetries?: number
   customHeaders?: Record<string, any>
 }
 
@@ -41,14 +46,15 @@ export const MedusaProvider = ({
   apiKey,
   publishableApiKey,
   customHeaders,
+  maxRetries = 3,
   children,
 }: MedusaProviderProps) => {
   const medusaClient = new Medusa({
     baseUrl,
-    maxRetries: 0,
+    maxRetries,
     apiKey,
     publishableApiKey,
-    customHeaders
+    customHeaders,
   })
   return (
     <QueryClientProvider {...queryClientProviderProps}>