diff --git a/interceptors/retry/options.go b/interceptors/retry/options.go
index 649db2028..e14665986 100644
--- a/interceptors/retry/options.go
+++ b/interceptors/retry/options.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -22,11 +23,11 @@ var (
 		max:            0, // disabled
 		perCallTimeout: 0, // disabled
 		includeHeader:  true,
-		codes:          DefaultRetriableCodes,
 		backoffFunc:    BackoffLinearWithJitter(50*time.Millisecond /*jitter*/, 0.10),
 		onRetryCallback: OnRetryCallback(func(ctx context.Context, attempt uint, err error) {
 			logTrace(ctx, "grpc_retry attempt: %d, backoff for %v", attempt, err)
 		}),
+		retriableFunc: newRetriableFuncForCodes(DefaultRetriableCodes),
 	}
 )
 
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ type BackoffFunc func(ctx context.Context, attempt uint) time.Duration
 // OnRetryCallback is the type of function called when a retry occurs.
 type OnRetryCallback func(ctx context.Context, attempt uint, err error)
 
+// RetriableFunc denotes a family of functions that control which error should be retried.
+type RetriableFunc func(err error) bool
+
 // Disable disables the retry behaviour on this call, or this interceptor.
 //
 // Its semantically the same to `WithMax`
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ func WithOnRetryCallback(fn OnRetryCallback) CallOption {
 // You cannot automatically retry on Cancelled and Deadline, please use `WithPerRetryTimeout` for these.
 func WithCodes(retryCodes ...codes.Code) CallOption {
 	return CallOption{applyFunc: func(o *options) {
-		o.codes = retryCodes
+		o.retriableFunc = newRetriableFuncForCodes(retryCodes)
 	}}
 }
 
@@ -100,13 +104,20 @@ func WithPerRetryTimeout(timeout time.Duration) CallOption {
 	}}
 }
 
+// WithRetriable sets which error should be retried.
+func WithRetriable(retriableFunc RetriableFunc) CallOption {
+	return CallOption{applyFunc: func(o *options) {
+		o.retriableFunc = retriableFunc
+	}}
+}
+
 type options struct {
 	max             uint
 	perCallTimeout  time.Duration
 	includeHeader   bool
-	codes           []codes.Code
 	backoffFunc     BackoffFunc
 	onRetryCallback OnRetryCallback
+	retriableFunc   RetriableFunc
 }
 
 // CallOption is a grpc.CallOption that is local to grpc_retry.
@@ -137,3 +148,20 @@ func filterCallOptions(callOptions []grpc.CallOption) (grpcOptions []grpc.CallOp
 	}
 	return grpcOptions, retryOptions
 }
+
+// newRetriableFuncForCodes returns retriable function for specific Codes.
+func newRetriableFuncForCodes(codes []codes.Code) func(err error) bool {
+	return func(err error) bool {
+		errCode := status.Code(err)
+		if isContextError(err) {
+			// context errors are not retriable based on user settings.
+			return false
+		}
+		for _, code := range codes {
+			if code == errCode {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/interceptors/retry/retry.go b/interceptors/retry/retry.go
index 9ea2e80a9..2b7708415 100644
--- a/interceptors/retry/retry.go
+++ b/interceptors/retry/retry.go
@@ -267,15 +267,8 @@ func waitRetryBackoff(attempt uint, parentCtx context.Context, callOpts *options
 }
 
 func isRetriable(err error, callOpts *options) bool {
-	errCode := status.Code(err)
-	if isContextError(err) {
-		// context errors are not retriable based on user settings.
-		return false
-	}
-	for _, code := range callOpts.codes {
-		if code == errCode {
-			return true
-		}
+	if callOpts.retriableFunc != nil {
+		return callOpts.retriableFunc(err)
 	}
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/interceptors/retry/retry_test.go b/interceptors/retry/retry_test.go
index 92645b21e..459c33270 100644
--- a/interceptors/retry/retry_test.go
+++ b/interceptors/retry/retry_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package retry
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -178,6 +179,16 @@ func (s *RetrySuite) TestUnary_OverrideFromDialOpts() {
 	require.EqualValues(s.T(), 5, s.srv.requestCount(), "five requests should have been made")
 }
 
+func (s *RetrySuite) TestUnary_OverrideFromDialOpts2() {
+	s.srv.resetFailingConfiguration(5, codes.ResourceExhausted, noSleep) // default is 3 and retriable_errors
+	out, err := s.Client.Ping(s.SimpleCtx(), testpb.GoodPing, WithRetriable(func(err error) bool {
+		return strings.Contains(err.Error(), "maybeFailRequest")
+	}), WithMax(5))
+	require.NoError(s.T(), err, "the fifth invocation should succeed")
+	require.NotNil(s.T(), out, "Pong must be not nil")
+	require.EqualValues(s.T(), 5, s.srv.requestCount(), "five requests should have been made")
+}
+
 func (s *RetrySuite) TestUnary_OnRetryCallbackCalled() {
 	retryCallbackCount := 0
 
@@ -209,6 +220,16 @@ func (s *RetrySuite) TestServerStream_OverrideFromContext() {
 	require.EqualValues(s.T(), 5, s.srv.requestCount(), "three requests should have been made")
 }
 
+func (s *RetrySuite) TestServerStream_OverrideFromContext2() {
+	s.srv.resetFailingConfiguration(5, codes.ResourceExhausted, noSleep) // default is 3 and retriable_errors
+	stream, err := s.Client.PingList(s.SimpleCtx(), testpb.GoodPingList, WithRetriable(func(err error) bool {
+		return strings.Contains(err.Error(), "maybeFailRequest")
+	}), WithMax(5))
+	require.NoError(s.T(), err, "establishing the connection must always succeed")
+	s.assertPingListWasCorrect(stream)
+	require.EqualValues(s.T(), 5, s.srv.requestCount(), "three requests should have been made")
+}
+
 func (s *RetrySuite) TestServerStream_OnRetryCallbackCalled() {
 	retryCallbackCount := 0