diff --git a/retry/lib/retry.dart b/retry/lib/retry.dart
index bde22c25..9739aef9 100644
--- a/retry/lib/retry.dart
+++ b/retry/lib/retry.dart
@@ -118,10 +118,15 @@ class RetryOptions {
   /// If no [retryIf] function is given this will retry any for any [Exception]
   /// thrown. To retry on an [Error], the error must be caught and _rethrown_
   /// as an [Exception].
+  ///
+  /// If call [fn] retrying does not satisfies [retryIf] or [attempt] is exhausted,
+  /// the result of invoking the [orElse] function is returned.
+  /// If [orElse] is omitted, the exception on retry will be thrown.
   Future<T> retry<T>(
     FutureOr<T> Function() fn, {
     FutureOr<bool> Function(Exception)? retryIf,
     FutureOr<void> Function(Exception)? onRetry,
+    FutureOr<T> Function(Exception)? orElse,
   }) async {
     var attempt = 0;
     // ignore: literal_only_boolean_expressions
@@ -132,7 +137,11 @@ class RetryOptions {
       } on Exception catch (e) {
         if (attempt >= maxAttempts ||
             (retryIf != null && !(await retryIf(e)))) {
-          rethrow;
+          if (orElse != null) {
+            return orElse(e);
+          } else {
+            rethrow;
+          }
         }
         if (onRetry != null) {
           await onRetry(e);
@@ -171,6 +180,10 @@ class RetryOptions {
 /// If no [retryIf] function is given this will retry any for any [Exception]
 /// thrown. To retry on an [Error], the error must be caught and _rethrown_
 /// as an [Exception].
+///
+/// If call [fn] retrying does not satisfies [retryIf] or [attempt] is exhausted,
+/// the result of invoking the [orElse] function is returned.
+/// If [orElse] is omitted, the exception on retry will be thrown.
 Future<T> retry<T>(
   FutureOr<T> Function() fn, {
   Duration delayFactor = const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
@@ -179,10 +192,11 @@ Future<T> retry<T>(
   int maxAttempts = 8,
   FutureOr<bool> Function(Exception)? retryIf,
   FutureOr<void> Function(Exception)? onRetry,
+  FutureOr<T> Function(Exception)? orElse,
 }) =>
     RetryOptions(
       delayFactor: delayFactor,
       randomizationFactor: randomizationFactor,
       maxDelay: maxDelay,
       maxAttempts: maxAttempts,
-    ).retry(fn, retryIf: retryIf, onRetry: onRetry);
+    ).retry(fn, retryIf: retryIf, onRetry: onRetry,orElse: orElse);
diff --git a/retry/test/retry_test.dart b/retry/test/retry_test.dart
index 75930633..e76e23d7 100644
--- a/retry/test/retry_test.dart
+++ b/retry/test/retry_test.dart
@@ -131,5 +131,12 @@ void main() {
       await expectLater(f, throwsA(isException));
       expect(count, equals(2));
     });
+
+    test('retry when orElse is not omitted', () async {
+      final result = await retry(() {
+        throw Exception();
+      }, orElse: (_) => 1, maxAttempts: 2);
+      expect(result, 1);
+    });
   });
 }