diff --git a/lib/request-wrapper.ts b/lib/request-wrapper.ts
index f3bd3eb0b..b2c72983c 100644
--- a/lib/request-wrapper.ts
+++ b/lib/request-wrapper.ts
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ export class RequestWrapper {
     const config: rax.RetryConfig = {
       retry: 4, // 4 retries by default
       retryDelay: 1000, // 1000 ms (1 sec) initial delay
+      httpMethodsToRetry: ['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'DELETE', 'PUT', 'POST'],
       instance: axiosInstance,
       backoffType: 'exponential',
       checkRetryAfter: true, // use Retry-After header first
diff --git a/test/unit/retry.test.js b/test/unit/retry.test.js
index 2cb0d00f8..bf5dd08ef 100644
--- a/test/unit/retry.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/retry.test.js
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ describe('Node Core retries', () => {
     scopes.forEach((s) => s.done());
   });
 
+  it('should retry after we call enableRetries with POST verb', async () => {
+    const scopes = [
+      nock(url).post('/').reply(429, undefined),
+      nock(url).post('/').reply(200, 'retry success!'),
+    ];
+
+    parameters.options.method = 'POST';
+    const result = await service.createRequest(parameters);
+    expect(result.result).toBe('retry success!');
+    // ensure all mocks satisfied
+    scopes.forEach((s) => s.done());
+  });
+
   it('should not retry more than `maxRetries`', async () => {
     const scopes = [
       nock(url).get('/').reply(500, undefined),