diff --git a/docs/migration.md b/docs/migration.md
index 5f6945d43..731feb3eb 100644
--- a/docs/migration.md
+++ b/docs/migration.md
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@ removed.
 - type of `popupWindowFeatures` changed from a string to a dictionary
   - additionally, its default dimensions are now responsive to the opener
     window's
-- a new property `revokeTokenTypes: ('access_token' | 'refresh_token')[]` was
-  added
+- a new property `revokeTokenTypes: ('access_token' | 'refresh_token')[]` was added
   - by default, `UserManager` will attempt revoking both token types when
     `revokeTokensOnSignout` is `true`. Compared to 1.x, sign out will now fail
     if revocations fail.
+- a new property `retrySilentRenew: boolean` was added
+  - by default `SilentRenewService` will retry every 5s until it receives a response
+    from the authority server. If you depend on your own custom silent renew error
+    event handler you can set `false`.
 
 ### [UserManager](https://authts.github.io/oidc-client-ts/classes/UserManager.html)
 
diff --git a/docs/oidc-client-ts.api.md b/docs/oidc-client-ts.api.md
index 79ce1114d..daca00b7d 100644
--- a/docs/oidc-client-ts.api.md
+++ b/docs/oidc-client-ts.api.md
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ export interface UserManagerSettings extends OidcClientSettings {
     // (undocumented)
     query_status_response_type?: string;
     redirectMethod?: "replace" | "assign";
+    retrySilentRenew?: boolean;
     revokeTokensOnSignout?: boolean;
     revokeTokenTypes?: ("access_token" | "refresh_token")[];
     silent_redirect_uri?: string;
@@ -998,6 +999,8 @@ export class UserManagerSettingsStore extends OidcClientSettingsStore {
     // (undocumented)
     readonly redirectMethod: "replace" | "assign";
     // (undocumented)
+    readonly retrySilentRenew: boolean;
+    // (undocumented)
     readonly revokeTokensOnSignout: boolean;
     // (undocumented)
     readonly revokeTokenTypes: ("access_token" | "refresh_token")[];
diff --git a/src/SilentRenewService.ts b/src/SilentRenewService.ts
index 2638b0aa4..55f5a7564 100644
--- a/src/SilentRenewService.ts
+++ b/src/SilentRenewService.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (c) Brock Allen & Dominick Baier. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
 
-import { Logger } from "./utils";
+import { Logger, Timer } from "./utils";
 import type { UserManager } from "./UserManager";
 import type { AccessTokenCallback } from "./AccessTokenEvents";
+import { ErrorResponse } from "./ErrorResponse";
 
 /**
  * @internal
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import type { AccessTokenCallback } from "./AccessTokenEvents";
 export class SilentRenewService {
     protected _logger = new Logger("SilentRenewService");
     private _isStarted = false;
+    private readonly _retryTimer = new Timer("Retry Silent Renew");
 
     public constructor(private _userManager: UserManager) {}
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ export class SilentRenewService {
         if (!this._isStarted) {
             this._isStarted = true;
             this._userManager.events.addAccessTokenExpiring(this._tokenExpiring);
+            this._retryTimer.addHandler(this._tokenExpiring);
 
             // this will trigger loading of the user so the expiring events can be initialized
             try {
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ export class SilentRenewService {
 
     public stop(): void {
         if (this._isStarted) {
+            this._retryTimer.cancel();
+            this._retryTimer.removeHandler(this._tokenExpiring);
             this._userManager.events.removeAccessTokenExpiring(this._tokenExpiring);
             this._isStarted = false;
         }
@@ -44,7 +49,15 @@ export class SilentRenewService {
         try {
             await this._userManager.signinSilent();
             logger.debug("silent token renewal successful");
-        } catch (err) {
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+            if (this._userManager.settings.retrySilentRenew && !(err instanceof ErrorResponse)) {
+                // no response from authority server, e.g. IFrame timeout, ...
+                logger.warn("Error from signinSilent:", err, "retry in 5s");
+                this._retryTimer.init(5);
+                return;
+            }
+
             logger.error("Error from signinSilent:", err);
             this._userManager.events._raiseSilentRenewError(err as Error);
         }
diff --git a/src/UserManagerSettings.ts b/src/UserManagerSettings.ts
index d20d66a8a..bbcf22707 100644
--- a/src/UserManagerSettings.ts
+++ b/src/UserManagerSettings.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export interface UserManagerSettings extends OidcClientSettings {
     validateSubOnSilentRenew?: boolean;
     /** Flag to control if id_token is included as id_token_hint in silent renew calls (default: false) */
     includeIdTokenInSilentRenew?: boolean;
+    /** Retry silent renew every 5s until we receive a response from the authority server (default: true) */
+    retrySilentRenew?: boolean;
 
     /** Will raise events for when user has performed a signout at the OP (default: false) */
     monitorSession?: boolean;
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ export class UserManagerSettingsStore extends OidcClientSettingsStore {
     public readonly automaticSilentRenew: boolean;
     public readonly validateSubOnSilentRenew: boolean;
     public readonly includeIdTokenInSilentRenew: boolean;
+    public readonly retrySilentRenew: boolean;
 
     public readonly monitorSession: boolean;
     public readonly monitorAnonymousSession: boolean;
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ export class UserManagerSettingsStore extends OidcClientSettingsStore {
             automaticSilentRenew = true,
             validateSubOnSilentRenew = true,
             includeIdTokenInSilentRenew = false,
+            retrySilentRenew = true,
 
             monitorSession = false,
             monitorAnonymousSession = false,
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ export class UserManagerSettingsStore extends OidcClientSettingsStore {
         this.automaticSilentRenew = automaticSilentRenew;
         this.validateSubOnSilentRenew = validateSubOnSilentRenew;
         this.includeIdTokenInSilentRenew = includeIdTokenInSilentRenew;
+        this.retrySilentRenew = retrySilentRenew;
 
         this.monitorSession = monitorSession;
         this.monitorAnonymousSession = monitorAnonymousSession;