diff --git a/neo4j/v1/api.py b/neo4j/v1/api.py
index 306c534ab..2f4b693c0 100644
--- a/neo4j/v1/api.py
+++ b/neo4j/v1/api.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 from neo4j.bolt import ProtocolError, ServiceUnavailable
 from neo4j.compat import urlparse
-from neo4j.exceptions import CypherError
+from neo4j.exceptions import CypherError, TransientError
 
 from .exceptions import DriverError, SessionError, SessionExpired, TransactionError
 
@@ -435,6 +435,11 @@ def _run_transaction(self, access_mode, unit_of_work, *args, **kwargs):
                     return unit_of_work(tx, *args, **kwargs)
             except (ServiceUnavailable, SessionExpired) as error:
                 last_error = error
+            except TransientError as error:
+                if is_retriable_transientError(error):
+                    last_error = error
+                else:
+                    raise error
             sleep(next(retry_delay))
             t1 = clock()
         raise last_error
@@ -461,6 +466,17 @@ def __bookmark__(self, result):
         pass
 
 
+def is_retriable_transientError(error):
+    """
+    :type error: TransientError
+    """
+    if (error.code.lower() != "neo.transienterror.transaction.terminated"
+        and error.code.lower() != "neo.transienterror.transaction.lockclientstopped"):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
 class Transaction(object):
     """ Container for multiple Cypher queries to be executed within
     a single context. Transactions can be used within a :py:const:`with`