diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241204-185912.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241204-185912.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c731703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241204-185912.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Add retry logic for retryable exceptions.
+time: 2024-12-04T18:59:12.48816-08:00
+custom:
+    Author: 'colin-rogers-dbt '
+    Issue: "368"
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py
index baccddc9..0c6797cf 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 import abc
 import time
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Dict,
+    Iterable,
+    Iterator,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Tuple,
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Callable,
+    Type,
+    Union,
+)
 
 from dbt_common.events.contextvars import get_node_info
 from dbt_common.events.functions import fire_event
-from dbt_common.exceptions import DbtInternalError, NotImplementedError
+from dbt_common.exceptions import DbtInternalError, NotImplementedError, DbtRuntimeError
 from dbt_common.utils import cast_to_str
 
 from dbt.adapters.base import BaseConnectionManager
+from dbt.adapters.base.connections import SleepTime
 from dbt.adapters.contracts.connection import (
     AdapterResponse,
     Connection,
@@ -18,6 +31,7 @@
     SQLCommit,
     SQLQuery,
     SQLQueryStatus,
+    AdapterEventDebug,
 )
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -61,6 +75,9 @@ def add_query(
         auto_begin: bool = True,
         bindings: Optional[Any] = None,
         abridge_sql_log: bool = False,
+        retryable_exceptions: Iterable[Type[Exception]] = [],
+        retry_limit: int = 1,
+        retry_timeout: Union[Callable[[int], SleepTime], SleepTime] = 1,
     ) -> Tuple[Connection, Any]:
         connection = self.get_thread_connection()
         if auto_begin and connection.transaction_open is False:
@@ -90,7 +107,14 @@ def add_query(
             pre = time.perf_counter()
 
             cursor = connection.handle.cursor()
-            cursor.execute(sql, bindings)
+            self._retryable_cursor_execute(
+                execute_fn=cursor.execute,
+                sql=sql,
+                bindings=bindings,
+                retryable_exceptions=retryable_exceptions,
+                retry_limit=retry_limit,
+                retry_timeout=retry_timeout,
+            )
 
             result = self.get_response(cursor)
 
@@ -199,3 +223,45 @@ def commit(self):
         connection.transaction_open = False
 
         return connection
+
+    def _retryable_cursor_execute(
+        self,
+        execute_fn: Callable,
+        sql: str,
+        bindings: Optional[Any] = None,
+        retryable_exceptions: Iterable[Type[Exception]] = [],
+        retry_limit: int = 1,
+        retry_timeout: Union[Callable[[int], SleepTime], SleepTime] = 1,
+        _attempts: int = 0,
+    ) -> None:
+        timeout = retry_timeout(_attempts) if callable(retry_timeout) else retry_timeout
+        if timeout < 0:
+            raise DbtRuntimeError("retry_timeout cannot be negative or return a negative time.")
+
+        try:
+            execute_fn(sql, bindings)
+
+        except tuple(retryable_exceptions) as e:
+            retry_limit -= 1
+            if retry_limit <= 0:
+                raise e
+            fire_event(
+                AdapterEventDebug(
+                    message=f"Got a retryable error {type(e)} when attempting to execute a query.\n"
+                    f"{retry_limit} attempts remaining. Retrying in {timeout} seconds.\n"
+                    f"Error:\n{e}"
+                )
+            )
+
+            time.sleep(timeout)
+            return self._retryable_cursor_execute(
+                execute_fn=execute_fn,
+                sql=sql,
+                retry_limit=retry_limit - 1,
+                retry_timeout=retry_timeout,
+                retryable_exceptions=retryable_exceptions,
+                _attempts=_attempts + 1,
+            )
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise e