diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneClientUtils.java b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneClientUtils.java
index b52f39380b0..83632b5c67d 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneClientUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneClientUtils.java
@@ -17,22 +17,29 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hadoop.ozone.client;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.client.OzoneQuota;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.client.HddsClientUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.container.common.helpers.ContainerNotOpenException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.retry.RetryPolicies;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.retry.RetryPolicy;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.OzoneConsts;
-import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.client.rest.response.*;
+import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.client.rest.response.BucketInfo;
+import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.client.rest.response.KeyInfo;
+import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.client.rest.response.KeyInfoDetails;
+import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.client.rest.response.KeyLocation;
+import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.client.rest.response.VolumeInfo;
+import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.client.rest.response.VolumeOwner;
 import org.apache.ratis.protocol.AlreadyClosedException;
 import org.apache.ratis.protocol.GroupMismatchException;
 import org.apache.ratis.protocol.RaftRetryFailureException;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
-
 /** A utility class for OzoneClient. */
 public final class OzoneClientUtils {
 
@@ -129,14 +136,31 @@ public final class OzoneClientUtils {
 
   public static RetryPolicy createRetryPolicy(int maxRetryCount,
       long retryInterval) {
-    // just retry without sleep
-    RetryPolicy retryPolicy = RetryPolicies
-        .retryUpToMaximumCountWithFixedSleep(maxRetryCount, retryInterval,
-            TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-    return retryPolicy;
+    // retry with fixed sleep between retries
+    return RetryPolicies.retryUpToMaximumCountWithFixedSleep(
+        maxRetryCount, retryInterval, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
   }
 
   public static List<Class<? extends Exception>> getExceptionList() {
     return EXCEPTION_LIST;
   }
+
+  public static Map<Class<? extends Throwable>, RetryPolicy>
+      getRetryPolicyByException(int maxRetryCount, long retryInterval) {
+    Map<Class<? extends Throwable>, RetryPolicy> policyMap = new HashMap<>();
+    for (Class<? extends Exception> ex : EXCEPTION_LIST) {
+      if (ex == TimeoutException.class ||
+          ex == RaftRetryFailureException.class) {
+        // retry without sleep
+        policyMap.put(ex, createRetryPolicy(maxRetryCount, 0));
+      } else {
+        // retry with fixed sleep between retries
+        policyMap.put(ex, createRetryPolicy(maxRetryCount, retryInterval));
+      }
+    }
+    // Default retry policy
+    policyMap.put(Exception.class, createRetryPolicy(
+        maxRetryCount, retryInterval));
+    return policyMap;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/io/KeyOutputStream.java b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/io/KeyOutputStream.java
index 8ab773817a6..c4c2524fea3 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/io/KeyOutputStream.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/io/KeyOutputStream.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSExceptionMessages;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileEncryptionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.protocol.DatanodeDetails;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.protocol.datanode.proto.ContainerProtos
-    .ChecksumType;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.protocol.datanode.proto.ContainerProtos.ChecksumType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.container.ContainerID;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.container.common.helpers.ContainerNotOpenException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.storage.BufferPool;
@@ -52,7 +51,10 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.ListIterator;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * Maintaining a list of BlockInputStream. Write based on offset.
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ public class KeyOutputStream extends OutputStream {
   private OmMultipartCommitUploadPartInfo commitUploadPartInfo;
   private FileEncryptionInfo feInfo;
   private ExcludeList excludeList;
-  private final RetryPolicy retryPolicy;
+  private final Map<Class<? extends Throwable>, RetryPolicy> retryPolicyMap;
   private int retryCount;
   private long offset;
   /**
@@ -121,7 +123,10 @@ public class KeyOutputStream extends OutputStream {
         OzoneConfigKeys.OZONE_CLIENT_CHECKSUM_TYPE_DEFAULT);
     this.bytesPerChecksum = OzoneConfigKeys
         .OZONE_CLIENT_BYTES_PER_CHECKSUM_DEFAULT_BYTES; // Default is 1MB
-    this.retryPolicy = RetryPolicies.TRY_ONCE_THEN_FAIL;
+    this.retryPolicyMap = OzoneClientUtils.getExceptionList()
+        .stream()
+        .collect(Collectors.toMap(Function.identity(),
+            e -> RetryPolicies.TRY_ONCE_THEN_FAIL));
     retryCount = 0;
     offset = 0;
   }
@@ -200,8 +205,8 @@ public class KeyOutputStream extends OutputStream {
     this.bufferPool =
         new BufferPool(chunkSize, (int)streamBufferMaxSize / chunkSize);
     this.excludeList = new ExcludeList();
-    this.retryPolicy = OzoneClientUtils.createRetryPolicy(maxRetryCount,
-        retryInterval);
+    this.retryPolicyMap = OzoneClientUtils.getRetryPolicyByException(
+        maxRetryCount, retryInterval);
     this.retryCount = 0;
   }
 
@@ -502,10 +507,14 @@ public class KeyOutputStream extends OutputStream {
   }
 
   private void handleRetry(IOException exception, long len) throws IOException {
+    RetryPolicy retryPolicy =
+        retryPolicyMap.get(checkForException(exception).getClass());
+    if (retryPolicy == null) {
+      retryPolicy = retryPolicyMap.get(Exception.class);
+    }
     RetryPolicy.RetryAction action;
     try {
-      action = retryPolicy
-          .shouldRetry(exception, retryCount, 0, true);
+      action = retryPolicy.shouldRetry(exception, retryCount, 0, true);
     } catch (Exception e) {
       throw e instanceof IOException ? (IOException) e : new IOException(e);
     }