diff --git a/agent/consul/client.go b/agent/consul/client.go
index baf87bbfd9..c1ea41f899 100644
--- a/agent/consul/client.go
+++ b/agent/consul/client.go
@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ func (c *Client) RPC(ctx context.Context, method string, args interface{}, reply
 	// starting the timer here we won't potentially double up the delay.
 	// TODO (slackpad) Plumb a deadline here with a context.
 	firstCheck := time.Now()
-
+	retryCount := 0
+	previousJitter := time.Duration(0)
 TRY:
+	retryCount++
 	manager, server := c.router.FindLANRoute()
 	if server == nil {
 		return structs.ErrNoServers
@@ -323,7 +325,9 @@ TRY:
 	)
 
 	// We can wait a bit and retry!
-	jitter := lib.RandomStagger(c.config.RPCHoldTimeout / structs.JitterFraction)
+	jitter := lib.RandomStaggerWithRange(previousJitter, getWaitTime(c.config.RPCHoldTimeout, retryCount))
+	previousJitter = jitter
+
 	select {
 	case <-time.After(jitter):
 		goto TRY
diff --git a/agent/consul/rpc.go b/agent/consul/rpc.go
index 3186d1cce3..2bad1a8b50 100644
--- a/agent/consul/rpc.go
+++ b/agent/consul/rpc.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"math"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -556,6 +557,21 @@ func (c *limitedConn) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return c.lr.Read(b)
 }
 
+func getWaitTime(rpcHoldTimeout time.Duration, retryCount int) time.Duration {
+	const backoffMultiplier = 2.0
+
+	rpcHoldTimeoutInMilli := int(rpcHoldTimeout.Milliseconds())
+	initialBackoffInMilli := rpcHoldTimeoutInMilli / structs.JitterFraction
+
+	if initialBackoffInMilli < 1 {
+		initialBackoffInMilli = 1
+	}
+
+	waitTimeInMilli := initialBackoffInMilli * int(math.Pow(backoffMultiplier, float64(retryCount-1)))
+
+	return time.Duration(waitTimeInMilli) * time.Millisecond
+}
+
 // canRetry returns true if the request and error indicate that a retry is safe.
 func canRetry(info structs.RPCInfo, err error, start time.Time, config *Config, retryableMessages []error) bool {
 	if info != nil {
@@ -714,7 +730,10 @@ func (s *Server) canServeReadRequest(info structs.RPCInfo) bool {
 // See the comment for forwardRPC for more details.
 func (s *Server) forwardRequestToLeader(info structs.RPCInfo, forwardToLeader func(leader *metadata.Server) error) (handled bool, err error) {
 	firstCheck := time.Now()
+	retryCount := 0
+	previousJitter := time.Duration(0)
 CHECK_LEADER:
+	retryCount++
 	// Fail fast if we are in the process of leaving
 	select {
 	case <-s.leaveCh:
@@ -747,7 +766,9 @@ CHECK_LEADER:
 
 	if retry := canRetry(info, rpcErr, firstCheck, s.config, retryableMessages); retry {
 		// Gate the request until there is a leader
-		jitter := lib.RandomStagger(s.config.RPCHoldTimeout / structs.JitterFraction)
+		jitter := lib.RandomStaggerWithRange(previousJitter, getWaitTime(s.config.RPCHoldTimeout, retryCount))
+		previousJitter = jitter
+
 		select {
 		case <-time.After(jitter):
 			goto CHECK_LEADER
diff --git a/agent/consul/rpc_test.go b/agent/consul/rpc_test.go
index 18171725c5..843dd4c1f4 100644
--- a/agent/consul/rpc_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/rpc_test.go
@@ -1620,6 +1620,60 @@ func TestRPC_AuthorizeRaftRPC(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetWaitTime(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		name           string
+		RPCHoldTimeout time.Duration
+		expected       time.Duration
+		retryCount     int
+	}
+	config := DefaultConfig()
+
+	run := func(t *testing.T, tc testCase) {
+		config.RPCHoldTimeout = tc.RPCHoldTimeout
+		require.Equal(t, tc.expected, getWaitTime(config.RPCHoldTimeout, tc.retryCount))
+	}
+
+	var testCases = []testCase{
+		{
+			name:           "init backoff small",
+			RPCHoldTimeout: 7 * time.Millisecond,
+			retryCount:     1,
+			expected:       1 * time.Millisecond,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "first attempt",
+			RPCHoldTimeout: 7 * time.Second,
+			retryCount:     1,
+			expected:       437 * time.Millisecond,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "second attempt",
+			RPCHoldTimeout: 7 * time.Second,
+			retryCount:     2,
+			expected:       874 * time.Millisecond,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "third attempt",
+			RPCHoldTimeout: 7 * time.Second,
+			retryCount:     3,
+			expected:       1748 * time.Millisecond,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "fourth attempt",
+			RPCHoldTimeout: 7 * time.Second,
+			retryCount:     4,
+			expected:       3496 * time.Millisecond,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			run(t, tc)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func doRaftRPC(conn net.Conn, leader string) (raft.AppendEntriesResponse, error) {
 	var resp raft.AppendEntriesResponse
 
diff --git a/lib/cluster.go b/lib/cluster.go
index 79da2e458f..b69d17bfe2 100644
--- a/lib/cluster.go
+++ b/lib/cluster.go
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ func RandomStagger(intv time.Duration) time.Duration {
 	return time.Duration(uint64(rand.Int63()) % uint64(intv))
 }
 
+// RandomStaggerWithRange returns an interval between min and the max duration
+func RandomStaggerWithRange(min time.Duration, max time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	return RandomStagger(max-min) + min
+}
+
 // RateScaledInterval is used to choose an interval to perform an action in
 // order to target an aggregate number of actions per second across the whole
 // cluster.
diff --git a/lib/cluster_test.go b/lib/cluster_test.go
index 19a65179a4..02629c827f 100644
--- a/lib/cluster_test.go
+++ b/lib/cluster_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package lib
 
 import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"math"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -172,3 +174,25 @@ func TestRateScaledInterval(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", v)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRandomStaggerWithRange(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		min time.Duration
+		max time.Duration
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+	}{
+		{"min-max 0", args{time.Duration(0), time.Duration(0)}},
+		{"min-max big", args{time.Duration(math.MaxInt64), time.Duration(math.MaxInt64)}},
+		{"normal case", args{time.Duration(3), time.Duration(7)}},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := RandomStaggerWithRange(tt.args.min, tt.args.max)
+			require.GreaterOrEqual(t, got, tt.args.min)
+			require.LessOrEqual(t, got, tt.args.max)
+		})
+	}
+}