diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02b7604d..4584a538 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ env
 
 # VSCode
 .vscode
+
+# Idea / PyCharm
+.idea
diff --git a/kopf/_cogs/clients/watching.py b/kopf/_cogs/clients/watching.py
index e4d9884f..11bd7617 100644
--- a/kopf/_cogs/clients/watching.py
+++ b/kopf/_cogs/clients/watching.py
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@
 import aiohttp
 
 from kopf._cogs.aiokits import aiotasks, aiotoggles
-from kopf._cogs.clients import api, fetching
+from kopf._cogs.clients import api, errors, fetching
 from kopf._cogs.configs import configuration
 from kopf._cogs.structs import bodies, references
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+HTTP_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS_CODE = 429
+DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS = 1
+
 
 class WatchingError(Exception):
     """
@@ -79,8 +82,19 @@ async def infinite_watch(
                     namespace=namespace,
                     operator_pause_waiter=operator_pause_waiter,
                 )
-                async for raw_event in stream:
-                    yield raw_event
+                try:
+                    async for raw_event in stream:
+                        yield raw_event
+                except errors.APIClientError as ex:
+                    if ex.code != HTTP_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS_CODE:
+                        raise
+
+                    retry_wait = ex.details.get("retryAfterSeconds") or DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"Receiving `too many requests` error from server, will retry after "
+                        f"{retry_wait} seconds. Error details: {ex}"
+                    )
+                    await asyncio.sleep(retry_wait)
             await asyncio.sleep(settings.watching.reconnect_backoff)
     finally:
         logger.debug(f"Stopping the watch-stream for {resource} {where}.")
diff --git a/tests/k8s/test_watching_infinitely.py b/tests/k8s/test_watching_infinitely.py
index 8ca83860..ef95ecfa 100644
--- a/tests/k8s/test_watching_infinitely.py
+++ b/tests/k8s/test_watching_infinitely.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from kopf._cogs.clients.errors import APIError
+from kopf._cogs.clients.errors import APIClientError, APIError
 from kopf._cogs.clients.watching import Bookmark, infinite_watch
 
 STREAM_WITH_UNKNOWN_EVENT = [
@@ -63,3 +63,28 @@ async def test_infinite_watch_never_exits_normally(
     assert events[2] == Bookmark.LISTED
     assert events[3]['object']['spec'] == 'a'
     assert events[4]['object']['spec'] == 'b'
+
+
+async def test_too_many_requests_exception(
+        settings, resource, stream, namespace, enforced_session, mocker):
+
+    exc = APIClientError({
+        "apiVersion": "v1",
+        "code": 429,
+        "status": "Failure",
+        "details": {
+            "retryAfterSeconds": 1,
+        }
+    }, status=429)
+    enforced_session.request = mocker.Mock(side_effect=exc)
+    stream.feed([], namespace=namespace)
+    stream.close(namespace=namespace)
+
+    events = []
+    async for event in infinite_watch(settings=settings,
+                                      resource=resource,
+                                      namespace=namespace,
+                                      _iterations=1):
+        events.append(event)
+
+    assert len(events) == 0