diff --git a/src/py/flwr/common/retry_invoker.py b/src/py/flwr/common/retry_invoker.py
index 4b834fa17302..d389cbb24c0e 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/common/retry_invoker.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/common/retry_invoker.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from flwr.common.typing import RunNotRunningException
 from flwr.proto.clientappio_pb2_grpc import ClientAppIoStub
 from flwr.proto.serverappio_pb2_grpc import ServerAppIoStub
+from flwr.proto.simulationio_pb2_grpc import SimulationIoStub
 
 
 def exponential(
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ def _should_giveup_fn(e: Exception) -> bool:
 
 
 def _wrap_stub(
-    stub: Union[ServerAppIoStub, ClientAppIoStub], retry_invoker: RetryInvoker
+    stub: Union[ServerAppIoStub, ClientAppIoStub, SimulationIoStub],
+    retry_invoker: RetryInvoker,
 ) -> None:
     """Wrap a gRPC stub with a retry invoker."""
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/simulation/simulationio_connection.py b/src/py/flwr/simulation/simulationio_connection.py
index ab6e5450c90e..011d2ff8e9d0 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/simulation/simulationio_connection.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/simulation/simulationio_connection.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from flwr.common.constant import SIMULATIONIO_API_DEFAULT_CLIENT_ADDRESS
 from flwr.common.grpc import create_channel
 from flwr.common.logger import log
+from flwr.common.retry_invoker import _make_simple_grpc_retry_invoker, _wrap_stub
 from flwr.proto.simulationio_pb2_grpc import SimulationIoStub  # pylint: disable=E0611
 
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ def __init__(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         self._cert = root_certificates
         self._grpc_stub: Optional[SimulationIoStub] = None
         self._channel: Optional[grpc.Channel] = None
+        self._retry_invoker = _make_simple_grpc_retry_invoker()
 
     @property
     def _is_connected(self) -> bool:
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ def _connect(self) -> None:
             root_certificates=self._cert,
         )
         self._grpc_stub = SimulationIoStub(self._channel)
+        _wrap_stub(self._grpc_stub, self._retry_invoker)
         log(DEBUG, "[SimulationIO] Connected to %s", self._addr)
 
     def _disconnect(self) -> None: