diff --git a/certificate/renewal.go b/certificate/renewal.go
index 4f420301cb..66c93acba4 100644
--- a/certificate/renewal.go
+++ b/certificate/renewal.go
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ type RenewalInfoRequest struct {
 // RenewalInfoResponse is a wrapper around acme.RenewalInfoResponse that provides a method for determining when to renew a certificate.
 type RenewalInfoResponse struct {
 	acme.RenewalInfoResponse
+
+	// RetryAfter header indicating the polling interval that the ACME server recommends.
+	// Conforming clients SHOULD query the renewalInfo URL again after the RetryAfter period has passed,
+	// as the server may provide a different suggestedWindow.
+	// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-acme-ari-03#section-4.2
+	RetryAfter time.Duration
 }
 
 // ShouldRenewAt determines the optimal renewal time based on the current time (UTC),renewal window suggest by ARI, and the client's willingness to sleep.
@@ -81,6 +87,14 @@ func (c *Certifier) GetRenewalInfo(req RenewalInfoRequest) (*RenewalInfoResponse
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if retry := resp.Header.Get("Retry-After"); retry != "" {
+		info.RetryAfter, err = time.ParseDuration(retry + "s")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &info, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/certificate/renewal_test.go b/certificate/renewal_test.go
index e883a40c82..9f20e374e1 100644
--- a/certificate/renewal_test.go
+++ b/certificate/renewal_test.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func TestCertifier_GetRenewalInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.Header().Set("Retry-After", "21600")
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		_, wErr := w.Write([]byte(`{
 				"suggestedWindow": {
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ func TestCertifier_GetRenewalInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "2020-03-17T17:51:09Z", ri.SuggestedWindow.Start.Format(time.RFC3339))
 	assert.Equal(t, "2020-03-17T18:21:09Z", ri.SuggestedWindow.End.Format(time.RFC3339))
 	assert.Equal(t, "https://aricapable.ca/docs/renewal-advice/", ri.ExplanationURL)
+	assert.Equal(t, time.Duration(21600000000000), ri.RetryAfter)
 }
 
 func TestCertifier_GetRenewalInfo_errors(t *testing.T) {
@@ -135,13 +137,14 @@ func TestRenewalInfoResponse_ShouldRenew(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("Window is in the past", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ri := RenewalInfoResponse{
-			acme.RenewalInfoResponse{
+			RenewalInfoResponse: acme.RenewalInfoResponse{
 				SuggestedWindow: acme.Window{
 					Start: now.Add(-2 * time.Hour),
 					End:   now.Add(-1 * time.Hour),
 				},
 				ExplanationURL: "",
 			},
+			RetryAfter: 0,
 		}
 
 		rt := ri.ShouldRenewAt(now, 0)
@@ -151,13 +154,14 @@ func TestRenewalInfoResponse_ShouldRenew(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("Window is in the future", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ri := RenewalInfoResponse{
-			acme.RenewalInfoResponse{
+			RenewalInfoResponse: acme.RenewalInfoResponse{
 				SuggestedWindow: acme.Window{
 					Start: now.Add(1 * time.Hour),
 					End:   now.Add(2 * time.Hour),
 				},
 				ExplanationURL: "",
 			},
+			RetryAfter: 0,
 		}
 
 		rt := ri.ShouldRenewAt(now, 0)
@@ -166,13 +170,14 @@ func TestRenewalInfoResponse_ShouldRenew(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("Window is in the future, but caller is willing to sleep", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ri := RenewalInfoResponse{
-			acme.RenewalInfoResponse{
+			RenewalInfoResponse: acme.RenewalInfoResponse{
 				SuggestedWindow: acme.Window{
 					Start: now.Add(1 * time.Hour),
 					End:   now.Add(2 * time.Hour),
 				},
 				ExplanationURL: "",
 			},
+			RetryAfter: 0,
 		}
 
 		rt := ri.ShouldRenewAt(now, 2*time.Hour)
@@ -182,13 +187,14 @@ func TestRenewalInfoResponse_ShouldRenew(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("Window is in the future, but caller isn't willing to sleep long enough", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ri := RenewalInfoResponse{
-			acme.RenewalInfoResponse{
+			RenewalInfoResponse: acme.RenewalInfoResponse{
 				SuggestedWindow: acme.Window{
 					Start: now.Add(1 * time.Hour),
 					End:   now.Add(2 * time.Hour),
 				},
 				ExplanationURL: "",
 			},
+			RetryAfter: 0,
 		}
 
 		rt := ri.ShouldRenewAt(now, 59*time.Minute)