diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47140b99b..306ffbd83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ _testmain.go
 *.exe
 
 /.vscode/
+/debug.test
 /generator
 /cluster-test/cluster-test
 /cluster-test/*.log
diff --git a/bulk.go b/bulk.go
index 3a6b63ea6..6f6fcd042 100644
--- a/bulk.go
+++ b/bulk.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import (
 // See https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.0/docs-bulk.html
 // for more details.
 type BulkService struct {
-	client *Client
+	client  *Client
+	retrier Retrier
 
 	index               string
 	typ                 string
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@ func (s *BulkService) reset() {
 	s.sizeInBytesCursor = 0
 }
 
+// Retrier allows to set specific retry logic for this BulkService.
+// If not specified, it will use the client's default retrier.
+func (s *BulkService) Retrier(retrier Retrier) *BulkService {
+	s.retrier = retrier
+	return s
+}
+
 // Index specifies the index to use for all batches. You may also leave
 // this blank and specify the index in the individual bulk requests.
 func (s *BulkService) Index(index string) *BulkService {
@@ -241,6 +249,7 @@ func (s *BulkService) Do(ctx context.Context) (*BulkResponse, error) {
 		Params:      params,
 		Body:        body,
 		ContentType: "application/x-ndjson",
+		Retrier:     s.retrier,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/bulk_test.go b/bulk_test.go
index 2aaf62915..2bfa75d26 100644
--- a/bulk_test.go
+++ b/bulk_test.go
@@ -482,6 +482,30 @@ func TestBulkEstimateSizeInBytesLength(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBulkContentType(t *testing.T) {
+	var header http.Header
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		header = r.Header
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, `{}`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	client, err := NewSimpleClient(SetURL(ts.URL))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	indexReq := NewBulkIndexRequest().Index(testIndexName).Type("doc").Id("1").Doc(tweet{User: "olivere", Message: "Welcome to Golang and Elasticsearch."})
+	if _, err := client.Bulk().Add(indexReq).Do(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if header == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected header, got %v", header)
+	}
+	if want, have := "application/x-ndjson", header.Get("Content-Type"); want != have {
+		t.Fatalf("Content-Type: want %q, have %q", want, have)
+	}
+}
+
 var benchmarkBulkEstimatedSizeInBytes int64
 
 func BenchmarkBulkEstimatedSizeInBytesWith1Request(b *testing.B) {
@@ -516,30 +540,6 @@ func BenchmarkBulkEstimatedSizeInBytesWith100Requests(b *testing.B) {
 	benchmarkBulkEstimatedSizeInBytes = result // ensure the compiler doesn't optimize
 }
 
-func TestBulkContentType(t *testing.T) {
-	var header http.Header
-	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		header = r.Header
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, `{}`)
-	}))
-	defer ts.Close()
-
-	client, err := NewSimpleClient(SetURL(ts.URL))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	indexReq := NewBulkIndexRequest().Index(testIndexName).Type("doc").Id("1").Doc(tweet{User: "olivere", Message: "Welcome to Golang and Elasticsearch."})
-	if _, err := client.Bulk().Add(indexReq).Do(context.Background()); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if header == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected header, got %v", header)
-	}
-	if want, have := "application/x-ndjson", header.Get("Content-Type"); want != have {
-		t.Fatalf("Content-Type: want %q, have %q", want, have)
-	}
-}
-
 func BenchmarkBulkAllocs(b *testing.B) {
 	b.Run("1000 docs with 64 byte", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkBulkAllocs(b, 64, 1000) })
 	b.Run("1000 docs with 1 KiB", func(b *testing.B) { benchmarkBulkAllocs(b, 1024, 1000) })
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index b82d1d1bf..fb53514d1 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Version is the current version of Elastic.
-	Version = "6.1.0"
+	Version = "6.1.1"
 
 	// DefaultURL is the default endpoint of Elasticsearch on the local machine.
 	// It is used e.g. when initializing a new Client without a specific URL.
@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@ type PerformRequestOptions struct {
 	Body         interface{}
 	ContentType  string
 	IgnoreErrors []int
+	Retrier      Retrier
 }
 
 // PerformRequest does a HTTP request to Elasticsearch.
@@ -1186,6 +1187,10 @@ func (c *Client) PerformRequest(ctx context.Context, opt PerformRequestOptions)
 	basicAuthUsername := c.basicAuthUsername
 	basicAuthPassword := c.basicAuthPassword
 	sendGetBodyAs := c.sendGetBodyAs
+	retrier := c.retrier
+	if opt.Retrier != nil {
+		retrier = opt.Retrier
+	}
 	c.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	var err error
@@ -1214,7 +1219,7 @@ func (c *Client) PerformRequest(ctx context.Context, opt PerformRequestOptions)
 				// Force a healtcheck as all connections seem to be dead.
 				c.healthcheck(timeout, false)
 			}
-			wait, ok, rerr := c.retrier.Retry(ctx, n, nil, nil, err)
+			wait, ok, rerr := retrier.Retry(ctx, n, nil, nil, err)
 			if rerr != nil {
 				return nil, rerr
 			}
@@ -1270,7 +1275,7 @@ func (c *Client) PerformRequest(ctx context.Context, opt PerformRequestOptions)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			n++
-			wait, ok, rerr := c.retrier.Retry(ctx, n, (*http.Request)(req), res, err)
+			wait, ok, rerr := retrier.Retry(ctx, n, (*http.Request)(req), res, err)
 			if rerr != nil {
 				c.errorf("elastic: %s is dead", conn.URL())
 				conn.MarkAsDead()
diff --git a/retrier_test.go b/retrier_test.go
index 8580ee10f..c1c5ff524 100644
--- a/retrier_test.go
+++ b/retrier_test.go
@@ -127,3 +127,48 @@ func TestRetrierWithError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %d Retrier calls; got: %d", 1, retrier.N)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRetrierOnPerformRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	var numFailedReqs int
+	fail := func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		numFailedReqs += 1
+		//return &http.Response{Request: r, StatusCode: 400}, nil
+		return nil, errors.New("request failed")
+	}
+
+	tr := &failingTransport{path: "/fail", fail: fail}
+	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: tr}
+
+	defaultRetrier := &testRetrier{
+		Retrier: NewStopRetrier(),
+	}
+	requestRetrier := &testRetrier{
+		Retrier: NewStopRetrier(),
+	}
+
+	client, err := NewClient(
+		SetHttpClient(httpClient),
+		SetHealthcheck(false),
+		SetRetrier(defaultRetrier))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	res, err := client.PerformRequest(context.TODO(), PerformRequestOptions{
+		Method:  "GET",
+		Path:    "/fail",
+		Retrier: requestRetrier,
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error")
+	}
+	if res != nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected no response")
+	}
+	if want, have := int64(0), defaultRetrier.N; want != have {
+		t.Errorf("defaultRetrier: expected %d calls; got: %d", want, have)
+	}
+	if want, have := int64(1), requestRetrier.N; want != have {
+		t.Errorf("requestRetrier: expected %d calls; got: %d", want, have)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/scroll.go b/scroll.go
index 59a779e0d..ac51a8c00 100644
--- a/scroll.go
+++ b/scroll.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const (
 // ScrollService iterates over pages of search results from Elasticsearch.
 type ScrollService struct {
 	client            *Client
+	retrier           Retrier
 	indices           []string
 	types             []string
 	keepAlive         string
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ func NewScrollService(client *Client) *ScrollService {
 	return builder
 }
 
+// Retrier allows to set specific retry logic for this ScrollService.
+// If not specified, it will use the client's default retrier.
+func (s *ScrollService) Retrier(retrier Retrier) *ScrollService {
+	s.retrier = retrier
+	return s
+}
+
 // Index sets the name of one or more indices to iterate over.
 func (s *ScrollService) Index(indices ...string) *ScrollService {
 	if s.indices == nil {
@@ -259,10 +267,11 @@ func (s *ScrollService) Clear(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	_, err := s.client.PerformRequest(ctx, PerformRequestOptions{
-		Method: "DELETE",
-		Path:   path,
-		Params: params,
-		Body:   body,
+		Method:  "DELETE",
+		Path:    path,
+		Params:  params,
+		Body:    body,
+		Retrier: s.retrier,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -289,10 +298,11 @@ func (s *ScrollService) first(ctx context.Context) (*SearchResult, error) {
 
 	// Get HTTP response
 	res, err := s.client.PerformRequest(ctx, PerformRequestOptions{
-		Method: "POST",
-		Path:   path,
-		Params: params,
-		Body:   body,
+		Method:  "POST",
+		Path:    path,
+		Params:  params,
+		Body:    body,
+		Retrier: s.retrier,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -408,10 +418,11 @@ func (s *ScrollService) next(ctx context.Context) (*SearchResult, error) {
 
 	// Get HTTP response
 	res, err := s.client.PerformRequest(ctx, PerformRequestOptions{
-		Method: "POST",
-		Path:   path,
-		Params: params,
-		Body:   body,
+		Method:  "POST",
+		Path:    path,
+		Params:  params,
+		Body:    body,
+		Retrier: s.retrier,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err