diff --git a/weed/filer/filer_deletion.go b/weed/filer/filer_deletion.go
index b3a4296ba..e50321817 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filer_deletion.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filer_deletion.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage"
@@ -15,6 +16,103 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/wdclient"
 )
 
+const (
+	// Maximum number of retry attempts for failed deletions
+	MaxRetryAttempts = 10
+	// Initial retry delay (will be doubled with each attempt)
+	InitialRetryDelay = 5 * time.Minute
+	// Maximum retry delay
+	MaxRetryDelay = 6 * time.Hour
+)
+
+// DeletionRetryItem represents a file deletion that failed and needs to be retried
+type DeletionRetryItem struct {
+	FileId      string
+	RetryCount  int
+	NextRetryAt time.Time
+	LastError   string
+}
+
+// DeletionRetryQueue manages the queue of failed deletions that need to be retried
+type DeletionRetryQueue struct {
+	items     []*DeletionRetryItem
+	itemsLock sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// NewDeletionRetryQueue creates a new retry queue
+func NewDeletionRetryQueue() *DeletionRetryQueue {
+	return &DeletionRetryQueue{
+		items: make([]*DeletionRetryItem, 0),
+	}
+}
+
+// AddOrUpdate adds a new failed deletion or updates an existing one
+func (q *DeletionRetryQueue) AddOrUpdate(fileId string, errorMsg string) {
+	q.itemsLock.Lock()
+	defer q.itemsLock.Unlock()
+
+	// Check if item already exists
+	for _, item := range q.items {
+		if item.FileId == fileId {
+			item.RetryCount++
+			item.LastError = errorMsg
+			// Calculate next retry time with exponential backoff
+			delay := InitialRetryDelay * time.Duration(1<<uint(item.RetryCount-1))
+			if delay > MaxRetryDelay {
+				delay = MaxRetryDelay
+			}
+			item.NextRetryAt = time.Now().Add(delay)
+			glog.V(2).Infof("updated retry for %s: attempt %d, next retry in %v", fileId, item.RetryCount, delay)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Add new item
+	delay := InitialRetryDelay
+	newItem := &DeletionRetryItem{
+		FileId:      fileId,
+		RetryCount:  1,
+		NextRetryAt: time.Now().Add(delay),
+		LastError:   errorMsg,
+	}
+	q.items = append(q.items, newItem)
+	glog.V(2).Infof("added retry for %s: next retry in %v", fileId, delay)
+}
+
+// GetReadyItems returns items that are ready to be retried and removes them from the queue
+func (q *DeletionRetryQueue) GetReadyItems(maxItems int) []*DeletionRetryItem {
+	q.itemsLock.Lock()
+	defer q.itemsLock.Unlock()
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	var readyItems []*DeletionRetryItem
+	var remainingItems []*DeletionRetryItem
+
+	for _, item := range q.items {
+		if len(readyItems) < maxItems && item.NextRetryAt.Before(now) {
+			if item.RetryCount < MaxRetryAttempts {
+				readyItems = append(readyItems, item)
+			} else {
+				// Max attempts reached, log and discard
+				glog.Warningf("max retry attempts (%d) reached for %s, last error: %s", MaxRetryAttempts, item.FileId, item.LastError)
+			}
+		} else if !item.NextRetryAt.Before(now) {
+			// Keep items that are not ready yet
+			remainingItems = append(remainingItems, item)
+		}
+	}
+
+	q.items = remainingItems
+	return readyItems
+}
+
+// Size returns the current size of the retry queue
+func (q *DeletionRetryQueue) Size() int {
+	q.itemsLock.RLock()
+	defer q.itemsLock.RUnlock()
+	return len(q.items)
+}
+
 func LookupByMasterClientFn(masterClient *wdclient.MasterClient) func(vids []string) (map[string]*operation.LookupResult, error) {
 	return func(vids []string) (map[string]*operation.LookupResult, error) {
 		m := make(map[string]*operation.LookupResult)
@@ -43,6 +141,12 @@ func (f *Filer) loopProcessingDeletion() {
 
 	DeletionBatchSize := 100000 // roughly 20 bytes cost per file id.
 
+	// Create retry queue
+	retryQueue := NewDeletionRetryQueue()
+
+	// Start retry processor in a separate goroutine
+	go f.loopProcessingDeletionRetry(lookupFunc, retryQueue)
+
 	var deletionCount int
 	for {
 		deletionCount = 0
@@ -60,7 +164,7 @@ func (f *Filer) loopProcessingDeletion() {
 				results := operation.DeleteFileIdsWithLookupVolumeId(f.GrpcDialOption, toDeleteFileIds, lookupFunc)
 
 				// Process individual results for better error tracking
-				var successCount, notFoundCount, errorCount int
+				var successCount, notFoundCount, retryableErrorCount, permanentErrorCount int
 				var errorDetails []string
 
 				for _, result := range results {
@@ -69,12 +173,18 @@ func (f *Filer) loopProcessingDeletion() {
 					} else if result.Error == "not found" || strings.Contains(result.Error, storage.ErrorDeleted.Error()) {
 						// Already deleted - acceptable
 						notFoundCount++
+					} else if isRetryableError(result.Error) {
+						// Retryable error - add to retry queue
+						retryableErrorCount++
+						retryQueue.AddOrUpdate(result.FileId, result.Error)
+						if retryableErrorCount <= 10 {
+							errorDetails = append(errorDetails, result.FileId+": "+result.Error+" (will retry)")
+						}
 					} else {
-						// Actual error
-						errorCount++
-						if errorCount <= 10 {
-							// Only log first 10 errors to avoid flooding logs
-							errorDetails = append(errorDetails, result.FileId+": "+result.Error)
+						// Permanent error - log but don't retry
+						permanentErrorCount++
+						if permanentErrorCount <= 10 {
+							errorDetails = append(errorDetails, result.FileId+": "+result.Error+" (permanent)")
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -83,13 +193,19 @@ func (f *Filer) loopProcessingDeletion() {
 					glog.V(2).Infof("deleted %d files successfully, %d already deleted (not found)", successCount, notFoundCount)
 				}
 
-				if errorCount > 0 {
-					logMessage := fmt.Sprintf("failed to delete %d/%d files", errorCount, len(toDeleteFileIds))
-					if errorCount > 10 {
+				totalErrors := retryableErrorCount + permanentErrorCount
+				if totalErrors > 0 {
+					logMessage := fmt.Sprintf("failed to delete %d/%d files (%d retryable, %d permanent)",
+						totalErrors, len(toDeleteFileIds), retryableErrorCount, permanentErrorCount)
+					if totalErrors > 10 {
 						logMessage += " (showing first 10)"
 					}
 					glog.V(0).Infof("%s: %v", logMessage, strings.Join(errorDetails, "; "))
 				}
+
+				if retryQueue.Size() > 0 {
+					glog.V(2).Infof("retry queue size: %d", retryQueue.Size())
+				}
 			}
 		})
 
@@ -99,6 +215,82 @@ func (f *Filer) loopProcessingDeletion() {
 	}
 }
 
+// isRetryableError determines if an error is retryable
+func isRetryableError(errorMsg string) bool {
+	// Errors that indicate temporary conditions
+	retryablePatterns := []string{
+		"is read only",
+		"error reading from server",
+		"connection reset by peer",
+		"closed network connection",
+	}
+
+	errorLower := strings.ToLower(errorMsg)
+	for _, pattern := range retryablePatterns {
+		if strings.Contains(errorLower, pattern) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// loopProcessingDeletionRetry processes the retry queue for failed deletions
+func (f *Filer) loopProcessingDeletionRetry(lookupFunc func([]string) (map[string]*operation.LookupResult, error), retryQueue *DeletionRetryQueue) {
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Minute)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for range ticker.C {
+		// Get items that are ready to retry
+		readyItems := retryQueue.GetReadyItems(1000)
+
+		if len(readyItems) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		glog.V(1).Infof("retrying deletion of %d files", len(readyItems))
+
+		// Extract file IDs from retry items
+		var fileIds []string
+		itemsByFileId := make(map[string]*DeletionRetryItem)
+		for _, item := range readyItems {
+			fileIds = append(fileIds, item.FileId)
+			itemsByFileId[item.FileId] = item
+		}
+
+		// Attempt deletion
+		results := operation.DeleteFileIdsWithLookupVolumeId(f.GrpcDialOption, fileIds, lookupFunc)
+
+		// Process results
+		var successCount, notFoundCount, retryCount int
+		for _, result := range results {
+			item := itemsByFileId[result.FileId]
+
+			if result.Error == "" {
+				successCount++
+				glog.V(2).Infof("retry successful for %s after %d attempts", result.FileId, item.RetryCount)
+			} else if result.Error == "not found" || strings.Contains(result.Error, storage.ErrorDeleted.Error()) {
+				// Already deleted - success
+				notFoundCount++
+			} else if isRetryableError(result.Error) {
+				// Still failing, add back to retry queue
+				retryCount++
+				retryQueue.AddOrUpdate(result.FileId, result.Error)
+			} else {
+				// Permanent error on retry - give up
+				glog.Warningf("permanent error on retry for %s after %d attempts: %s", result.FileId, item.RetryCount, result.Error)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if successCount > 0 || notFoundCount > 0 {
+			glog.V(1).Infof("retry: deleted %d files successfully, %d already deleted", successCount, notFoundCount)
+		}
+		if retryCount > 0 {
+			glog.V(1).Infof("retry: %d files still failing, will retry again later", retryCount)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (f *Filer) DeleteUncommittedChunks(ctx context.Context, chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk) {
 	f.doDeleteChunks(ctx, chunks)
 }