diff --git a/manifests/cache.pp b/manifests/cache.pp
index f04d9d5d..9941dd1f 100644
--- a/manifests/cache.pp
+++ b/manifests/cache.pp
@@ -182,6 +182,22 @@
 #   (Optional) Number of seconds to sleep between each attempt.
 #   Default to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*hashclient_retry_attempts*]
+#   (Optional) Amount of times a client should be tried
+#   before it is marked dead and removed from the pool in
+#   the HashClient's internal mechanisms.
+#   Default to $::os_service_default
+#
+# [*hashclient_retry_delay*]
+#   (Optional) Time in seconds that should pass between
+#   retry attempts in the HashClient's internal mechanisms.
+#   Default to $::os_service_default
+#
+# [*dead_timeout*]
+#   (Optional) Time in seconds before attempting to add a node
+#   back in the pool in the HashClient's internal mechanisms.
+#   Default to $::os_service_default
+#
 class heat::cache (
   $config_prefix                         = $::os_service_default,
   $expiration_time                       = $::os_service_default,
@@ -215,6 +231,9 @@ class heat::cache (
   $enable_retry_client                   = $::os_service_default,
   $retry_attempts                        = $::os_service_default,
   $retry_delay                           = $::os_service_default,
+  $hashclient_retry_attempts             = $::os_service_default,
+  $hashclient_retry_delay                = $::os_service_default,
+  $dead_timeout                          = $::os_service_default,
 ) {
 
   include heat::deps
@@ -246,6 +265,9 @@ class heat::cache (
     enable_retry_client                  => $enable_retry_client,
     retry_attempts                       => $retry_attempts,
     retry_delay                          => $retry_delay,
+    hashclient_retry_attempts            => $hashclient_retry_attempts,
+    hashclient_retry_delay               => $hashclient_retry_delay,
+    dead_timeout                         => $dead_timeout,
   }
 
   heat_config {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_cache_hashclient_retry_options-891527bba8cbbb16.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_cache_hashclient_retry_options-891527bba8cbbb16.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..116e436e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_cache_hashclient_retry_options-891527bba8cbbb16.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add options to configure pymemcache's HashClient retrying mechanisms
+    (dogpile.cache) backend.
diff --git a/spec/classes/heat_cache_spec.rb b/spec/classes/heat_cache_spec.rb
index 81be2bea..6d8c4c90 100644
--- a/spec/classes/heat_cache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/heat_cache_spec.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ describe 'heat::cache' do
           :enable_retry_client                  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :retry_attempts                       => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :retry_delay                          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :hashclient_retry_attempts            => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :hashclient_retry_delay               => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :dead_timeout                         => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :manage_backend_package               => true,
         )
         is_expected.to contain_heat_config('constraint_validation_cache/caching').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ describe 'heat::cache' do
           :enable_retry_client                   => false,
           :retry_attempts                        => 2,
           :retry_delay                           => 0,
+          :hashclient_retry_attempts             => 2,
+          :hashclient_retry_delay                => 1,
+          :dead_timeout                          => 60,
           :manage_backend_package                => false,
           :constraint_validation_caching         => true,
           :constraint_validation_expiration_time => '3600',
@@ -107,6 +113,9 @@ describe 'heat::cache' do
           :enable_retry_client                  => false,
           :retry_attempts                       => 2,
           :retry_delay                          => 0,
+          :hashclient_retry_attempts            => 2,
+          :hashclient_retry_delay               => 1,
+          :dead_timeout                         => 60,
           :manage_backend_package               => false,
         )
         is_expected.to contain_heat_config('constraint_validation_cache/caching').with_value('true')