diff --git a/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md b/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md
index 4ceba0122d5..21105b22e90 100644
--- a/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md
+++ b/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Returns: `Boolean` - `false` if dispatcher is busy and further dispatch calls wo
 * **path** `string`
 * **method** `string`
 * **reset** `boolean` (optional) - Default: `false` - If `false`, the request will attempt to create a long-living connection by sending the `connection: keep-alive` header,otherwise will attempt to close it immediately after response by sending `connection: close` within the request and closing the socket afterwards.
-* **body** `string | Buffer | Uint8Array | stream.Readable | Iterable | AsyncIterable | null` (optional) - Default: `null`
+* **body** `string | Buffer | Uint8Array | stream.Readable | Iterable | AsyncIterable | (() => string | Buffer | Uint8Array | stream.Readable | Iterable | AsyncIterable) | null` (optional) - Default: `null`. A factory function can be used to create a new body for each retry when used with the [`retry`](./Retry.md) interceptor.
 * **headers** `UndiciHeaders` (optional) - Default: `null`.
 * **query** `Record<string, any> | null` (optional) - Default: `null` - Query string params to be embedded in the request URL. Note that both keys and values of query are encoded using `encodeURIComponent`. If for some reason you need to send them unencoded, embed query params into path directly instead.
 * **idempotent** `boolean` (optional) - Default: `true` if `method` is `'HEAD'` or `'GET'` - Whether the requests can be safely retried or not. If `false` the request won't be sent until all preceding requests in the pipeline has completed.
diff --git a/docs/docs/api/RetryAgent.md b/docs/docs/api/RetryAgent.md
index fdf394fbad4..39f2b7a6137 100644
--- a/docs/docs/api/RetryAgent.md
+++ b/docs/docs/api/RetryAgent.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Returns: `ProxyAgent`
 - **minTimeout** `number` (optional) - Minimum number of milliseconds to wait before retrying. Default: `500` (half a second)
 - **timeoutFactor** `number` (optional) - Factor to multiply the timeout by for each retry attempt. Default: `2`
 - **retryAfter** `boolean` (optional) - It enables automatic retry after the `Retry-After` header is received. Default: `true`
-- **methods** `string[]` (optional) - Array of HTTP methods to retry. Default: `['GET', 'PUT', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'DELETE']`
+- **methods** `string[]` (optional) - Array of HTTP methods to retry. Default: `['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'TRACE']`
 - **statusCodes** `number[]` (optional) - Array of HTTP status codes to retry. Default: `[429, 500, 502, 503, 504]`
 - **errorCodes** `string[]` (optional) - Array of Error codes to retry. Default: `['ECONNRESET', 'ECONNREFUSED', 'ENOTFOUND', 'ENETDOWN','ENETUNREACH', 'EHOSTDOWN', 'UND_ERR_SOCKET']`
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/api/RetryHandler.md b/docs/docs/api/RetryHandler.md
index 07e7a2dac33..0b6af9c444d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/api/RetryHandler.md
+++ b/docs/docs/api/RetryHandler.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Extends: [`Dispatch.DispatchOptions`](/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md#parameter-dis
 - **minTimeout** `number` (optional) - Minimum number of milliseconds to wait before retrying. Default: `500` (half a second)
 - **timeoutFactor** `number` (optional) - Factor to multiply the timeout by for each retry attempt. Default: `2`
 - **retryAfter** `boolean` (optional) - It enables automatic retry after the `Retry-After` header is received. Default: `true`
-- **methods** `string[]` (optional) - Array of HTTP methods to retry. Default: `['GET', 'PUT', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'DELETE']`
+- **methods** `string[]` (optional) - Array of HTTP methods to retry. Default: `['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'TRACE']`
 - **statusCodes** `number[]` (optional) - Array of HTTP status codes to retry. Default: `[429, 500, 502, 503, 504]`
 - **errorCodes** `string[]` (optional) - Array of Error codes to retry. Default: `['ECONNRESET', 'ECONNREFUSED', 'ENOTFOUND', 'ENETDOWN','ENETUNREACH', 'EHOSTDOWN', 'UND_ERR_SOCKET']`
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ It represents the retry state for a given request.
 - **handler** Extends [`Dispatch.DispatchHandler`](/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md#dispatcherdispatchoptions-handler) (required) - Handler function to be called after the request is successful or the retries are exhausted.
 
 >__Note__: The `RetryHandler` does not retry over stateful bodies (e.g. streams, AsyncIterable) as those, once consumed, are left in a state that cannot be reutilized. For these situations the `RetryHandler` will identify
->the body as stateful and will not retry the request rejecting with the error `UND_ERR_REQ_RETRY`.
+>the body as stateful and will not retry the request rejecting with the error `UND_ERR_REQ_RETRY`. If you need to retry with a stateful body, pass a factory function that creates a new body for each retry: `body: () => fs.createReadStream('file.txt')`.
 
 Examples:
 
diff --git a/lib/core/util.js b/lib/core/util.js
index 0c72e5d598a..408ce4ca303 100644
--- a/lib/core/util.js
+++ b/lib/core/util.js
@@ -25,6 +25,65 @@ class BodyAsyncIterable {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A factory that creates a new body instance for each dispatch.
+ * This enables retryable requests with bodies that can be recreated,
+ * such as file streams or async generators.
+ * @private
+ */
+class BodyFactory {
+  /**
+   * @param {() => (string|Buffer|Uint8Array|Readable|null|FormData|AsyncIterable)} factory
+   */
+  constructor (factory) {
+    this[kBody] = factory
+    /** @type {any} */
+    this.body = null
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new body instance from the factory function.
+   * Called by the retry handler before each dispatch.
+   * @param {any} existingBody
+   */
+  create (existingBody) {
+    const newBody = this[kBody]()
+    // Store the newly created body
+    this.body = wrapRequestBody(newBody)
+    // If the existing body is still referenced, update it too
+    if (existingBody) {
+      Object.setPrototypeOf(existingBody, Object.getPrototypeOf(this.body))
+      Object.assign(existingBody, this.body)
+    }
+    return this.body
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @returns {AsyncIterableIterator<Buffer|Uint8Array>}
+   */
+  async * [Symbol.asyncIterator] () {
+    // If body hasn't been created yet, create it now
+    if (!this.body) {
+      this.create(null)
+    }
+    // Yield from the wrapped body
+    if (isStream(this.body)) {
+      for await (const chunk of this.body) {
+        yield chunk
+      }
+    } else if (this.body && typeof this.body[Symbol.asyncIterator] === 'function') {
+      for await (const chunk of this.body) {
+        yield chunk
+      }
+    } else if (typeof this.body === 'string') {
+      yield Buffer.from(this.body)
+    } else if (this.body instanceof Buffer || ArrayBuffer.isView(this.body) || this.body instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+      yield this.body instanceof Buffer ? this.body : Buffer.from(this.body)
+    }
+    // For FormData and Blob, the body will be handled by the Request class
+  }
+}
+
 function noop () {}
 
 /**
@@ -32,7 +91,12 @@ function noop () {}
  * @returns {*}
  */
 function wrapRequestBody (body) {
-  if (isStream(body)) {
+  // Support body as a factory function: body: () => createReadStream('file')
+  if (typeof body === 'function') {
+    const factory = new BodyFactory(body)
+    factory.create(null)
+    return factory
+  } else if (isStream(body)) {
     // TODO (fix): Provide some way for the user to cache the file to e.g. /tmp
     // so that it can be dispatched again?
     // TODO (fix): Do we need 100-expect support to provide a way to do this properly?
@@ -586,6 +650,10 @@ function assertRequestHandler (handler, method, upgrade) {
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
 function isDisturbed (body) {
+  // BodyFactory instances can be recreated, so they're never "disturbed"
+  if (body instanceof BodyFactory) {
+    return false
+  }
   // TODO (fix): Why is body[kBodyUsed] needed?
   return !!(body && (stream.isDisturbed(body) || body[kBodyUsed]))
 }
@@ -990,5 +1058,6 @@ module.exports = {
   safeHTTPMethods: Object.freeze(['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'TRACE']),
   wrapRequestBody,
   setupConnectTimeout,
-  getProtocolFromUrlString
+  getProtocolFromUrlString,
+  BodyFactory
 }
diff --git a/lib/dispatcher/client.js b/lib/dispatcher/client.js
index f40fbb2c75b..daf8d142d96 100644
--- a/lib/dispatcher/client.js
+++ b/lib/dispatcher/client.js
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class Client extends DispatcherBase {
   }
 
   [kDispatch] (opts, handler) {
-    const request = new Request(this[kUrl].origin, opts, handler)
+    const request = new Request(this[kUrl].origin, { ...opts, body: util.wrapRequestBody(opts.body) }, handler)
 
     this[kQueue].push(request)
     if (this[kResuming]) {
diff --git a/lib/handler/retry-handler.js b/lib/handler/retry-handler.js
index ee2f69a2043..ccabc99f405 100644
--- a/lib/handler/retry-handler.js
+++ b/lib/handler/retry-handler.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ const { RequestRetryError } = require('../core/errors')
 const {
   isDisturbed,
   parseRangeHeader,
-  wrapRequestBody
+  wrapRequestBody,
+  BodyFactory
 } = require('../core/util')
 
 function calculateRetryAfterHeader (retryAfter) {
@@ -345,6 +346,11 @@ class RetryHandler {
       }
     }
 
+    // If body is a factory, recreate it for this retry attempt
+    if (this.opts.body instanceof BodyFactory) {
+      this.opts.body.create(this.opts.body)
+    }
+
     try {
       this.retryCountCheckpoint = this.retryCount
       this.dispatch(this.opts, this)
diff --git a/test/retry-body-factory.js b/test/retry-body-factory.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b906664ffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/retry-body-factory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { createServer } = require('node:http')
+const { test, after } = require('node:test')
+const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
+const { Client, interceptors } = require('..')
+const { Readable } = require('node:stream')
+const { once } = require('node:events')
+
+test('retry with body factory function - stream', async t => {
+  t = tspl(t, { plan: 2 })
+
+  let requestCount = 0
+  const server = createServer((req, res) => {
+    requestCount++
+    req.on('data', () => {})
+    req.on('end', () => {
+      if (requestCount < 2) {
+        res.writeHead(500, { 'content-type': 'application/json' })
+        res.end('{"message": "failed"}')
+      } else {
+        res.writeHead(200, { 'content-type': 'application/json' })
+        res.end('{"message": "success"}')
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  server.listen(0)
+
+  await once(server, 'listening')
+
+  const client = new Client(
+    `http://localhost:${server.address().port}`
+  ).compose(interceptors.retry({
+    minTimeout: 100,
+    maxTimeout: 100,
+    methods: ['POST']
+  }))
+
+  after(async () => {
+    await client.close()
+    server.close()
+    await once(server, 'close')
+  })
+
+  const response = await client.request({
+    method: 'POST',
+    path: '/',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    // Body factory function - creates a new stream for each retry
+    body: () => Readable.from(Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' })))
+  })
+
+  t.equal(response.statusCode, 200)
+  t.equal(requestCount, 2, 'server received 2 requests')
+})
+
+test('retry with body factory function - async generator', async t => {
+  t = tspl(t, { plan: 2 })
+
+  let requestCount = 0
+  const server = createServer((req, res) => {
+    requestCount++
+    req.on('data', () => {})
+    req.on('end', () => {
+      if (requestCount < 2) {
+        res.writeHead(500, { 'content-type': 'application/json' })
+        res.end('{"message": "failed"}')
+      } else {
+        res.writeHead(200, { 'content-type': 'application/json' })
+        res.end('{"message": "success"}')
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  server.listen(0)
+
+  await once(server, 'listening')
+
+  const client = new Client(
+    `http://localhost:${server.address().port}`
+  ).compose(interceptors.retry({
+    minTimeout: 100,
+    maxTimeout: 100,
+    methods: ['POST']
+  }))
+
+  after(async () => {
+    await client.close()
+    server.close()
+    await once(server, 'close')
+  })
+
+  const response = await client.request({
+    method: 'POST',
+    path: '/',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    // Body factory function returning async generator
+    body: () => (async function * () {
+      yield '{"hello": "world"}'
+    })()
+  })
+
+  t.equal(response.statusCode, 200)
+  t.equal(requestCount, 2, 'server received 2 requests')
+})
+
+test('non-retryable body (regular stream) fails on retry', async t => {
+  t = tspl(t, { plan: 2 })
+
+  let requestCount = 0
+  const server = createServer((req, res) => {
+    requestCount++
+    res.writeHead(500, { 'content-type': 'application/json' })
+    res.end('{"message": "failed"}')
+  })
+
+  server.listen(0)
+
+  await once(server, 'listening')
+
+  const client = new Client(
+    `http://localhost:${server.address().port}`
+  ).compose(interceptors.retry({
+    minTimeout: 100,
+    maxTimeout: 100,
+    methods: ['POST'],
+    throwOnError: false
+  }))
+
+  after(async () => {
+    await client.close()
+    server.close()
+    await once(server, 'close')
+  })
+
+  const response = await client.request({
+    method: 'POST',
+    path: '/',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: Readable.from(Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' })))
+  })
+
+  // The retry should not happen because the stream was consumed,
+  // so we should get the 500 response directly
+  t.equal(response.statusCode, 500)
+  t.equal(requestCount, 1, 'only 1 request sent (stream consumed)')
+})
diff --git a/types/dispatcher.d.ts b/types/dispatcher.d.ts
index de2545bc84d..857096f590e 100644
--- a/types/dispatcher.d.ts
+++ b/types/dispatcher.d.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ declare namespace Dispatcher {
     path: string;
     method: HttpMethod;
     /** Default: `null` */
-    body?: string | Buffer | Uint8Array | Readable | null | FormData;
+    body?: string | Buffer | Uint8Array | Readable | null | FormData | (() => string | Buffer | Uint8Array | Readable | null | FormData);
     /** Default: `null` */
     headers?: UndiciHeaders;
     /** Query string params to be embedded in the request URL. Default: `null` */