diff --git a/src/Helpers/LimitHelper.php b/src/Helpers/LimitHelper.php
index cb509c2..d50e1d6 100644
--- a/src/Helpers/LimitHelper.php
+++ b/src/Helpers/LimitHelper.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Helpers;
 
-use Closure;
 use Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Limit;
 use Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Exceptions\LimitException;
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ class LimitHelper
      * @return array<Limit>
      * @throws LimitException
      */
-    public static function configureLimits(array $limits, ?string $prefix, ?Closure $tooManyAttemptsHandler = null): array
+    public static function configureLimits(array $limits, ?string $prefix, ?Limit $tooManyAttemptsLimit = null): array
     {
         // Firstly, we will clean up the limits array to only ensure the `Limit` classes
         // are being processed.
@@ -33,8 +32,8 @@ public static function configureLimits(array $limits, ?string $prefix, ?Closure
         // Next we will append our "too many attempts" limit which will be used when
         // the response actually hits a 429 status.
 
-        if (isset($tooManyAttemptsHandler)) {
-            $limits[] = Limit::custom($tooManyAttemptsHandler)->name('too_many_attempts_limit');
+        if (isset($tooManyAttemptsLimit)) {
+            $limits[] = $tooManyAttemptsLimit->name('too_many_attempts_limit');
         }
 
         // Next we will set the prefix on each of the limits.
diff --git a/src/Traits/HasRateLimits.php b/src/Traits/HasRateLimits.php
index 84c94a5..b19279e 100644
--- a/src/Traits/HasRateLimits.php
+++ b/src/Traits/HasRateLimits.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function bootHasRateLimits(PendingRequest $pendingRequest): void
             }
         });
 
-        $pendingRequest->middleware()->onResponse(function (Response $response): void {
+        $pendingRequest->middleware()->onResponse(function (Response $response): Response {
             $limitThatWasExceeded = null;
             $store = $this->rateLimitStore();
 
@@ -92,8 +92,18 @@ public function bootHasRateLimits(PendingRequest $pendingRequest): void
             // place. We should make sure to throw the exception here.
 
             if (isset($limitThatWasExceeded)) {
-                $this->throwLimitException($limitThatWasExceeded);
+                if (! $limit->getShouldSleep()) {
+                    $this->throwLimitException($limitThatWasExceeded);
+                }
+
+                // When the limit has been instructed to sleep() we will make the request
+                // again, which will trigger the request middleware to sleep, and then
+                // hopefully get a successful response afterward.
+
+                return $this->send($response->getRequest());
             }
+
+            return $response;
         }, order: PipeOrder::FIRST);
     }
 
@@ -105,6 +115,16 @@ protected function getLimiterPrefix(): ?string
         return (new ReflectionClass($this))->getShortName();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Define the "Too Many Attempts" (429) limiter
+     *
+     * This limiter will automatically attempt to detect 429 requests.
+     */
+    protected function getTooManyAttemptsLimiter(): ?Limit
+    {
+        return Limit::custom($this->handleTooManyAttempts(...));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle too many attempts (429) statuses
      */
@@ -209,9 +229,9 @@ public function rateLimitStore(): RateLimitStore
      */
     public function getLimits(): array
     {
-        $tooManyAttemptsHandler = $this->detectTooManyAttempts === true ? $this->handleTooManyAttempts(...) : null;
+        $tooManyAttemptsLimit = $this->detectTooManyAttempts === true ? $this->getTooManyAttemptsLimiter() : null;
 
-        return LimitHelper::configureLimits($this->resolveLimits(), $this->getLimiterPrefix(), $tooManyAttemptsHandler);
+        return LimitHelper::configureLimits($this->resolveLimits(), $this->getLimiterPrefix(), $tooManyAttemptsLimit);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Feature/HasRateLimitsTest.php b/tests/Feature/HasRateLimitsTest.php
index a071178..97f3081 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/HasRateLimitsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/HasRateLimitsTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Saloon\Exceptions\Request\Statuses\InternalServerErrorException;
 use Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Tests\Fixtures\Requests\LimitedSoloRequest;
 use Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Tests\Fixtures\Connectors\CustomPrefixConnector;
+use Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Tests\Fixtures\Connectors\SleepTooManyRequestsConnector;
 use Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Tests\Fixtures\Connectors\CustomTooManyRequestsConnector;
 use Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Tests\Fixtures\Connectors\DisabledTooManyRequestsConnector;
 
@@ -173,11 +174,11 @@
         'timestamp' => $currentTimestampPlusFive,
     ]);
 
-    // Now when we make this request, it should pause the application for 10 seconds
+    // Now when we make this request, it should pause the application for 5 seconds
 
     $connector->send(new UserRequest);
 
-    expect(time())->toEqual($currentTimestampPlusFive);
+    expect(time())->toBeGreaterThanOrEqual($currentTimestampPlusFive);
 });
 
 test('you can create a limiter that listens for 429 and will automatically back off for the Retry-After duration', function () {
@@ -293,6 +294,27 @@
     expect($store->getStore())->toBeEmpty();
 });
 
+test('you can customise the 429 error detection to sleep instead', function () {
+    $store = new MemoryStore;
+    $connector = new SleepTooManyRequestsConnector($store, []);
+
+    $connector->withMockClient(new MockClient([
+        new MockResponse(['name' => 'Sam'], 200),
+        MockResponse::make(['status' => 'Too Many Requests'], 429),
+        MockResponse::make(['name' => 'Jon'], 200),
+    ]));
+
+    $startTime = time();
+
+    $connector->send(new UserRequest);
+
+    $response = $connector->send(new UserRequest);
+
+    expect($response->json())->toBe(['name' => 'Jon']);
+
+    expect(time())->toBeGreaterThanOrEqual($startTime + 5);
+});
+
 test('the rate limiter can be used on a request', function () {
     $store = new MemoryStore;
 
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/Connectors/SleepTooManyRequestsConnector.php b/tests/Fixtures/Connectors/SleepTooManyRequestsConnector.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17f4c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/Connectors/SleepTooManyRequestsConnector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Tests\Fixtures\Connectors;
+
+use Saloon\Http\Response;
+use Saloon\RateLimitPlugin\Limit;
+
+class SleepTooManyRequestsConnector extends TestConnector
+{
+    protected function getTooManyAttemptsLimiter(): ?Limit
+    {
+        return Limit::custom($this->handleTooManyAttempts(...))->sleep();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle too many attempts (429) statuses
+     */
+    protected function handleTooManyAttempts(Response $response, Limit $limit): void
+    {
+        if ($response->status() !== 429) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $limit->exceeded(releaseInSeconds: 5);
+    }
+}