diff --git a/interceptors/retry/README.md b/interceptors/retry/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06f0aaa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interceptors/retry/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+## Retry Interceptor
+
+The `retry` interceptor is a client-side middleware for gRPC that provides a generic mechanism to retry requests based on gRPC response codes.
+
+### Build Flags
+
+The `retry` interceptor supports a build flag `retrynotrace` to disable tracing for retry attempts.
+This can be useful to avoid importing `golang.org/x/net/trace`, which allows for more aggressive deadcode elimination. This can yield improvements in binary size when tracing is not needed.
+
+To build your application with the `retrynotrace` flag, use the following command:
+
+```shell
+go build -tags retrynotrace -o your_application
+```
+
+### Usage
+
+To use the `retry` interceptor, you need to add it to your gRPC client interceptor chain:
+
+```go
+import (
+    "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2/interceptors/retry"
+    "google.golang.org/grpc"
+)
+
+func main() {
+    opts := []grpc.DialOption{
+        grpc.WithUnaryInterceptor(retry.UnaryClientInterceptor(
+            retry.WithMax(3), // Maximum number of retries
+            retry.WithPerRetryTimeout(2*time.Second), // Timeout per retry
+        )),
+    }
+
+    conn, err := grpc.NewClient("your_grpc_server_address", opts...)
+    if err != nil {
+        log.Fatalf("Failed to connect: %v", err)
+    }
+    defer conn.Close()
+
+    // Your gRPC client code here
+}
+```
+
+### Configuration Options
+
+- `retry.WithMax(maxRetries int)`: Sets the maximum number of retry attempts.
+- `retry.WithPerRetryTimeout(timeout time.Duration)`: Sets the timeout for each retry attempt.
+- `retry.WithBackoff(backoffFunc retry.BackoffFunc)`: Sets a custom backoff strategy.
+- `retry.WithCodes(codes ...codes.Code)`: Specifies the gRPC response codes that should trigger a retry.
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diff --git a/interceptors/retry/retry.go b/interceptors/retry/retry.go
index 368f1a52..f7970d0a 100644
--- a/interceptors/retry/retry.go
+++ b/interceptors/retry/retry.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2/metadata"
-	"golang.org/x/net/trace"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	grpcMetadata "google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ func contextErrToGrpcErr(err error) error {
 }
 
 func logTrace(ctx context.Context, format string, a ...any) {
-	tr, ok := trace.FromContext(ctx)
+	tr, ok := traceFromCtx(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/interceptors/retry/trace_notrace.go b/interceptors/retry/trace_notrace.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bfa68cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interceptors/retry/trace_notrace.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (c) The go-grpc-middleware Authors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
+
+//go:build retrynotrace
+
+package retry
+
+// retrynotrace can be used to avoid importing golang.org/x/net/trace,
+// which allows for more aggressive deadcode elimination, which can
+// yield improvements in binary size when tracing is not needed.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type notrace struct{}
+
+func (notrace) LazyLog(x fmt.Stringer, sensitive bool) {}
+func (notrace) LazyPrintf(format string, a ...any)     {}
+func (notrace) SetError()                              {}
+func (notrace) SetRecycler(f func(any))                {}
+func (notrace) SetTraceInfo(traceID, spanID uint64)    {}
+func (notrace) SetMaxEvents(m int)                     {}
+func (notrace) Finish()                                {}
+
+func traceFromCtx(ctx context.Context) (notrace, bool) {
+	return notrace{}, true
+}
diff --git a/interceptors/retry/trace_notrace_test.go b/interceptors/retry/trace_notrace_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60a5cd37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interceptors/retry/trace_notrace_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright (c) The go-grpc-middleware Authors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
+
+//go:build retrynotrace
+
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_traceFromCtx(t *testing.T) {
+	tr := notrace{}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	type args struct {
+		ctx context.Context
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		args  args
+		want  notrace
+		want1 bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "should return notrace",
+			args:  args{ctx: ctx},
+			want:  tr,
+			want1: true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, got1 := traceFromCtx(tt.args.ctx)
+			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, got, "traceFromCtx(%v)", tt.args.ctx)
+			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want1, got1, "traceFromCtx(%v)", tt.args.ctx)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/interceptors/retry/trace_withtrace.go b/interceptors/retry/trace_withtrace.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e86c8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interceptors/retry/trace_withtrace.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (c) The go-grpc-middleware Authors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
+
+//go:build !retrynotrace
+
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	t "golang.org/x/net/trace"
+)
+
+func traceFromCtx(ctx context.Context) (t.Trace, bool) {
+	return t.FromContext(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/interceptors/retry/trace_withtrace_test.go b/interceptors/retry/trace_withtrace_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cf64d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interceptors/retry/trace_withtrace_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) The go-grpc-middleware Authors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
+
+//go:build !retrynotrace
+
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"golang.org/x/net/trace"
+)
+
+func Test_traceFromCtx(t *testing.T) {
+	tr := trace.New("test", "with trace")
+	ctx := trace.NewContext(context.Background(), tr)
+
+	type args struct {
+		ctx context.Context
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		args  args
+		want  trace.Trace
+		want1 bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "should return trace",
+			args:  args{ctx: ctx},
+			want:  tr,
+			want1: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "should return false if trace not found in ctx",
+			args:  args{ctx: context.Background()},
+			want:  nil,
+			want1: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, got1 := traceFromCtx(tt.args.ctx)
+			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, got, "traceFromCtx(%v)", tt.args.ctx)
+			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want1, got1, "traceFromCtx(%v)", tt.args.ctx)
+		})
+	}
+}