diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/Connection.java b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/Connection.java
index cbd58bed..10b1b032 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/Connection.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/Connection.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package org.shredzone.acme4j.connector;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.security.KeyPair;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -148,6 +149,13 @@ public interface Connection extends AutoCloseable {
      */
     List<X509Certificate> readCertificates() throws AcmeException;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the Retry-After header if present.
+     *
+     * @since 3.0.0
+     */
+    Optional<Instant> getRetryAfter();
+
     /**
      * Throws an {@link AcmeRetryAfterException} if the last status was HTTP Accepted and
      * a Retry-After header was received.
diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/DefaultConnection.java b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/DefaultConnection.java
index e80a4d4a..57b14087 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/DefaultConnection.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/DefaultConnection.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class DefaultConnection implements Connection {
 
     @Override
     public void handleRetryAfter(String message) throws AcmeException {
-        var retryAfter = getRetryAfterHeader();
+        var retryAfter = getRetryAfter();
         if (retryAfter.isPresent()) {
             throw new AcmeRetryAfterException(message, retryAfter.get());
         }
@@ -454,10 +454,8 @@ public class DefaultConnection implements Connection {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the instant sent with the Retry-After header.
-     */
-    private Optional<Instant> getRetryAfterHeader() {
+    @Override
+    public Optional<Instant> getRetryAfter() {
         return getResponse().headers()
                 .firstValue(RETRY_AFTER_HEADER)
                 .map(this::parseRetryAfterHeader);
@@ -542,7 +540,7 @@ public class DefaultConnection implements Connection {
             }
 
             if ("rateLimited".equals(error)) {
-                var retryAfter = getRetryAfterHeader();
+                var retryAfter = getRetryAfter();
                 var rateLimits = getLinks("help");
                 throw new AcmeRateLimitedException(problem, retryAfter.orElse(null), rateLimits);
             }
diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/DummyConnection.java b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/DummyConnection.java
index 77cf419f..299758ad 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/DummyConnection.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/DummyConnection.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package org.shredzone.acme4j.connector;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.security.KeyPair;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ public class DummyConnection implements Connection {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Optional<Instant> getRetryAfter() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void handleRetryAfter(String message) throws AcmeException {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();