diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/en/configuration/routing.md b/docs/src/content/docs/en/configuration/routing.md
index a378c56..f21a521 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/en/configuration/routing.md
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/en/configuration/routing.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Network errors move to the next attempt. Status-code fallback depends on the mod
 | Retry | `408`, `409`, `429`, `5xx` |
 | Fallback targets | Any `4xx` or `5xx` |
 
-For `429` rate-limit responses, CCR waits before the next attempt. It honors `Retry-After` when the upstream provides it; otherwise it uses exponential backoff starting at 1 second and capped at 30 seconds per attempt.
+Before moving to the next attempt, CCR waits for every fallback-triggering failure, including network errors. It honors a positive `Retry-After` header when the upstream provides one; otherwise it uses exponential backoff starting at 1 second and capped at 30 seconds per attempt.
 
 **Fallback targets** also switches on `4xx` because model-not-found, auth, or provider-side rejection errors may only affect the current target. If the fallback model works, the request can still succeed.
 
diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/zh/configuration/routing.md b/docs/src/content/docs/zh/configuration/routing.md
index c00f069..332eda9 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/zh/configuration/routing.md
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/zh/configuration/routing.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Fallback 处理请求失败后的降级。第一次选模型由路由完成；
 | 继续重试 | `408`、`409`、`429`、`5xx` |
 | 失败降级目标 | 任意 `4xx` 或 `5xx` |
 
-对于 `429` 限流响应，CCR 会在下一次尝试前等待。上游提供 `Retry-After` 时会优先遵守；否则使用从 1 秒开始、单次最多 30 秒的指数退避。
+进入下一次尝试前，CCR 会对每个触发 Fallback 的失败进行等待，包括网络错误。上游提供正数 `Retry-After` 时会优先遵守；否则使用从 1 秒开始、单次最多 30 秒的指数退避。
 
 **失败降级目标** 对 `4xx` 也会切换，是因为模型不存在、鉴权或供应商侧拒绝等错误可能只影响当前目标。切换后如果备用模型可用，请求仍然可以成功。
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/gateway/service.ts b/packages/core/src/gateway/service.ts
index 13f78a6..99dcaaf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/gateway/service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/gateway/service.ts
@@ -5681,7 +5681,7 @@ async function fetchUpstreamWithFallback(input: {
       });
 
       if (hasNextAttempt && shouldFallbackAfterStatus(response.status, fallbackMode)) {
-        const delayMs = retryDelayAfterStatus(response.status, response, failedAttempts.length);
+        const delayMs = retryDelayAfterStatus(response.status, response.headers, failedAttempts.length);
         failedAttempts.push({
           credentialChain: attempt.credentialChain,
           credentialIds: attempt.credentialIds,
@@ -5704,10 +5704,13 @@ async function fetchUpstreamWithFallback(input: {
       };
     } catch (error) {
       const message = formatError(error);
+      const delayMs = hasNextAttempt && !input.signal?.aborted
+        ? retryDelayAfterNetworkError(failedAttempts.length)
+        : 0;
       failedAttempts.push({
         credentialChain: attempt.credentialChain,
         credentialIds: attempt.credentialIds,
-        delayMs: 0,
+        delayMs,
         error: message,
         model: attempt.model
       });
@@ -5719,6 +5722,9 @@ async function fetchUpstreamWithFallback(input: {
         });
       }
       if (hasNextAttempt) {
+        if (delayMs > 0) {
+          await delay(delayMs);
+        }
         continue;
       }
       throw new UpstreamRequestError(message, {
@@ -6170,17 +6176,30 @@ function shouldFallbackAfterStatus(statusCode: number, mode: RouterFallbackMode)
   return false;
 }
 
-function retryDelayAfterStatus(statusCode: number, response: Response, failedAttemptIndex: number): number {
-  if (statusCode !== 429) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-  const retryAfterMs = parseRetryAfterHeaderMs(response.headers.get("retry-after"));
-  if (retryAfterMs !== undefined) {
-    return clampNumber(retryAfterMs, 0, upstreamRetryAfterMaxMs);
+function retryDelayAfterStatus(_statusCode: number, headers: Headers, failedAttemptIndex: number): number {
+  const retryAfterMs = parseRetryAfterHeaderMs(headers.get("retry-after"));
+  if (retryAfterMs !== undefined && retryAfterMs > 0) {
+    return clampNumber(retryAfterMs, 1, upstreamRetryAfterMaxMs);
   }
   return exponentialRetryBackoffMs(failedAttemptIndex);
 }
 
+function retryDelayAfterNetworkError(failedAttemptIndex: number): number {
+  return exponentialRetryBackoffMs(failedAttemptIndex);
+}
+
+export function fallbackRetryDelayAfterStatusForTest(input: { failedAttemptIndex?: number; retryAfter?: string | null; statusCode: number }): number {
+  const headers = new Headers();
+  if (input.retryAfter !== undefined && input.retryAfter !== null) {
+    headers.set("retry-after", input.retryAfter);
+  }
+  return retryDelayAfterStatus(input.statusCode, headers, input.failedAttemptIndex ?? 0);
+}
+
+export function fallbackRetryDelayAfterNetworkErrorForTest(failedAttemptIndex = 0): number {
+  return retryDelayAfterNetworkError(failedAttemptIndex);
+}
+
 function parseRetryAfterHeaderMs(value: string | null): number | undefined {
   const trimmed = value?.trim();
   if (!trimmed) {
diff --git a/tests/main/router-builtins.test.mjs b/tests/main/router-builtins.test.mjs
index 1928fc5..b461f52 100644
--- a/tests/main/router-builtins.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/main/router-builtins.test.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import test from "node:test";
 import { ClaudeCodeRouterPlugin } from "../../packages/core/src/gateway/claude-code-router-plugin.ts";
-import { prepareGatewayUpstreamAttemptForTest } from "../../packages/core/src/gateway/service.ts";
+import {
+  fallbackRetryDelayAfterNetworkErrorForTest,
+  fallbackRetryDelayAfterStatusForTest,
+  prepareGatewayUpstreamAttemptForTest
+} from "../../packages/core/src/gateway/service.ts";
 
 function createRouterPlugin(options = {}) {
   const agent = options.agent ?? "claude-code";
@@ -42,6 +46,18 @@ function createRouterPlugin(options = {}) {
   });
 }
 
+test("fallback retry delay backs off retryable HTTP statuses", () => {
+  assert.equal(fallbackRetryDelayAfterStatusForTest({ statusCode: 503 }), 1000);
+  assert.equal(fallbackRetryDelayAfterStatusForTest({ failedAttemptIndex: 1, statusCode: 408 }), 2000);
+  assert.equal(fallbackRetryDelayAfterStatusForTest({ retryAfter: "3", statusCode: 429 }), 3000);
+  assert.equal(fallbackRetryDelayAfterStatusForTest({ retryAfter: "0", statusCode: 429 }), 1000);
+});
+
+test("fallback retry delay backs off network errors", () => {
+  assert.equal(fallbackRetryDelayAfterNetworkErrorForTest(), 1000);
+  assert.equal(fallbackRetryDelayAfterNetworkErrorForTest(2), 4000);
+});
+
 function createIssue1480UserConfig() {
   return {
     APIKEY: "gateway-key",