diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4216e5f7..113d740fa 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Backward Compatibility Breaks
 ### Added
+* If not expicitly set, use `retry_on_conflict` from Client configuration in Bulk updates [#2184](https://github.com/ruflin/Elastica/pull/2184)
 ### Changed
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
diff --git a/src/Bulk.php b/src/Bulk.php
index 5cff33a07..cd4e883f0 100644
--- a/src/Bulk.php
+++ b/src/Bulk.php
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ public function getActions(): array
      */
     public function addDocument(Document $document, ?string $opType = null): self
     {
+        if (!$document->hasRetryOnConflict() && $this->_client->hasConnection() && $this->_client->getConnection()->hasParam('retryOnConflict') && ($retry = $this->_client->getConnection()->getParam('retryOnConflict')) > 0) {
+            $document->setRetryOnConflict($retry);
+        }
+
         $action = AbstractDocumentAction::create($document, $opType);
 
         return $this->addAction($action);
@@ -155,6 +159,10 @@ public function addDocuments(array $documents, ?string $opType = null): self
      */
     public function addScript(AbstractScript $script, ?string $opType = null): self
     {
+        if (!$script->hasRetryOnConflict() && $this->_client->hasConnection() && $this->_client->getConnection()->hasParam('retryOnConflict') && ($retry = $this->_client->getConnection()->getParam('retryOnConflict')) > 0) {
+            $script->setRetryOnConflict($retry);
+        }
+
         $action = AbstractDocumentAction::create($script, $opType);
 
         return $this->addAction($action);
diff --git a/tests/BulkTest.php b/tests/BulkTest.php
index 07dcdf52d..34d9c55d5 100644
--- a/tests/BulkTest.php
+++ b/tests/BulkTest.php
@@ -702,6 +702,29 @@ public function testRetry(): void
 
         $metadata = $actions[0]->getMetadata();
         $this->assertEquals(5, $metadata['retry_on_conflict']);
+
+        // Test retry via client
+        $client->getConnection()->setParam('retryOnConflict', 5);
+        $doc2 = new Document('2', ['name' => 'Invisible Woman']);
+        $doc2->setOpType(Action::OP_TYPE_UPDATE);
+
+        $bulk = new Bulk($client);
+        $bulk->addDocument($doc2);
+
+        $actions = $bulk->getActions();
+
+        $metadata = $actions[0]->getMetadata();
+        $this->assertEquals(5, $metadata['retry_on_conflict']);
+
+        $script = new Script('');
+
+        $bulk = new Bulk($client);
+        $bulk->addScript($script);
+
+        $actions = $bulk->getActions();
+
+        $metadata = $actions[0]->getMetadata();
+        $this->assertEquals(5, $metadata['retry_on_conflict']);
     }
 
     /**