diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/dynamodb.py b/sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/dynamodb.py
index 2122eef2213..edf4141b5be 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/dynamodb.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/dynamodb.py
@@ -85,6 +85,26 @@ class DynamoDBOnlineStoreConfig(FeastConfigBaseModel):
     keepalive_timeout: float = 12.0
     """Keep-alive timeout in seconds for async Dynamodb connections."""
 
+    connect_timeout: Union[int, float] = 60
+    """The time in seconds until a timeout exception is thrown when attempting to make
+    an async connection."""
+
+    read_timeout: Union[int, float] = 60
+    """The time in seconds until a timeout exception is thrown when attempting to read
+    from an async connection."""
+
+    total_max_retry_attempts: Union[int, None] = None
+    """Maximum number of total attempts that will be made on a single request.
+
+    Maps to `retries.total_max_attempts` in botocore.config.Config.
+    """
+
+    retry_mode: Union[Literal["legacy", "standard", "adaptive"], None] = None
+    """The type of retry mode (aio)botocore should use.
+
+    Maps to `retries.mode` in botocore.config.Config.
+    """
+
 
 class DynamoDBOnlineStore(OnlineStore):
     """
@@ -99,10 +119,16 @@ class DynamoDBOnlineStore(OnlineStore):
     _dynamodb_resource = None
 
     async def initialize(self, config: RepoConfig):
+        online_config = config.online_store
+
         await _get_aiodynamodb_client(
-            config.online_store.region,
-            config.online_store.max_pool_connections,
-            config.online_store.keepalive_timeout,
+            online_config.region,
+            online_config.max_pool_connections,
+            online_config.keepalive_timeout,
+            online_config.connect_timeout,
+            online_config.read_timeout,
+            online_config.total_max_retry_attempts,
+            online_config.retry_mode,
         )
 
     async def close(self):
@@ -280,6 +306,10 @@ async def online_write_batch_async(
             online_config.region,
             online_config.max_pool_connections,
             online_config.keepalive_timeout,
+            online_config.connect_timeout,
+            online_config.read_timeout,
+            online_config.total_max_retry_attempts,
+            online_config.retry_mode,
         )
         await dynamo_write_items_async(client, table_name, items)
 
@@ -387,6 +417,10 @@ def to_tbl_resp(raw_client_response):
             online_config.region,
             online_config.max_pool_connections,
             online_config.keepalive_timeout,
+            online_config.connect_timeout,
+            online_config.read_timeout,
+            online_config.total_max_retry_attempts,
+            online_config.retry_mode,
         )
         response_batches = await asyncio.gather(
             *[
@@ -546,16 +580,32 @@ def _get_aioboto_session():
 
 
 async def _get_aiodynamodb_client(
-    region: str, max_pool_connections: int, keepalive_timeout: float
+    region: str,
+    max_pool_connections: int,
+    keepalive_timeout: float,
+    connect_timeout: Union[int, float],
+    read_timeout: Union[int, float],
+    total_max_retry_attempts: Union[int, None],
+    retry_mode: Union[Literal["legacy", "standard", "adaptive"], None],
 ):
     global _aioboto_client
     if _aioboto_client is None:
         logger.debug("initializing the aiobotocore dynamodb client")
+
+        retries: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        if total_max_retry_attempts is not None:
+            retries["total_max_attempts"] = total_max_retry_attempts
+        if retry_mode is not None:
+            retries["mode"] = retry_mode
+
         client_context = _get_aioboto_session().create_client(
             "dynamodb",
             region_name=region,
             config=AioConfig(
                 max_pool_connections=max_pool_connections,
+                connect_timeout=connect_timeout,
+                read_timeout=read_timeout,
+                retries=retries if retries else None,
                 connector_args={"keepalive_timeout": keepalive_timeout},
             ),
         )