diff --git a/.ci/pull_fluent_image.py b/.ci/pull_fluent_image.py
index d30565faed3b..4fdb35b4cebc 100644
--- a/.ci/pull_fluent_image.py
+++ b/.ci/pull_fluent_image.py
@@ -2,19 +2,65 @@
 Pull a Fluent Docker image based on the FLUENT_IMAGE_TAG environment variable.
 """
 
+import re
 import subprocess
+import time
 
 from ansys.fluent.core import config
 from ansys.fluent.core.docker.utils import get_ghcr_fluent_image_name
 
+MAX_RETRIES = 5
+BASE_DELAY = 1.0  # seconds
 
-def pull_fluent_image():
+
+def pull_fluent_image():  # pylint: disable=missing-raises-doc
     """Pull Fluent Docker image and clean up dangling images."""
     fluent_image_tag = config.fluent_image_tag
     image_name = get_ghcr_fluent_image_name(fluent_image_tag)
     separator = "@" if fluent_image_tag.startswith("sha256") else ":"
     full_image_name = f"{image_name}{separator}{fluent_image_tag}"
-    subprocess.run(["docker", "pull", full_image_name], check=True)
+
+    # Retry logic for handling rate limits (429 errors)
+
+    for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES):
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["docker", "pull", full_image_name],
+                check=True,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+            )
+            break  # Success, exit retry loop
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            stderr_output = e.stderr.lower()
+
+            # Check if it's a 429 rate limit error
+            if "toomanyrequests" in stderr_output or "429" in stderr_output:
+                if attempt < MAX_RETRIES - 1:
+                    # Parse retry-after hint if available
+                    retry_after = None
+                    match = re.search(
+                        r"retry-after:\s*([\d.]+)\s*ms", e.stderr, re.IGNORECASE
+                    )
+                    if match:
+                        retry_after = float(match.group(1)) / 1000
+
+                    # Use retry-after if available, otherwise exponential backoff
+                    delay = retry_after if retry_after else BASE_DELAY * (2**attempt)
+
+                    print(
+                        f"Rate limit hit (429), retrying in {delay:.2f} seconds... (attempt {attempt + 1}/{MAX_RETRIES})"
+                    )
+                    time.sleep(delay)
+                else:
+                    print(
+                        "Max retries reached. Failed to pull image due to rate limiting."
+                    )
+                    raise
+            else:
+                # Not a rate limit error, re-raise immediately
+                raise
+
     subprocess.run(["docker", "image", "prune", "-f"], check=True)
 
 
diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/4940.maintenance.md b/doc/changelog.d/4940.maintenance.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a272a1098178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/4940.maintenance.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add 429 support for pulling images