diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index bfa7b449..adccdcb2 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ type mockConn struct {
 	ReceiveOverride map[string]func(ctx context.Context, subscribe Completed, fn func(message PubSubMessage)) error
 }
 
+func (m *mockConn) IsLoading() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 func (m *mockConn) Override(c conn) {
 	if m.OverrideFn != nil {
 		m.OverrideFn(c)
diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index 9d8f2f66..71b1fde9 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ func (c *clusterClient) _refresh() (err error) {
 	pending = nil
 
 	groups := result.parse(c.opt.TLSConfig != nil)
+
 	conns := make(map[string]connrole, len(groups))
 	for master, g := range groups {
 		conns[master] = connrole{conn: c.connFn(master, c.opt)}
@@ -245,30 +246,41 @@ func (c *clusterClient) _refresh() (err error) {
 	pslots := [16384]conn{}
 	var rslots []conn
 	for master, g := range groups {
+
+		var replicaNodesToConsider []ReplicaInfo
+		// consider only healthy replica nodes for conn assignment to slots
+		for i := 1; i < len(g.nodes); i++ {
+			if cc, ok := conns[g.nodes[i].Addr]; ok {
+				if !cc.conn.IsLoading() {
+					replicaNodesToConsider = append(replicaNodesToConsider, g.nodes[i])
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		replicaNodeCount := len(replicaNodesToConsider)
+
 		switch {
-		case c.opt.ReplicaOnly && len(g.nodes) > 1:
-			nodesCount := len(g.nodes)
+		case c.opt.ReplicaOnly && len(replicaNodesToConsider) > 0:
 			for _, slot := range g.slots {
 				for i := slot[0]; i <= slot[1] && i >= 0 && i < 16384; i++ {
-					pslots[i] = conns[g.nodes[1+util.FastRand(nodesCount-1)].Addr].conn
+					pslots[i] = conns[replicaNodesToConsider[util.FastRand(replicaNodeCount)].Addr].conn
 				}
 			}
 		case c.rOpt != nil:
 			if len(rslots) == 0 { // lazy init
 				rslots = make([]conn, 16384)
 			}
-			if len(g.nodes) > 1 {
-				n := len(g.nodes) - 1
+			if len(replicaNodesToConsider) > 0 {
+				n := len(replicaNodesToConsider)
 
 				if c.opt.EnableReplicaAZInfo {
 					var wg sync.WaitGroup
-					for i := 1; i <= n; i += 4 { // batch AZ() for every 4 connections
+					for i := 0; i <= n; i += 4 { // batch AZ() for every 4 connections
 						for j := i; j <= i+4 && j <= n; j++ {
 							wg.Add(1)
 							go func(wg *sync.WaitGroup, conn conn, info *ReplicaInfo) {
 								info.AZ = conn.AZ()
 								wg.Done()
-							}(&wg, conns[g.nodes[j].Addr].conn, &g.nodes[j])
+							}(&wg, conns[replicaNodesToConsider[j].Addr].conn, &replicaNodesToConsider[j])
 						}
 						wg.Wait()
 					}
@@ -277,9 +289,9 @@ func (c *clusterClient) _refresh() (err error) {
 				for _, slot := range g.slots {
 					for i := slot[0]; i <= slot[1] && i >= 0 && i < 16384; i++ {
 						pslots[i] = conns[master].conn
-						rIndex := c.opt.ReplicaSelector(uint16(i), g.nodes[1:])
+						rIndex := c.opt.ReplicaSelector(uint16(i), replicaNodesToConsider)
 						if rIndex >= 0 && rIndex < n {
-							rslots[i] = conns[g.nodes[1+rIndex].Addr].conn
+							rslots[i] = conns[replicaNodesToConsider[rIndex].Addr].conn
 						} else {
 							rslots[i] = conns[master].conn
 						}
@@ -524,6 +536,10 @@ process:
 		resp = results.s[1]
 		resultsp.Put(results)
 		goto process
+	case RedirectLoadingRetry:
+
+		c.refresh(ctx) // on-demand refresh
+		fallthrough
 	case RedirectRetry:
 		if c.retry && cmd.IsReadOnly() {
 			shouldRetry := c.retryHandler.WaitOrSkipRetry(ctx, attempts, cmd, resp.Error())
@@ -1229,8 +1245,10 @@ func (c *clusterClient) shouldRefreshRetry(err error, ctx context.Context) (addr
 				mode = RedirectMove
 			} else if addr, ok = err.IsAsk(); ok {
 				mode = RedirectAsk
-			} else if err.IsClusterDown() || err.IsTryAgain() || err.IsLoading() {
+			} else if err.IsClusterDown() || err.IsTryAgain() {
 				mode = RedirectRetry
+			} else if err.IsLoading() {
+				mode = RedirectLoadingRetry
 			}
 		} else if ctx.Err() == nil {
 			mode = RedirectRetry
@@ -1447,6 +1465,7 @@ const (
 	RedirectMove
 	RedirectAsk
 	RedirectRetry
+	RedirectLoadingRetry
 
 	panicMsgCxSlot = "cross slot command in Dedicated is prohibited"
 	panicMixCxSlot = "Mixing no-slot and cross slot commands in DoMulti is prohibited"
diff --git a/internal/cmds/cmds.go b/internal/cmds/cmds.go
index b36a5fd7..1fbbb3c0 100644
--- a/internal/cmds/cmds.go
+++ b/internal/cmds/cmds.go
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ var (
 	PingCmd = Completed{
 		cs: newCommandSlice([]string{"PING"}),
 	}
+	// InfoCmd is predefined INFO
+	InfoPersistenceCmd = Completed{
+		cs: newCommandSlice([]string{"INFO", "Persistence"}),
+	}
+
 	// SlotCmd is predefined CLUSTER SLOTS
 	SlotCmd = Completed{
 		cs: newCommandSlice([]string{"CLUSTER", "SLOTS"}),
diff --git a/mux.go b/mux.go
index bcebaf94..c4dcefd3 100644
--- a/mux.go
+++ b/mux.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net"
 	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/valkey-io/valkey-go/internal/util"
 )
 
+const (
+	loadingEtaSecondsKey = "loading_eta_seconds:"
+)
+
 type connFn func(dst string, opt *ClientOption) conn
 type dialFn func(ctx context.Context, dst string, opt *ClientOption) (net.Conn, error)
 type wireFn func(ctx context.Context) wire
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ type conn interface {
 	Addr() string
 	SetOnCloseHook(func(error))
 	OptInCmd() cmds.Completed
+	IsLoading() bool
 }
 
 var _ conn = (*mux)(nil)
@@ -61,8 +67,9 @@ type mux struct {
 	maxp   int
 	maxm   int
 
-	usePool bool
-	optIn   bool
+	usePool           bool
+	optIn             bool
+	nodeLoadingStatus atomic.Uint32
 }
 
 func makeMux(dst string, option *ClientOption, dialFn dialFn) *mux {
@@ -267,6 +274,10 @@ func (m *mux) blocking(pool *pool, ctx context.Context, cmd Completed) (resp Val
 	if resp.NonValkeyError() != nil { // abort the wire if blocking command return early (ex. context.DeadlineExceeded)
 		wire.Close()
 	}
+	// check loading status of the node
+	if !m.IsLoading() && isLoadingError(resp.Error()) {
+		m.setLoadingStatus(ctx)
+	}
 	pool.Store(wire)
 	return resp
 }
@@ -279,6 +290,10 @@ func (m *mux) blockingMulti(pool *pool, ctx context.Context, cmd []Completed) (r
 			wire.Close()
 			break
 		}
+		// check loading status of the node
+		if !m.IsLoading() && isLoadingError(res.Error()) {
+			m.setLoadingStatus(ctx)
+		}
 	}
 	pool.Store(wire)
 	return resp
@@ -290,6 +305,10 @@ func (m *mux) pipeline(ctx context.Context, cmd Completed) (resp ValkeyResult) {
 	if resp = wire.Do(ctx, cmd); isBroken(resp.NonValkeyError(), wire) {
 		m.wire[slot].CompareAndSwap(wire, m.init)
 	}
+	// check loading status of the node
+	if !m.IsLoading() && isLoadingError(resp.Error()) {
+		m.setLoadingStatus(ctx)
+	}
 	return resp
 }
 
@@ -302,6 +321,10 @@ func (m *mux) pipelineMulti(ctx context.Context, cmd []Completed) (resp *valkeyr
 			m.wire[slot].CompareAndSwap(wire, m.init)
 			return resp
 		}
+		// check loading status of the node
+		if !m.IsLoading() && isLoadingError(r.Error()) {
+			m.setLoadingStatus(ctx)
+		}
 	}
 	return resp
 }
@@ -313,6 +336,10 @@ func (m *mux) DoCache(ctx context.Context, cmd Cacheable, ttl time.Duration) Val
 	if isBroken(resp.NonValkeyError(), wire) {
 		m.wire[slot].CompareAndSwap(wire, m.init)
 	}
+	// check loading status of the node
+	if !m.IsLoading() && isLoadingError(resp.Error()) {
+		m.setLoadingStatus(ctx)
+	}
 	return resp
 }
 
@@ -373,6 +400,10 @@ func (m *mux) doMultiCache(ctx context.Context, slot uint16, multi []CacheableTT
 			m.wire[slot].CompareAndSwap(wire, m.init)
 			return resps
 		}
+		// check loading status of the node
+		if !m.IsLoading() && isLoadingError(r.Error()) {
+			m.setLoadingStatus(ctx)
+		}
 	}
 	return resps
 }
@@ -411,10 +442,53 @@ func (m *mux) Addr() string {
 	return m.dst
 }
 
+func (m *mux) setLoadingStatus(ctx context.Context) {
+	w := m.pipe(ctx, 0)
+	res := w.Do(ctx, cmds.InfoPersistenceCmd)
+	r := res.String()
+	loadingEtaIdx := strings.Index(r, loadingEtaSecondsKey)
+	if loadingEtaIdx > 0 {
+		eta, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(r[loadingEtaIdx+len(loadingEtaSecondsKey)]))
+		if eta > 0 {
+			// this sets when the loading status will be expired
+			etaTime := time.Now().Add(time.Duration(eta) * time.Second).Unix()
+			m.nodeLoadingStatus.CompareAndSwap(0, uint32(etaTime))
+
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (m *mux) IsLoading() bool {
+
+	status := m.nodeLoadingStatus.Load()
+	if status == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if time.Now().Unix() < int64(status) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	m.nodeLoadingStatus.Store(0) // reset the status if expired
+
+	return false
+}
+
 func isBroken(err error, w wire) bool {
 	return err != nil && err != ErrClosing && w.Error() != nil
 }
 
+func isLoadingError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if verr, ok := err.(*ValkeyError); ok {
+		return verr.IsLoading()
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func slotfn(n int, ks uint16, noreply bool) uint16 {
 	if n == 1 || ks == cmds.NoSlot || noreply {
 		return 0
diff --git a/valkey.go b/valkey.go
index 720a42bd..82f23f06 100644
--- a/valkey.go
+++ b/valkey.go
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ type ClientOption struct {
 	// EnableReplicaAZInfo enables the client to load the replica node's availability zone.
 	// If true, the client will set the `AZ` field in `ReplicaInfo`.
 	EnableReplicaAZInfo bool
+
+	// The interval to mark a node as unhealty during temporary degraded state, defaults to 15 seconds
+	// Note: Only used for cluster client.
+	UnHealthyNodeInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 // SentinelOption contains MasterSet,
@@ -442,6 +446,9 @@ func NewClient(option ClientOption) (client Client, err error) {
 	if option.RetryDelay == nil {
 		option.RetryDelay = defaultRetryDelayFn
 	}
+	if option.UnHealthyNodeInterval == 0 {
+		option.UnHealthyNodeInterval = 15 * time.Second // default to 15 seconds
+	}
 	if option.Sentinel.MasterSet != "" {
 		option.PipelineMultiplex = singleClientMultiplex(option.PipelineMultiplex)
 		return newSentinelClient(&option, makeConn, newRetryer(option.RetryDelay))