diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 887bb9e54a6b96..d52fe47d0bbcc6 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -3224,7 +3224,8 @@ changes:
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30644
     description: The `maxBusyTries` option is renamed to `maxRetries`, and its
                  default is 0. The `emfileWait` option has been removed, and
-                 `EMFILE` errors use the same retry logic as other errors.
+                 `EMFILE` errors use the same retry logic as other errors. The
+                 `retryDelay` option is now supported.
   - version: v12.10.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29168
     description: The `recursive`, `maxBusyTries`, and `emfileWait` options are
@@ -3249,12 +3250,15 @@ changes:
 * `options` {Object}
   * `maxRetries` {integer} If an `EBUSY`, `EMFILE`, `ENOTEMPTY`, or `EPERM`
   error is encountered, Node.js will retry the operation with a linear backoff
-  wait of 100ms longer on each try. This option represents the number of
-  retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
+  wait of `retryDelay` ms longer on each try. This option represents the number
+  of retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
   **Default:** `0`.
   * `recursive` {boolean} If `true`, perform a recursive directory removal. In
   recursive mode, errors are not reported if `path` does not exist, and
   operations are retried on failure. **Default:** `false`.
+  * `retryDelay` {integer} The amount of time in milliseconds to wait between
+  retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
+  **Default:** `100`.
 * `callback` {Function}
   * `err` {Error}
 
@@ -3272,7 +3276,8 @@ changes:
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30644
     description: The `maxBusyTries` option is renamed to `maxRetries`, and its
                  default is 0. The `emfileWait` option has been removed, and
-                 `EMFILE` errors use the same retry logic as other errors.
+                 `EMFILE` errors use the same retry logic as other errors. The
+                 `retryDelay` option is now supported.
   - version: v12.10.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29168
     description: The `recursive`, `maxBusyTries`, and `emfileWait` options are
@@ -3294,6 +3299,9 @@ changes:
   * `recursive` {boolean} If `true`, perform a recursive directory removal. In
   recursive mode, errors are not reported if `path` does not exist, and
   operations are retried on failure. **Default:** `false`.
+  * `retryDelay` {integer} The amount of time in milliseconds to wait between
+  retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
+  **Default:** `100`.
 
 Synchronous rmdir(2). Returns `undefined`.
 
@@ -5005,7 +5013,8 @@ changes:
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30644
     description: The `maxBusyTries` option is renamed to `maxRetries`, and its
                  default is 0. The `emfileWait` option has been removed, and
-                 `EMFILE` errors use the same retry logic as other errors.
+                 `EMFILE` errors use the same retry logic as other errors. The
+                 `retryDelay` option is now supported.
   - version: v12.10.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29168
     description: The `recursive`, `maxBusyTries`, and `emfileWait` options are
@@ -5018,12 +5027,15 @@ changes:
 * `options` {Object}
   * `maxRetries` {integer} If an `EBUSY`, `EMFILE`, `ENOTEMPTY`, or `EPERM`
   error is encountered, Node.js will retry the operation with a linear backoff
-  wait of 100ms longer on each try. This option represents the number of
-  retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
+  wait of `retryDelay` ms longer on each try. This option represents the number
+  of retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
   **Default:** `0`.
   * `recursive` {boolean} If `true`, perform a recursive directory removal. In
   recursive mode, errors are not reported if `path` does not exist, and
   operations are retried on failure. **Default:** `false`.
+  * `retryDelay` {integer} The amount of time in milliseconds to wait between
+  retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
+  **Default:** `100`.
 * Returns: {Promise}
 
 Removes the directory identified by `path` then resolves the `Promise` with
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
index 9d5fcad49c9fca..3212fdd539ed45 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ function rimraf(path, options, callback) {
     if (err) {
       if (retryErrorCodes.has(err.code) && retries < options.maxRetries) {
         retries++;
-        return setTimeout(_rimraf, retries * 100, path, options, CB);
+        const delay = retries * options.retryDelay;
+        return setTimeout(_rimraf, delay, path, options, CB);
       }
 
       // The file is already gone.
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
index 0e77ddc267c564..1a5df71028c942 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const {
 const { once } = require('internal/util');
 const { toPathIfFileURL } = require('internal/url');
 const {
+  validateInt32,
   validateUint32
 } = require('internal/validators');
 const pathModule = require('path');
@@ -562,6 +563,7 @@ function warnOnNonPortableTemplate(template) {
 }
 
 const defaultRmdirOptions = {
+  retryDelay: 100,
   maxRetries: 0,
   recursive: false,
 };
@@ -577,6 +579,7 @@ const validateRmdirOptions = hideStackFrames((options) => {
   if (typeof options.recursive !== 'boolean')
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('recursive', 'boolean', options.recursive);
 
+  validateInt32(options.retryDelay, 'retryDelay', 0);
   validateUint32(options.maxRetries, 'maxRetries');
 
   return options;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
index 53f863872d80ea..628bba5d6fc4ab 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
@@ -155,10 +155,12 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
 // Test input validation.
 {
   const defaults = {
+    retryDelay: 100,
     maxRetries: 0,
     recursive: false
   };
   const modified = {
+    retryDelay: 953,
     maxRetries: 5,
     recursive: true
   };
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
   assert.deepStrictEqual(validateRmdirOptions({
     maxRetries: 99
   }), {
+    retryDelay: 100,
     maxRetries: 99,
     recursive: false
   });
@@ -193,6 +196,14 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
     });
   });
 
+  common.expectsError(() => {
+    validateRmdirOptions({ retryDelay: -1 });
+  }, {
+    code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
+    type: RangeError,
+    message: /^The value of "retryDelay" is out of range\./
+  });
+
   common.expectsError(() => {
     validateRmdirOptions({ maxRetries: -1 });
   }, {