diff --git a/packages/common/src/client/AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.ts b/packages/common/src/client/AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.ts
index 8dc50477a..08ee000ee 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/client/AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/client/AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ export abstract class AbstractPowerSyncDatabase extends BaseObserver<PowerSyncDB
   protected abstract openDBAdapter(options: PowerSyncDatabaseOptionsWithSettings): DBAdapter;
 
   protected abstract generateSyncStreamImplementation(
-    connector: PowerSyncBackendConnector
+    connector: PowerSyncBackendConnector,
+    options?: {
+      retryDelayMs?: number;
+      crudUploadThrottleMs?: number;
+    }
   ): StreamingSyncImplementation;
 
   protected abstract generateBucketStorageAdapter(): BucketStorageAdapter;
@@ -388,7 +392,10 @@ export abstract class AbstractPowerSyncDatabase extends BaseObserver<PowerSyncDB
       throw new Error('Cannot connect using a closed client');
     }
 
-    this.syncStreamImplementation = this.generateSyncStreamImplementation(connector);
+    this.syncStreamImplementation = this.generateSyncStreamImplementation(connector, {
+      crudUploadThrottleMs: options?.crudUploadThrottleMs,
+      retryDelay: options?.retryDelayMs
+    });
     this.syncStatusListenerDisposer = this.syncStreamImplementation.registerListener({
       statusChanged: (status) => {
         this.currentStatus = new SyncStatus({
diff --git a/packages/common/src/client/sync/stream/AbstractStreamingSyncImplementation.ts b/packages/common/src/client/sync/stream/AbstractStreamingSyncImplementation.ts
index 40553d459..ed99a7427 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/client/sync/stream/AbstractStreamingSyncImplementation.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/client/sync/stream/AbstractStreamingSyncImplementation.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ export interface PowerSyncConnectionOptions {
    * These parameters are passed to the sync rules, and will be available under the`user_parameters` object.
    */
   params?: Record<string, StreamingSyncRequestParameterType>;
+  /**
+   * Delay for retrying sync streaming operations
+   * from the PowerSync backend after an error occurs.
+   */
+  retryDelayMs?: number;
+  /**
+   * Backend Connector CRUD operations are throttled
+   * to occur at most every `crudUploadThrottleMs`
+   * milliseconds.
+   */
+  crudUploadThrottleMs?: number;
 }
 
 export interface StreamingSyncImplementation extends BaseObserver<StreamingSyncImplementationListener>, Disposable {
@@ -102,14 +113,15 @@ export interface StreamingSyncImplementation extends BaseObserver<StreamingSyncI
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_CRUD_UPLOAD_THROTTLE_MS = 1000;
+export const DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 5000;
 
 export const DEFAULT_STREAMING_SYNC_OPTIONS = {
-  retryDelayMs: 5000,
+  retryDelayMs: DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY_MS,
   logger: Logger.get('PowerSyncStream'),
   crudUploadThrottleMs: DEFAULT_CRUD_UPLOAD_THROTTLE_MS
 };
 
-export const DEFAULT_STREAM_CONNECTION_OPTIONS: Required<PowerSyncConnectionOptions> = {
+export const DEFAULT_STREAM_CONNECTION_OPTIONS: Required<Omit<PowerSyncConnectionOptions, 'retryDelayMs' |  'crudUploadThrottleMs'>> = {
   connectionMethod: SyncStreamConnectionMethod.WEB_SOCKET,
   params: {}
 };
@@ -427,7 +439,7 @@ The next upload iteration will be delayed.`);
       type: LockType.SYNC,
       signal,
       callback: async () => {
-        const resolvedOptions: Required<PowerSyncConnectionOptions> = {
+        const resolvedOptions: Required<Omit<PowerSyncConnectionOptions, 'retryDelayMs' |  'crudUploadThrottleMs'>> = {
           ...DEFAULT_STREAM_CONNECTION_OPTIONS,
           ...(options ?? {})
         };
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/db/PowerSyncDatabase.ts b/packages/react-native/src/db/PowerSyncDatabase.ts
index 7f7db0c74..9cd19ca77 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/db/PowerSyncDatabase.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/db/PowerSyncDatabase.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ export class PowerSyncDatabase extends AbstractPowerSyncDatabase {
   }
 
   protected generateSyncStreamImplementation(
-    connector: PowerSyncBackendConnector
+    connector: PowerSyncBackendConnector,
+    // This is used to pass in options on connection instead of only during db creation
+    options?: {
+      retryDelayMs: number;
+      crudUploadThrottleMs: number;
+    }
   ): AbstractStreamingSyncImplementation {
     const remote = new ReactNativeRemote(connector);
 
@@ -53,8 +58,8 @@ export class PowerSyncDatabase extends AbstractPowerSyncDatabase {
         await this.waitForReady();
         await connector.uploadData(this);
       },
-      retryDelayMs: this.options.retryDelay,
-      crudUploadThrottleMs: this.options.crudUploadThrottleMs,
+      retryDelayMs: options?.retryDelayMs || this.options.retryDelay,
+      crudUploadThrottleMs: options?.crudUploadThrottleMs || this.options.crudUploadThrottleMs,
       identifier: this.database.name
     });
   }