diff --git a/envoy/extensions/filters/network/tcp_proxy/v3/tcp_proxy.proto b/envoy/extensions/filters/network/tcp_proxy/v3/tcp_proxy.proto
index 5a7b011e6..0b6912707 100644
--- a/envoy/extensions/filters/network/tcp_proxy/v3/tcp_proxy.proto
+++ b/envoy/extensions/filters/network/tcp_proxy/v3/tcp_proxy.proto
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 package envoy.extensions.filters.network.tcp_proxy.v3;
 
 import "envoy/config/accesslog/v3/accesslog.proto";
+import "envoy/config/core/v3/backoff.proto";
 import "envoy/config/core/v3/base.proto";
 import "envoy/config/core/v3/config_source.proto";
 import "envoy/type/v3/hash_policy.proto";
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ option (udpa.annotations.file_status).package_version_status = ACTIVE;
 // TCP Proxy :ref:`configuration overview <config_network_filters_tcp_proxy>`.
 // [#extension: envoy.filters.network.tcp_proxy]
 
-// [#next-free-field: 18]
+// [#next-free-field: 19]
 message TcpProxy {
   option (udpa.annotations.versioning).previous_message_type =
       "envoy.config.filter.network.tcp_proxy.v2.TcpProxy";
@@ -211,6 +212,9 @@ message TcpProxy {
   // giving up. If the parameter is not specified, 1 connection attempt will be made.
   google.protobuf.UInt32Value max_connect_attempts = 7 [(validate.rules).uint32 = {gte: 1}];
 
+  // Sets the backoff strategy. If not set, the retries are performed without backoff.
+  config.core.v3.BackoffStrategy backoff_options = 18;
+
   // Optional configuration for TCP proxy hash policy. If hash_policy is not set, the hash-based
   // load balancing algorithms will select a host randomly. Currently the number of hash policies is
   // limited to 1.