diff --git a/backon/Cargo.toml b/backon/Cargo.toml
index 1caf728..1953f57 100644
--- a/backon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backon/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,17 +22,19 @@ targets = [
 [features]
 default = ["std-blocking-sleep", "tokio-sleep", "gloo-timers-sleep"]
 std-blocking-sleep = []
-gloo-timers-sleep = ["dep:gloo-timers", "gloo-timers?/futures"]
+gloo-timers-sleep = ["futures-timer-sleep"]
 tokio-sleep = ["dep:tokio", "tokio?/time"]
+futures-timer-sleep = ["dep:futures-timer"]
 
 [dependencies]
 fastrand = "2"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1", optional = true }
+futures-timer = { version = "3.0.3", optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
-gloo-timers = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
+futures-timer = { version = "3.0.3", features = ["gloo-timers", "wasm-bindgen"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
diff --git a/backon/src/lib.rs b/backon/src/lib.rs
index 2cac7c7..53ec51a 100644
--- a/backon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backon/src/lib.rs
@@ -41,11 +41,14 @@
 //! environments, they are gated under their own features, which are enabled
 //! by default:
 //!
-//! |      `Sleeper`      | feature            | Environment |  Asynchronous |
-//! |---------------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------|
-//! | [`TokioSleeper`]    | tokio-sleep        | non-wasm32  |  Yes          |
-//! | [`GlooTimersSleep`] | gloo-timers-sleep  |   wasm32    |  Yes          |
-//! | [`StdSleeper`]      | std-blocking-sleep |    all      |  No           |
+//! |      `Sleeper`          | feature               | Environment |  Asynchronous |
+//! |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|---------------|
+//! | [`TokioSleeper`]        | tokio-sleep           | non-wasm32  |  Yes          |
+//! | [`FuturesTimerSleeper`] | future-timers-sleep   |   both      |  Yes          |
+//! | [`StdSleeper`]          | std-blocking-sleep    |    all      |  No           |
+//!
+//! The `gloo-timers-sleep` feature implies the `future-timers-sleep` feature and is only
+//! kept for backwards compatibility.
 //!
 //! ## Custom Sleeper
 //!
@@ -168,6 +171,8 @@ pub use retry_with_context::RetryableWithContext;
 
 mod sleep;
 pub use sleep::DefaultSleeper;
+#[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", feature = "futures-timer-sleep"))]
+pub use sleep::FuturesTimerSleeper;
 #[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", feature = "gloo-timers-sleep"))]
 pub use sleep::GlooTimersSleep;
 pub use sleep::Sleeper;
diff --git a/backon/src/sleep.rs b/backon/src/sleep.rs
index 4a5ab46..6cd48cb 100644
--- a/backon/src/sleep.rs
+++ b/backon/src/sleep.rs
@@ -36,19 +36,21 @@ impl<F: Fn(Duration) -> Fut + 'static, Fut: Future<Output = ()>> Sleeper for F {
 /// The default implementation of `Sleeper` when no features are enabled.
 ///
 /// It will fail to compile if a containing [`Retry`][crate::Retry] is `.await`ed without calling [`Retry::sleep`][crate::Retry::sleep] to provide a valid sleeper.
-#[cfg(all(not(feature = "tokio-sleep"), not(feature = "gloo-timers-sleep")))]
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "tokio-sleep"), not(feature = "futures-timer-sleep")))]
 pub type DefaultSleeper = PleaseEnableAFeatureOrProvideACustomSleeper;
 /// The default implementation of `Sleeper` while feature `tokio-sleep` enabled.
 ///
 /// it uses `tokio::time::sleep`.
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "tokio-sleep"))]
 pub type DefaultSleeper = TokioSleeper;
-/// The default implementation of `Sleeper` while feature `gloo-timers-sleep` enabled.
+/// The default implementation of `Sleeper` while feature `futures-timer-sleep` enabled.
 ///
-/// It uses `gloo_timers::sleep::sleep`.
-#[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", feature = "gloo-timers-sleep"))]
-pub type DefaultSleeper = GlooTimersSleep;
-
+/// It uses `futures_timer::Delay`.
+#[cfg(any(
+    target_arch = "wasm32",
+    all(not(feature = "tokio-sleep"), feature = "futures-timer-sleep")
+))]
+pub type DefaultSleeper = FuturesTimerSleeper;
 /// A placeholder type that does not implement [`Sleeper`] and will therefore fail to compile if used as one.
 ///
 /// Users should enable a feature of this crate that provides a valid [`Sleeper`] implementation when this type appears in compilation errors. Alternatively, a custom [`Sleeper`] implementation should be provided where necessary, such as in [`crate::Retry::sleeper`].
@@ -78,16 +80,24 @@ impl Sleeper for TokioSleeper {
     }
 }
 
-/// The default implementation of `Sleeper` utilizes `gloo_timers::future::sleep`.
-#[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", feature = "gloo-timers-sleep"))]
+/// Sleeper implementation using `futures-timer` crate.
+///
+/// See the [`futures-timer` crate](https://docs.rs/futures-timer/latest/) for details.
+#[cfg(feature = "futures-timer-sleep")]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default)]
-pub struct GlooTimersSleep;
+pub struct FuturesTimerSleeper;
 
-#[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", feature = "gloo-timers-sleep"))]
-impl Sleeper for GlooTimersSleep {
-    type Sleep = gloo_timers::future::TimeoutFuture;
+#[cfg(feature = "futures-timer-sleep")]
+impl Sleeper for FuturesTimerSleeper {
+    type Sleep = futures_timer::Delay;
 
     fn sleep(&self, dur: Duration) -> Self::Sleep {
-        gloo_timers::future::sleep(dur)
+        futures_timer::Delay::new(dur)
     }
 }
+
+/// Legacy `gloo-timers` based sleeper, which is now just an alias for [`FuturesTimerSleeper`].
+///
+/// Note that the `gloo-timers-sleep` feature automatically enables `futures-timer-sleeper`.
+#[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", feature = "gloo-timers-sleep"))]
+pub type GlooTimersSleep = FuturesTimerSleeper;