diff --git a/testing/mozbase/mozcrash/mozcrash/mozcrash.py b/testing/mozbase/mozcrash/mozcrash/mozcrash.py
index 58a075cb108a..31708dfca3d0 100644
--- a/testing/mozbase/mozcrash/mozcrash/mozcrash.py
+++ b/testing/mozbase/mozcrash/mozcrash/mozcrash.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import zipfile
 from collections import namedtuple
+from redo import retriable
+
 
 import mozfile
 import mozinfo
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ class CrashInfo(object):
         self.logger = get_logger()
         self._dump_files = None
 
+    @retriable(attempts=5, sleeptime=5, sleepscale=2)
     def _get_symbols(self):
         if not self.symbols_path:
             self.logger.warning(
diff --git a/testing/mozbase/mozcrash/tests/test_symbols_path.py b/testing/mozbase/mozcrash/tests/test_symbols_path.py
index bd4d267ddb36..cb67fbe451e5 100644
--- a/testing/mozbase/mozcrash/tests/test_symbols_path.py
+++ b/testing/mozbase/mozcrash/tests/test_symbols_path.py
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ def test_symbols_path_url(check_for_crashes, minidump_files):
     data = {"retrieved": False}
 
     def make_zipfile():
-        data = BytesIO()
-        z = zipfile.ZipFile(data, "w")
+        zdata = BytesIO()
+        z = zipfile.ZipFile(zdata, "w")
         z.writestr("symbols.txt", "abc/xyz")
         z.close()
-        return data.getvalue()
+        return zdata.getvalue()
 
     def get_symbols(req):
         data["retrieved"] = True
@@ -58,5 +58,43 @@ def test_symbols_path_url(check_for_crashes, minidump_files):
     assert data["retrieved"]
 
 
+def test_symbols_retry(check_for_crashes, minidump_files):
+    """Test that passing a URL as symbols_path succeeds on retry after temporary HTTP failure."""
+    data = {"retrieved": False}
+    get_symbols_calls = 0
+
+    def make_zipfile():
+        zdata = BytesIO()
+        z = zipfile.ZipFile(zdata, "w")
+        z.writestr("symbols.txt", "abc/xyz")
+        z.close()
+        return zdata.getvalue()
+
+    def get_symbols(req):
+        nonlocal get_symbols_calls
+        data["retrieved"] = True
+        if get_symbols_calls > 0:
+            ret = 200
+        else:
+            ret = 504
+        get_symbols_calls += 1
+
+        headers = {}
+        return (ret, headers, make_zipfile())
+
+    httpd = mozhttpd.MozHttpd(
+        port=0,
+        urlhandlers=[{"method": "GET", "path": "/symbols", "function": get_symbols}],
+    )
+    httpd.start()
+    symbol_url = urlunsplit(
+        ("http", "%s:%d" % httpd.httpd.server_address, "/symbols", "", "")
+    )
+
+    assert 1 == check_for_crashes(symbols_path=symbol_url)
+    assert data["retrieved"]
+    assert 2 == get_symbols_calls
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     mozunit.main()