diff --git a/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/filters/endpoint/ProxyEndpoint.java b/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/filters/endpoint/ProxyEndpoint.java
index a6f07a5451..33067c99ab 100644
--- a/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/filters/endpoint/ProxyEndpoint.java
+++ b/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/filters/endpoint/ProxyEndpoint.java
@@ -738,8 +738,8 @@ protected boolean isRetryable(final ErrorType err) {
         if ((err == OutboundErrorType.RESET_CONNECTION)
                 || (err == OutboundErrorType.CONNECT_ERROR)
                 || (err == OutboundErrorType.READ_TIMEOUT
-                && IDEMPOTENT_HTTP_METHODS.contains(
-                zuulRequest.getMethod().toUpperCase()))) {
+                        && IDEMPOTENT_HTTP_METHODS.contains(
+                                zuulRequest.getMethod().toUpperCase()))) {
             return isRequestReplayable();
         }
         return false;
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ protected void handleOriginNonSuccessResponse(final HttpResponse originResponse,
 
         boolean retryable5xxResponse = isRetryable5xxResponse(zuulRequest, originResponse);
         if (retryable5xxResponse) {
-            origin.adjustRetryPolicyIfNeeded(zuulRequest);
+            origin.adjustRetryPolicyIfNeeded(zuulRequest, originResponse);
         }
 
         if (retryable5xxResponse && isBelowRetryLimit()) {
diff --git a/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/origins/NettyOrigin.java b/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/origins/NettyOrigin.java
index f3ec67dfe6..c8b77bc2e3 100644
--- a/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/origins/NettyOrigin.java
+++ b/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/origins/NettyOrigin.java
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
 import com.netflix.zuul.niws.RequestAttempt;
 import com.netflix.zuul.passport.CurrentPassport;
 import io.netty.channel.EventLoop;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponse;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.Promise;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
@@ -77,4 +80,8 @@ RequestAttempt newRequestAttempt(
     IClientConfig getClientConfig();
 
     Registry getSpectatorRegistry();
+
+    default void adjustRetryPolicyIfNeeded(HttpRequestMessage zuulRequest, @Nullable HttpResponse response) {
+        adjustRetryPolicyIfNeeded(zuulRequest);
+    }
 }