diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/RetryException.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/RetryException.java
index eef16f68ef1..9a862d543d2 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/RetryException.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/RetryException.java
@@ -22,13 +22,22 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 /**
  * Exception thrown when a {@link RetryPolicy} has been exhausted.
  *
- * <p>A {@code RetryException} will contain the last exception thrown by the
- * {@link Retryable} operation as the {@linkplain #getCause() cause} and any
- * exceptions from previous attempts as {@linkplain #getSuppressed() suppressed
+ * <p>A {@code RetryException} will typically contain the last exception thrown
+ * by the {@link Retryable} operation as the {@linkplain #getCause() cause} and
+ * any exceptions from previous attempts as {@linkplain #getSuppressed() suppressed
  * exceptions}.
  *
+ * <p>However, if an {@link InterruptedException} is encountered while
+ * {@linkplain Thread#sleep(long) sleeping} for the current
+ * {@link org.springframework.util.backoff.BackOff BackOff} duration, a
+ * {@code RetryException} will contain the {@code InterruptedException} as the
+ * {@linkplain #getCause() cause} and any exceptions from previous attempts to
+ * invoke the {@code Retryable} operation as {@linkplain #getSuppressed()
+ * suppressed exceptions}.
+ *
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 7.0
  * @see RetryOperations
  */
@@ -41,7 +50,9 @@ public class RetryException extends Exception {
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@code RetryException} for the supplied message and cause.
 	 * @param message the detail message
-	 * @param cause the last exception thrown by the {@link Retryable} operation
+	 * @param cause the last exception thrown by the {@link Retryable} operation,
+	 * or an {@link InterruptedException} thrown while sleeping for the current
+	 * {@code BackOff} duration
 	 */
 	public RetryException(String message, Throwable cause) {
 		super(message, Objects.requireNonNull(cause, "cause must not be null"));
@@ -49,7 +60,9 @@ public class RetryException extends Exception {
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Get the last exception thrown by the {@link Retryable} operation.
+	 * Get the last exception thrown by the {@link Retryable} operation, or an
+	 * {@link InterruptedException} thrown while sleeping for the current
+	 * {@code BackOff} duration.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public final Throwable getCause() {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/RetryTemplate.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/RetryTemplate.java
index 74be5041832..bf55b724c67 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/RetryTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/RetryTemplate.java
@@ -164,9 +164,11 @@ public class RetryTemplate implements RetryOperations {
 				}
 				catch (InterruptedException interruptedException) {
 					Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-					throw new RetryException(
+					RetryException retryException = new RetryException(
 							"Unable to back off for retryable operation '%s'".formatted(retryableName),
 							interruptedException);
+					exceptions.forEach(retryException::addSuppressed);
+					throw retryException;
 				}
 				logger.debug(() -> "Preparing to retry operation '%s'".formatted(retryableName));
 				try {