diff --git a/source/gui/addonStoreGui/controls/actions.py b/source/gui/addonStoreGui/controls/actions.py
index a712c428625..527355ad43e 100644
--- a/source/gui/addonStoreGui/controls/actions.py
+++ b/source/gui/addonStoreGui/controls/actions.py
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ def _actions(self) -> List[BatchAddonActionVM]:
 				validCheck=lambda aVMs: AddonListValidator(aVMs).canUseUpdateAction(),
 				actionTarget=self._selectedAddons,
 			),
+			BatchAddonActionVM(
+				# Translators: Label for an action that retries the selected add-ons
+				displayName=pgettext("addonStore", "Re&try installing selected add-ons"),
+				actionHandler=self._storeVM.getAddons,
+				validCheck=lambda aVMs: AddonListValidator(aVMs).canUseRetryAction(),
+				actionTarget=self._selectedAddons,
+			),
 			BatchAddonActionVM(
 				# Translators: Label for an action that cancel install of the selected add-ons
 				displayName=pgettext("addonStore", "Ca&ncel install of selected add-ons"),
@@ -218,6 +225,9 @@ def canUseUpdateAction(self) -> bool:
 				hasInstallable = True
 		return hasUpdatable and not hasInstallable
 
+	def canUseRetryAction(self) -> bool:
+		return any(aVM.canUseRetryAction() for aVM in self.addonsList)
+
 	def canUseCancelInstallAction(self) -> bool:
 		for aVM in self.addonsList:
 			if aVM.canUseCancelInstallAction():
diff --git a/source/gui/addonStoreGui/viewModels/addonList.py b/source/gui/addonStoreGui/viewModels/addonList.py
index fb2d41aa352..ef0cc5028b7 100644
--- a/source/gui/addonStoreGui/viewModels/addonList.py
+++ b/source/gui/addonStoreGui/viewModels/addonList.py
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ def canUseUpdateOverrideIncompatibilityAction(self) -> bool:
 	def canUseReplaceAction(self) -> bool:
 		return self.status == AvailableAddonStatus.REPLACE_SIDE_LOAD
 
+	def canUseRetryAction(self) -> bool:
+		return self.status in {AvailableAddonStatus.DOWNLOAD_FAILED, AvailableAddonStatus.INSTALL_FAILED}
+
 	def canUseCancelInstallAction(self) -> bool:
 		return self.status in (AvailableAddonStatus.DOWNLOADING, AvailableAddonStatus.DOWNLOAD_SUCCESS)
 
diff --git a/source/gui/addonStoreGui/viewModels/store.py b/source/gui/addonStoreGui/viewModels/store.py
index 759be36fc59..99f804a8f22 100644
--- a/source/gui/addonStoreGui/viewModels/store.py
+++ b/source/gui/addonStoreGui/viewModels/store.py
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ def _makeActionsList(self):
 				validCheck=lambda aVM: aVM.canUseUpdateOverrideIncompatibilityAction(),
 				actionTarget=selectedListItem,
 			),
+			AddonActionVM(
+				# Translators: Label for an action that retries the selected addon
+				displayName=pgettext("addonStore", "Re&try install"),
+				actionHandler=self.getAddon,
+				validCheck=lambda aVM: aVM.canUseRetryAction(),
+				actionTarget=selectedListItem,
+			),
 			AddonActionVM(
 				# Translators: Label for an action that replaces the selected addon with
 				# an add-on store version.
@@ -671,6 +678,9 @@ def cancelInstallForAddon(self, listItemVM: AddonListItemVM[_AddonStoreModel]):
 			self._cancelPendingInstallForAddon(listItemVM)
 
 		log.debug(f"Completed cancelling install of {listItemVM.Id}")
+		addonHandler.state[addonHandler.AddonStateCategory.PENDING_OVERRIDE_COMPATIBILITY].discard(
+			listItemVM.model.name,
+		)
 		listItemVM.status = getStatus(listItemVM.model, self._filteredStatusKey)
 
 	def cancelInstallForAddons(self, listItemVMs: Iterable[AddonListItemVM[_AddonStoreModel]]):
diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.md b/user_docs/en/changes.md
index ba47ed3f1f2..f81ba99f7ed 100644
--- a/user_docs/en/changes.md
+++ b/user_docs/en/changes.md
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ In order to use this feature, the application volume adjuster needs to be enable
 * In Mozilla Firefox, NVDA will report the highlighted text when a URL containing a text fragment is visited. (#16910, @jcsteh)
 * NVDA can now report when a link destination points to the current page. (#141, @LeonarddeR, @nvdaes)
 * Added an action in the Add-on Store to cancel the install of add-ons. (#15578, @hwf1324)
+* Added an action in the Add-on Store to retry the installation if the download/installation of an add-on fails. (#17090, @hwf1324)
 * It is now possible to specify a mirror URL to use for the Add-on Store. (#14974)
 
 ### Changes
 
 * The Report link destination, Character formatting information, and Speak selection dialogs, now include "Close" and "Copy" buttons for user convenience. (#17018, @XLTechie)
-* The exit dialog now allows you to restart NVDA with add-ons disabled and debug logging enabled simultaneously. (#11538, @CyrilleB79)r
+* The exit dialog now allows you to restart NVDA with add-ons disabled and debug logging enabled simultaneously. (#11538, @CyrilleB79)
 * Unicode Normalization is now enabled by default for speech output. (#17017, @LeonarddeR).
   * You can still disable this functionality in the Speech category of the NVDA Settings dialog.
 
diff --git a/user_docs/en/userGuide.md b/user_docs/en/userGuide.md
index d018475a2f3..0646220df45 100644
--- a/user_docs/en/userGuide.md
+++ b/user_docs/en/userGuide.md
@@ -3653,6 +3653,7 @@ This could include accessing your personal data or even the entire system.
 You can install and update add-ons by [browsing Available add-ons](#AddonStoreBrowsing).
 Select an add-on from the "Available add-ons" or "Updatable add-ons" tab.
 Then use the update, install, or replace action to start the installation.
+If the download or installation fails you can retry the installation.
 It is also possible to cancel the install before exiting the Add-on Store.
 
 You can also install multiple add-ons at once.