diff --git a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
index 5807b6ef6b..04f1f63b8e 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
@@ -306,22 +306,35 @@ fn worker_trunner(mut p pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, thread_id int) voidptr {
 	}
 	if show_stats {
 		ts.append_message(.ok, term.h_divider('-'))
-		status := os.system(cmd)
-		if status == 0 {
-			ts.benchmark.ok()
-			tls_bench.ok()
-		} else {
+		mut status := os.system(cmd)
+		if status != 0 {
+			details := get_test_details(file)
+			os.setenv('VTEST_RETRY_MAX', '$details.retry', true)
+			for retry := 1; retry <= details.retry; retry++ {
+				ts.append_message(.info, '                 retrying $retry/$details.retry of $relative_file ...')
+				os.setenv('VTEST_RETRY', '$retry', true)
+				status = os.system(cmd)
+				if status == 0 {
+					unsafe {
+						goto test_passed_system
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			ts.failed = true
 			ts.benchmark.fail()
 			tls_bench.fail()
 			ts.add_failed_cmd(cmd)
 			return pool.no_result
+		} else {
+			test_passed_system:
+			ts.benchmark.ok()
+			tls_bench.ok()
 		}
 	} else {
 		if testing.show_start {
 			ts.append_message(.info, '                 starting $relative_file ...')
 		}
-		r := os.execute(cmd)
+		mut r := os.execute(cmd)
 		if r.exit_code < 0 {
 			ts.failed = true
 			ts.benchmark.fail()
@@ -331,6 +344,18 @@ fn worker_trunner(mut p pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, thread_id int) voidptr {
 			return pool.no_result
 		}
 		if r.exit_code != 0 {
+			details := get_test_details(file)
+			os.setenv('VTEST_RETRY_MAX', '$details.retry', true)
+			for retry := 1; retry <= details.retry; retry++ {
+				ts.append_message(.info, '                 retrying $retry/$details.retry of $relative_file ...')
+				os.setenv('VTEST_RETRY', '$retry', true)
+				r = os.execute(cmd)
+				if r.exit_code == 0 {
+					unsafe {
+						goto test_passed_execute
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			ts.failed = true
 			ts.benchmark.fail()
 			tls_bench.fail()
@@ -338,6 +363,7 @@ fn worker_trunner(mut p pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, thread_id int) voidptr {
 			ts.append_message(.fail, tls_bench.step_message_fail('$normalised_relative_file\n$r.output.trim_space()$ending_newline'))
 			ts.add_failed_cmd(cmd)
 		} else {
+			test_passed_execute:
 			ts.benchmark.ok()
 			tls_bench.ok()
 			if !testing.hide_oks {
@@ -484,3 +510,19 @@ pub fn setup_new_vtmp_folder() string {
 	os.setenv('VTMP', new_vtmp_dir, true)
 	return new_vtmp_dir
 }
+
+pub struct TestDetails {
+pub mut:
+	retry int
+}
+
+pub fn get_test_details(file string) TestDetails {
+	mut res := TestDetails{}
+	lines := os.read_lines(file) or { [] }
+	for line in lines {
+		if line.starts_with('// vtest retry:') {
+			res.retry = line.all_after(':').trim_space().int()
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/live/live_test.v b/vlib/v/live/live_test.v
index 2468075ca6..ab7a80f65d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/live/live_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/live/live_test.v
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import time
 
+// vtest retry: 4
+
 /*
 The goal of this test, is to simulate a developer, that has run a program, compiled with -live flag.
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/keep_args_alive_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/keep_args_alive_test.v
index ace0809392..44375bd607 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/keep_args_alive_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/keep_args_alive_test.v
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// vtest retry: 4
 /*
 * To verify the effect of "[keep_args_alive]", this attribute may be commented out.
 * However it is not guaranteed that then this test will fail.
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/retry_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/retry_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cfdde20e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/retry_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import os
+
+// vtest retry: 2
+
+// This tests whether the V test runner, can handle retries.
+//
+// The comment above, should make it try re-running the same test,
+// a maximum of 2 times. It will fail for all, but the last retry.
+// This is useful for reducing false positives on the CI, due to
+// flakyness of specific tests like `vlib/v/live/live_test.v` for example.
+
+// NB: this test is supposed to be run with `v test retry_test.v`.
+// Running just `v retry_test.v` WILL fail.
+
+fn test_test_runner_retrying_failing_tests() {
+	n := os.getenv('VTEST_RETRY').int()
+	maxn := os.getenv('VTEST_RETRY_MAX').int()
+	eprintln('> n: $n | maxn: $maxn')
+	if n > 0 && n == maxn {
+		assert true
+		return
+	}
+	assert false
+}