diff --git a/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/index.ts b/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/index.ts
index a6443a932..af536aa2a 100755
--- a/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/index.ts
+++ b/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/index.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ export function Tracker(
         trackerConfiguration.withCredentials ?? true,
         trackerConfiguration.retryStatusCodes ?? [],
         (trackerConfiguration.dontRetryStatusCodes ?? []).concat([400, 401, 403, 410, 422]),
-        trackerConfiguration.idService
+        trackerConfiguration.idService,
+        trackerConfiguration.retryFailures
       ),
       // Whether pageViewId should be regenerated after each trackPageView. Affect web_page context
       preservePageViewId = false,
diff --git a/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/out_queue.ts b/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/out_queue.ts
index 92e3ad968..f5418261b 100644
--- a/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/out_queue.ts
+++ b/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/out_queue.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ export function OutQueueManager(
   withCredentials: boolean,
   retryStatusCodes: number[],
   dontRetryStatusCodes: number[],
-  idService?: string
+  idService?: string,
+  retryFailures: boolean = true
 ): OutQueue {
   type PostEvent = {
     evt: Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -351,7 +352,14 @@ export function OutQueueManager(
       // Time out POST requests after connectionTimeout
       const xhrTimeout = setTimeout(function () {
         xhr.abort();
-        executingQueue = false;
+
+        if (retryFailures) {
+          LOG.warn(`Request failed, will retry.`);
+        } else {
+          LOG.error(`Request failed, will not retry.`);
+          removeEventsFromQueue(numberToSend);
+          executingQueue = false;
+        }
       }, connectionTimeout);
 
       const removeEventsFromQueue = (numberToSend: number): void => {
@@ -371,17 +379,17 @@ export function OutQueueManager(
       };
 
       xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
-        if (xhr.readyState === 4 && xhr.status >= 200) {
-          clearTimeout(xhrTimeout);
-          if (xhr.status < 300) {
+        if (xhr.readyState === 4) {
+          if (xhr.status >= 200 && xhr.status < 300) {
+            clearTimeout(xhrTimeout);
             onPostSuccess(numberToSend);
           } else {
             if (!shouldRetryForStatusCode(xhr.status)) {
               LOG.error(`Status ${xhr.status}, will not retry.`);
               removeEventsFromQueue(numberToSend);
             }
-            executingQueue = false;
           }
+          executingQueue = false;
         }
       };
 
diff --git a/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/types.ts b/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/types.ts
index 0f5801c9d..6bc42a3fe 100755
--- a/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/types.ts
+++ b/libraries/browser-tracker-core/src/tracker/types.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,18 @@ export type TrackerConfiguration = {
    * The request respects the `anonymousTracking` option, including the SP-Anonymous header if needed, and any additional custom headers from the customHeaders option.
    */
   idService?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to retry failed requests to the collector.
+   *
+   * Failed requests are requests that failed due to
+   * [timeouts](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest/timeout_event),
+   * [network errors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest/error_event),
+   * and [abort events](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest/abort_event).
+   *
+   * @defaultValue true
+   */
+  retryFailures?: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/libraries/browser-tracker-core/test/out_queue.test.ts b/libraries/browser-tracker-core/test/out_queue.test.ts
index bab53486b..98f8b6be2 100644
--- a/libraries/browser-tracker-core/test/out_queue.test.ts
+++ b/libraries/browser-tracker-core/test/out_queue.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
 import { OutQueueManager, OutQueue } from '../src/tracker/out_queue';
 import { SharedState } from '../src/state';
 
+const readPostQueue = () => {
+  return JSON.parse(
+    window.localStorage.getItem('snowplowOutQueue_sp_post2') ?? fail('Unable to find local storage queue')
+  );
+};
+
 describe('OutQueueManager', () => {
   const maxQueueSize = 2;
 
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@ describe('OutQueueManager', () => {
       send: jest.fn(),
       setRequestHeader: jest.fn(),
       withCredentials: true,
+      abort: jest.fn(),
     };
 
     jest.spyOn(window, 'XMLHttpRequest').mockImplementation(() => xhrMock as XMLHttpRequest);
@@ -219,11 +226,6 @@ describe('OutQueueManager', () => {
 
   describe('idService requests', () => {
     const idServiceEndpoint = 'http://example.com/id';
-    const readPostQueue = () => {
-      return JSON.parse(
-        window.localStorage.getItem('snowplowOutQueue_sp_post2') ?? fail('Unable to find local storage queue')
-      );
-    };
 
     const readGetQueue = () =>
       JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('snowplowOutQueue_sp_get') ?? fail('Unable to find local storage queue'));
@@ -337,4 +339,86 @@ describe('OutQueueManager', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('retryFailures = true', () => {
+    const request = { e: 'pv', eid: '65cb78de-470c-4764-8c10-02bd79477a3a' };
+    let createOutQueue = () =>
+      OutQueueManager(
+        'sp',
+        new SharedState(),
+        true,
+        'post',
+        '/com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow/tp2',
+        1,
+        40000,
+        0,
+        false,
+        maxQueueSize,
+        10,
+        false,
+        {},
+        true,
+        [],
+        [],
+        '',
+        true
+      );
+
+    it('should remain in queue on failure', (done) => {
+      let outQueue = createOutQueue();
+      outQueue.enqueueRequest(request, 'http://example.com');
+
+      let retrievedQueue = readPostQueue();
+      expect(retrievedQueue).toHaveLength(1);
+
+      respondMockRequest(0);
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        retrievedQueue = readPostQueue();
+        expect(retrievedQueue).toHaveLength(1);
+        done();
+      }, 20);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('retryFailures = false', () => {
+    const request = { e: 'pv', eid: '65cb78de-470c-4764-8c10-02bd79477a3a' };
+    let createOutQueue = () =>
+      OutQueueManager(
+        'sp',
+        new SharedState(),
+        true,
+        'post',
+        '/com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow/tp2',
+        1,
+        40000,
+        0,
+        false,
+        maxQueueSize,
+        0,
+        false,
+        {},
+        true,
+        [],
+        [],
+        '',
+        false
+      );
+
+    it('should remove from queue on failure', (done) => {
+      let outQueue = createOutQueue();
+      outQueue.enqueueRequest(request, 'http://example.com');
+
+      let retrievedQueue = readPostQueue();
+      expect(retrievedQueue).toHaveLength(1);
+
+      respondMockRequest(0);
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        retrievedQueue = readPostQueue();
+        expect(retrievedQueue).toHaveLength(0);
+        done();
+      }, 20);
+    });
+  });
 });