diff --git a/src/shared/att.c b/src/shared/att.c
index 62c884b..485ef07 100644
--- a/src/shared/att.c
+++ b/src/shared/att.c
@@ -2042,3 +2042,29 @@ bool bt_att_has_crypto(struct bt_att *att)
 
 	return att->crypto ? true : false;
 }
+
+bool bt_att_set_retry(struct bt_att *att, unsigned int id, bool retry)
+{
+	struct att_send_op *op;
+
+	if (!id)
+		return false;
+
+	op = queue_find(att->req_queue, match_op_id, UINT_TO_PTR(id));
+	if (op)
+		goto done;
+
+	op = queue_find(att->ind_queue, match_op_id, UINT_TO_PTR(id));
+	if (op)
+		goto done;
+
+	op = queue_find(att->write_queue, match_op_id, UINT_TO_PTR(id));
+
+done:
+	if (!op)
+		return false;
+
+	op->retry = !retry;
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/att.h b/src/shared/att.h
index 4aa3de8..6fd7863 100644
--- a/src/shared/att.h
+++ b/src/shared/att.h
@@ -110,3 +110,4 @@ bool bt_att_set_local_key(struct bt_att *att, uint8_t sign_key[16],
 bool bt_att_set_remote_key(struct bt_att *att, uint8_t sign_key[16],
 			bt_att_counter_func_t func, void *user_data);
 bool bt_att_has_crypto(struct bt_att *att);
+bool bt_att_set_retry(struct bt_att *att, unsigned int id, bool retry);
diff --git a/src/shared/gatt-client.c b/src/shared/gatt-client.c
index 5de679c..6340bcd 100644
--- a/src/shared/gatt-client.c
+++ b/src/shared/gatt-client.c
@@ -3818,3 +3818,22 @@ bool bt_gatt_client_idle_unregister(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+bool bt_gatt_client_set_retry(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
+					unsigned int id,
+					bool retry)
+{
+	struct request *req;
+
+	if (!client || !id)
+		return false;
+
+	req = queue_find(client->pending_requests, match_req_id,
+							UINT_TO_PTR(id));
+	if (!req)
+		return false;
+
+	bt_att_set_retry(client->att, req->att_id, retry);
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/gatt-client.h b/src/shared/gatt-client.h
index bccd04a..63cf995 100644
--- a/src/shared/gatt-client.h
+++ b/src/shared/gatt-client.h
@@ -134,3 +134,6 @@ unsigned int bt_gatt_client_idle_register(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
 					bt_gatt_client_destroy_func_t destroy);
 bool bt_gatt_client_idle_unregister(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
 						unsigned int id);
+bool bt_gatt_client_set_retry(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
+					unsigned int id,
+					bool retry);