diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index ed3f10ff1..0b1d91507 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -460,12 +460,44 @@ def _trigger_try_jobs(auth_config, changelist, buckets, options, patchset):
   print('To see results here, run:        git cl try-results')
   print('To see results in browser, run:  git cl web')
 
+  requests = _make_try_job_schedule_requests(
+      changelist, buckets, options, patchset)
+  if not requests:
+    return
+
+  codereview_url = changelist.GetCodereviewServer()
+  codereview_host = urlparse.urlparse(codereview_url).hostname
+
+  authenticator = auth.get_authenticator_for_host(codereview_host, auth_config)
+  http = authenticator.authorize(httplib2.Http())
+  http.force_exception_to_status_code = True
+
+  batch_request = {'requests': requests}
+  batch_response = _call_buildbucket(
+      http, options.buildbucket_host, 'Batch', batch_request)
+
+  errors = [
+      '  ' + response['error']['message']
+      for response in batch_response.get('responses', [])
+      if 'error' in response
+  ]
+  if errors:
+    raise BuildbucketResponseException(
+        'Failed to schedule builds for some bots:\n%s' % '\n'.join(errors))
+
+
+def _make_try_job_schedule_requests(changelist, buckets, options, patchset):
   gerrit_changes = [changelist.GetGerritChange(patchset)]
   shared_properties = {'category': getattr(options, 'category', 'git_cl_try')}
   if getattr(options, 'clobber', False):
     shared_properties['clobber'] = True
   shared_properties.update(_get_properties_from_options(options) or {})
 
+  shared_tags = [{'key': 'user_agent', 'value': 'git_cl_try'}]
+  if options.retry_failed:
+    shared_tags.append({'key': 'retry_failed',
+                        'value': '1'})
+
   requests = []
   for raw_bucket, builders_and_tests in sorted(buckets.iteritems()):
     project, bucket = _parse_bucket(raw_bucket)
@@ -492,33 +524,10 @@ def _trigger_try_jobs(auth_config, changelist, buckets, options, patchset):
               'properties': properties,
               'tags': [
                   {'key': 'builder', 'value': builder},
-                  {'key': 'user_agent', 'value': 'git_cl_try'},
-              ],
+              ] + shared_tags,
           }
       })
-
-  if not requests:
-    return
-
-  codereview_url = changelist.GetCodereviewServer()
-  codereview_host = urlparse.urlparse(codereview_url).hostname
-
-  authenticator = auth.get_authenticator_for_host(codereview_host, auth_config)
-  http = authenticator.authorize(httplib2.Http())
-  http.force_exception_to_status_code = True
-
-  batch_request = {'requests': requests}
-  batch_response = _call_buildbucket(
-      http, options.buildbucket_host, 'Batch', batch_request)
-
-  errors = [
-      '  ' + response['error']['message']
-      for response in batch_response.get('responses', [])
-      if 'error' in response
-  ]
-  if errors:
-    raise BuildbucketResponseException(
-        'Failed to schedule builds for some bots:\n%s' % '\n'.join(errors))
+  return requests
 
 
 def fetch_try_jobs(auth_config, changelist, buildbucket_host,
@@ -1870,7 +1879,7 @@ class Changelist(object):
         self._GetGerritHost(), self._GerritChangeIdentifier())
 
     # Add the robot comments onto the list of comments, but only
-    # keep those that are from the latest pachset.
+    # keep those that are from the latest patchset.
     latest_patch_set = self.GetMostRecentPatchset()
     for path, robot_comments in robot_file_comments.iteritems():
       line_comments = file_comments.setdefault(path, [])
diff --git a/tests/git_cl_test.py b/tests/git_cl_test.py
index 963972619..1a2612f77 100755
--- a/tests/git_cl_test.py
+++ b/tests/git_cl_test.py
@@ -3176,6 +3176,59 @@ class CMDTryTestCase(CMDTestCaseBase):
         'WARNING Could not parse bucket "not-a-bucket". Skipping.',
         git_cl.sys.stdout.getvalue())
 
+  @mock.patch('git_cl._call_buildbucket')
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.fetch_try_jobs')
+  def testScheduleOnBuildbucketRetryFailed(
+      self, mockFetchTryJobs, mockCallBuildbucket):
+
+    git_cl.fetch_try_jobs.side_effect = lambda *_, **kw: {
+        7: [],
+        6: [{
+            'id': 112112,
+            'builder': {
+                'project': 'chromium',
+                'bucket': 'try',
+                'builder': 'linux',
+            },
+            'status': 'FAILURE',
+        }],
+    }[kw['patchset']]
+    mockCallBuildbucket.return_value = {}
+
+    self.assertEqual(0, git_cl.main(['try', '--retry-failed']))
+    self.assertIn(
+        'Scheduling jobs on:\nBucket: chromium/try',
+        git_cl.sys.stdout.getvalue())
+
+    expected_request = {
+        "requests": [{
+            "scheduleBuild": {
+                "requestId": "uuid4",
+                "builder": {
+                    "project": "chromium",
+                    "bucket": "try",
+                    "builder": "linux",
+                },
+                "gerritChanges": [{
+                    "project": "depot_tools",
+                    "host": "chromium-review.googlesource.com",
+                    "patchset": 7,
+                    "change": 123456,
+                }],
+                "properties": {
+                    "category": "git_cl_try",
+                },
+                "tags": [
+                    {"value": "linux", "key": "builder"},
+                    {"value": "git_cl_try", "key": "user_agent"},
+                    {"value": "1", "key": "retry_failed"},
+                ],
+            },
+        }],
+    }
+    mockCallBuildbucket.assert_called_with(
+        mock.ANY, 'cr-buildbucket.appspot.com', 'Batch', expected_request)
+
   def test_parse_bucket(self):
     test_cases = [
         {