diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/StatusUtil.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/StatusUtil.java
index 7f2220cb38ef..62add9525cf7 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/StatusUtil.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/StatusUtil.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public static boolean isRetryable(Throwable error) {
       case INTERNAL:
       case CANCELLED:
       case RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED:
+      case ABORTED:
         return true;
       case UNAVAILABLE:
         if (statusRuntimeException.getMessage().contains("Server shutdownNow invoked")) {