diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/helpers.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/helpers.php
index 5cf93d7a9341..be59c1fe353b 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/helpers.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/helpers.php
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ function preg_replace_array($pattern, array $replacements, $subject)
      * @param  callable|null  $when
      * @return mixed
      *
-     * @throws \Exception
+     * @throws \Throwable
      */
     function retry($times, callable $callback, $sleepMilliseconds = 0, $when = null)
     {
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ function retry($times, callable $callback, $sleepMilliseconds = 0, $when = null)
 
         try {
             return $callback($attempts);
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
             if ($times < 1 || ($when && ! $when($e))) {
                 throw $e;
             }
diff --git a/tests/Support/SupportHelpersTest.php b/tests/Support/SupportHelpersTest.php
index 6d1149bdeb04..6183449af631 100755
--- a/tests/Support/SupportHelpersTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/SupportHelpersTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use ArrayAccess;
 use ArrayIterator;
 use Countable;
+use Error;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Htmlable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Env;
 use Illuminate\Support\Optional;
@@ -1008,6 +1009,29 @@ public function testRetryWithBackoff()
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function testRetryWithAThrowableBase()
+    {
+        Sleep::fake();
+
+        $attempts = retry(2, function ($attempts) {
+            if ($attempts > 1) {
+                return $attempts;
+            }
+
+            throw new Error('This is an error');
+        }, 100);
+
+        // Make sure we made two attempts
+        $this->assertEquals(2, $attempts);
+
+        // Make sure we waited 100ms for the first attempt
+        Sleep::assertSleptTimes(1);
+
+        Sleep::assertSequence([
+            Sleep::usleep(100_000),
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function testTransform()
     {
         $this->assertEquals(10, transform(5, function ($value) {