diff --git a/deployment/heat/heat-engine-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/heat/heat-engine-container-puppet.yaml
index d42bc313e4..2b0d9495b2 100644
--- a/deployment/heat/heat-engine-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/heat/heat-engine-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ parameters:
     type: boolean
     default: false
     description: Create delegated roles
+  ClientRetryLimit:
+    type: number
+    default: 2
+    description: Client retries for transient errors.
 
 conditions:
   heat_workers_unset: {equals : [{get_param: HeatWorkers}, 0]}
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@ outputs:
                 port: {get_param: [EndpointMap, HeatCfnPublic, port]}
                 path: /v1/waitcondition
             heat::engine::convergence_engine: {get_param: HeatConvergenceEngine}
+            heat::engine::client_retry_limit: {get_param: ClientRetryLimit}
             tripleo::profile::base::heat::manage_db_purge: {get_param: HeatEnableDBPurge}
             heat::database_connection:
               make_url:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-client-retry-limit-heat-config-14239eada092811e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-client-retry-limit-heat-config-14239eada092811e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5359322e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-client-retry-limit-heat-config-14239eada092811e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Adds parameter for configuring heat client_retry_limit config
+    option to increase the number of retries for transient errors.