diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RetryManager.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RetryManager.java
index 242b2cd8a1483..385b19101c3bb 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RetryManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RetryManager.java
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
  *</ul>
  *<p>
  * max_retries is the number of times that incrementRetryCount
- * maybe called before isRetryNeeded will return false.
+ * maybe called before isRetryNeeded will return false. if value
+ * is infinite then isRetryNeeded will always return true.
  *
  * default_randomizationTime will be used as the randomizationTime
  * for delay times which have no supplied randomizationTime. If
@@ -60,9 +61,13 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
  * the 4..10 retries all using 3000 as the delay:
  * <ul><li><code>"max_retries=10, default_randomization=500, 1000, 2000, 3000"</code></ul>
  *
- * <li>4 retires with a 100ms default randomization value for the first 2 values and
- * the other two having specified values of 500ms:
+ * <li>4 retires with a 100 as the default randomization value for the first 2 values and
+ * the other two having specified values of 500:
  * <ul><li><code>"default_randomization=100, 1000, 2000, 4000:500, 5000:500"</code></ul>
+ *
+ * <li>Infinite number of retires with the first one at 1000, the second at 2000 all
+ * others will be at 3000.
+ * <ul><li><code>"max_retries=infinite,1000,2000,3000</code></ul>
  * </ul>
  *
  * {@hide}
@@ -181,9 +186,13 @@ public class RetryManager {
                         if (!value.first) return false;
                         defaultRandomization = value.second;
                     } else if (TextUtils.equals(splitStr[0], "max_retries")) {
-                        value = parseNonNegativeInt(splitStr[0], splitStr[1]);
-                        if (!value.first) return false;
-                        mMaxRetryCount = value.second;
+                        if (TextUtils.equals("infinite",splitStr[1])) {
+                            mRetryForever = true;
+                        } else {
+                            value = parseNonNegativeInt(splitStr[0], splitStr[1]);
+                            if (!value.first) return false;
+                            mMaxRetryCount = value.second;
+                        }
                     } else {
                         Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Unrecognized configuration name value pair: "
                                         + strArray[i]);
diff --git a/tests/CoreTests/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyUtilsTest.java b/tests/CoreTests/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyUtilsTest.java
index e4cf1e82693c6..bf0c88b7cc2d3 100644
--- a/tests/CoreTests/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyUtilsTest.java
+++ b/tests/CoreTests/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyUtilsTest.java
@@ -122,6 +122,29 @@ public class TelephonyUtilsTest extends TestCase {
         assertFalse(rm.isRetryNeeded());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test infinite retires
+     */
+    @SmallTest
+    public void testRetryManageInfinite() throws Exception {
+        RetryManager rm = new RetryManager();
+
+        assertTrue(rm.configure("1000,2000,3000,max_retries=infinite"));
+        assertTrue(rm.isRetryNeeded());
+        assertEquals(1000, rm.getRetryTimer());
+        rm.increaseRetryCount();
+        assertTrue(rm.isRetryNeeded());
+        assertEquals(2000, rm.getRetryTimer());
+        rm.increaseRetryCount();
+        assertTrue(rm.isRetryNeeded());
+        // All others are 3000 and isRetryNeeded is always true
+        for (int i=0; i < 100; i++) {
+            assertEquals(3000, rm.getRetryTimer());
+            rm.increaseRetryCount();
+            assertTrue(rm.isRetryNeeded());
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test string configuration using all options.
      */