diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e69de29bb..7fabc8933 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Expose retry configuration in v2 RTDB trigger (#1588)
diff --git a/spec/v2/providers/database.spec.ts b/spec/v2/providers/database.spec.ts
index c5e16f747..9eabf61ca 100644
--- a/spec/v2/providers/database.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/v2/providers/database.spec.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,40 @@ describe("database", () => {
         },
       });
     });
+
+    it("should supply retry", () => {
+      const func = database.onChangedOperation(
+        database.writtenEventType,
+        {
+          ref: "/foo/{path=**}/{bar}/",
+          instance: "my-instance",
+          region: "us-central1",
+          cpu: "gcf_gen1",
+          minInstances: 2,
+          retry: true,
+        },
+        () => 2
+      );
+
+      expect(func.__endpoint).to.deep.equal({
+        ...MINIMAL_V2_ENDPOINT,
+        platform: "gcfv2",
+        cpu: "gcf_gen1",
+        minInstances: 2,
+        region: ["us-central1"],
+        labels: {},
+        eventTrigger: {
+          eventType: database.writtenEventType,
+          eventFilters: {
+            instance: "my-instance",
+          },
+          eventFilterPathPatterns: {
+            ref: "foo/{path=**}/{bar}",
+          },
+          retry: true,
+        },
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe("onOperation", () => {
diff --git a/src/v2/providers/database.ts b/src/v2/providers/database.ts
index 50400bdcf..8bccbc59b 100644
--- a/src/v2/providers/database.ts
+++ b/src/v2/providers/database.ts
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ export function makeEndpoint(
       eventType,
       eventFilters,
       eventFilterPathPatterns,
-      retry: false,
+      retry: opts.retry ?? false,
     },
   };
 }