diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f8d53e0e9c..f788a6114a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Please visit [cucumber/CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber/blo
 
 ### Fixed
 
-* N/A
+* Handle the `--retry` option in profiles ([#1050](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby/issues/1050) [@brasmusson](https://github.com/brasmusson))
 
 ### Improved
 
diff --git a/lib/cucumber/cli/options.rb b/lib/cucumber/cli/options.rb
index e1d4491e5d..51c9d1446e 100644
--- a/lib/cucumber/cli/options.rb
+++ b/lib/cucumber/cli/options.rb
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ def reverse_merge(other_options)
           @options[:formats] = stdout_formats[0..0] + non_stdout_formats
         end
 
+        @options[:retry] = other_options[:retry] if @options[:retry] == 0
+
         self
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/cucumber/cli/options_spec.rb b/spec/cucumber/cli/options_spec.rb
index a59022f5e7..929e71a3dd 100644
--- a/spec/cucumber/cli/options_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cucumber/cli/options_spec.rb
@@ -335,6 +335,26 @@ def after_parsing(args)
 
             expect(options[:duration]).to be false
           end
+
+          context '--retry ATTEMPTS' do
+            context '--retry option not defined on the command line' do
+              it 'uses the --retry option from the profile' do
+                given_cucumber_yml_defined_as('foo' => '--retry 2')
+                options.parse!(%w[-p foo])
+
+                expect(options[:retry]).to be 2
+              end
+            end
+
+            context '--retry option defined on the command line' do
+              it 'ignores the --retry option from the profile' do
+                given_cucumber_yml_defined_as('foo' => '--retry 2')
+                options.parse!(%w[--retry 1 -p foo])
+
+                expect(options[:retry]).to be 1
+              end
+            end
+          end
         end
 
         context '-P or --no-profile' do