diff --git a/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/APIClient.java b/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/APIClient.java
index a7ffd2156906..9d6e39263049 100644
--- a/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/APIClient.java
+++ b/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/APIClient.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private void setRequestEntity(HttpPost httpPost, String jsonRequest, AuthMethods
     private ActionInvocationResponse executeRequest(HttpPost request) {
 
         int attempts = 0;
-        int retryCount = 2; // todo: read from server configurations
+        int retryCount = ActionExecutorConfig.getInstance().getHttpRequestRetryCount();
         ActionInvocationResponse actionInvocationResponse = null;
 
         while (attempts < retryCount) {
diff --git a/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/ActionExecutorConfig.java b/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/ActionExecutorConfig.java
index ef1324e5bcf6..f8e4e7f41228 100644
--- a/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/ActionExecutorConfig.java
+++ b/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/ActionExecutorConfig.java
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public class ActionExecutorConfig {
             "Actions.HTTPClient.HTTPConnectionRequestTimeout";
     private static final String HTTP_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "Actions.HTTPClient.HTTPConnectionTimeout";
     private static final String HTTP_CONNECTION_POOL_SIZE_PROPERTY = "Actions.HTTPClient.HTTPConnectionPoolSize";
+    private static final String HTTP_REQUEST_RETRY_COUNT_PROPERTY = "Actions.HTTPClient.HTTPRequestRetryCount";
+    private static final int DEFAULT_HTTP_REQUEST_RETRY_COUNT = 2;
     private static final int DEFAULT_HTTP_CONNECTION_POOL_SIZE = 20;
     private static final int DEFAULT_HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLIS = 5000;
     private static final int DEFAULT_HTTP_CONNECTION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLIS = 2000;
@@ -82,6 +84,28 @@ public boolean isExecutionForActionTypeEnabled(ActionType actionType) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the HTTP request retry count based on the system configuration.
+     *
+     * @return The HTTP request retry count, or the default if the property is missing or invalid.
+     */
+    public int getHttpRequestRetryCount() {
+
+        int retryCountPropertyValue = DEFAULT_HTTP_REQUEST_RETRY_COUNT;
+        String retryCountValue = (String) IdentityConfigParser.getInstance().getConfiguration().
+                get(HTTP_REQUEST_RETRY_COUNT_PROPERTY);
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(retryCountValue)) {
+            try {
+                retryCountPropertyValue = Integer.parseInt(retryCountValue);
+            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                LOG.debug("Failed to read Http request retry count property in identity.xml." +
+                        " Expects a number. Using the default value: " +
+                        DEFAULT_HTTP_REQUEST_RETRY_COUNT, e);
+            }
+        }
+        return retryCountPropertyValue;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the HTTP connection pool size based on the system configuration.
      *
diff --git a/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/APIClientTest.java b/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/APIClientTest.java
index dbe1ab0423b5..eb2b0491ab06 100644
--- a/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/APIClientTest.java
+++ b/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/APIClientTest.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
         ActionExecutorConfig actionExecutorConfig = mock(ActionExecutorConfig.class);
         actionExecutorConfigStatic.when(ActionExecutorConfig::getInstance).thenReturn(actionExecutorConfig);
         MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this);
+        when(actionExecutorConfig.getHttpRequestRetryCount()).thenReturn(2);
         setField(apiClient, "httpClient", httpClient);
     }
 
diff --git a/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/ActionExecutorConfigTest.java b/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/ActionExecutorConfigTest.java
index 421835fbec05..4bfeb21ef8b2 100644
--- a/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/ActionExecutorConfigTest.java
+++ b/components/action-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.action.execution/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/action/execution/util/ActionExecutorConfigTest.java
@@ -359,4 +359,23 @@ public void testGetHttpConnectionPoolSizeForInvalidConfig() {
         when(mockIdentityConfigParser.getConfiguration()).thenReturn(configMap);
         Assert.assertEquals(20, actionExecutorConfig.getHttpConnectionPoolSize());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetHttpRequestRetryCount() {
+
+        Map<String, Object> configMap = new HashMap<>();
+        configMap.put("Actions.HTTPClient.HTTPRequestRetryCount", "2");
+        when(mockIdentityConfigParser.getConfiguration()).thenReturn(configMap);
+        Assert.assertEquals(2, actionExecutorConfig.getHttpRequestRetryCount());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetHttpRequestRetryCountForInvalidConfig() {
+
+        //If the server configuration value is not a number, the default http request retry count value of 2 is parsed
+        Map<String, Object> configMap = new HashMap<>();
+        configMap.put("Actions.HTTPClient.HTTPRequestRetryCount", "value");
+        when(mockIdentityConfigParser.getConfiguration()).thenReturn(configMap);
+        Assert.assertEquals(2, actionExecutorConfig.getHttpRequestRetryCount());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/features/identity-core/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature/resources/identity.xml.j2 b/features/identity-core/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature/resources/identity.xml.j2
index cb471740c3ea..f044b6c75daf 100644
--- a/features/identity-core/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature/resources/identity.xml.j2
+++ b/features/identity-core/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature/resources/identity.xml.j2
@@ -2025,6 +2025,7 @@
             <HTTPReadTimeout>{{actions.http_client.read_timeout}}</HTTPReadTimeout>
             <HTTPConnectionRequestTimeout>{{actions.http_client.request_timeout}}</HTTPConnectionRequestTimeout>
             <HTTPConnectionPoolSize>{{actions.http_client.connection_pool_size}}</HTTPConnectionPoolSize>
+            <HTTPRequestRetryCount>{{actions.http_client.retry_count}}</HTTPRequestRetryCount>
         </HTTPClient>
         <MaximumActionsPerActionType>{{actions.maximum_actions_per_action_type}}</MaximumActionsPerActionType>
         <ActionRequest>
diff --git a/features/identity-core/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature/resources/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature.default.json b/features/identity-core/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature/resources/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature.default.json
index 582a1d5b1395..6dfbe4771366 100644
--- a/features/identity-core/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature/resources/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature.default.json
+++ b/features/identity-core/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature/resources/org.wso2.carbon.identity.core.server.feature.default.json
@@ -1575,6 +1575,7 @@
   "actions.http_client.read_timeout": 5000,
   "actions.http_client.request_timeout": 2000,
   "actions.http_client.connection_pool_size": 20,
+  "actions.http_client.retry_count": 2,
   "actions.maximum_actions_per_action_type": 1,
   "actions.action_request.excluded_headers": [
     "authorization",