diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs
index f7e79da653..089eb956e5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@ private bool TryOpen(TaskCompletionSource<DbConnectionInternal> retry, SqlConnec
                 }
             }
 
-            _applyTransientFaultHandling = (!overrides.HasFlag(SqlConnectionOverrides.OpenWithoutRetry) && retry == null && connectionOptions != null && connectionOptions.ConnectRetryCount > 0);
+            _applyTransientFaultHandling = (!overrides.HasFlag(SqlConnectionOverrides.OpenWithoutRetry) && connectionOptions != null && connectionOptions.ConnectRetryCount > 0);
 
             if (connectionOptions != null &&
                 (connectionOptions.Authentication == SqlAuthenticationMethod.SqlPassword ||
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ private bool TryOpen(TaskCompletionSource<DbConnectionInternal> retry, SqlConnec
             // does not require GC.KeepAlive(this) because of ReRegisterForFinalize below.
 
             // Set future transient fault handling based on connection options
-            _applyTransientFaultHandling = (retry == null && connectionOptions != null && connectionOptions.ConnectRetryCount > 0);
+            _applyTransientFaultHandling = connectionOptions != null && connectionOptions.ConnectRetryCount > 0;
 
             var tdsInnerConnection = (SqlInternalConnectionTds)InnerConnection;
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs
index 681faaaf15..83233d4ac3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ private bool TryOpen(TaskCompletionSource<DbConnectionInternal> retry, SqlConnec
 
             bool result = false;
 
-            _applyTransientFaultHandling = (!overrides.HasFlag(SqlConnectionOverrides.OpenWithoutRetry) && retry == null && connectionOptions != null && connectionOptions.ConnectRetryCount > 0);
+            _applyTransientFaultHandling = (!overrides.HasFlag(SqlConnectionOverrides.OpenWithoutRetry) && connectionOptions != null && connectionOptions.ConnectRetryCount > 0);
 
             if (connectionOptions != null &&
                 (connectionOptions.Authentication == SqlAuthenticationMethod.SqlPassword ||
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ private bool TryOpen(TaskCompletionSource<DbConnectionInternal> retry, SqlConnec
             }
 
             // Set future transient fault handling based on connection options
-            _applyTransientFaultHandling = (retry == null && connectionOptions != null && connectionOptions.ConnectRetryCount > 0);
+            _applyTransientFaultHandling = connectionOptions != null && connectionOptions.ConnectRetryCount > 0;
 
             return result;
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlConnectionBasicTests.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlConnectionBasicTests.cs
index 039bf2f766..e61bdfe4ac 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlConnectionBasicTests.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlConnectionBasicTests.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using System.Data.Common;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Security;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.SqlServer.TDS.Servers;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,26 @@ public void IntegratedAuthConnectionTest()
             connection.Open();
         }
 
+        [ConditionalTheory(typeof(PlatformDetection), nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotArmProcess))]
+        [InlineData(40613)]
+        [InlineData(42108)]
+        [InlineData(42109)]
+        [PlatformSpecific(TestPlatforms.Windows)]
+        public async Task TransientFaultTestAsync(uint errorCode)
+        {
+            using TransientFaultTDSServer server = TransientFaultTDSServer.StartTestServer(true, true, errorCode);
+            SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new()
+            {
+                DataSource = "localhost," + server.Port,
+                IntegratedSecurity = true,
+                Encrypt = SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Optional
+            };
+
+            using SqlConnection connection = new(builder.ConnectionString);
+            await connection.OpenAsync();
+            Assert.Equal(ConnectionState.Open, connection.State);
+        }
+
         [ConditionalTheory(typeof(PlatformDetection), nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotArmProcess))]
         [InlineData(40613)]
         [InlineData(42108)]
@@ -57,14 +78,70 @@ public void TransientFaultTest(uint errorCode)
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                if (null != connection)
-                {
-                    Assert.Equal(ConnectionState.Closed, connection.State);
-                }
                 Assert.False(true, e.Message);
             }
         }
 
+        [ConditionalTheory(typeof(PlatformDetection), nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotArmProcess))]
+        [InlineData(40613)]
+        [InlineData(42108)]
+        [InlineData(42109)]
+        [PlatformSpecific(TestPlatforms.Windows)]
+        public async Task TransientFaultDisabledTestAsync(uint errorCode)
+        {
+            using TransientFaultTDSServer server = TransientFaultTDSServer.StartTestServer(true, true, errorCode);
+            SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new()
+            {
+                DataSource = "localhost," + server.Port,
+                IntegratedSecurity = true,
+                ConnectRetryCount = 0,
+                Encrypt = SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Optional
+            };
+
+            using SqlConnection connection = new(builder.ConnectionString);
+            try
+            {
+                await connection.OpenAsync();
+                Assert.False(true, "Connection should not have opened.");
+            }
+            catch (SqlException e)
+            {
+                // FATAL Error, should result in closed connection.
+                Assert.Equal(20, e.Class);
+                Assert.Equal(ConnectionState.Closed, connection.State);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [ConditionalTheory(typeof(PlatformDetection), nameof(PlatformDetection.IsNotArmProcess))]
+        [InlineData(40613)]
+        [InlineData(42108)]
+        [InlineData(42109)]
+        [PlatformSpecific(TestPlatforms.Windows)]
+        public void TransientFaultDisabledTest(uint errorCode)
+        {
+            using TransientFaultTDSServer server = TransientFaultTDSServer.StartTestServer(true, true, errorCode);
+            SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new()
+            {
+                DataSource = "localhost," + server.Port,
+                IntegratedSecurity = true,
+                ConnectRetryCount = 0,
+                Encrypt = SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Optional
+            };
+
+            using SqlConnection connection = new(builder.ConnectionString);
+            try
+            {
+                connection.Open();
+                Assert.False(true, "Connection should not have opened.");
+            }
+            catch (SqlException e)
+            {
+                // FATAL Error, should result in closed connection.
+                Assert.Equal(20, e.Class);
+                Assert.Equal(ConnectionState.Closed, connection.State);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void SqlConnectionDbProviderFactoryTest()
         {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/tools/TDS/TDS.Servers/TransientFaultTDSServer.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/tools/TDS/TDS.Servers/TransientFaultTDSServer.cs
index 419f7e5d24..eda4de8e2a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/tools/TDS/TDS.Servers/TransientFaultTDSServer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/tools/TDS/TDS.Servers/TransientFaultTDSServer.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ private void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
             if (isDisposing)
             {
                 _endpoint?.Stop();
+                RequestCounter = 0;
             }
         }
     }