diff --git a/activejob/lib/active_job/exceptions.rb b/activejob/lib/active_job/exceptions.rb
index 96b1e262f2a5c..1e57dbcb1c665 100644
--- a/activejob/lib/active_job/exceptions.rb
+++ b/activejob/lib/active_job/exceptions.rb
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ module ClassMethods
       #      # Might raise Net::OpenTimeout when the remote service is down
       #    end
       #  end
-      def retry_on(exception, wait: 3.seconds, attempts: 5, queue: nil, priority: nil)
-        rescue_from exception do |error|
+      def retry_on(*exceptions, wait: 3.seconds, attempts: 5, queue: nil, priority: nil)
+        rescue_from(*exceptions) do |error|
           if executions < attempts
-            logger.error "Retrying #{self.class} in #{wait} seconds, due to a #{exception}. The original exception was #{error.cause.inspect}."
+            logger.error "Retrying #{self.class} in #{wait} seconds, due to a #{error.class}. The original exception was #{error.cause.inspect}."
             retry_job wait: determine_delay(wait), queue: queue, priority: priority
           else
             if block_given?
               yield self, error
             else
-              logger.error "Stopped retrying #{self.class} due to a #{exception}, which reoccurred on #{executions} attempts. The original exception was #{error.cause.inspect}."
+              logger.error "Stopped retrying #{self.class} due to a #{error.class}, which reoccurred on #{executions} attempts. The original exception was #{error.cause.inspect}."
               raise error
             end
           end
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ def retry_on(exception, wait: 3.seconds, attempts: 5, queue: nil, priority: nil)
       #      # Might raise CustomAppException for something domain specific
       #    end
       #  end
-      def discard_on(exception)
-        rescue_from exception do |error|
+      def discard_on(*exceptions)
+        rescue_from(*exceptions) do |error|
           if block_given?
             yield self, error
           else
-            logger.error "Discarded #{self.class} due to a #{exception}. The original exception was #{error.cause.inspect}."
+            logger.error "Discarded #{self.class} due to a #{error.class}. The original exception was #{error.cause.inspect}."
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/activejob/test/cases/exceptions_test.rb b/activejob/test/cases/exceptions_test.rb
index 15938e3fc7f12..47d4e3c0c267c 100644
--- a/activejob/test/cases/exceptions_test.rb
+++ b/activejob/test/cases/exceptions_test.rb
@@ -113,4 +113,22 @@ class ExceptionsTest < ActiveJob::TestCase
       end
     end
   end
+
+  test "successfully retry job throwing one of two retryable exceptions" do
+    perform_enqueued_jobs do
+      RetryJob.perform_later "SecondRetryableErrorOfTwo", 3
+
+      assert_equal [
+        "Raised SecondRetryableErrorOfTwo for the 1st time",
+        "Raised SecondRetryableErrorOfTwo for the 2nd time",
+        "Successfully completed job" ], JobBuffer.values
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "discard job throwing one of two discardable exceptions" do
+    perform_enqueued_jobs do
+      RetryJob.perform_later "SecondDiscardableErrorOfTwo", 2
+      assert_equal [ "Raised SecondDiscardableErrorOfTwo for the 1st time" ], JobBuffer.values
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/activejob/test/jobs/retry_job.rb b/activejob/test/jobs/retry_job.rb
index a12c65015b5c1..1383fffd7dfeb 100644
--- a/activejob/test/jobs/retry_job.rb
+++ b/activejob/test/jobs/retry_job.rb
@@ -4,22 +4,29 @@
 require "active_support/core_ext/integer/inflections"
 
 class DefaultsError < StandardError; end
+class FirstRetryableErrorOfTwo < StandardError; end
+class SecondRetryableErrorOfTwo < StandardError; end
 class LongWaitError < StandardError; end
 class ShortWaitTenAttemptsError < StandardError; end
 class ExponentialWaitTenAttemptsError < StandardError; end
 class CustomWaitTenAttemptsError < StandardError; end
 class CustomCatchError < StandardError; end
 class DiscardableError < StandardError; end
+class FirstDiscardableErrorOfTwo < StandardError; end
+class SecondDiscardableErrorOfTwo < StandardError; end
 class CustomDiscardableError < StandardError; end
 
 class RetryJob < ActiveJob::Base
   retry_on DefaultsError
+  retry_on FirstRetryableErrorOfTwo, SecondRetryableErrorOfTwo
   retry_on LongWaitError, wait: 1.hour, attempts: 10
   retry_on ShortWaitTenAttemptsError, wait: 1.second, attempts: 10
   retry_on ExponentialWaitTenAttemptsError, wait: :exponentially_longer, attempts: 10
   retry_on CustomWaitTenAttemptsError, wait: ->(executions) { executions * 2 }, attempts: 10
   retry_on(CustomCatchError) { |job, error| JobBuffer.add("Dealt with a job that failed to retry in a custom way after #{job.arguments.second} attempts. Message: #{error.message}") }
+
   discard_on DiscardableError
+  discard_on FirstDiscardableErrorOfTwo, SecondDiscardableErrorOfTwo
   discard_on(CustomDiscardableError) { |job, error| JobBuffer.add("Dealt with a job that was discarded in a custom way. Message: #{error.message}") }
 
   def perform(raising, attempts)