diff --git a/crates/core/src/kernel/transaction/mod.rs b/crates/core/src/kernel/transaction/mod.rs
index 84fe981adb..2120e4b9ae 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/kernel/transaction/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/kernel/transaction/mod.rs
@@ -339,6 +339,45 @@ impl CommitData {
         }
         Ok(bytes::Bytes::from(jsons.join("\n")))
     }
+
+    /// Update num_retries in operationMetrics within serialized bytes.
+    /// This allows updating the retry count without re-serializing all actions.
+    pub fn update_retry_count_in_bytes(
+        bytes: &Bytes,
+        num_retries: u64,
+    ) -> Result<Bytes, TransactionError> {
+        
+        let bytes_str = std::str::from_utf8(bytes.as_ref())
+            .expect("Delta log bytes should always be valid UTF-8");
+
+        let lines: Vec<&str> = bytes_str.split('\n').collect();
+        let mut updated_lines = Vec::with_capacity(lines.len());
+
+        for line in lines {
+            if line.contains("\"commitInfo\"") {
+                let mut action: Value = serde_json::from_str(line)
+                    .map_err(|e| TransactionError::SerializeLogJson { json_err: e })?;
+
+                if let Some(commit_info) = action.get_mut("commitInfo") {
+                    if let Some(Value::Object(metrics)) = commit_info.get_mut("operationMetrics") {
+                        metrics.insert(
+                            "num_retries".to_string(),
+                            Value::Number(num_retries.into()),
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+                // Serialize just this updated line
+                let updated_line = serde_json::to_string(&action)
+                    .map_err(|e| TransactionError::SerializeLogJson { json_err: e })?;
+                updated_lines.push(updated_line);
+            } else {
+                // Keep other action lines unchanged (Add, Remove, etc.)
+                updated_lines.push(line.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Bytes::from(updated_lines.join("\n")))
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Copy)]
@@ -728,9 +767,25 @@ impl<'a> std::future::IntoFuture for PreparedCommit<'a> {
                     let version: i64 = latest_version + 1;
                     Span::current().record("target_version", version);
 
+                    // Calculate current retry count (attempt 1 = 0 retries, attempt 2 = 1 retry, etc.)
+                    let current_retries = (attempt_number - 1) as u64;
+
+                    // Update operationMetrics.numRetries in the serialized bytes
+                    let updated_commit_or_bytes = match &commit_or_bytes {
+                        CommitOrBytes::LogBytes(bytes) => {
+                            let updated_bytes = CommitData::update_retry_count_in_bytes(bytes, current_retries)?;
+                            CommitOrBytes::LogBytes(updated_bytes)
+                        }
+                        CommitOrBytes::TmpCommit(_path) => {
+                            // For TmpCommit stores, keep original behavior for now
+                            // (these stores write to tmp file first, then rename)
+                            commit_or_bytes.clone()
+                        }
+                    };
+
                     match this
                         .log_store
-                        .write_commit_entry(version, commit_or_bytes.clone(), this.operation_id)
+                        .write_commit_entry(version, updated_commit_or_bytes, this.operation_id)
                         .await
                     {
                         Ok(()) => {
diff --git a/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs b/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs
index e4a9880f06..b3abc58b89 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ pub struct WriteMetrics {
     pub num_added_rows: usize,
     /// Time taken to execute the entire operation
     pub execution_time_ms: u64,
+    /// Number of retries before successful commit
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub num_retries: u64,
 }
 
 impl super::Operation<()> for WriteBuilder {