diff --git a/rust-arroyo/src/backends/kafka/mod.rs b/rust-arroyo/src/backends/kafka/mod.rs
index 4e16ab7c..295ae8fc 100644
--- a/rust-arroyo/src/backends/kafka/mod.rs
+++ b/rust-arroyo/src/backends/kafka/mod.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl KafkaConsumerState {
 }
 
 /// Treat recoverable `librdkafka` errors as an empty poll the same way Python treats `KafkaError._TRANSPORT`.
-fn kafka_error_is_recoverable(err: &KafkaError) -> bool {
+fn kafka_poll_error_is_recoverable(err: &KafkaError) -> bool {
     matches!(
         err,
         KafkaError::MessageConsumption(RDKafkaErrorCode::BrokerTransportFailure)
@@ -90,6 +90,19 @@ fn kafka_error_is_recoverable(err: &KafkaError) -> bool {
     )
 }
 
+/// Same set as Python `KafkaConsumer`'s `retryable_errors` used with `BasicRetryPolicy` for `commit_offsets`.
+fn kafka_commit_error_is_retryable(err: &KafkaError) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        err.rdkafka_error_code(),
+        Some(
+            RDKafkaErrorCode::RequestTimedOut
+                | RDKafkaErrorCode::NotCoordinator
+                | RDKafkaErrorCode::CoordinatorLoadInProgress
+                | RDKafkaErrorCode::WaitingForCoordinator
+        )
+    )
+}
+
 fn create_kafka_message(topics: &[Topic], msg: BorrowedMessage) -> BrokerMessage<KafkaPayload> {
     let topic = msg.topic();
     // NOTE: We avoid calling `Topic::new` here, as that uses a lock to intern the `topic` name.
@@ -119,6 +132,10 @@ fn commit_impl<C: AssignmentCallbacks>(
     consumer: &BaseConsumer<CustomContext<C>>,
     offsets: HashMap<Partition, u64>,
 ) -> Result<(), ConsumerError> {
+    // Mirror `BasicRetryPolicy` usage on `commit_offsets` in Python
+    const MAX_ATTEMPTS: u32 = 3;
+    const RETRY_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
+
     let mut partitions = TopicPartitionList::with_capacity(offsets.len());
     for (partition, offset) in &offsets {
         partitions.add_partition_offset(
@@ -128,8 +145,31 @@ fn commit_impl<C: AssignmentCallbacks>(
         )?;
     }
 
-    consumer.commit(&partitions, CommitMode::Sync)?;
-    Ok(())
+    let mut attempt = 0u32;
+
+    loop {
+        attempt += 1;
+
+        match consumer.commit(&partitions, CommitMode::Sync) {
+            Ok(()) => return Ok(()),
+
+            Err(err) => {
+                if kafka_commit_error_is_retryable(&err) && attempt < MAX_ATTEMPTS {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        error = %err,
+                        attempt,
+                        max_attempts = MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+                        "Kafka offset commit failed with retryable error, retrying after {:?}",
+                        RETRY_DELAY
+                    );
+
+                    std::thread::sleep(RETRY_DELAY);
+                } else {
+                    return Err(err.into());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 struct OffsetCommitter<'a, C: AssignmentCallbacks> {
@@ -397,7 +437,7 @@ impl<C: AssignmentCallbacks> ArroyoConsumer<KafkaPayload, C> for KafkaConsumer<C
         match res {
             None => Ok(None),
 
-            Some(Err(err)) if kafka_error_is_recoverable(&err) => {
+            Some(Err(err)) if kafka_poll_error_is_recoverable(&err) => {
                 let error: &dyn std::error::Error = &err;
                 tracing::warn!(error, "Kafka poll transport error, retrying...");
                 Ok(None)