diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index abcbe35..3f0fc1a 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 #   (Optional) Timeout when db connections should be reaped.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*database_db_max_retries*]
+#   (optional) Maximum retries in case of connection error or deadlock error
+#   before error is raised. Set to -1 to specify an infinite retry count.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 # [*database_max_retries*]
 #   (Optional) Maximum number of database connection retries during startup.
 #   Setting -1 implies an infinite retry count.
@@ -38,6 +43,7 @@ class watcher::db (
   $database_idle_timeout   = $::os_service_default,
   $database_min_pool_size  = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_pool_size  = $::os_service_default,
+  $database_db_max_retries = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_retries    = $::os_service_default,
   $database_retry_interval = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_overflow   = $::os_service_default,
@@ -50,6 +56,7 @@ class watcher::db (
     connection     => $database_connection,
     idle_timeout   => $database_idle_timeout,
     min_pool_size  => $database_min_pool_size,
+    db_max_retries => $database_db_max_retries,
     max_retries    => $database_max_retries,
     retry_interval => $database_retry_interval,
     max_pool_size  => $database_max_pool_size,
diff --git a/spec/classes/watcher_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/watcher_db_spec.rb
index b8fde4f..38a07c0 100644
--- a/spec/classes/watcher_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/watcher_db_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe 'watcher::db' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/connection').with_value('sqlite:////var/lib/watcher/watcher.sqlite') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/idle_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/min_pool_size').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/db_max_retries').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/max_retries').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/retry_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/max_pool_size').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ describe 'watcher::db' do
         { :database_connection     => 'mysql+pymysql://watcher:watcher@localhost/watcher',
           :database_idle_timeout   => '3601',
           :database_min_pool_size  => '2',
+          :database_db_max_retries => '-1',
           :database_max_retries    => '11',
           :database_retry_interval => '11',
           :database_max_pool_size  => '11',
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ describe 'watcher::db' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/connection').with_value('mysql+pymysql://watcher:watcher@localhost/watcher') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/idle_timeout').with_value('3601') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/min_pool_size').with_value('2') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/db_max_retries').with_value('-1') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/max_retries').with_value('11') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/retry_interval').with_value('11') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_watcher_config('database/max_pool_size').with_value('11') }