diff --git a/etc/nsx.ini b/etc/nsx.ini
index 05046f28c2..4911d78587 100644
--- a/etc/nsx.ini
+++ b/etc/nsx.ini
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 # Default Edge Cluster Identifier
 # default_edge_cluster_uuid = afc40f8a-4967-477e-a17a-9d560d1786c7
 
-# Maximum number of times to retry API requests
+# Maximum number of times to retry API requests upon stale revision errors.
 # retries = 10
 
 # Specify a CA bundle file to use in verifying the NSX Manager
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@
 # The time in seconds before aborting a HTTP read response from a NSX manager.
 # http_read_timeout = 180
 
+# Maximum number of times to retry a HTTP connection.
+# http_retries = 3
+
 # Maxiumum number of connection connections to each NSX manager.
 # concurrent_connections = 10
 
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/common/config.py b/vmware_nsx/common/config.py
index 97fc0d020c..66c0e9b95f 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/common/config.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/common/config.py
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ nsx_v3_opts = [
                       "gateway service plugin.")),
     cfg.IntOpt('retries',
                default=10,
-               help=_('Maximum number of times to retry API request')),
+               help=_('Maximum number of times to retry API requests upon '
+                      'stale revision errors.')),
     cfg.StrOpt('ca_file',
                help=_('Specify a CA bundle file to use in verifying the NSX '
                       'Manager server certificate. This option is ignored if '
@@ -224,6 +225,9 @@ nsx_v3_opts = [
                default=180,
                help=_('The time in seconds before aborting a HTTP read '
                       'response from a NSX manager.')),
+    cfg.IntOpt('http_retries',
+               default=3,
+               help=_('Maximum number of times to retry a HTTP connection.')),
     cfg.IntOpt('concurrent_connections', default=10,
                help=_("Maximum concurrent connections to each NSX "
                       "manager.")),
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/nsxlib/v3/cluster.py b/vmware_nsx/nsxlib/v3/cluster.py
index 9ab709dbf0..6ebf59c238 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/nsxlib/v3/cluster.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/nsxlib/v3/cluster.py
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class NSXClusteredAPI(ClusteredAPI):
                  http_provider=None):
         self.username = username or cfg.CONF.nsx_v3.nsx_api_user
         self.password = password or cfg.CONF.nsx_v3.nsx_api_password
-        self.retries = retries or cfg.CONF.nsx_v3.retries
+        self.retries = retries or cfg.CONF.nsx_v3.http_retries
         self.insecure = insecure or cfg.CONF.nsx_v3.insecure
         self.ca_file = ca_file or cfg.CONF.nsx_v3.ca_file
         self.conns_per_pool = (concurrent_connections or
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsxlib/v3/test_cluster.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsxlib/v3/test_cluster.py
index 1dc150ca3a..1669f000ba 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsxlib/v3/test_cluster.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsxlib/v3/test_cluster.py
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ class NsxV3ClusteredAPITestCase(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
         self._assert_providers(
             api, [(urlparse.urlparse(p).netloc, p) for p in conf_managers])
 
+    def test_http_retries(self):
+        cfg.CONF.set_override(
+            'http_retries', 9, 'nsx_v3')
+
+        api = self.mock_nsx_clustered_api()
+        with api.endpoints['1.2.3.4'].pool.item() as session:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                    session.adapters['https://'].max_retries.total, 9)
+
     def test_conns_per_pool(self):
         cfg.CONF.set_override(
             'concurrent_connections', 11, 'nsx_v3')