diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c
index e431ff73227c..f40543b040d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c
@@ -1079,11 +1079,15 @@ static bool retry_failure(struct xe_guc_ct *ct, int ret)
 	return true;
 }
 
+#define GUC_SEND_RETRY_LIMIT	50
+#define GUC_SEND_RETRY_MSLEEP	5
+
 static int guc_ct_send_recv(struct xe_guc_ct *ct, const u32 *action, u32 len,
 			    u32 *response_buffer, bool no_fail)
 {
 	struct xe_gt *gt = ct_to_gt(ct);
 	struct g2h_fence g2h_fence;
+	unsigned int retries = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -1148,6 +1152,12 @@ static int guc_ct_send_recv(struct xe_guc_ct *ct, const u32 *action, u32 len,
 		xe_gt_dbg(gt, "H2G action %#x retrying: reason %#x\n",
 			  action[0], g2h_fence.reason);
 		mutex_unlock(&ct->lock);
+		if (++retries > GUC_SEND_RETRY_LIMIT) {
+			xe_gt_err(gt, "H2G action %#x reached retry limit=%u, aborting\n",
+				  action[0], GUC_SEND_RETRY_LIMIT);
+			return -ELOOP;
+		}
+		msleep(GUC_SEND_RETRY_MSLEEP * retries);
 		goto retry;
 	}
 	if (g2h_fence.fail) {