diff --git a/src/Polly.Core/Retry/RetryHelper.cs b/src/Polly.Core/Retry/RetryHelper.cs
index a221e929fe0..42613ef0daf 100644
--- a/src/Polly.Core/Retry/RetryHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Polly.Core/Retry/RetryHelper.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ internal static class RetryHelper
     public static bool IsValidDelay(TimeSpan delay) => delay >= TimeSpan.Zero;
 
     public static TimeSpan GetRetryDelay(RetryBackoffType type, bool jitter, int attempt, TimeSpan baseDelay, ref double state, Func<double> randomizer)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return GetRetryDelayCore(type, jitter, attempt, baseDelay, ref state, randomizer);
+        }
+        catch (OverflowException)
+        {
+            return TimeSpan.MaxValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static TimeSpan GetRetryDelayCore(RetryBackoffType type, bool jitter, int attempt, TimeSpan baseDelay, ref double state, Func<double> randomizer)
     {
         if (baseDelay == TimeSpan.Zero)
         {
diff --git a/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Retry/RetryHelperTests.cs b/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Retry/RetryHelperTests.cs
index 641a245e63d..9e7d136fb83 100644
--- a/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Retry/RetryHelperTests.cs
+++ b/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Retry/RetryHelperTests.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ public void Exponential_Ok()
         RetryHelper.GetRetryDelay(RetryBackoffType.Exponential, false, 2, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), ref state, _randomizer).Should().Be(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(4));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetRetryDelay_Overflow_ReturnsMaxTimeSpan()
+    {
+        double state = 0;
+
+        RetryHelper.GetRetryDelay(RetryBackoffType.Exponential, false, 1000, TimeSpan.FromDays(1), ref state, _randomizer).Should().Be(TimeSpan.MaxValue);
+    }
+
     [InlineData(1)]
     [InlineData(2)]
     [InlineData(3)]