diff --git a/src/operations/execute_operation.ts b/src/operations/execute_operation.ts
index 54fc3b99d6..a3e9f3d139 100644
--- a/src/operations/execute_operation.ts
+++ b/src/operations/execute_operation.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { setTimeout } from 'timers';
+
 import type { Document } from '../bson';
 import {
   isRetryableReadError,
@@ -224,23 +226,25 @@ function executeWithServerSelection<TResult>(
     }
 
     // select a new server, and attempt to retry the operation
-    topology.selectServer(selector, serverSelectionOptions, (error?: Error, server?: Server) => {
-      if (!error && isWriteOperation && !supportsRetryableWrites(server)) {
-        return callback(
-          new MongoUnexpectedServerResponseError(
-            'Selected server does not support retryable writes'
-          )
-        );
-      }
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      topology.selectServer(selector, serverSelectionOptions, (error?: Error, server?: Server) => {
+        if (!error && isWriteOperation && !supportsRetryableWrites(server)) {
+          return callback(
+            new MongoUnexpectedServerResponseError(
+              'Selected server does not support retryable writes'
+            )
+          );
+        }
 
-      if (error || !server) {
-        return callback(
-          error ?? new MongoUnexpectedServerResponseError('Server selection failed without error')
-        );
-      }
+        if (error || !server) {
+          return callback(
+            error ?? new MongoUnexpectedServerResponseError('Server selection failed without error')
+          );
+        }
 
-      operation.execute(server, session, callback);
-    });
+        operation.execute(server, session, callback);
+      });
+    }, 1);
   }
 
   if (
diff --git a/src/sdam/server.ts b/src/sdam/server.ts
index ac18d46756..dd8767bc70 100644
--- a/src/sdam/server.ts
+++ b/src/sdam/server.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   ConnectionPoolEvents,
   ConnectionPoolOptions
 } from '../cmap/connection_pool';
+import { PoolClearedError } from '../cmap/errors';
 import {
   APM_EVENTS,
   CLOSED,
@@ -358,7 +359,11 @@ export class Server extends TypedEventEmitter<ServerEvents> {
       (err, conn, cb) => {
         if (err || !conn) {
           this.s.operationCount -= 1;
-          markServerUnknown(this, err);
+          if (!(err instanceof PoolClearedError)) {
+            markServerUnknown(this, err);
+          } else {
+            err.addErrorLabel(MongoErrorLabel.RetryableWriteError);
+          }
           return cb(err);
         }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server_discovery_and_monitoring.spec.test.ts b/test/integration/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server_discovery_and_monitoring.spec.test.ts
index bf80d89b15..be9e9c3cdb 100644
--- a/test/integration/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server_discovery_and_monitoring.spec.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server_discovery_and_monitoring.spec.test.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ const filter: TestFilter = ({ description }) => {
       return isAuthEnabled
         ? 'TODO(NODE-3135): handle auth errors, also see NODE-3891: fix tests broken when AUTH enabled'
         : false;
-    case 'PoolClearedError does not mark server unknown':
-      return 'TODO(NODE-3135): make CMAP SDAM-aware and ensure PoolClearError is retryable';
     default:
       return false;
   }
diff --git a/test/tools/unified-spec-runner/entities.ts b/test/tools/unified-spec-runner/entities.ts
index 0ccced041e..95a93f2cbe 100644
--- a/test/tools/unified-spec-runner/entities.ts
+++ b/test/tools/unified-spec-runner/entities.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export class UnifiedThread {
     this.#killed = true;
     await this.#promise;
     if (this.#error) {
+      this.#error.message = `<Thread(${this.id})>: ${this.#error.message}`;
       throw this.#error;
     }
   }