diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactory.java
index f18cf8df1a8f..2d9c20dc4975 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactory.java
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ private Builder createBuilder(MongoClientSettings settings,
 		if (connection.getApplicationName() != null) {
 			builder.applicationName(connection.getApplicationName());
 		}
+		builder.retryWrites(connection.getRetryWrites());
 		return builder;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactoryTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactoryTests.java
index edcf05945d6c..3ea095b7470a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactoryTests.java
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ public void uriCanBeCustomized() {
 		assertMongoCredential(credential, "user", "secret", "test");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void retryWritesIsPropagatedFromUri() {
+		MongoProperties properties = new MongoProperties();
+		properties.setUri("mongodb://localhost/test?retryWrites=true");
+		MongoClient client = createMongoClient(properties);
+		assertThat(client.getSettings().getRetryWrites()).isTrue();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void uriCannotBeSetWithCredentials() {
 		MongoProperties properties = new MongoProperties();