diff --git a/app/src/resources/runs/index.ts b/app/src/resources/runs/index.ts
index 5c97434dd31..d1d84d3bc1b 100644
--- a/app/src/resources/runs/index.ts
+++ b/app/src/resources/runs/index.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ export * from './useModuleCalibrationStatus'
 export * from './useProtocolAnalysisErrors'
 export * from './useLastRunCommand'
 export * from './useRunStatuses'
+export * from './useUpdateRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy'
diff --git a/app/src/resources/runs/useUpdateRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy.ts b/app/src/resources/runs/useUpdateRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7720066c74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/resources/runs/useUpdateRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import {
+  useHost,
+  useUpdateErrorRecoveryPolicy,
+} from '@opentrons/react-api-client'
+import { getErrorRecoveryPolicy } from '@opentrons/api-client'
+
+import type {
+  HostConfig,
+  ErrorRecoveryPolicyResponse,
+  RecoveryPolicyRulesParams,
+} from '@opentrons/api-client'
+
+/**
+ * append - Add a new policy rule to the end of the existing recovery policy.
+ */
+export type UpdatePolicyStrategy = 'append'
+
+export interface UpdateErrorRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy {
+  runId: string
+  newPolicy: RecoveryPolicyRulesParams[number]
+  strategy: UpdatePolicyStrategy
+}
+
+export function useUpdateRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy(
+  runId: string
+): (
+  newPolicy: UpdateErrorRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy['newPolicy'],
+  strategy: UpdateErrorRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy['strategy']
+) => Promise<ErrorRecoveryPolicyResponse> {
+  const host = useHost()
+
+  const {
+    mutateAsync: updateErrorRecoveryPolicy,
+  } = useUpdateErrorRecoveryPolicy(runId)
+
+  return (
+    newPolicy: UpdateErrorRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy['newPolicy'],
+    strategy: UpdateErrorRecoveryPolicyWithStrategy['strategy']
+  ) =>
+    getErrorRecoveryPolicy(host as HostConfig, runId).then(res => {
+      const existingPolicyRules = res.data.data.policyRules.map(rule => ({
+        commandType: rule.matchCriteria.command.commandType,
+        errorType: rule.matchCriteria.command.error.errorType,
+        ifMatch: rule.ifMatch,
+      }))
+
+      const buildUpdatedPolicy = (): RecoveryPolicyRulesParams => {
+        switch (strategy) {
+          case 'append':
+            return [...existingPolicyRules, newPolicy]
+          default: {
+            console.error('Handled policy strategy, using append.')
+            return [...existingPolicyRules, newPolicy]
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      return updateErrorRecoveryPolicy(buildUpdatedPolicy())
+    })
+}