diff --git a/astronomer/providers/databricks/hooks/databricks.py b/astronomer/providers/databricks/hooks/databricks.py
index 255b1a56a..a105170ee 100644
--- a/astronomer/providers/databricks/hooks/databricks.py
+++ b/astronomer/providers/databricks/hooks/databricks.py
@@ -162,11 +162,14 @@ def _retryable_error_async(exception: ClientConnectorError | ClientResponseError
             - requests_exceptions.ConnectionError
             - requests_exceptions.Timeout
             - anything with a status code >= 500
+            - status code == 403
 
         Most retryable errors are covered by status code >= 500.
         :return: if the status is retryable
         :rtype: bool
         """
         if isinstance(exception, ClientResponseError):
-            return exception.status >= 500
+            status_code = exception.status
+            # according to user feedback, 403 sometimes works after retry
+            return status_code >= 500 or status_code == 403
         return True
diff --git a/tests/databricks/hooks/test_databricks.py b/tests/databricks/hooks/test_databricks.py
index d68a7e0a0..1a99659fd 100644
--- a/tests/databricks/hooks/test_databricks.py
+++ b/tests/databricks/hooks/test_databricks.py
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ async def test_do_api_call_async_non_retryable_error(self, aioresponse):
         with pytest.raises(AirflowException):
             await hook._do_api_call_async(GET_RUN_ENDPOINT, params)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("status_code", (500, 503, 403))
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_do_api_call_async_retryable_error(self, aioresponse):
+    async def test_do_api_call_async_retryable_error(self, aioresponse, status_code):
         """
         Asserts that the Databricks hook will attempt another API call as many
         times as the retry_limit when a retryable error is returned by the API.
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ async def test_do_api_call_async_retryable_error(self, aioresponse):
 
         aioresponse.get(
             f"https://localhost/api/{api_version}/jobs/runs/get?run_id=unit_test_run_id",
-            status=500,
+            status=status_code,
             repeat=True,
         )