diff --git a/src/classes/job.ts b/src/classes/job.ts
index cb2c122086..d13b895059 100644
--- a/src/classes/job.ts
+++ b/src/classes/job.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
   tryCatch,
 } from '../utils';
 import { Backoffs } from './backoffs';
-import { Scripts } from './scripts';
+import { Scripts, raw2NextJobData } from './scripts';
 import { UnrecoverableError } from './errors/unrecoverable-error';
 import type { QueueEvents } from './queue-events';
 
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ export class Job<
     err: E,
     token: string,
     fetchNext = false,
-  ): Promise<void> {
+  ): Promise<void | any[]> {
     const client = await this.queue.client;
     const message = err?.message;
 
@@ -711,10 +711,10 @@ export class Job<
       );
     }
 
-    const code = results[results.length - 1][1] as number;
-    if (code < 0) {
+    const result = results[results.length - 1][1] as number;
+    if (result < 0) {
       throw this.scripts.finishedErrors({
-        code,
+        code: result,
         jobId: this.id,
         command,
         state: 'active',
@@ -730,6 +730,10 @@ export class Job<
     }
 
     this.attemptsMade += 1;
+
+    if (Array.isArray(result)) {
+      return raw2NextJobData(result);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/classes/worker.ts b/src/classes/worker.ts
index a4c40aefda..8bf4567dc7 100644
--- a/src/classes/worker.ts
+++ b/src/classes/worker.ts
@@ -766,8 +766,14 @@ will never work with more accuracy than 1ms. */
             return;
           }
 
-          await job.moveToFailed(err, token);
+          const result = await job.moveToFailed(err, token, true);
           this.emit('failed', job, err, 'active');
+
+          if (result) {
+            const [jobData, jobId, limitUntil, delayUntil] = result;
+            this.updateDelays(limitUntil, delayUntil);
+            return this.nextJobFromJobData(jobData, jobId, token);
+          }
         } catch (err) {
           this.emit('error', <Error>err);
           // It probably means that the job has lost the lock before completion