diff --git a/cmd/tofu/commands.go b/cmd/tofu/commands.go
index 5e9f62de7b..e77fcc31e0 100644
--- a/cmd/tofu/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/tofu/commands.go
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ func initCommands(
 		UnmanagedProviders:   unmanagedProviders,
 
 		AllowExperimentalFeatures: experimentsAreAllowed(),
+
+		ProviderSourceLocationConfig: providerSourceLocationConfig(),
 	}
 
 	// The command list is included in the tofu -help
@@ -362,9 +364,9 @@ func initCommands(
 			}, nil
 		},
 
-		//-----------------------------------------------------------
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
 		// Plumbing
-		//-----------------------------------------------------------
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 		"force-unlock": func() (cli.Command, error) {
 			return &command.UnlockCommand{
diff --git a/cmd/tofu/provider_source.go b/cmd/tofu/provider_source.go
index 36cdbf7f21..ef71968a08 100644
--- a/cmd/tofu/provider_source.go
+++ b/cmd/tofu/provider_source.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/apparentlymart/go-userdirs/userdirs"
 	"github.com/opentofu/svchost/disco"
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ func implicitProviderSource(
 	// local copy will take precedence.
 	searchRules = append(searchRules, getproviders.MultiSourceSelector{
 		Source: getproviders.NewMemoizeSource(
-			getproviders.NewRegistrySource(ctx, services, newRegistryHTTPClient(ctx, registryClientConfig)),
+			getproviders.NewRegistrySource(ctx, services, newRegistryHTTPClient(ctx, registryClientConfig), providerSourceLocationConfig()),
 		),
 		Exclude: directExcluded,
 	})
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ func providerSourceForCLIConfigLocation(
 ) (getproviders.Source, tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
 	if loc == cliconfig.ProviderInstallationDirect {
 		return getproviders.NewMemoizeSource(
-			getproviders.NewRegistrySource(ctx, services, newRegistryHTTPClient(ctx, registryClientConfig)),
+			getproviders.NewRegistrySource(ctx, services, newRegistryHTTPClient(ctx, registryClientConfig), providerSourceLocationConfig()),
 		), nil
 	}
 
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ func providerSourceForCLIConfigLocation(
 		// this client is not suitable for the HTTP mirror source, so we
 		// don't use this client directly.
 		httpTimeout := newRegistryHTTPClient(ctx, registryClientConfig).HTTPClient.Timeout
-		return getproviders.NewHTTPMirrorSource(ctx, url, services.CredentialsSource(), httpTimeout), nil
+		return getproviders.NewHTTPMirrorSource(ctx, url, services.CredentialsSource(), httpTimeout, providerSourceLocationConfig()), nil
 
 	case cliconfig.ProviderInstallationOCIMirror:
 		mappingFunc := loc.RepositoryMapping
@@ -298,3 +299,34 @@ func providerDevOverrides(configs []*cliconfig.ProviderInstallation) map[addrs.P
 	// ignore any additional configurations in here.
 	return configs[0].DevOverrides
 }
+
+const (
+	// providerDownloadRetryCountEnvName is the environment variable name used to customize
+	// the HTTP retry count for module downloads.
+	providerDownloadRetryCountEnvName = "TF_PROVIDER_DOWNLOAD_RETRY"
+
+	providerDownloadDefaultRetry = 2
+)
+
+// providerDownloadRetry will attempt for requests with retryable errors, like 502 status codes
+func providerDownloadRetry() int {
+	res := providerDownloadDefaultRetry
+	if v := os.Getenv(providerDownloadRetryCountEnvName); v != "" {
+		retry, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+		if err == nil && retry > 0 {
+			res = retry
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+// providerSourceLocationConfig is meant to build a global configuration for the
+// remote locations to download a provider from. This is built out of the
+// TF_PROVIDER_DOWNLOAD_RETRY env variable and is meant to be passed through
+// [getproviders.Source] all the way down to the [getproviders.PackageLocation]
+// to be able to tweak the configurations of the http clients used there.
+func providerSourceLocationConfig() getproviders.LocationConfig {
+	return getproviders.LocationConfig{
+		ProviderDownloadRetries: providerDownloadRetry(),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/tofu/provider_source_test.go b/cmd/tofu/provider_source_test.go
index d1f0192d35..e3dd1568bd 100644
--- a/cmd/tofu/provider_source_test.go
+++ b/cmd/tofu/provider_source_test.go
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/addrs"
 	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/command/cliconfig"
 	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/command/cliconfig/ociauthconfig"
+	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/getproviders"
 	"github.com/opentofu/svchost/disco"
 )
 
@@ -157,3 +159,43 @@ func TestProviderSource(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConfigureProviderDownloadRetry(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		envVars map[string]string
+
+		expectedConfig getproviders.LocationConfig
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "when no TF_PROVIDER_DOWNLOAD_RETRY env var, default retry attempts used for provider download",
+			expectedConfig: getproviders.LocationConfig{
+				ProviderDownloadRetries: providerDownloadDefaultRetry,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "when TF_PROVIDER_DOWNLOAD_RETRY env var configured, it is used provider download",
+			envVars: map[string]string{
+				"TF_PROVIDER_DOWNLOAD_RETRY": "7",
+			},
+			expectedConfig: getproviders.LocationConfig{
+				ProviderDownloadRetries: 7,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			for k, v := range tt.envVars {
+				t.Setenv(k, v)
+			}
+
+			// Call the function under test
+			got := providerSourceLocationConfig()
+
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.expectedConfig, got); diff != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("expected no diff. got:\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/command_test.go b/internal/command/command_test.go
index 0c8418a56d..7f932d2f81 100644
--- a/internal/command/command_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/command_test.go
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ func testServices(t *testing.T) (services *disco.Disco, cleanup func()) {
 // of your test in order to shut down the test server.
 func testRegistrySource(t *testing.T) (source *getproviders.RegistrySource, cleanup func()) {
 	services, close := testServices(t)
-	source = getproviders.NewRegistrySource(t.Context(), services, nil)
+	source = getproviders.NewRegistrySource(t.Context(), services, nil, getproviders.LocationConfig{ProviderDownloadRetries: 0})
 	return source, close
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/command/meta.go b/internal/command/meta.go
index 399dd7757e..63f488adbb 100644
--- a/internal/command/meta.go
+++ b/internal/command/meta.go
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ type Meta struct {
 	// flag is set, to reinforce that experiments are not for production use.
 	AllowExperimentalFeatures bool
 
-	//----------------------------------------------------------
+	// ----------------------------------------------------------
 	// Protected: commands can set these
-	//----------------------------------------------------------
+	// ----------------------------------------------------------
 
 	// pluginPath is a user defined set of directories to look for plugins.
 	// This is set during init with the `-plugin-dir` flag, saved to a file in
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ type Meta struct {
 	// Override certain behavior for tests within this package
 	testingOverrides *testingOverrides
 
-	//----------------------------------------------------------
+	// ----------------------------------------------------------
 	// Private: do not set these
-	//----------------------------------------------------------
+	// ----------------------------------------------------------
 
 	// configLoader is a shared configuration loader that is used by
 	// LoadConfig and other commands that access configuration files.
@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ type Meta struct {
 	// This helps prevent duplicate errors/warnings.
 	rootModuleCallCache *configs.StaticModuleCall
 	inputVariableCache  map[string]backend.UnparsedVariableValue
+
+	// Since `tofu providers lock` and `tofu providers mirror` have their own
+	// logic to create the source to fetch providers through, we had to
+	// plumb this configuration through the [Meta] type to reach that part too.
+	// In any other cases, this configuration is built and used directly in `realMain`
+	// when the providers sources are built.
+	ProviderSourceLocationConfig getproviders.LocationConfig
 }
 
 type testingOverrides struct {
diff --git a/internal/command/providers_lock.go b/internal/command/providers_lock.go
index 083bc8390a..eb3036d915 100644
--- a/internal/command/providers_lock.go
+++ b/internal/command/providers_lock.go
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ func (c *ProvidersLockCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		// this client is not suitable for the HTTP mirror source, so we
 		// don't use this client directly.
 		httpTimeout := c.registryHTTPClient(ctx).HTTPClient.Timeout
-		source = getproviders.NewHTTPMirrorSource(ctx, u, c.Services.CredentialsSource(), httpTimeout)
+		source = getproviders.NewHTTPMirrorSource(ctx, u, c.Services.CredentialsSource(), httpTimeout, c.ProviderSourceLocationConfig)
 	default:
 		// With no special options we consult upstream registries directly,
 		// because that gives us the most information to produce as complete
 		// and portable as possible a lock entry.
-		source = getproviders.NewRegistrySource(ctx, c.Services, c.registryHTTPClient(ctx))
+		source = getproviders.NewRegistrySource(ctx, c.Services, c.registryHTTPClient(ctx), c.ProviderSourceLocationConfig)
 	}
 
 	config, confDiags := c.loadConfig(ctx, ".")
diff --git a/internal/command/providers_mirror.go b/internal/command/providers_mirror.go
index 000b42158a..167e055829 100644
--- a/internal/command/providers_mirror.go
+++ b/internal/command/providers_mirror.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (c *ProvidersMirrorCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	// directory without needing to first disable that local mirror
 	// in the CLI configuration.
 	source := getproviders.NewMemoizeSource(
-		getproviders.NewRegistrySource(ctx, c.Services, c.registryHTTPClient(ctx)),
+		getproviders.NewRegistrySource(ctx, c.Services, c.registryHTTPClient(ctx), c.ProviderSourceLocationConfig),
 	)
 
 	// Providers from registries always use HTTP, so we don't need the full
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (c *ProvidersMirrorCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 				))
 				continue
 			}
-			urlStr, ok := meta.Location.(getproviders.PackageHTTPURL)
+			httpPkg, ok := meta.Location.(getproviders.PackageHTTPURL)
 			if !ok {
 				// We don't expect to get non-HTTP locations here because we're
 				// using the registry source, so this seems like a bug in the
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (c *ProvidersMirrorCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 				))
 				continue
 			}
-			urlObj, err := url.Parse(string(urlStr))
+			urlObj, err := url.Parse(httpPkg.URL)
 			if err != nil {
 				// We don't expect to get non-HTTP locations here because we're
 				// using the registry source, so this seems like a bug in the
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/http_mirror_source.go b/internal/getproviders/http_mirror_source.go
index 71500eeef4..1b41e11db9 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/http_mirror_source.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/http_mirror_source.go
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ import (
 // HTTPMirrorSource is a source that reads provider metadata from a provider
 // mirror that is accessible over the HTTP provider mirror protocol.
 type HTTPMirrorSource struct {
-	baseURL    *url.URL
-	creds      svcauth.CredentialsSource
-	httpClient *retryablehttp.Client
+	baseURL        *url.URL
+	creds          svcauth.CredentialsSource
+	httpClient     *retryablehttp.Client
+	locationConfig LocationConfig
 }
 
 var _ Source = (*HTTPMirrorSource)(nil)
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ var _ Source = (*HTTPMirrorSource)(nil)
 // (When the URL comes from user input, such as in the CLI config, it's the
 // UI/config layer's responsibility to validate this and return a suitable
 // error message for the end-user audience.)
-func NewHTTPMirrorSource(ctx context.Context, baseURL *url.URL, creds svcauth.CredentialsSource, requestTimeout time.Duration) *HTTPMirrorSource {
+func NewHTTPMirrorSource(ctx context.Context, baseURL *url.URL, creds svcauth.CredentialsSource, requestTimeout time.Duration, sourceLocationCfg LocationConfig) *HTTPMirrorSource {
 	httpClient := httpclient.NewForRegistryRequests(ctx, 0, requestTimeout)
 	httpClient.HTTPClient.CheckRedirect = func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
 		// If we get redirected more than five times we'll assume we're
@@ -56,17 +57,18 @@ func NewHTTPMirrorSource(ctx context.Context, baseURL *url.URL, creds svcauth.Cr
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	return newHTTPMirrorSourceWithHTTPClient(baseURL, creds, httpClient)
+	return newHTTPMirrorSourceWithHTTPClient(baseURL, creds, httpClient, sourceLocationCfg)
 }
 
-func newHTTPMirrorSourceWithHTTPClient(baseURL *url.URL, creds svcauth.CredentialsSource, httpClient *retryablehttp.Client) *HTTPMirrorSource {
+func newHTTPMirrorSourceWithHTTPClient(baseURL *url.URL, creds svcauth.CredentialsSource, httpClient *retryablehttp.Client, sourceLocationCfg LocationConfig) *HTTPMirrorSource {
 	if baseURL.Scheme != "https" {
 		panic("non-https URL for HTTP mirror")
 	}
 	return &HTTPMirrorSource{
-		baseURL:    baseURL,
-		creds:      creds,
-		httpClient: httpClient,
+		baseURL:        baseURL,
+		creds:          creds,
+		httpClient:     httpClient,
+		locationConfig: sourceLocationCfg,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -209,7 +211,9 @@ func (s *HTTPMirrorSource) PackageMeta(ctx context.Context, provider addrs.Provi
 		Version:        version,
 		TargetPlatform: target,
 
-		Location: PackageHTTPURL(absURL.String()),
+		Location: PackageHTTPURL{URL: absURL.String(), ClientBuilder: func(ctx context.Context) *retryablehttp.Client {
+			return packageHTTPUrlClientWithRetry(ctx, s.locationConfig.ProviderDownloadRetries)
+		}},
 		Filename: path.Base(absURL.Path),
 	}
 	// A network mirror might not provide any hashes at all, in which case
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/http_mirror_source_test.go b/internal/getproviders/http_mirror_source_test.go
index 0588dbe303..c745e2ef83 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/http_mirror_source_test.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/http_mirror_source_test.go
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/apparentlymart/go-versions/versions"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
+	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/httpclient"
 	"github.com/opentofu/svchost"
 	"github.com/opentofu/svchost/svcauth"
 
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ func TestHTTPMirrorSource(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	retryHTTPClient := retryablehttp.NewClient()
 	retryHTTPClient.HTTPClient = httpClient
-	source := newHTTPMirrorSourceWithHTTPClient(baseURL, creds, retryHTTPClient)
+	source := newHTTPMirrorSourceWithHTTPClient(baseURL, creds, retryHTTPClient, LocationConfig{})
 
 	existingProvider := addrs.MustParseProviderSourceString("terraform.io/test/exists")
 	missingProvider := addrs.MustParseProviderSourceString("terraform.io/test/missing")
@@ -47,6 +50,22 @@ func TestHTTPMirrorSource(t *testing.T) {
 	redirectLoopProvider := addrs.MustParseProviderSourceString("terraform.io/test/redirect-loop")
 	tosPlatform := Platform{OS: "tos", Arch: "m68k"}
 
+	clientBuilderFromHTTPLocation := func(t *testing.T, expectedRetries int) func(ctx context.Context) *retryablehttp.Client {
+		return func(ctx context.Context) *retryablehttp.Client {
+			return packageHTTPUrlClientWithRetry(ctx, expectedRetries)
+		}
+	}
+	// For the PackageHTTPURL.ClientBuilder we are interested strictly in comparing the max retries and nothing else.
+	// Comparing the whole client gets into different issues so we keep this comparison simple.
+	cmpClientBuilder := cmp.Comparer(func(a, b func(ctx context.Context) *retryablehttp.Client) bool {
+		given := a(t.Context())
+		got := b(t.Context())
+		if got.RetryMax != given.RetryMax {
+			t.Logf("expected to have retry max as %d but got %d", got.RetryMax, given.RetryMax)
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+
 	t.Run("AvailableVersions for provider that exists", func(t *testing.T) {
 		got, _, err := source.AvailableVersions(context.Background(), existingProvider)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -73,7 +92,7 @@ func TestHTTPMirrorSource(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 	t.Run("AvailableVersions without required credentials", func(t *testing.T) {
-		unauthSource := newHTTPMirrorSourceWithHTTPClient(baseURL, nil, retryHTTPClient)
+		unauthSource := newHTTPMirrorSourceWithHTTPClient(baseURL, nil, retryHTTPClient, LocationConfig{})
 		_, _, err := unauthSource.AvailableVersions(context.Background(), existingProvider)
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case ErrUnauthorized:
@@ -128,14 +147,14 @@ func TestHTTPMirrorSource(t *testing.T) {
 			Version:        version,
 			TargetPlatform: tosPlatform,
 			Filename:       "terraform-provider-test_v1.0.0_tos_m68k.zip",
-			Location:       PackageHTTPURL(httpServer.URL + "/terraform.io/test/exists/terraform-provider-test_v1.0.0_tos_m68k.zip"),
+			Location:       PackageHTTPURL{URL: httpServer.URL + "/terraform.io/test/exists/terraform-provider-test_v1.0.0_tos_m68k.zip", ClientBuilder: clientBuilderFromHTTPLocation(t, retryHTTPClient.RetryMax)},
 			Authentication: packageHashAuthentication{
 				RequiredHashes: []Hash{"h1:placeholder-hash"},
 				AllHashes:      []Hash{"h1:placeholder-hash", "h0:unacceptable-hash"},
 				Platform:       Platform{"tos", "m68k"},
 			},
 		}
-		if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got, cmpClientBuilder); diff != "" {
 			t.Errorf("wrong result\n%s", diff)
 		}
 	})
@@ -151,10 +170,10 @@ func TestHTTPMirrorSource(t *testing.T) {
 			Version:        version,
 			TargetPlatform: tosPlatform,
 			Filename:       "terraform-provider-test_v1.0.1_tos_m68k.zip",
-			Location:       PackageHTTPURL(httpServer.URL + "/terraform.io/test/exists/terraform-provider-test_v1.0.1_tos_m68k.zip"),
+			Location:       PackageHTTPURL{URL: httpServer.URL + "/terraform.io/test/exists/terraform-provider-test_v1.0.1_tos_m68k.zip", ClientBuilder: clientBuilderFromHTTPLocation(t, retryHTTPClient.RetryMax)},
 			Authentication: nil,
 		}
-		if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got, cmpClientBuilder); diff != "" {
 			t.Errorf("wrong result\n%s", diff)
 		}
 	})
@@ -191,9 +210,9 @@ func TestHTTPMirrorSource(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// NOTE: The final URL is interpreted relative to the redirect
 			// target, not relative to what we originally requested.
-			Location: PackageHTTPURL(httpServer.URL + "/redirect-target/terraform-provider-test.zip"),
+			Location: PackageHTTPURL{URL: httpServer.URL + "/redirect-target/terraform-provider-test.zip", ClientBuilder: clientBuilderFromHTTPLocation(t, retryHTTPClient.RetryMax)},
 		}
-		if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got, cmpClientBuilder); diff != "" {
 			t.Errorf("wrong result\n%s", diff)
 		}
 	})
@@ -219,7 +238,10 @@ func testHTTPMirrorSourceHandler(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		resp.WriteHeader(401)
 		fmt.Fprintln(resp, "incorrect auth token")
 	}
+	testHTTPMirrorSourceHandlerNoAuth(resp, req)
+}
 
+func testHTTPMirrorSourceHandlerNoAuth(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	switch req.URL.Path {
 	case "/terraform.io/test/exists/index.json":
 		resp.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json; ignored=yes")
@@ -317,8 +339,73 @@ func testHTTPMirrorSourceHandler(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		resp.WriteHeader(301)
 		fmt.Fprint(resp, "redirect loop")
 
+	case "/terraform.io/missing/providerbinary/1.2.0.json":
+		resp.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json; ignored=yes")
+		resp.WriteHeader(200)
+		fmt.Fprint(resp, `
+			{
+				"archives": {
+					"tos_m68k": {
+						"url": "terraform-missing-providerbinary_v1.2.0_tos_m68k.zip",
+						"hashes": [
+							"h1:placeholder-hash",
+							"h0:unacceptable-hash"
+						]
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		`)
+	case "/terraform.io/missing/providerbinary/terraform-missing-providerbinary_v1.2.0_tos_m68k.zip":
+		resp.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json; ignored=yes")
+		// Just return a retryable status code
+		resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+
 	default:
 		resp.WriteHeader(404)
 		fmt.Fprintln(resp, "not found")
 	}
 }
+
+// Checks that the [LocationConfig] is used properly to configure the [PackageHTTPURL] http client,
+// meaning that the retries are configured as expected.
+func TestHTTPMirrorLocationRetriesConfiguredCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
+	// Using the NoAuth handler and NoTLSServer here because the http client
+	// used to configure the [PackageHTTPURL] does not have the credentials and the
+	// CA forwarded from the HTTPMirrorSource.
+	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(testHTTPMirrorSourceHandlerNoAuth))
+	defer httpServer.Close()
+	baseURL, err := url.Parse(httpServer.URL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error parsing the url: %s", err)
+	}
+	creds := svcauth.StaticCredentialsSource(map[svchost.Hostname]svcauth.HostCredentials{
+		svchost.Hostname(baseURL.Host): svcauth.HostCredentialsToken("placeholder-token"),
+	})
+	retryHTTPClient := retryablehttp.NewClient()
+	retryHTTPClient.HTTPClient = httpclient.New(t.Context())
+	// The same reason as above applies on why using here directly the struct for initialisation
+	// instead of calling [newHTTPMirrorSourceWithHTTPClient]. We have no way to forward the CA
+	// from the http client got from the TLS server into the [PackageHTTPURL] inner client.
+	source := &HTTPMirrorSource{
+		baseURL:        baseURL,
+		creds:          creds,
+		httpClient:     retryHTTPClient,
+		locationConfig: LocationConfig{ProviderDownloadRetries: 2},
+	}
+
+	providerAddr := addrs.MustParseProviderSourceString("terraform.io/missing/providerbinary")
+	version := versions.MustParseVersion("1.2.0")
+	platform := Platform{OS: "tos", Arch: "m68k"}
+	got, err := source.PackageMeta(t.Context(), providerAddr, version, platform)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error got from packageMeta: %s", err)
+	}
+	tmp := t.TempDir()
+	_, err = got.Location.InstallProviderPackage(t.Context(), got, tmp, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error but got nothing")
+	}
+	if expectedSuffix := "giving up after 3 attempt(s)"; !strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), expectedSuffix) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected err %q to have suffix %q", err.Error(), expectedSuffix)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/location_config.go b/internal/getproviders/location_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da6fa19954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/getproviders/location_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) The OpenTofu Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+// Copyright (c) 2023 HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package getproviders
+
+import "time"
+
+// LocationConfig provides configuration options
+// to be carried from the [Source] to the [PackageLocation] where applicable.
+type LocationConfig struct {
+	// ProviderDownloadRetries is used for [PackageHTTPURL] to configure the
+	// http client to retry when a 5xx retryable error occurs.
+	ProviderDownloadRetries int
+
+	// TODO - use this when we'll introduce per installation method configuration
+	ProviderDownloadTimeout time.Duration
+}
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/mock_source.go b/internal/getproviders/mock_source.go
index a03d2dfea1..2d1803c437 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/mock_source.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/mock_source.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func FakePackageMeta(provider addrs.Provider, version Version, protocols Version
 		// Some fake but somewhat-realistic-looking other metadata. This
 		// points nowhere, so will fail if attempting to actually use it.
 		Filename: fmt.Sprintf("terraform-provider-%s_%s_%s.zip", provider.Type, version.String(), target.String()),
-		Location: PackageHTTPURL(fmt.Sprintf("https://fake.invalid/terraform-provider-%s_%s.zip", provider.Type, version.String())),
+		Location: PackageHTTPURL{URL: fmt.Sprintf("https://fake.invalid/terraform-provider-%s_%s.zip", provider.Type, version.String())},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/package_location_http_archive.go b/internal/getproviders/package_location_http_archive.go
index 01c084308e..e870881b74 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/package_location_http_archive.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/package_location_http_archive.go
@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-getter"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
+	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/httpclient"
+	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/logging"
 	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.30.0"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 
-	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/httpclient"
-	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/logging"
 	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/tracing"
 )
 
@@ -28,11 +27,28 @@ import (
 // Its value is a URL string using either the http: scheme or the https: scheme.
 // The URL should respond with a .zip archive whose contents are to be extracted
 // into a local package directory.
-type PackageHTTPURL string
+//
+// This type evolved from a single specific HTTP URL location to a more evolved
+// type since we had to extract the logic of making an HTTP request into a more
+// configurable piece to be able to provider a more specific-per-configuration
+// http client.
+type PackageHTTPURL struct {
+	// URL indicates the fully qualified location where the package
+	// resides and should be used as it is to perform a request.
+	URL string
+	// ClientBuilder is the external given function that is meant to
+	// construct a [*retryablehttp.Client] for making the actual request
+	// to the [PackageHTTPURL.URL] specified above.
+	// This came from the need of unifying the retries and timeout configurations
+	// into a single place. This way, the "creator" of this struct
+	// can inject a client by its liking to customize the requests
+	// accordingly.
+	ClientBuilder func(ctx context.Context) *retryablehttp.Client
+}
 
-var _ PackageLocation = PackageHTTPURL("")
+var _ PackageLocation = PackageHTTPURL{}
 
-func (p PackageHTTPURL) String() string { return string(p) }
+func (p PackageHTTPURL) String() string { return p.URL }
 
 func (p PackageHTTPURL) InstallProviderPackage(ctx context.Context, meta PackageMeta, targetDir string, allowedHashes []Hash) (*PackageAuthenticationResult, error) {
 	url := meta.Location.String()
@@ -50,15 +66,7 @@ func (p PackageHTTPURL) InstallProviderPackage(ctx context.Context, meta Package
 	// through X-Terraform-Get header, attempting partial fetches for
 	// files that already exist, etc.)
 
-	retryableClient := retryablehttp.NewClient()
-	retryableClient.HTTPClient = httpclient.New(ctx)
-	retryableClient.RetryMax = maxHTTPPackageRetryCount
-	retryableClient.RequestLogHook = func(logger retryablehttp.Logger, _ *http.Request, i int) {
-		if i > 0 {
-			logger.Printf("[INFO] failed to fetch provider package; retrying")
-		}
-	}
-	retryableClient.Logger = log.New(logging.LogOutput(), "", log.Flags())
+	retryableClient := p.ClientBuilder(ctx)
 
 	req, err := retryablehttp.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -126,31 +134,20 @@ func (p PackageHTTPURL) InstallProviderPackage(ctx context.Context, meta Package
 	return authResult, nil
 }
 
-const (
-	// httpClientRetryCountEnvName is the environment variable name used to customize
-	// the HTTP retry count for module downloads.
-	httpClientRetryCountEnvName = "TF_PROVIDER_DOWNLOAD_RETRY"
-
-	httpClientDefaultRetry = 2
-)
-
-//nolint:gochecknoinits // this init function predates our use of this linter
-func init() {
-	configureProviderDownloadRetry()
-}
-
-var (
-	//nolint:gochecknoglobals // this variable predates our use of this linter
-	maxHTTPPackageRetryCount int
-)
-
-// will attempt for requests with retryable errors, like 502 status codes
-func configureProviderDownloadRetry() {
-	maxHTTPPackageRetryCount = httpClientDefaultRetry
-	if v := os.Getenv(httpClientRetryCountEnvName); v != "" {
-		retry, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
-		if err == nil && retry > 0 {
-			maxHTTPPackageRetryCount = retry
+// packageHTTPUrlClientWithRetry is the extracted logic from the [PackageHTTPURL.InstallProviderPackage] to be
+// able to reuse the same logic with a custom retry.
+// This is kept as it was previously, before being moved here, to avoid introducing unwanted behaviors
+// in a package download process.
+// Later, this method might be removed in favor of a more common client from [httpclient] package.
+func packageHTTPUrlClientWithRetry(ctx context.Context, retries int) *retryablehttp.Client {
+	retryableClient := retryablehttp.NewClient()
+	retryableClient.HTTPClient = httpclient.New(ctx)
+	retryableClient.RetryMax = retries
+	retryableClient.RequestLogHook = func(logger retryablehttp.Logger, _ *http.Request, i int) {
+		if i > 0 {
+			logger.Printf("[INFO] failed to fetch provider package; retrying")
 		}
 	}
+	retryableClient.Logger = log.New(logging.LogOutput(), "", log.Flags())
+	return retryableClient
 }
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/registry_client.go b/internal/getproviders/registry_client.go
index 626059b005..09cfd8fec8 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/registry_client.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/registry_client.go
@@ -44,13 +44,16 @@ type registryClient struct {
 	creds   svcauth.HostCredentials
 
 	httpClient *retryablehttp.Client
+
+	locationConfig LocationConfig
 }
 
-func newRegistryClient(ctx context.Context, baseURL *url.URL, creds svcauth.HostCredentials, httpClient *retryablehttp.Client) *registryClient {
+func newRegistryClient(ctx context.Context, baseURL *url.URL, creds svcauth.HostCredentials, httpClient *retryablehttp.Client, locationConfig LocationConfig) *registryClient {
 	return &registryClient{
-		baseURL:    baseURL,
-		creds:      creds,
-		httpClient: httpClient,
+		baseURL:        baseURL,
+		creds:          creds,
+		httpClient:     httpClient,
+		locationConfig: locationConfig,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -293,7 +296,9 @@ func (c *registryClient) PackageMeta(ctx context.Context, provider addrs.Provide
 			Arch: body.Arch,
 		},
 		Filename: body.Filename,
-		Location: PackageHTTPURL(downloadURL.String()),
+		Location: PackageHTTPURL{URL: downloadURL.String(), ClientBuilder: func(ctx context.Context) *retryablehttp.Client {
+			return packageHTTPUrlClientWithRetry(ctx, c.locationConfig.ProviderDownloadRetries)
+		}},
 		// "Authentication" is populated below
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/registry_client_test.go b/internal/getproviders/registry_client_test.go
index 8b095b72cd..df12130582 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/registry_client_test.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/registry_client_test.go
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/apparentlymart/go-versions/versions"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/addrs"
 	"github.com/opentofu/svchost"
 	disco "github.com/opentofu/svchost/disco"
-
-	"github.com/opentofu/opentofu/internal/addrs"
 )
 
 // testRegistryServices starts up a local HTTP server running a fake provider registry
@@ -75,7 +74,13 @@ func testRegistryServices(t *testing.T) (services *disco.Disco, baseURL string,
 // of your test in order to shut down the test server.
 func testRegistrySource(t *testing.T) (source *RegistrySource, baseURL string, cleanup func()) {
 	services, baseURL, close := testRegistryServices(t)
-	source = NewRegistrySource(t.Context(), services, nil)
+	source = NewRegistrySource(t.Context(), services, nil, LocationConfig{ProviderDownloadRetries: 0})
+	return source, baseURL, close
+}
+
+func testRegistrySourceWithLocationConfig(t *testing.T, config LocationConfig) (source *RegistrySource, baseURL string, cleanup func()) {
+	services, baseURL, close := testRegistryServices(t)
+	source = NewRegistrySource(t.Context(), services, nil, config)
 	return source, baseURL, close
 }
 
@@ -117,6 +122,13 @@ func fakeRegistryHandler(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			write([]byte("000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000f00d happycloud_1.2.0.zip\n000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000face happycloud_1.2.0_face.zip\n"))
 		case "/pkg/awesomesauce/happycloud_1.2.0_SHA256SUMS.sig":
 			write([]byte("GPG signature"))
+		case "/pkg/missing/providerbinary_1.2.0.zip":
+			// Just return a retryable status code
+			resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		case "/pkg/missing/providerbinary_1.2.0_SHA256SUMS":
+			write([]byte("000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000f00d providerbinary_1.2.0.zip\n000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000face providerbinary_1.2.0_face.zip\n"))
+		case "/pkg/missing/providerbinary_1.2.0_SHA256SUMS.sig":
+			write([]byte("GPG signature"))
 		default:
 			resp.WriteHeader(404)
 			write([]byte("unknown package file download"))
@@ -194,7 +206,9 @@ func fakeRegistryHandler(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 	if len(pathParts) == 6 && pathParts[3] == "download" {
 		switch pathParts[0] + "/" + pathParts[1] {
-		case "awesomesauce/happycloud":
+		case "awesomesauce/happycloud", "missing/providerbinary":
+			pNamespace := pathParts[0]
+			pType := pathParts[1]
 			if pathParts[4] == "nonexist" {
 				resp.WriteHeader(404)
 				write([]byte(`unsupported OS`))
@@ -215,11 +229,11 @@ func fakeRegistryHandler(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 				"protocols":             protocols,
 				"os":                    pathParts[4],
 				"arch":                  pathParts[5],
-				"filename":              "happycloud_" + version + ".zip",
+				"filename":              fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s.zip", pType, version),
 				"shasum":                "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000f00d",
-				"download_url":          "/pkg/awesomesauce/happycloud_" + version + ".zip",
-				"shasums_url":           "/pkg/awesomesauce/happycloud_" + version + "_SHA256SUMS",
-				"shasums_signature_url": "/pkg/awesomesauce/happycloud_" + version + "_SHA256SUMS.sig",
+				"download_url":          fmt.Sprintf("/pkg/%s/%s_%s.zip", pNamespace, pType, version),
+				"shasums_url":           fmt.Sprintf("/pkg/%s/%s_%s_SHA256SUMS", pNamespace, pType, version),
+				"shasums_signature_url": fmt.Sprintf("/pkg/%s/%s_%s_SHA256SUMS.sig", pNamespace, pType, version),
 				"signing_keys": map[string]interface{}{
 					"gpg_public_keys": []map[string]interface{}{
 						{
@@ -393,3 +407,32 @@ func TestFindClosestProtocolCompatibleVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// Checks that the [LocationConfig] is used properly to configure the [PackageHTTPURL] http client,
+// meaning that the retries are configured as expected.
+func TestLocationRetriesConfiguredCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
+	source, _, close := testRegistrySourceWithLocationConfig(t, LocationConfig{ProviderDownloadRetries: 2})
+	defer close()
+
+	parts := strings.Split("example.com/missing/providerbinary", "/")
+	providerAddr := addrs.Provider{
+		Hostname:  svchost.Hostname(parts[0]),
+		Namespace: parts[1],
+		Type:      parts[2],
+	}
+
+	version := versions.MustParseVersion("1.2.0")
+
+	got, err := source.PackageMeta(t.Context(), providerAddr, version, Platform{"linux", "amd64"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error got from packageMeta: %s", err)
+	}
+	tmp := t.TempDir()
+	_, err = got.Location.InstallProviderPackage(t.Context(), got, tmp, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error but got nothing")
+	}
+	if expectedSuffix := "giving up after 3 attempt(s)"; !strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), expectedSuffix) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected err %q to have suffix %q", err.Error(), expectedSuffix)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/registry_source.go b/internal/getproviders/registry_source.go
index 630ba37268..d9fbf5f4a9 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/registry_source.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/registry_source.go
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ import (
 type RegistrySource struct {
 	services   *disco.Disco
 	httpClient *retryablehttp.Client
+
+	locationConfig LocationConfig
 }
 
 var _ Source = (*RegistrySource)(nil)
 
 // NewRegistrySource creates and returns a new source that will install
 // providers from their originating provider registries.
-func NewRegistrySource(ctx context.Context, services *disco.Disco, httpClient *retryablehttp.Client) *RegistrySource {
+func NewRegistrySource(ctx context.Context, services *disco.Disco, httpClient *retryablehttp.Client, locationCfg LocationConfig) *RegistrySource {
 	if httpClient == nil {
 		// As an aid to our tests that don't really care that much about
 		// the HTTP client configuration, we'll provide some reasonable
@@ -38,8 +40,9 @@ func NewRegistrySource(ctx context.Context, services *disco.Disco, httpClient *r
 	}
 
 	return &RegistrySource{
-		services:   services,
-		httpClient: httpClient,
+		services:       services,
+		httpClient:     httpClient,
+		locationConfig: locationCfg,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ func (s *RegistrySource) registryClient(ctx context.Context, hostname svchost.Ho
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve credentials for %s: %w", hostname, err)
 	}
 
-	return newRegistryClient(ctx, url, creds, s.httpClient), nil
+	return newRegistryClient(ctx, url, creds, s.httpClient, s.locationConfig), nil
 }
 
 func (s *RegistrySource) ForDisplay(provider addrs.Provider) string {
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/registry_source_test.go b/internal/getproviders/registry_source_test.go
index 6c334a9e17..7c1196a5ed 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/registry_source_test.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/registry_source_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/apparentlymart/go-versions/versions"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
 	regaddr "github.com/opentofu/registry-address/v2"
 	"github.com/opentofu/svchost"
 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ func TestSourceAvailableVersions_warnings(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSourcePackageMeta(t *testing.T) {
-	source, baseURL, close := testRegistrySource(t)
+	source, baseURL, close := testRegistrySourceWithLocationConfig(t, LocationConfig{ProviderDownloadRetries: 3})
 	defer close()
 
 	validMeta := PackageMeta{
@@ -125,7 +126,9 @@ func TestSourcePackageMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		ProtocolVersions: VersionList{versions.MustParseVersion("5.0.0")},
 		TargetPlatform:   Platform{"linux", "amd64"},
 		Filename:         "happycloud_1.2.0.zip",
-		Location:         PackageHTTPURL(baseURL + "/pkg/awesomesauce/happycloud_1.2.0.zip"),
+		Location: PackageHTTPURL{URL: baseURL + "/pkg/awesomesauce/happycloud_1.2.0.zip", ClientBuilder: func(ctx context.Context) *retryablehttp.Client {
+			return packageHTTPUrlClientWithRetry(ctx, source.locationConfig.ProviderDownloadRetries)
+		}},
 	}
 	validMeta.Authentication = PackageAuthenticationAll(
 		NewMatchingChecksumAuthentication(
@@ -196,7 +199,14 @@ func TestSourcePackageMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	// consistently match those. Instead, we'll normalize the URLs.
 	urlPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`http://[^/]+/`)
 
-	cmpOpts := cmp.Comparer(Version.Same)
+	cmpOpts := []cmp.Option{cmp.Comparer(Version.Same), cmp.Comparer(func(a, b func(ctx context.Context) *retryablehttp.Client) bool {
+		given := a(t.Context())
+		got := b(t.Context())
+		if got.RetryMax != given.RetryMax {
+			t.Logf("expected to have retry max as %d but got %d", got.RetryMax, given.RetryMax)
+		}
+		return true
+	})}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s for %s_%s", test.provider, test.os, test.arch), func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -228,7 +238,7 @@ func TestSourcePackageMeta(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("wrong error\ngot:  <nil>\nwant: %s", test.wantErr)
 			}
 
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(got, test.want, cmpOpts); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(got, test.want, cmpOpts...); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("wrong result\n%s", diff)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/internal/providercache/installer_test.go b/internal/providercache/installer_test.go
index c0d5c44b57..f82548aedb 100644
--- a/internal/providercache/installer_test.go
+++ b/internal/providercache/installer_test.go
@@ -2745,7 +2745,7 @@ func testServices(t *testing.T) (services *disco.Disco, baseURL string, cleanup
 // of your test in order to shut down the test server.
 func testRegistrySource(t *testing.T) (source *getproviders.RegistrySource, baseURL string, cleanup func()) {
 	services, baseURL, close := testServices(t)
-	source = getproviders.NewRegistrySource(t.Context(), services, nil)
+	source = getproviders.NewRegistrySource(t.Context(), services, nil, getproviders.LocationConfig{ProviderDownloadRetries: 0})
 	return source, baseURL, close
 }