diff --git a/pkg/controller/operators/catalog/operator.go b/pkg/controller/operators/catalog/operator.go
index 47075e354f2..31de3dda1b2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/operators/catalog/operator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/operators/catalog/operator.go
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ import (
 	extinf "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/informers/externalversions"
 	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	utilclock "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
@@ -388,6 +390,65 @@ func (o *Operator) syncObject(obj interface{}) (syncError error) {
 
 	o.requeueOwners(metaObj)
 
+	return o.syncInstallPlanRetry(obj)
+}
+
+func (o *Operator) syncInstallPlanRetry(obj interface{}) (syncError error) {
+	metaObj, ok := obj.(metav1.Object)
+	if !ok {
+		syncError = errors.New("casting to metav1 object failed")
+		o.logger.Warn(syncError.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	object, ok := obj.(runtime.Object)
+	if !ok {
+		syncError = errors.New("casting to runtime.Object object failed")
+		o.logger.Warn(syncError.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := ownerutil.InferGroupVersionKind(object); err != nil {
+		syncError = err
+		return
+	}
+
+
+	kind := object.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind
+	switch kind {
+	case roleKind:
+		fallthrough
+	case roleBindingKind:
+		fallthrough
+	case serviceAccountKind:
+		o.logger.Infof("syncInstallPlanRetry: kind=%s", kind)
+
+		ips, err := o.lister.OperatorsV1alpha1().InstallPlanLister().InstallPlans(metaObj.GetNamespace()).List(labels.Everything())
+		if err != nil {
+			syncError = err
+			return
+		}
+
+		var errs []error
+		for _, ip := range ips {
+			if ip.Status.Phase == v1alpha1.InstallPlanPhaseFailed {
+				out := ip.DeepCopy()
+				out.Status.Phase = v1alpha1.InstallPlanPhaseInstalling
+				_, updateErr := o.client.OperatorsV1alpha1().InstallPlans(ip.GetNamespace()).UpdateStatus(out)
+
+				if updateErr != nil {
+					errs = append(errs, updateErr)
+					o.logger.Warnf("failed to kick off InstallPlan retry - %v", updateErr)
+					continue
+				}
+
+				o.logger.Debugf("InstallPlan status set to Installing for retry - %s/%s", ip.GetNamespace(), ip.GetName())
+			}
+		}
+
+		syncError = utilerrors.NewAggregate(errs)
+	}
+
 	return
 }