diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryAction.java
index 56a44cc3ad0..5868f8eeb06 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryAction.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class RetryAction extends Action<RetryAction.Request, RetryAction.Response> {
     public static final RetryAction INSTANCE = new RetryAction();
-    public static final String NAME = "indices:admin/xpack/index_lifecycle/_retry/post";
+    public static final String NAME = "indices:admin/xpack/index_lifecycle/retry";
 
     protected RetryAction() {
         super(NAME);
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public class RetryAction extends Action<RetryAction.Request, RetryAction.Respons
     }
 
     public static class Request extends AcknowledgedRequest<Request> implements IndicesRequest.Replaceable {
-        private String[] indices;
+        private String[] indices = Strings.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+        private IndicesOptions indicesOptions = IndicesOptions.strictExpandOpen();
 
         public Request(String... indices) {
             this.indices = indices;
@@ -70,8 +71,12 @@ public class RetryAction extends Action<RetryAction.Request, RetryAction.Respons
 
         @Override
         public IndicesOptions indicesOptions() {
-            // Re-run should only resolve to open concrete indices (not aliases)
-            return new IndicesOptions(EnumSet.of(Option.IGNORE_ALIASES), EnumSet.of(WildcardStates.OPEN));
+            return indicesOptions;
+        }
+
+        public Request indicesOptions(IndicesOptions indicesOptions) {
+            this.indicesOptions = indicesOptions;
+            return this;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -83,17 +88,19 @@ public class RetryAction extends Action<RetryAction.Request, RetryAction.Respons
         public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
             super.readFrom(in);
             this.indices = in.readStringArray();
+            this.indicesOptions = IndicesOptions.readIndicesOptions(in);
         }
 
         @Override
         public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
             super.writeTo(out);
             out.writeStringArray(indices);
+            indicesOptions.writeIndicesOptions(out);
         }
 
         @Override
         public int hashCode() {
-            return Arrays.hashCode(indices);
+            return Objects.hash(Arrays.hashCode(indices), indicesOptions);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -105,7 +112,8 @@ public class RetryAction extends Action<RetryAction.Request, RetryAction.Respons
                 return false;
             }
             Request other = (Request) obj;
-            return Arrays.equals(indices, other.indices);
+            return Objects.deepEquals(indices, other.indices)
+                && Objects.equals(indicesOptions, other.indicesOptions);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/ReRunRequestTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/ReRunRequestTests.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6675d27938e..00000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/ReRunRequestTests.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- *
- */
-package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.action;
-
-import org.elasticsearch.test.AbstractStreamableTestCase;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.action.RetryAction.Request;
-
-public class ReRunRequestTests extends AbstractStreamableTestCase<Request> {
-
-    @Override
-    protected Request createTestInstance() {
-        String[] indices = new String[randomIntBetween(1, 10)];
-        for (int i = 0; i < indices.length; i++) {
-            indices[i] = randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(2, 5);
-        }
-        return new Request(indices);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected Request createBlankInstance() {
-        return new Request();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryRequestTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryRequestTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b8fc85cd96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryRequestTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ *
+ */
+package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.action;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.action.support.IndicesOptions;
+import org.elasticsearch.test.AbstractStreamableTestCase;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.action.RetryAction.Request;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class RetryRequestTests extends AbstractStreamableTestCase<Request> {
+
+    @Override
+    protected Request createTestInstance() {
+        Request request = new Request();
+        if (randomBoolean()) {
+            request.indices(generateRandomStringArray(20, 20, false));
+        }
+        if (randomBoolean()) {
+            IndicesOptions indicesOptions = IndicesOptions.fromOptions(randomBoolean(), randomBoolean(), randomBoolean(), randomBoolean(),
+                randomBoolean(), randomBoolean(), randomBoolean());
+            request.indicesOptions(indicesOptions);
+        }
+        return request;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Request mutateInstance(Request instance) throws IOException {
+        String[] indices = instance.indices();
+        IndicesOptions indicesOptions = instance.indicesOptions();
+        switch (between(0, 1)) {
+            case 0:
+                indices = generateRandomStringArray(20, 10, false);
+                break;
+            case 1:
+                indicesOptions = randomValueOtherThan(indicesOptions, () -> IndicesOptions.fromOptions(randomBoolean(), randomBoolean(),
+                    randomBoolean(), randomBoolean(), randomBoolean(), randomBoolean(), randomBoolean()));
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new AssertionError("Illegal randomisation branch");
+        }
+        Request newRequest = new Request();
+        newRequest.indices(indices);
+        newRequest.indicesOptions(indicesOptions);
+        return newRequest;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Request createBlankInstance() {
+        return new Request();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/ReRunResponseTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryResponseTests.java
similarity index 92%
rename from x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/ReRunResponseTests.java
rename to x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryResponseTests.java
index 4cfb64482f8..24e758f9503 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/ReRunResponseTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/action/RetryResponseTests.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.action;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.AbstractStreamableTestCase;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.action.RetryAction.Response;
 
-public class ReRunResponseTests extends AbstractStreamableTestCase<Response> {
+public class RetryResponseTests extends AbstractStreamableTestCase<Response> {
 
     @Override
     protected Response createTestInstance() {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/index-lifecycle/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestRetryAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/index-lifecycle/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestRetryAction.java
index c021651bdf3..4cfd2f1cb7a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/index-lifecycle/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestRetryAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/index-lifecycle/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestRetryAction.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.indexlifecycle.action;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.action.support.IndicesOptions;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.node.NodeClient;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ public class RestRetryAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
     public RestRetryAction(Settings settings, RestController controller) {
         super(settings);
-        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.POST, IndexLifecycle.BASE_PATH + "_retry/{index}", this);
+        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.POST, "_" + IndexLifecycle.NAME + "/retry", this);
+        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.POST, "{index}/_" + IndexLifecycle.NAME + "/retry", this);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ public class RestRetryAction extends BaseRestHandler {
         RetryAction.Request request = new RetryAction.Request(indices);
         request.timeout(restRequest.paramAsTime("timeout", request.timeout()));
         request.masterNodeTimeout(restRequest.paramAsTime("master_timeout", request.masterNodeTimeout()));
+        request.indices(indices);
+        request.indicesOptions(IndicesOptions.fromRequest(restRequest, IndicesOptions.strictExpandOpen()));
         return channel -> client.execute(RetryAction.INSTANCE, request, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
     }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.index_lifecycle.retry.json b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.index_lifecycle.retry.json
index 9ac94985aa6..5f934b75aa8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.index_lifecycle.retry.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.index_lifecycle.retry.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "documentation": "http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/index_lifecycle/current/index_lifecycle.html",
     "methods": [ "POST" ],
     "url": {
-      "path": "/_xpack/index_lifecycle/_retry/{index}",
-      "paths": ["/_xpack/index_lifecycle/_retry/{index}"],
+      "path": "/{index}/_index_lifecycle/retry",
+      "paths": ["/{index}/_index_lifecycle/retry", "/_index_lifecycle/retry"],
       "parts": {
         "index": {
           "type" : "string",