diff --git a/workflow/controller/retry_tweak.go b/workflow/controller/retry_tweak.go
index e8e10a5f87fd..a2d1d3baceed 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/retry_tweak.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/retry_tweak.go
@@ -15,12 +15,23 @@ type RetryTweak = func(retryStrategy wfv1.RetryStrategy, nodes wfv1.Nodes, pod *
 func FindRetryNode(nodes wfv1.Nodes, nodeID string) *wfv1.NodeStatus {
 	boundaryID := nodes[nodeID].BoundaryID
 	boundaryNode := nodes[boundaryID]
-	templateName := boundaryNode.TemplateName
-	for _, node := range nodes {
-		if node.Type == wfv1.NodeTypeRetry && node.TemplateName == templateName {
-			return &node
+	if boundaryNode.TemplateName != "" {
+		templateName := boundaryNode.TemplateName
+		for _, node := range nodes {
+			if node.Type == wfv1.NodeTypeRetry && node.TemplateName == templateName {
+				return &node
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	if boundaryNode.TemplateRef != nil {
+		templateRef := boundaryNode.TemplateRef
+		for _, node := range nodes {
+			if node.Type == wfv1.NodeTypeRetry && node.TemplateRef != nil && node.TemplateRef.Name == templateRef.Name && node.TemplateRef.Template == templateRef.Template {
+				return &node
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/workflow/controller/retry_tweak_test.go b/workflow/controller/retry_tweak_test.go
index 77403c146bbf..66e5d9d106c7 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/retry_tweak_test.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/retry_tweak_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@ func TestFindRetryNode(t *testing.T) {
 			Children:     []string{},
 			TemplateName: "tmpl2",
 		},
+		"E1": wfv1.NodeStatus{
+			ID:         "E1",
+			Type:       wfv1.NodeTypeRetry,
+			Phase:      wfv1.NodeRunning,
+			BoundaryID: "A1",
+			Children:   []string{},
+			TemplateRef: &wfv1.TemplateRef{
+				Name:     "tmpl1",
+				Template: "tmpl3",
+			},
+		},
+		"E2": wfv1.NodeStatus{
+			ID:           "E2",
+			Type:         wfv1.NodeTypePod,
+			Phase:        wfv1.NodeRunning,
+			BoundaryID:   "E1",
+			Children:     []string{},
+			TemplateName: "tmpl2",
+		},
 	}
 	t.Run("Expect to find retry node", func(t *testing.T) {
 		node := allNodes["B2"]
@@ -68,4 +87,8 @@ func TestFindRetryNode(t *testing.T) {
 		a := FindRetryNode(allNodes, "A1")
 		assert.Nil(t, a)
 	})
+	t.Run("Expect to find retry node has TemplateRef", func(t *testing.T) {
+		node := allNodes["E1"]
+		assert.Equal(t, FindRetryNode(allNodes, "E2"), &node)
+	})
 }