diff --git a/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker.hs b/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker.hs
index b403b32a..ac40b6a1 100644
--- a/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker.hs
+++ b/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker.hs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module Kafka.Worker
     Internal.receiveRawMessages,
     Internal.PartitionOffset (..),
     Partition.SeekCmd (..),
+    Partition.ProcessAttemptsCount (..),
     Internal.CommitToKafkaAsWell (..),
   )
 where
diff --git a/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker/Internal.hs b/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker/Internal.hs
index 912b400f..d33c050d 100644
--- a/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker/Internal.hs
+++ b/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker/Internal.hs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ data PartitionOffset = PartitionOffset
     -- | The partition's offset.
     offset :: Int
   }
+  deriving (Show)
 
 -- | Create a subscription for a topic.
 --
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ subscription topic callback =
     { topic = Kafka.Topic topic,
       onMessage =
         Partition.MessageCallback
-          ( \_ msg -> do
+          ( \_ _ msg -> do
               callback msg
               Task.succeed Partition.NoSeek
           ),
@@ -118,14 +119,14 @@ subscription topic callback =
 -- >              sql
 -- >                "SELECT partition, offset FROM offsets WHERE partition = %"
 -- >                [partitions] )
--- >           (\msg -> Debug.todo "Process your message here!")
+-- >           (\retryCount msg -> Debug.todo "Process your message here!")
 -- >   process settings subscription
 subscriptionManageOwnOffsets ::
   (Aeson.FromJSON msg, Aeson.ToJSON msg) =>
   Text ->
   CommitToKafkaAsWell ->
   ([Int] -> Task Text (List PartitionOffset)) ->
-  (PartitionOffset -> msg -> Task Text Partition.SeekCmd) ->
+  (PartitionOffset -> Partition.ProcessAttemptsCount -> msg -> Task Text Partition.SeekCmd) ->
   TopicSubscription
 subscriptionManageOwnOffsets topic commitToKafkaAsWell fetchOffsets callback =
   TopicSubscription
diff --git a/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker/Partition.hs b/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker/Partition.hs
index c1992930..dd73d17a 100644
--- a/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker/Partition.hs
+++ b/nri-kafka/src/Kafka/Worker/Partition.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Kafka.Worker.Partition
     SeekCmd (..),
     CommitOffsets (..),
     MessageFormat (..),
+    ProcessAttemptsCount (..),
     -- just exported for tests
     microSecondsDelayForAttempt,
     OnStartup (OnStartup),
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ newtype OnCleanup = OnCleanup (Prelude.IO ())
 data MessageCallback where
   MessageCallback ::
     (Show e, Aeson.ToJSON msg, Aeson.FromJSON msg) =>
-    (Consumer.ConsumerRecord () () -> msg -> Task e SeekCmd) ->
+    (Consumer.ConsumerRecord () () -> ProcessAttemptsCount -> msg -> Task e SeekCmd) ->
     MessageCallback
 
 data CommitOffsets
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ processMsgLoop skipOrNot messageFormat commitOffsets observabilityHandler state
             Platform.setTracingSpanDetailsIO log details
             handleFailures log <| do
               msg <- decodeMessage messageFormat record
-              runCallback record {Consumer.crKey = (), Consumer.crValue = ()} msg
+              runCallback record {Consumer.crKey = (), Consumer.crValue = ()} processAttempts msg
                 |> Task.mapError WorkerCallbackFailed
                 |> Task.onError
                   ( \err -> do
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ microSecondsDelayForAttempt attempts =
   2 Prelude.^ (min attempts 10) * 1_000_000
 
 handleFailures ::
-  Show e =>
+  (Show e) =>
   Platform.LogHandler ->
   Task (WorkerError e) a ->
   Prelude.IO ()
diff --git a/nri-kafka/test/Helpers.hs b/nri-kafka/test/Helpers.hs
index 934a3c02..62a3dff6 100644
--- a/nri-kafka/test/Helpers.hs
+++ b/nri-kafka/test/Helpers.hs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Helpers
     stopWorker,
     test,
     sendSync,
+    spawnWorkerManagingOwnOffsets,
   )
 where
 
@@ -78,6 +79,42 @@ spawnWorker handler' topic callback =
     Async.link async
     Prelude.pure (Worker async)
 
+spawnWorkerManagingOwnOffsets ::
+  (Aeson.ToJSON msg, Aeson.FromJSON msg) =>
+  TestHandler ->
+  Internal.Topic ->
+  (Worker.PartitionOffset -> Worker.ProcessAttemptsCount -> msg -> STM.STM Worker.SeekCmd) ->
+  Expect.Expectation' Worker
+spawnWorkerManagingOwnOffsets handler' topic callback =
+  Expect.fromIO <| do
+    settings <-
+      case Environment.decodeDefaults Worker.Settings.decoder of
+        Ok settings' -> Prelude.pure settings'
+        Err err -> Prelude.fail (Text.toList err)
+    async <-
+      Kafka.Worker.Internal.processWithoutShutdownEnsurance
+        settings
+        (Consumer.ConsumerGroupId "group")
+        ( Worker.subscriptionManageOwnOffsets
+            (Internal.unTopic topic)
+            Worker.CommitToKafkaAsWell
+            ( \partitions ->
+                partitions
+                  |> List.map (\id -> Worker.PartitionOffset {Worker.partitionId = id, Worker.offset = 0})
+                  |> Task.succeed
+            )
+            ( \partitionOffset retryCount msg -> do
+                callback partitionOffset retryCount msg
+                  |> STM.atomically
+                  |> map Ok
+                  |> Platform.doAnything (doAnything handler')
+            )
+        )
+        |> Async.race_ (returnWhenTerminating handler')
+        |> Async.async
+    Async.link async
+    Prelude.pure (Worker async)
+
 -- | Stops a single worker
 stopWorker :: Worker -> Expect.Expectation
 stopWorker (Worker async) =
@@ -119,7 +156,7 @@ testHandler Settings.Settings {Settings.brokerAddresses, Settings.deliveryTimeou
       Prelude.pure TestHandler {producer, doAnything, terminator}
 
 -- | puts a message synchronously onto a topic-partition
-sendSync :: Aeson.ToJSON a => TestHandler -> Internal.Topic -> Int -> a -> Expect.Expectation
+sendSync :: (Aeson.ToJSON a) => TestHandler -> Internal.Topic -> Int -> a -> Expect.Expectation
 sendSync handler topicName partitionId msg' =
   Platform.tracingSpan
     "Sync send Kafka messages"
@@ -175,7 +212,7 @@ record topicName partitionId val =
 
 -- | test helper, that yields a new @Kafka.Topic@ and @TestHandler@
 test ::
-  Stack.HasCallStack =>
+  (Stack.HasCallStack) =>
   Text ->
   ((Internal.Topic, TestHandler) -> Expect.Expectation) ->
   Test.Test
diff --git a/nri-kafka/test/Spec/Kafka/Worker/Integration.hs b/nri-kafka/test/Spec/Kafka/Worker/Integration.hs
index 56b75af4..8ee39ea6 100644
--- a/nri-kafka/test/Spec/Kafka/Worker/Integration.hs
+++ b/nri-kafka/test/Spec/Kafka/Worker/Integration.hs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import qualified Control.Concurrent.STM as STM
 import qualified Dict
 import qualified Expect
 import qualified Helpers
+import qualified Kafka.Worker as Worker
 import qualified Set
 import qualified Test
 import qualified Prelude
@@ -55,7 +56,25 @@ tests =
                     [ (1, [2, 1]),
                       (2, [2, 1])
                     ]
+                ),
+          Helpers.test "Self-managing workers get retry count info" <| \(topic, handler) -> do
+            Helpers.sendSync handler topic 1 1
+            msgsTVar <- atomically (STM.newTVar Set.empty)
+            _ <-
+              Helpers.spawnWorkerManagingOwnOffsets
+                handler
+                topic
+                ( \partitionOffset (Worker.ProcessAttemptsCount retryCount) msg -> do
+                    STM.modifyTVar' msgsTVar (Set.insert (msg, retryCount))
+                    if retryCount < 1
+                      then STM.throwSTM (Prelude.userError "retry please")
+                      else
+                        Prelude.pure
+                          <| Worker.SeekToOffset ((Worker.offset partitionOffset) + 1)
                 )
+            msgs' <- waitFor msgsTVar (\items -> Set.size items == 1)
+            -- Assert that the message was recorded on its first retry
+            msgs' |> Expect.equal (Set.fromList [(1, 1)])
         ]
     ]
 
@@ -70,7 +89,7 @@ waitFor tVar pred =
       then Prelude.pure val
       else STM.retry
 
-groupDictAndMap :: Ord b => (a -> (b, c)) -> List a -> Dict.Dict b (List c)
+groupDictAndMap :: (Ord b) => (a -> (b, c)) -> List a -> Dict.Dict b (List c)
 groupDictAndMap f =
   List.foldr
     ( \x ->