diff --git a/queue_job/models/queue_job_function.py b/queue_job/models/queue_job_function.py
index f593b6520a..d839708dcf 100644
--- a/queue_job/models/queue_job_function.py
+++ b/queue_job/models/queue_job_function.py
@@ -149,10 +149,12 @@ def _parse_retry_pattern(self):
         try:
             # as json can't have integers as keys and the field is stored
             # as json, convert back to int
-            retry_pattern = {
-                int(try_count): postpone_seconds
-                for try_count, postpone_seconds in self.retry_pattern.items()
-            }
+            retry_pattern = {}
+            for try_count, postpone_value in self.retry_pattern.items():
+                if isinstance(postpone_value, int):
+                    retry_pattern[int(try_count)] = postpone_value
+                else:
+                    retry_pattern[int(try_count)] = tuple(postpone_value)
         except ValueError:
             _logger.error(
                 "Invalid retry pattern for job function %s,"
@@ -181,8 +183,9 @@ def job_config(self, name):
     def _retry_pattern_format_error_message(self):
         return _(
             "Unexpected format of Retry Pattern for {}.\n"
-            "Example of valid format:\n"
-            "{{1: 300, 5: 600, 10: 1200, 15: 3000}}"
+            "Example of valid formats:\n"
+            "{{1: 300, 5: 600, 10: 1200, 15: 3000}}\n"
+            "{{1: (1, 10), 5: (11, 20), 10: (21, 30), 15: (100, 300)}}"
         ).format(self.name)
 
     @api.constrains("retry_pattern")
@@ -195,12 +198,20 @@ def _check_retry_pattern(self):
             all_values = list(retry_pattern) + list(retry_pattern.values())
             for value in all_values:
                 try:
-                    int(value)
+                    self._retry_value_type_check(value)
                 except ValueError:
                     raise exceptions.UserError(
                         record._retry_pattern_format_error_message()
                     )
 
+    def _retry_value_type_check(self, value):
+        if isinstance(value, (tuple, list)):
+            if len(value) != 2:
+                raise ValueError
+            [self._retry_value_type_check(element) for element in value]
+            return
+        int(value)
+
     def _related_action_format_error_message(self):
         return _(
             "Unexpected format of Related Action for {}.\n"
diff --git a/test_queue_job/tests/__init__.py b/test_queue_job/tests/__init__.py
index dc59429e71..0405022ce0 100644
--- a/test_queue_job/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/test_queue_job/tests/__init__.py
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 from . import test_job
 from . import test_job_auto_delay
 from . import test_job_channels
+from . import test_job_function
 from . import test_related_actions
 from . import test_delay_mocks
diff --git a/test_queue_job/tests/test_job_function.py b/test_queue_job/tests/test_job_function.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17781ac475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_queue_job/tests/test_job_function.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import odoo.tests.common as common
+from odoo import exceptions
+
+
+class TestJobFunction(common.TransactionCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestJobFunction, self).setUp()
+        self.test_function_model = self.env.ref(
+            "queue_job.job_function_queue_job__test_job"
+        )
+
+    def test_check_retry_pattern_randomized_case(self):
+        randomized_pattern = "{1: (10, 20), 2: (20, 40)}"
+        self.test_function_model.edit_retry_pattern = randomized_pattern
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.test_function_model.edit_retry_pattern, randomized_pattern
+        )
+
+    def test_check_retry_pattern_fixed_case(self):
+        fixed_pattern = "{1: 10, 2: 20}"
+        self.test_function_model.edit_retry_pattern = fixed_pattern
+        self.assertEqual(self.test_function_model.edit_retry_pattern, fixed_pattern)
+
+    def test_check_retry_pattern_invalid_cases(self):
+        invalid_time_value_pattern = "{1: a, 2: 20}"
+        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.UserError):
+            self.test_function_model.edit_retry_pattern = invalid_time_value_pattern
+
+        invalid_retry_count_pattern = "{a: 10, 2: 20}"
+        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.UserError):
+            self.test_function_model.edit_retry_pattern = invalid_retry_count_pattern
+
+        invalid_randomized_pattern = "{1: (1, 2, 3), 2: 20}"
+        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.UserError):
+            self.test_function_model.edit_retry_pattern = invalid_randomized_pattern