diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_cassandra/test/emqx_bridge_cassandra_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_cassandra/test/emqx_bridge_cassandra_SUITE.erl
index c74d6cdd1..11014a596 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_cassandra/test/emqx_bridge_cassandra_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_cassandra/test/emqx_bridge_cassandra_SUITE.erl
@@ -541,7 +541,9 @@ t_write_failure(Config) ->
         end),
         fun(Trace0) ->
             ct:pal("trace: ~p", [Trace0]),
-            Trace = ?of_kind(buffer_worker_flush_nack, Trace0),
+            Trace = ?of_kind(
+                [buffer_worker_flush_nack, buffer_worker_retry_inflight_failed], Trace0
+            ),
             [#{result := Result} | _] = Trace,
             case Result of
                 {async_return, {error, {resource_error, _}}} ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl
index 602551c33..167dcc02e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ running(info, Info, _St) ->
     keep_state_and_data.
 
 blocked(enter, _, #{resume_interval := ResumeT} = St0) ->
-    ?tp(buffer_worker_enter_blocked, #{}),
+    ?tp(buffer_worker_enter_blocked, #{buffer_worker => self()}),
     %% discard the old timer, new timer will be started when entering running state again
     St = cancel_flush_timer(St0),
     {keep_state, St, {state_timeout, ResumeT, unblock}};
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ retry_inflight_sync(Ref, QueryOrBatch, Data0) ->
                 buffer_worker_retry_inflight_failed,
                 #{
                     ref => Ref,
-                    query_or_batch => QueryOrBatch
+                    query_or_batch => QueryOrBatch,
+                    result => Result
                 }
             ),
             {keep_state, Data1, {state_timeout, ResumeT, unblock}};
@@ -976,7 +977,7 @@ handle_async_worker_down(Data0, Pid) ->
     {AsyncWorkerMRef, AsyncWorkers} = maps:take(Pid, AsyncWorkers0),
     Data = Data0#{async_workers := AsyncWorkers},
     mark_inflight_items_as_retriable(Data, AsyncWorkerMRef),
-    {keep_state, Data}.
+    {next_state, blocked, Data}.
 
 -spec call_query(force_sync | async_if_possible, _, _, _, _, _) -> _.
 call_query(QM, Id, Index, Ref, Query, QueryOpts) ->
@@ -1563,7 +1564,7 @@ mark_inflight_items_as_retriable(Data, AsyncWorkerMRef) ->
             end
         ),
     _NumAffected = ets:select_replace(InflightTID, MatchSpec),
-    ?tp(buffer_worker_async_agent_down, #{num_affected => _NumAffected}),
+    ?tp(buffer_worker_async_agent_down, #{num_affected => _NumAffected, buffer_worker => self()}),
     ok.
 
 %% used to update a batch after dropping expired individual queries.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
index 56d878859..508b8d96b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
@@ -1832,6 +1832,18 @@ t_async_pool_worker_death(_Config) ->
                 NumReqs,
                 lists:sum([N || #{num_affected := N} <- Events])
             ),
+
+            %% The `DOWN' signal must trigger the transition to the `blocked' state,
+            %% otherwise the request won't be retried until the buffer worker is `blocked'
+            %% for other reasons.
+            ?assert(
+                ?strict_causality(
+                    #{?snk_kind := buffer_worker_async_agent_down, buffer_worker := _Pid0},
+                    #{?snk_kind := buffer_worker_enter_blocked, buffer_worker := _Pid1},
+                    _Pid0 =:= _Pid1,
+                    Trace
+                )
+            ),
             ok
         end
     ),
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-10887.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-10887.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5189864a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-10887.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fixed a potential issue where requests to bridges might take a long time to be retried.
+
+This only affected low throughput scenarios, where the buffering layer could take a long time to detect connectivity and driver problems.