diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/421-ec2_vpc_egress_igw-retry.yml b/changelogs/fragments/421-ec2_vpc_egress_igw-retry.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31c03c833c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/421-ec2_vpc_egress_igw-retry.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- ec2_vpc_egress_igw - Add retries on common AWS failures (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/421).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_egress_igw.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_egress_igw.py
index 0026ade65ad..23c2f86abd0 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_egress_igw.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_egress_igw.py
@@ -66,20 +66,24 @@
 
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import AnsibleAWSModule
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import is_boto3_error_code
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import AWSRetry
 
 
-def delete_eigw(module, conn, eigw_id):
+def delete_eigw(module, connection, eigw_id):
     """
     Delete EIGW.
 
     module     : AnsibleAWSModule object
-    conn       : boto3 client connection object
+    connection : boto3 client connection object
     eigw_id    : ID of the EIGW to delete
     """
     changed = False
 
     try:
-        response = conn.delete_egress_only_internet_gateway(DryRun=module.check_mode, EgressOnlyInternetGatewayId=eigw_id)
+        response = connection.delete_egress_only_internet_gateway(
+            aws_retry=True,
+            DryRun=module.check_mode,
+            EgressOnlyInternetGatewayId=eigw_id)
     except is_boto3_error_code('DryRunOperation'):
         changed = True
     except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
@@ -91,19 +95,22 @@ def delete_eigw(module, conn, eigw_id):
     return changed
 
 
-def create_eigw(module, conn, vpc_id):
+def create_eigw(module, connection, vpc_id):
     """
     Create EIGW.
 
     module       : AnsibleAWSModule object
-    conn         : boto3 client connection object
+    connection   : boto3 client connection object
     vpc_id       : ID of the VPC we are operating on
     """
     gateway_id = None
     changed = False
 
     try:
-        response = conn.create_egress_only_internet_gateway(DryRun=module.check_mode, VpcId=vpc_id)
+        response = connection.create_egress_only_internet_gateway(
+            aws_retry=True,
+            DryRun=module.check_mode,
+            VpcId=vpc_id)
     except is_boto3_error_code('DryRunOperation'):
         # When boto3 method is run with DryRun=True it returns an error on success
         # We need to catch the error and return something valid
@@ -128,18 +135,19 @@ def create_eigw(module, conn, vpc_id):
     return changed, gateway_id
 
 
-def describe_eigws(module, conn, vpc_id):
+def describe_eigws(module, connection, vpc_id):
     """
     Describe EIGWs.
 
     module     : AnsibleAWSModule object
-    conn       : boto3 client connection object
+    connection : boto3 client connection object
     vpc_id     : ID of the VPC we are operating on
     """
     gateway_id = None
 
     try:
-        response = conn.describe_egress_only_internet_gateways()
+        response = connection.describe_egress_only_internet_gateways(
+            aws_retry=True)
     except (botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
         module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not get list of existing Egress-Only Internet Gateways")
 
@@ -159,7 +167,8 @@ def main():
 
     module = AnsibleAWSModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
 
-    connection = module.client('ec2')
+    retry_decorator = AWSRetry.jittered_backoff(retries=10)
+    connection = module.client('ec2', retry_decorator=retry_decorator)
 
     vpc_id = module.params.get('vpc_id')
     state = module.params.get('state')