diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index a4f8ba8cebf..8739eb3eb0e 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ cache_mode = private
 # For "mysql" only if migrationLocking feature toggle is set. How many seconds to wait before failing to lock the database for the migrations, default is 0.
 locking_attempt_timeout_sec = 0
 
+# For "sqlite" only. How many times to retry query in case of database is locked failures. Default is 0 (disabled).
+query_retries = 0
+
+# For "sqlite" only. How many times to retry transaction in case of database is locked failures. Default is 5.
+transaction_retries = 5
+
 #################################### Cache server #############################
 [remote_cache]
 # Either "redis", "memcached" or "database" default is "database"
diff --git a/conf/sample.ini b/conf/sample.ini
index 32bbe64ca4e..60699bd0a11 100644
--- a/conf/sample.ini
+++ b/conf/sample.ini
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@
 # For "mysql" only if migrationLocking feature toggle is set. How many seconds to wait before failing to lock the database for the migrations, default is 0.
 ;locking_attempt_timeout_sec = 0
 
+# For "sqlite" only. How many times to retry query in case of database is locked failures. Default is 0 (disabled).
+;query_retries = 0
+
+# For "sqlite" only. How many times to retry transaction in case of database is locked failures. Default is 5.
+;transaction_retries = 5
+
 ################################### Data sources #########################
 [datasources]
 # Upper limit of data sources that Grafana will return. This limit is a temporary configuration and it will be deprecated when pagination will be introduced on the list data sources API.
diff --git a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md
index cf5e66d90b8..2db7ea0e3ff 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md
@@ -365,6 +365,14 @@ will be stored.
 For "sqlite3" only. [Shared cache](https://www.sqlite.org/sharedcache.html) setting used for connecting to the database. (private, shared)
 Defaults to `private`.
 
+### query_retries
+
+This setting applies to `sqlite` only and controls the number of times the system retries a query when the database is locked. The default value is `0` (disabled).
+
+### transaction_retries
+
+This setting applies to `sqlite` only and controls the number of times the system retries a transaction when the database is locked. The default value is `5`.
+
 <hr />
 
 ## [remote_cache]
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/org.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/org.go
index a92e4acc25a..1231c2ea081 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/org.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/org.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (ss *SQLStore) createOrg(ctx context.Context, name string, userID int64, en
 		Created: time.Now(),
 		Updated: time.Now(),
 	}
-	if err := inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx, engine, ss.bus, func(sess *DBSession) error {
+	if err := ss.inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx, engine, ss.bus, func(sess *DBSession) error {
 		if isNameTaken, err := isOrgNameTaken(name, 0, sess); err != nil {
 			return err
 		} else if isNameTaken {
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/session.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/session.go
index b8a3b9ccc56..973e6c63e67 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/session.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/session.go
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package sqlstore
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"reflect"
+	"time"
 
 	"xorm.io/xorm"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 )
 
 var sessionLogger = log.New("sqlstore.session")
@@ -55,18 +58,37 @@ func startSessionOrUseExisting(ctx context.Context, engine *xorm.Engine, beginTr
 // WithDbSession calls the callback with the session in the context (if exists).
 // Otherwise it creates a new one that is closed upon completion.
 // A session is stored in the context if sqlstore.InTransaction() has been been previously called with the same context (and it's not committed/rolledback yet).
+// In case of sqlite3.ErrLocked or sqlite3.ErrBusy failure it will be retried at most five times before giving up.
 func (ss *SQLStore) WithDbSession(ctx context.Context, callback DBTransactionFunc) error {
-	return withDbSession(ctx, ss.engine, callback)
+	return ss.withDbSession(ctx, ss.engine, callback)
 }
 
 // WithNewDbSession calls the callback with a new session that is closed upon completion.
+// In case of sqlite3.ErrLocked or sqlite3.ErrBusy failure it will be retried at most five times before giving up.
 func (ss *SQLStore) WithNewDbSession(ctx context.Context, callback DBTransactionFunc) error {
 	sess := &DBSession{Session: ss.engine.NewSession(), transactionOpen: false}
 	defer sess.Close()
-	return callback(sess)
+	return ss.withRetry(ctx, callback, 0)(sess)
 }
 
-func withDbSession(ctx context.Context, engine *xorm.Engine, callback DBTransactionFunc) error {
+func (ss *SQLStore) withRetry(ctx context.Context, callback DBTransactionFunc, retry int) DBTransactionFunc {
+	return func(sess *DBSession) error {
+		err := callback(sess)
+
+		ctxLogger := tsclogger.FromContext(ctx)
+
+		var sqlError sqlite3.Error
+		if errors.As(err, &sqlError) && retry < ss.dbCfg.QueryRetries && (sqlError.Code == sqlite3.ErrLocked || sqlError.Code == sqlite3.ErrBusy) {
+			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(10))
+			ctxLogger.Info("Database locked, sleeping then retrying", "error", err, "retry", retry, "code", sqlError.Code)
+			return ss.withRetry(ctx, callback, retry+1)(sess)
+		}
+
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func (ss *SQLStore) withDbSession(ctx context.Context, engine *xorm.Engine, callback DBTransactionFunc) error {
 	sess, isNew, err := startSessionOrUseExisting(ctx, engine, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -74,7 +96,7 @@ func withDbSession(ctx context.Context, engine *xorm.Engine, callback DBTransact
 	if isNew {
 		defer sess.Close()
 	}
-	return callback(sess)
+	return ss.withRetry(ctx, callback, 0)(sess)
 }
 
 func (sess *DBSession) InsertId(bean interface{}) (int64, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/session_test.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/session_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..061990eb3b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/session_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package sqlstore
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestRetryingOnFailures(t *testing.T) {
+	store := InitTestDB(t)
+	store.dbCfg.QueryRetries = 5
+
+	funcToTest := map[string]func(ctx context.Context, callback DBTransactionFunc) error{
+		"WithDbSession()":    store.WithDbSession,
+		"WithNewDbSession()": store.WithNewDbSession,
+	}
+
+	for name, f := range funcToTest {
+		i := 0
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s should return the error immediately if it's other than sqlite3.ErrLocked or sqlite3.ErrBusy", name), func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := f(context.Background(), func(sess *DBSession) error {
+				i++
+				return errors.New("some error")
+			})
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, i, 1)
+		})
+
+		i = 0
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s should return the sqlite3.Error if all retries have failed", name), func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := f(context.Background(), func(sess *DBSession) error {
+				i++
+				return sqlite3.Error{Code: sqlite3.ErrBusy}
+			})
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			var driverErr sqlite3.Error
+			require.ErrorAs(t, err, &driverErr)
+			require.Equal(t, i, store.dbCfg.QueryRetries+1)
+		})
+
+		i = 0
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s should not return the error if successive retries succeed", name), func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := f(context.Background(), func(sess *DBSession) error {
+				var err error
+				switch {
+				case i >= store.dbCfg.QueryRetries:
+					err = nil
+				default:
+					err = sqlite3.Error{Code: sqlite3.ErrBusy}
+				}
+				i++
+				return err
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, i, store.dbCfg.QueryRetries+1)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/sqlstore.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/sqlstore.go
index b037b78721c..058bcd2ad47 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/sqlstore.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/sqlstore.go
@@ -455,6 +455,9 @@ func (ss *SQLStore) readConfig() error {
 	ss.dbCfg.CacheMode = sec.Key("cache_mode").MustString("private")
 	ss.dbCfg.SkipMigrations = sec.Key("skip_migrations").MustBool()
 	ss.dbCfg.MigrationLockAttemptTimeout = sec.Key("locking_attempt_timeout_sec").MustInt()
+
+	ss.dbCfg.QueryRetries = sec.Key("query_retries").MustInt()
+	ss.dbCfg.TransactionRetries = sec.Key("transaction_retries").MustInt(5)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -671,4 +674,8 @@ type DatabaseConfig struct {
 	UrlQueryParams              map[string][]string
 	SkipMigrations              bool
 	MigrationLockAttemptTimeout int
+	// SQLite only
+	QueryRetries int
+	// SQLite only
+	TransactionRetries int
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/transactions.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/transactions.go
index 15a3f2e0ccd..92b466f4890 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/transactions.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/transactions.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var tsclogger = log.New("sqlstore.transactions")
 
 // WithTransactionalDbSession calls the callback with a session within a transaction.
 func (ss *SQLStore) WithTransactionalDbSession(ctx context.Context, callback DBTransactionFunc) error {
-	return inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx, ss.engine, ss.bus, callback, 0)
+	return ss.inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx, ss.engine, ss.bus, callback, 0)
 }
 
 // InTransaction starts a transaction and calls the fn
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ func (ss *SQLStore) InTransaction(ctx context.Context, fn func(ctx context.Conte
 }
 
 func (ss *SQLStore) inTransactionWithRetry(ctx context.Context, fn func(ctx context.Context) error, retry int) error {
-	return inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx, ss.engine, ss.bus, func(sess *DBSession) error {
+	return ss.inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx, ss.engine, ss.bus, func(sess *DBSession) error {
 		withValue := context.WithValue(ctx, ContextSessionKey{}, sess)
 		return fn(withValue)
 	}, retry)
 }
 
-func inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx context.Context, engine *xorm.Engine, bus bus.Bus, callback DBTransactionFunc, retry int) error {
+func (ss *SQLStore) inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx context.Context, engine *xorm.Engine, bus bus.Bus, callback DBTransactionFunc, retry int) error {
 	sess, isNew, err := startSessionOrUseExisting(ctx, engine, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ func inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx context.Context, engine *xorm.Engine, bus bus
 
 	// special handling of database locked errors for sqlite, then we can retry 5 times
 	var sqlError sqlite3.Error
-	if errors.As(err, &sqlError) && retry < 5 && (sqlError.Code == sqlite3.ErrLocked || sqlError.Code == sqlite3.ErrBusy) {
+	if errors.As(err, &sqlError) && retry < ss.dbCfg.TransactionRetries && (sqlError.Code == sqlite3.ErrLocked || sqlError.Code == sqlite3.ErrBusy) {
 		if rollErr := sess.Rollback(); rollErr != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("rolling back transaction due to error failed: %s: %w", rollErr, err)
 		}
 
 		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(10))
-		ctxLogger.Info("Database locked, sleeping then retrying", "error", err, "retry", retry)
-		return inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx, engine, bus, callback, retry+1)
+		ctxLogger.Info("Database locked, sleeping then retrying", "error", err, "retry", retry, "code", sqlError.Code)
+		return ss.inTransactionWithRetryCtx(ctx, engine, bus, callback, retry+1)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {