diff --git a/src/ipc/libmultiprocess/include/mp/proxy-io.h b/src/ipc/libmultiprocess/include/mp/proxy-io.h
index ec9a15396e1..da817d8d268 100644
--- a/src/ipc/libmultiprocess/include/mp/proxy-io.h
+++ b/src/ipc/libmultiprocess/include/mp/proxy-io.h
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ struct Listener
     kj::Own<kj::ConnectionReceiver> m_receiver;
     std::optional<size_t> m_max_connections;
     size_t m_active_connections{0};
+    bool m_accept_failure_logged{false};
 };
 
 template <typename InitInterface, typename InitImpl>
@@ -892,8 +893,9 @@ void _Listen(const std::shared_ptr<Listener>& listener, EventLoop& loop, InitImp
     if (listener->atCapacity()) return;
 
     auto* receiver = listener->m_receiver.get();
-    loop.m_task_set->add(receiver->accept().then(
+    auto accept = receiver->accept().then(
         [&loop, &init, listener](kj::Own<kj::AsyncIoStream>&& stream) {
+            listener->m_accept_failure_logged = false;
             ++listener->m_active_connections;
             _Serve<InitInterface>(loop, kj::mv(stream), init, [&loop, &init, listener] {
                 const bool resume_accept{listener->atCapacity()};
@@ -902,6 +904,17 @@ void _Listen(const std::shared_ptr<Listener>& listener, EventLoop& loop, InitImp
                 if (resume_accept) _Listen<InitInterface>(listener, loop, init);
             });
             _Listen<InitInterface>(listener, loop, init);
+        });
+    loop.m_task_set->add(accept.catch_(
+        [&loop, &init, listener](kj::Exception&& exception) -> kj::Promise<void> {
+            if (exception.getType() != kj::Exception::Type::OVERLOADED) return kj::mv(exception);
+            if (!listener->m_accept_failure_logged) {
+                listener->m_accept_failure_logged = true;
+                MP_LOG(loop, Log::Warning) << "IPC listener accept hit a temporary resource limit. Retrying after 100 ms.";
+            }
+            return loop.m_io_context.provider->getTimer().afterDelay(100 * kj::MILLISECONDS).then([&loop, &init, listener] {
+                _Listen<InitInterface>(listener, loop, init);
+            });
         }));
 }