diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-make.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-make.yaml
index 3e22680436..13c7df3c2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-make.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-make.yaml
@@ -1119,6 +1119,17 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                   set -euo pipefail
 
+                  ensure_snap() {
+                      local name="$1" delay
+                      for delay in 0 15 30; do
+                          sleep "${delay}"
+                          if snap list "${name}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || sudo snap install "${name}"; then
+                              return 0
+                          fi
+                      done
+                      return 1
+                  }
+
                   found=false
                   installed_x64=false
                   for artifact in dist/executables/*.snap; do
@@ -1131,8 +1142,8 @@ jobs:
                                   2>&1 | tee /dev/stderr
                       )"
                       if printf '%s\n' "${verification}" | grep -Fq 'Verified snap x64 Linux'; then
-                          snap list mesa-core22 >/dev/null 2>&1 || sudo snap install mesa-core22
-                          snap list gnome-3-28-1804 >/dev/null 2>&1 || sudo snap install gnome-3-28-1804
+                          ensure_snap mesa-core22
+                          ensure_snap gnome-3-28-1804
                           sudo snap install --dangerous "${artifact}"
                           installed_x64=true
                       fi
diff --git a/tools/embedded-mpv/README.md b/tools/embedded-mpv/README.md
index f54eb8131f..6966b99b50 100644
--- a/tools/embedded-mpv/README.md
+++ b/tools/embedded-mpv/README.md
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@ spent. Both constants live in `runtime-probe-contract.cjs`.
 For a locally installed `--dangerous` Snap, CI explicitly installs and
 connects `mesa-core22` and `gnome-3-28-1804`, verifies both connections, and
 then runs the application-level diagnostic under Xvfb.
+Missing providers are installed from the Snap Store with up to three attempts
+and pauses of 15 and 30 seconds after failures. If installation still fails,
+the runtime check fails.
 The Linux packaging matrix alone depends on the runtime-builder job. macOS and
 Windows use an independent matrix, while both matrices share the same anchored
 step list; draft release assembly remains atomic and requires both matrices.
diff --git a/tools/packaging/configure-linux-frame-copy-build.test.mjs b/tools/packaging/configure-linux-frame-copy-build.test.mjs
index 785dcda5ff..63f3bc7482 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/configure-linux-frame-copy-build.test.mjs
+++ b/tools/packaging/configure-linux-frame-copy-build.test.mjs
@@ -771,6 +771,47 @@ test('system package smoke environments install every direct helper runtime depe
     }
 });
 
+test('Snap dependencies retry failed installs and fail after three attempts', () => {
+    const step = buildWorkflowConfig.jobs['build-linux'].steps.find(
+        ({ name }) =>
+            name === 'Verify Snap payloads and strict-confinement runtime'
+    );
+    const setup = step.run.split('\nfound=false\n')[0];
+    const script = `
+${setup}
+attempts=0
+snap() { [[ "$1 $2" == "list mesa-core22" && "$installed" == 1 ]]; }
+sudo() {
+    printf '%s\\n' "$*"
+    (( ++attempts == succeeds_on ))
+}
+sleep() { printf 'sleep %s\\n' "$1"; }
+installed="$1"
+succeeds_on="$2"
+ensure_snap mesa-core22
+`;
+    const install = 'snap install mesa-core22\n';
+    for (const [installed, succeedsOn, status, stdout] of [
+        ['1', '0', 0, 'sleep 0\n'],
+        ['0', '2', 0, `sleep 0\n${install}sleep 15\n${install}`],
+        [
+            '0',
+            '0',
+            1,
+            `sleep 0\n${install}sleep 15\n${install}sleep 30\n${install}`,
+        ],
+    ]) {
+        const result = spawnSync(
+            'bash',
+            ['-c', script, 'snap-test', installed, succeedsOn],
+            { encoding: 'utf8' }
+        );
+        assert.ifError(result.error);
+        assert.equal(result.status, status, result.stderr);
+        assert.equal(result.stdout, stdout);
+    }
+});
+
 test('Snap verifier preserves fail-closed status while exposing captured diagnostics', () => {
     const snapStep = workflowStep(
         'Verify Snap payloads and strict-confinement runtime'
@@ -790,22 +831,13 @@ test('Snap verifier preserves fail-closed status while exposing captured diagnos
         snapStep.indexOf("grep -Fq 'Verified snap x64 Linux'") <
             snapStep.indexOf('sudo snap install --dangerous')
     );
-    assert.match(
-        snapStep,
-        /snap list mesa-core22 >\/dev\/null 2>&1 \|\| sudo snap install mesa-core22/
-    );
-    assert.match(
-        snapStep,
-        /snap list gnome-3-28-1804 >\/dev\/null 2>&1 \|\| sudo snap install gnome-3-28-1804/
-    );
-    assert.ok(
-        snapStep.indexOf('sudo snap install mesa-core22') <
-            snapStep.indexOf('sudo snap install --dangerous')
-    );
-    assert.ok(
-        snapStep.indexOf('sudo snap install gnome-3-28-1804') <
-            snapStep.indexOf('sudo snap install --dangerous')
-    );
+    for (const dependency of ['mesa-core22', 'gnome-3-28-1804']) {
+        const install = snapStep.indexOf(`ensure_snap ${dependency}`);
+        assert.ok(
+            install > snapStep.indexOf("grep -Fq 'Verified snap x64 Linux'")
+        );
+        assert.ok(install < snapStep.indexOf('sudo snap install --dangerous'));
+    }
     assert.ok(
         snapStep.indexOf('sudo snap install --dangerous') <
             snapStep.indexOf('installed_x64=true')