diff --git a/backend/webdav/chunking.go b/backend/webdav/chunking.go
index ce29507c9..a871353c3 100644
--- a/backend/webdav/chunking.go
+++ b/backend/webdav/chunking.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/readers"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/rest"
 )
@@ -133,7 +134,26 @@ func (o *Object) uploadChunks(ctx context.Context, in0 io.Reader, size int64, pa
 			return io.NopCloser(in), nil
 		}
 
-		err := partObj.updateSimple(ctx, in, getBody, partObj.remote, contentLength, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", nil, o.fs.chunksUploadURL, options...)
+		// Retry this chunk in place so a transient failure does not make the caller
+		// restart the whole upload and resend chunks that were already accepted.
+		maxTries := max(fs.GetConfig(ctx).LowLevelRetries, 1)
+		var err error
+		for try := 1; try <= maxTries; try++ {
+			retryBody, bodyErr := getBody()
+			if bodyErr != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("rewinding chunk for retry failed: %w", bodyErr)
+			}
+			err = partObj.updateSimple(ctx, retryBody, getBody, partObj.remote, contentLength, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", nil, o.fs.chunksUploadURL, options...)
+			_ = retryBody.Close()
+			if err == nil || (!fserrors.IsRetryError(err) && !fserrors.ShouldRetry(err)) {
+				break
+			}
+			if try == maxTries {
+				// The chunk retry budget is exhausted. Do not let the outer
+				// low-level retry restart the upload from its first chunk.
+				err = fserrors.NoLowLevelRetryError(errors.New(err.Error()))
+			}
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("uploading chunk failed: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/backend/webdav/webdav_internal_test.go b/backend/webdav/webdav_internal_test.go
index f5de11d8b..87f223120 100644
--- a/backend/webdav/webdav_internal_test.go
+++ b/backend/webdav/webdav_internal_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package webdav_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/local"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/webdav"
@@ -16,11 +18,93 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configfile"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configmap"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/obscure"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/object"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestChunkedUploadRetriesOnlyFailedChunk(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		failChunk1 bool
+		wantError  bool
+		wantChunk2 int32
+	}{
+		{name: "retry failed chunk", wantChunk2: 1},
+		{name: "stop after chunk retry budget", failChunk1: true, wantError: true},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var chunk0, chunk1, chunk2 atomic.Int32
+			handler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				switch {
+				case r.Method == http.MethodPut && strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, "/dav/uploads/alice/"):
+					switch {
+					case strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "000000000000000-000000000000003"):
+						chunk0.Add(1)
+					case strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "000000000000004-000000000000007"):
+						if test.failChunk1 || chunk1.Add(1) == 1 {
+							if test.failChunk1 {
+								chunk1.Add(1)
+							}
+							w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+							return
+						}
+					case strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "000000000000008-000000000000009"):
+						chunk2.Add(1)
+					default:
+						t.Errorf("unexpected chunk path %q", r.URL.Path)
+					}
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+				case r.Method == "MKCOL":
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+				case r.Method == "MOVE":
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+				case r.Method == "DELETE":
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+				case r.Method == "PROPFIND":
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMultiStatus)
+					_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `<d:multistatus xmlns:d="DAV:"><d:response><d:href>/file</d:href><d:propstat><d:prop><d:getcontentlength>10</d:getcontentlength><d:resourcetype/></d:prop><d:status>HTTP/1.1 200 OK</d:status></d:propstat></d:response></d:multistatus>`)
+				case r.Method == "PATCH":
+					w.Header().Set("OC-Checksum", "SHA1:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+				default:
+					t.Errorf("unexpected request %s %s", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+				}
+			})
+			ts := httptest.NewServer(handler)
+			defer ts.Close()
+			configfile.Install()
+			ctx, ci := fs.AddConfig(context.Background())
+			ci.LowLevelRetries = 2
+			m := configmap.Simple{
+				"type":                 "webdav",
+				"url":                  ts.URL + "/remote.php/dav/files/alice",
+				"vendor":               "nextcloud",
+				"nextcloud_chunk_size": "4B",
+			}
+			f, err := webdav.NewFs(ctx, remoteName, "", m)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			src := object.NewStaticObjectInfo("file", time.Now(), 10, true, nil, f)
+			body := []byte("abcdefghij")
+			err = operations.Retry(ctx, src, ci.LowLevelRetries, func() error {
+				_, err := f.Put(ctx, bytes.NewReader(body), src)
+				return err
+			})
+			if test.wantError {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 1, chunk0.Load(), "successful first chunk should not be uploaded again")
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 2, chunk1.Load(), "only the failed chunk should be retried")
+			assert.EqualValues(t, test.wantChunk2, chunk2.Load(), "later chunks should not upload after failure")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 var (
 	remoteName = "TestWebDAV"
 	headers    = []string{"X-Potato", "sausage", "X-Rhubarb", "cucumber"}