diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_impl.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_impl.go
index 8d858e3328cd..b214c262bc79 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_impl.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_impl.go
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ type testImpl struct {
 		// githubIpToNodeMapping contains the ip to node map that will be passed to
 		// github.MaybePost
 		githubIpToNodeMapping string
+
+		// preempted is set when the test's failure was attributed to a VM
+		// preemption by runTest's post-failure checks. Read by the test runner
+		// after runTest returns to decide whether to requeue (e.g. retry a
+		// benchmark on non-spot VMs).
+		preempted bool
 	}
 	// Map from version to path to the cockroach binary to be used when
 	// mixed-version test wants a binary for that binary. If a particular version
@@ -524,6 +530,21 @@ func (t *testImpl) resetFailures() {
 	t.mu.failuresSuppressed = false
 }
 
+// markPreempted records that this test's failure was attributed to a VM
+// preemption. See the comment on the preempted field for details.
+func (t *testImpl) markPreempted() {
+	t.mu.Lock()
+	defer t.mu.Unlock()
+	t.mu.preempted = true
+}
+
+// wasPreempted reports whether markPreempted was called.
+func (t *testImpl) wasPreempted() bool {
+	t.mu.RLock()
+	defer t.mu.RUnlock()
+	return t.mu.preempted
+}
+
 // We take the "squashed" error that contains information of all the errors for each failure.
 func formatFailure(b *strings.Builder, reportFailures ...failure) {
 	for i, failure := range reportFailures {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_runner.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_runner.go
index 05fb54f6bc42..0a86341d1e24 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_runner.go
@@ -1195,6 +1195,20 @@ func (r *testRunner) runWorker(
 			}
 		}
 
+		// A preempted benchmark loses its per-nightly perf data point: the
+		// runner uses --count=1 and the test selector only forces re-selection
+		// on the *next* nightly. Requeue one retry on a non-spot cluster (which
+		// is also the loop-breaker, since only spot runs can preempt). Skip
+		// when --count>1: workPool.decTestLocked identifies entries by name,
+		// so a duplicate-named entry would race with the original's remaining
+		// runs.
+		if t.wasPreempted() && testToRun.spec.Benchmark &&
+			testToRun.spec.Cluster.UseSpotVMs && testToRun.runCount == 1 {
+			retrySpec := testToRun.spec
+			retrySpec.Cluster.UseSpotVMs = false
+			work.requeueForPreemptionRetry(ctx, workerL, retrySpec)
+		}
+
 		msg := "test passed: %s (run %d)"
 		if t.Failed() {
 			msg = "test failed: %s (run %d)"
@@ -1367,6 +1381,7 @@ func (r *testRunner) runTest(
 					// want to propagate the preemption error and avoid creating an issue.
 					t.resetFailures()
 					t.Error(vmPreemptionError(preemptedVMNames))
+					t.markPreempted()
 				}
 				hostErrorVMNames := getHostErrorVMNames(ctx, c, l)
 				if hostErrorVMNames != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_test.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_test.go
index 9cf37869c9e9..563eb46e9e65 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_test.go
@@ -1156,6 +1156,36 @@ func TestVMPreemptionPolling(t *testing.T) {
 
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
+
+	// Test that a benchmark whose spot VM gets preempted is automatically
+	// requeued for one retry. Without this, a single preemption silently
+	// loses the nightly's perf data point for that benchmark (the runner
+	// uses --count=1 and the test selector only forces re-selection on
+	// the *next* nightly). The retry runs on a non-spot cluster, which is
+	// also the loop-breaker: only spot runs can preempt.
+	t.Run("benchmark preempted on spot is requeued for retry", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Drive preemption via the polling path: both the original and the
+		// retry's Run will block on ctx.Done() and be cancelled when
+		// monitorForPreemptedVMs observes the (always-on) preemption hook.
+		setPollPreemptionInterval(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		getPreemptedVMsHook = func(c cluster.Cluster, ctx context.Context, l *logger.Logger) ([]vm.PreemptedVM, error) {
+			return []vm.PreemptedVM{{Name: "test_node", PreemptedAt: time.Now()}}, nil
+		}
+
+		var calls atomic.Int32
+		benchmarkTest := mockTest
+		benchmarkTest.Benchmark = true
+		benchmarkTest.Run = func(ctx context.Context, t test.Test, c cluster.Cluster) {
+			calls.Add(1)
+			<-ctx.Done()
+		}
+
+		err := runner.Run(ctx, []registry.TestSpec{benchmarkTest}, 1, /* count */
+			defaultParallelism, copt, testOpts{}, lopt, github)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, int32(2), calls.Load(),
+			"benchmark should run twice: original (spot, preempted) + one non-spot retry")
+	})
 }
 
 // TestRunnerFailureAfterTimeout checks that a test has a failure added
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/work_pool.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/work_pool.go
index 7ce353959d3d..507990af1742 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/work_pool.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/work_pool.go
@@ -253,6 +253,21 @@ func (p *workPool) findCompatibleTestsLocked(
 	return tests
 }
 
+// requeueForPreemptionRetry adds spec back to the pool for exactly one
+// additional run. The entry is inserted at the head so workers pick it up
+// promptly. The caller is responsible for any spec adjustments needed to
+// break a retry loop (e.g. setting Cluster.UseSpotVMs=false so the retry
+// can't itself be preempted into another retry).
+func (p *workPool) requeueForPreemptionRetry(
+	ctx context.Context, l *logger.Logger, spec registry.TestSpec,
+) {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	l.PrintfCtx(ctx, "requeueing %s for preemption retry (UseSpotVMs=%t)",
+		spec.Name, spec.Cluster.UseSpotVMs)
+	p.mu.tests = append([]testWithCount{{spec: spec, count: 1}}, p.mu.tests...)
+}
+
 // decTestLocked decrements a test's remaining count and removes it
 // from the workPool if it was exhausted.
 func (p *workPool) decTestLocked(ctx context.Context, l *logger.Logger, name string) {