diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Tests/Transport/Doctrine/DoctrineReceiverTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Tests/Transport/Doctrine/DoctrineReceiverTest.php
index c284c2536b..9c8b359f09 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Tests/Transport/Doctrine/DoctrineReceiverTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Tests/Transport/Doctrine/DoctrineReceiverTest.php
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Messenger\Tests\Transport\Doctrine;
 
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOException;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\DeadlockException;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Envelope;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Exception\MessageDecodingFailedException;
+use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Exception\TransportException;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Stamp\TransportMessageIdStamp;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Tests\Fixtures\DummyMessage;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Transport\Doctrine\Connection;
@@ -68,6 +71,26 @@ class DoctrineReceiverTest extends TestCase
         $receiver->get();
     }
 
+    public function testOccursRetryableExceptionFromConnection()
+    {
+        $serializer = $this->createSerializer();
+        $connection = $this->createMock(Connection::class);
+        $driverException = new PDOException(new \PDOException('Deadlock', 40001));
+        $connection->method('get')->willThrowException(new DeadlockException('Deadlock', $driverException));
+        $receiver = new DoctrineReceiver($connection, $serializer);
+        $this->assertSame([], $receiver->get());
+        $this->assertSame([], $receiver->get());
+        try {
+            $receiver->get();
+        } catch (TransportException $exception) {
+            // skip, and retry
+        }
+        $this->assertSame([], $receiver->get());
+        $this->assertSame([], $receiver->get());
+        $this->expectException(TransportException::class);
+        $receiver->get();
+    }
+
     public function testAll()
     {
         $serializer = $this->createSerializer();
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Transport/Doctrine/DoctrineReceiver.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Transport/Doctrine/DoctrineReceiver.php
index a6a41e8c79..765a3fcffe 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Transport/Doctrine/DoctrineReceiver.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Transport/Doctrine/DoctrineReceiver.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Messenger\Transport\Doctrine;
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\RetryableException;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Envelope;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Exception\LogicException;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Exception\MessageDecodingFailedException;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Transport\Serialization\SerializerInterface;
  */
 class DoctrineReceiver implements ReceiverInterface, MessageCountAwareInterface, ListableReceiverInterface
 {
+    private const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
+    private $retryingSafetyCounter = 0;
     private $connection;
     private $serializer;
 
@@ -46,6 +49,17 @@ class DoctrineReceiver implements ReceiverInterface, MessageCountAwareInterface,
     {
         try {
             $doctrineEnvelope = $this->connection->get();
+            $this->retryingSafetyCounter = 0; // reset counter
+        } catch (RetryableException $exception) {
+            // Do nothing when RetryableException occurs less than "MAX_RETRIES"
+            // as it will likely be resolved on the next call to get()
+            // Problem with concurrent consumers and database deadlocks
+            if (++$this->retryingSafetyCounter >= self::MAX_RETRIES) {
+                $this->retryingSafetyCounter = 0; // reset counter
+                throw new TransportException($exception->getMessage(), 0, $exception);
+            }
+
+            return [];
         } catch (DBALException $exception) {
             throw new TransportException($exception->getMessage(), 0, $exception);
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/composer.json b/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/composer.json
index 798940ef5d..728c9fb63b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/composer.json
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/composer.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "psr/log": "~1.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "doctrine/dbal": "^2.5",
+        "doctrine/dbal": "^2.6",
         "psr/cache": "~1.0",
         "symfony/console": "~3.4|~4.0",
         "symfony/debug": "~4.1",