diff --git a/torchx/specs/api.py b/torchx/specs/api.py
index 8b3b947a2..5d9c15159 100644
--- a/torchx/specs/api.py
+++ b/torchx/specs/api.py
@@ -241,11 +241,14 @@ class RetryPolicy(str, Enum):
                 is not violated using extra hosts as spares. It does not really support
                 elasticity and just uses the delta between num_replicas and min_replicas
                 as spares (EXPERIMENTAL).
+    4. ROLE: Restarts the role when any error occurs in that role. This does not
+             restart the whole job.
     """
 
     REPLICA = "REPLICA"
     APPLICATION = "APPLICATION"
     HOT_SPARE = "HOT_SPARE"
+    ROLE = "ROLE"
 
 
 class MountType(str, Enum):
diff --git a/torchx/specs/test/api_test.py b/torchx/specs/test/api_test.py
index 3ff5caea1..54d6c7876 100644
--- a/torchx/specs/test/api_test.py
+++ b/torchx/specs/test/api_test.py
@@ -266,6 +266,17 @@ def test_build_role(self) -> None:
         self.assertEqual(5, trainer.max_retries)
         self.assertEqual(RetryPolicy.REPLICA, trainer.retry_policy)
 
+    def test_retry_policies(self) -> None:
+        self.assertCountEqual(
+            set(RetryPolicy),  # pyre-ignore[6]: Enum isn't iterable
+            {
+                RetryPolicy.APPLICATION,
+                RetryPolicy.REPLICA,
+                RetryPolicy.ROLE,
+                RetryPolicy.HOT_SPARE,
+            },
+        )
+
 
 class AppHandleTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_parse_malformed_app_handles(self) -> None: