diff --git a/google/genai/tests/pytest_helper.py b/google/genai/tests/pytest_helper.py
index 17076cd82..f22f1e8bb 100644
--- a/google/genai/tests/pytest_helper.py
+++ b/google/genai/tests/pytest_helper.py
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ def base_test_function(
       assert False, 'Should have raised exception in Vertex.'
     client._api_client.close()
   except Exception as e:
+    # Gracefully skip the test if we hit a live API quota limit
+    if getattr(e, 'code', None) == 429 and getattr(client._api_client, '_mode', None) == 'api':
+      pytest.skip(
+          'Resource Exhausted (429). Skipping test instead of'
+          f' failing: {e}'
+      )
+
     if test_table_item.exception_if_mldev and not client._api_client.vertexai:
       if test_table_item.exception_if_mldev not in str(e):
         raise AssertionError(
diff --git a/google/genai/tests/shared/models/test_generate_videos.py b/google/genai/tests/shared/models/test_generate_videos.py
index e2ae85fba..73c789884 100644
--- a/google/genai/tests/shared/models/test_generate_videos.py
+++ b/google/genai/tests/shared/models/test_generate_videos.py
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
         parameters=types._GenerateVideosParameters(
             model=VEO_MODEL_LATEST_VERTEX,
             prompt="Man with a dog",
+            config=types.GenerateVideosConfig(
+                http_options=types.HttpOptions(
+                    retry_options=types.HttpRetryOptions(
+                        attempts=2,
+                        initial_delay=10.0,
+                        http_status_codes=[429, 500, 502, 503, 504],
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ),
         ),
         exception_if_mldev=(
             "models/veo-3.1-lite-generate-001 is not found for API version v1beta"
@@ -38,6 +47,15 @@
         parameters=types._GenerateVideosParameters(
             model=VEO_MODEL_LATEST_GEMINI,
             prompt="Man with a dog",
+            config=types.GenerateVideosConfig(
+                http_options=types.HttpOptions(
+                    retry_options=types.HttpRetryOptions(
+                        attempts=2,
+                        initial_delay=10.0,
+                        http_status_codes=[429, 500, 502, 503, 504],
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ),
         ),
         exception_if_vertex=(
             "404 NOT_FOUND"