diff --git a/providers/dbt/cloud/src/airflow/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/dbt.py b/providers/dbt/cloud/src/airflow/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/dbt.py
index 0eb178d4d5ec2..0420ef1208c9e 100644
--- a/providers/dbt/cloud/src/airflow/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/dbt.py
+++ b/providers/dbt/cloud/src/airflow/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/dbt.py
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ def execute(self, context: Context):
                         execution_deadline=execution_deadline,
                         account_id=self.account_id,
                         poll_interval=self.check_interval,
+                        hook_params=self.hook_params,
                     ),
                     method_name="execute_complete",
                 )
diff --git a/providers/dbt/cloud/tests/unit/dbt/cloud/operators/test_dbt.py b/providers/dbt/cloud/tests/unit/dbt/cloud/operators/test_dbt.py
index be1ebec812e2b..91c0d3863cf10 100644
--- a/providers/dbt/cloud/tests/unit/dbt/cloud/operators/test_dbt.py
+++ b/providers/dbt/cloud/tests/unit/dbt/cloud/operators/test_dbt.py
@@ -236,8 +236,44 @@ def test_execute_deferrable_does_not_pass_execution_timeout_to_defer(
             execution_deadline=ANY,
             account_id=None,
             poll_interval=1,
+            hook_params={},
         )
 
+    @patch(
+        "airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.get_job_run_status",
+        return_value=DbtCloudJobRunStatus.QUEUED.value,
+    )
+    @patch("airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.operators.dbt.DbtCloudRunJobOperator.defer")
+    @patch("airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.operators.dbt.DbtCloudRunJobTrigger")
+    @patch("airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.get_connection")
+    @patch(
+        "airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.trigger_job_run",
+        return_value=mock_response_json(DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_JOB_RUN_RESPONSE),
+    )
+    def test_execute_deferrable_hands_hook_params_to_the_trigger(
+        self,
+        mock_trigger_job_run,
+        mock_dbt_hook,
+        mock_dbt_trigger,
+        mock_defer,
+        mock_job_run_status,
+    ):
+        hook_params = {"retry_limit": 3, "retry_delay": 2.0}
+        dbt_op = DbtCloudRunJobOperator(
+            dbt_cloud_conn_id=ACCOUNT_ID_CONN,
+            task_id=TASK_ID,
+            job_id=JOB_ID,
+            check_interval=1,
+            timeout=3,
+            dag=self.dag,
+            deferrable=True,
+            hook_params=hook_params,
+        )
+
+        dbt_op.execute(MagicMock())
+
+        assert mock_dbt_trigger.call_args.kwargs["hook_params"] == hook_params
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "status",
         (