diff --git a/task_sdk/src/airflow/sdk/execution_time/task_runner.py b/task_sdk/src/airflow/sdk/execution_time/task_runner.py
index 5d788cf3d73a3..86c51673fcb94 100644
--- a/task_sdk/src/airflow/sdk/execution_time/task_runner.py
+++ b/task_sdk/src/airflow/sdk/execution_time/task_runner.py
@@ -438,7 +438,12 @@ def run(ti: RuntimeTaskInstance, log: Logger):
         )
         # TODO: Run task failure callbacks here
     except SystemExit:
-        ...
+        # SystemExit needs to be retried if they are eligible.
+        msg = TaskState(
+            state=TerminalTIState.FAILED,
+            end_date=datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc),
+        )
+        # TODO: Run task failure callbacks here
     except BaseException:
         # TODO: Run task failure callbacks here
         msg = TaskState(state=TerminalTIState.FAILED, end_date=datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc))
diff --git a/task_sdk/tests/execution_time/test_task_runner.py b/task_sdk/tests/execution_time/test_task_runner.py
index 582e5a19e1fb3..54a38c3948067 100644
--- a/task_sdk/tests/execution_time/test_task_runner.py
+++ b/task_sdk/tests/execution_time/test_task_runner.py
@@ -292,6 +292,44 @@ def test_run_raises_base_exception(time_machine, mocked_parse, make_ti_context,
     )
 
 
+def test_run_raises_system_exit(time_machine, mocked_parse, make_ti_context, mock_supervisor_comms):
+    """Test running a basic task that exits with SystemExit exception."""
+    from airflow.providers.standard.operators.python import PythonOperator
+
+    task = PythonOperator(
+        task_id="system_exit_task",
+        python_callable=lambda: exit(10),
+    )
+
+    what = StartupDetails(
+        ti=TaskInstance(
+            id=uuid7(),
+            task_id="system_exit_task",
+            dag_id="basic_dag_system_exit",
+            run_id="c",
+            try_number=1,
+        ),
+        file="",
+        requests_fd=0,
+        ti_context=make_ti_context(),
+    )
+
+    ti = mocked_parse(what, "basic_dag_system_exit", task)
+
+    instant = timezone.datetime(2024, 12, 3, 10, 0)
+    time_machine.move_to(instant, tick=False)
+
+    run(ti, log=mock.MagicMock())
+
+    mock_supervisor_comms.send_request.assert_called_once_with(
+        msg=TaskState(
+            state=TerminalTIState.FAILED,
+            end_date=instant,
+        ),
+        log=mock.ANY,
+    )
+
+
 def test_startup_basic_templated_dag(mocked_parse, make_ti_context, mock_supervisor_comms):
     """Test running a DAG with templated task."""
     from airflow.providers.standard.operators.bash import BashOperator