diff --git a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
index b814770b..70e059ce 100644
--- a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
@@ -337,10 +337,16 @@ func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) syncUnreadySnapshot(snapshot *crdv1.Vol
 		}
 
 		// update snapshot status
-		klog.V(5).Infof("syncUnreadySnapshot [%s]: trying to update snapshot status", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot))
-		_, err = ctrl.updateSnapshotStatus(snapshot, newContent)
-		if err != nil {
+		for i := 0; i < ctrl.createSnapshotContentRetryCount; i++ {
+			klog.V(5).Infof("syncUnreadySnapshot [%s]: trying to update snapshot status", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot))
+			_, err = ctrl.updateSnapshotStatus(snapshot, newContent)
+			if err == nil {
+				break
+			}
 			klog.V(4).Infof("failed to update snapshot %s status: %v", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot), err)
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
 			// update snapshot status failed
 			ctrl.updateSnapshotErrorStatusWithEvent(snapshot, v1.EventTypeWarning, "SnapshotStatusUpdateFailed", fmt.Sprintf("Snapshot status update failed, %v", err))
 			return err
@@ -393,10 +399,16 @@ func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) syncUnreadySnapshot(snapshot *crdv1.Vol
 				}
 
 				// Update snapshot status with BoundVolumeSnapshotContentName
-				klog.V(5).Infof("syncUnreadySnapshot [%s]: trying to update snapshot status", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot))
-				_, err = ctrl.updateSnapshotStatus(snapshot, content)
-				if err != nil {
+				for i := 0; i < ctrl.createSnapshotContentRetryCount; i++ {
+					klog.V(5).Infof("syncUnreadySnapshot [%s]: trying to update snapshot status", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot))
+					_, err = ctrl.updateSnapshotStatus(snapshot, content)
+					if err == nil {
+						break
+					}
 					klog.V(4).Infof("failed to update snapshot %s status: %v", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot), err)
+				}
+
+				if err != nil {
 					// update snapshot status failed
 					ctrl.updateSnapshotErrorStatusWithEvent(snapshot, v1.EventTypeWarning, "SnapshotStatusUpdateFailed", fmt.Sprintf("Snapshot status update failed, %v", err))
 					return err
@@ -489,17 +501,23 @@ func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) createSnapshotContent(snapshot *crdv1.V
 
 	var updateContent *crdv1.VolumeSnapshotContent
 	klog.V(3).Infof("volume snapshot content %#v", snapshotContent)
-	// Try to create the VolumeSnapshotContent object
-	klog.V(5).Infof("createSnapshotContent [%s]: trying to save volume snapshot content %s", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot), snapshotContent.Name)
-	if updateContent, err = ctrl.clientset.SnapshotV1beta1().VolumeSnapshotContents().Create(snapshotContent); err == nil || apierrs.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
-		// Save succeeded.
-		if err != nil {
-			klog.V(3).Infof("volume snapshot content %q for snapshot %q already exists, reusing", snapshotContent.Name, utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot))
-			err = nil
-			updateContent = snapshotContent
-		} else {
-			klog.V(3).Infof("volume snapshot content %q for snapshot %q saved, %v", snapshotContent.Name, utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot), snapshotContent)
+	// Try to create the VolumeSnapshotContent object several times
+	for i := 0; i < ctrl.createSnapshotContentRetryCount; i++ {
+		klog.V(5).Infof("createSnapshotContent [%s]: trying to save volume snapshot content %s", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot), snapshotContent.Name)
+		if updateContent, err = ctrl.clientset.SnapshotV1beta1().VolumeSnapshotContents().Create(snapshotContent); err == nil || apierrs.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
+			// Save succeeded.
+			if err != nil {
+				klog.V(3).Infof("volume snapshot content %q for snapshot %q already exists, reusing", snapshotContent.Name, utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot))
+				err = nil
+				updateContent = snapshotContent
+			} else {
+				klog.V(3).Infof("volume snapshot content %q for snapshot %q saved, %v", snapshotContent.Name, utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot), snapshotContent)
+			}
+			break
 		}
+		// Save failed, try again after a while.
+		klog.V(3).Infof("failed to save volume snapshot content %q for snapshot %q: %v", snapshotContent.Name, utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot), err)
+		time.Sleep(ctrl.createSnapshotContentInterval)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -849,14 +867,17 @@ func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) bindandUpdateVolumeSnapshot(snapshotCon
 	snapshotCopy := snapshotObj.DeepCopy()
 
 	// update snapshot status
-	klog.V(5).Infof("bindandUpdateVolumeSnapshot [%s]: trying to update snapshot status", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshotCopy))
-	updateSnapshot, err := ctrl.updateSnapshotStatus(snapshotCopy, snapshotContent)
-	if err == nil {
-		snapshotCopy = updateSnapshot
+	for i := 0; i < ctrl.createSnapshotContentRetryCount; i++ {
+		klog.V(5).Infof("bindandUpdateVolumeSnapshot [%s]: trying to update snapshot status", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshotCopy))
+		updateSnapshot, err := ctrl.updateSnapshotStatus(snapshotCopy, snapshotContent)
+		if err == nil {
+			snapshotCopy = updateSnapshot
+			break
+		}
+		klog.V(4).Infof("failed to update snapshot %s status: %v", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot), err)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.V(4).Infof("failed to update snapshot %s status: %v", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot), err)
 		// update snapshot status failed
 		ctrl.updateSnapshotErrorStatusWithEvent(snapshotCopy, v1.EventTypeWarning, "SnapshotStatusUpdateFailed", fmt.Sprintf("Snapshot status update failed, %v", err))
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller_base.go b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller_base.go
index 66c73e8c..2518dad8 100644
--- a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller_base.go
+++ b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller_base.go
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/goroutinemap"
 )
 
+// Number of retries when we create a VolumeSnapshotContent object
+const createSnapshotContentRetryCount = 5
+
+// Interval between retries when we create a VolumeSnapshotContent object
+const createSnapshotContentInterval = 10 * time.Second
+
 type csiSnapshotCommonController struct {
 	clientset     clientset.Interface
 	client        kubernetes.Interface
@@ -64,7 +70,9 @@ type csiSnapshotCommonController struct {
 	// Map of scheduled/running operations.
 	runningOperations goroutinemap.GoRoutineMap
 
-	resyncPeriod time.Duration
+	createSnapshotContentRetryCount int
+	createSnapshotContentInterval   time.Duration
+	resyncPeriod                    time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewCSISnapshotController returns a new *csiSnapshotCommonController
@@ -84,15 +92,17 @@ func NewCSISnapshotCommonController(
 	eventRecorder = broadcaster.NewRecorder(scheme.Scheme, v1.EventSource{Component: fmt.Sprintf("snapshot-controller")})
 
 	ctrl := &csiSnapshotCommonController{
-		clientset:         clientset,
-		client:            client,
-		eventRecorder:     eventRecorder,
-		runningOperations: goroutinemap.NewGoRoutineMap(true),
-		resyncPeriod:      resyncPeriod,
-		snapshotStore:     cache.NewStore(cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc),
-		contentStore:      cache.NewStore(cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc),
-		snapshotQueue:     workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "snapshot-controller-snapshot"),
-		contentQueue:      workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "snapshot-controller-content"),
+		clientset:                       clientset,
+		client:                          client,
+		eventRecorder:                   eventRecorder,
+		runningOperations:               goroutinemap.NewGoRoutineMap(true),
+		createSnapshotContentRetryCount: createSnapshotContentRetryCount,
+		createSnapshotContentInterval:   createSnapshotContentInterval,
+		resyncPeriod:                    resyncPeriod,
+		snapshotStore:                   cache.NewStore(cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc),
+		contentStore:                    cache.NewStore(cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc),
+		snapshotQueue:                   workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "snapshot-controller-snapshot"),
+		contentQueue:                    workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "snapshot-controller-content"),
 	}
 
 	ctrl.pvcLister = pvcInformer.Lister()