diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter/tests/Helpers.cs b/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter/tests/Helpers.cs
index 0e2407302a2ff7..1110cd6fb775e8 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter/tests/Helpers.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter/tests/Helpers.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using Xunit;
 
 // Implementation is not robust with respect to modifying counter categories
@@ -17,6 +18,36 @@ internal class Helpers
         public static bool CanWriteToPerfCounters { get => PlatformDetection.IsNotWindowsNanoServer; }
         public static bool CanReadNetPerfCounters { get => File.Exists(Environment.SystemDirectory + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + "netfxperf.dll"); }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if an exception is retriable for performance counter operations.
+        /// Typically used for file access conflicts and transient system errors.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static bool IsRetriableException(Exception ex)
+        {
+            // Handle Win32Exception with specific error codes for file access conflicts
+            if (ex is Win32Exception win32Ex)
+            {
+                // ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION (32) - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process
+                // ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED (5) - Access is denied
+                // ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION (33) - The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file
+                return win32Ex.NativeErrorCode == 32 || win32Ex.NativeErrorCode == 5 || win32Ex.NativeErrorCode == 33;
+            }
+
+            // Handle IOException for file access issues
+            if (ex is IOException)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Handle UnauthorizedAccessException
+            if (ex is UnauthorizedAccessException)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         public static void CreateCategory(string categoryName, PerformanceCounterCategoryType categoryType)
         {
             string counterName = categoryName.Replace("_Category", "_Counter");
@@ -30,7 +61,12 @@ public static void CreateCategory(string categoryName, string counterName, Perfo
 
             // If the category already exists, delete it, then create it.
             DeleteCategory(categoryName);
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(categoryName, "description", categoryType, counterName, "counter description");
+            
+            // Retry the Create operation to handle file access conflicts
+            RetryHelper.Execute(() =>
+            {
+                PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(categoryName, "description", categoryType, counterName, "counter description");
+            }, maxAttempts: 10, retryWhen: IsRetriableException);
 
             VerifyPerformanceCounterCategoryCreated(categoryName);
         }
@@ -53,7 +89,11 @@ public static void DeleteCategory(string categoryName)
             Assert.EndsWith("_Category", categoryName);
             if (PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(categoryName))
             {
-                PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+                // Retry the Delete operation to handle file access conflicts
+                RetryHelper.Execute(() =>
+                {
+                    PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+                }, maxAttempts: 10, retryWhen: IsRetriableException);
             }
 
             int tries = 0;
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter/tests/PerformanceCounterCategoryTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter/tests/PerformanceCounterCategoryTests.cs
index 2a164b91ef2aee..dc6d61ad29f49e 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter/tests/PerformanceCounterCategoryTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter/tests/PerformanceCounterCategoryTests.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public static void PerformanceCounterCategory_CategoryType_MultiInstance()
             PerformanceCounterCategory pcc = new PerformanceCounterCategory(categoryName);
 
             Assert.Equal(PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance, Helpers.RetryOnAllPlatformsWithClosingResources(() => pcc.CategoryType));
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+            Helpers.DeleteCategory(categoryName);
         }
 
         [ConditionalFact(typeof(Helpers), nameof(Helpers.IsElevatedAndCanWriteAndReadNetPerfCounters))]
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public static void PerformanceCounterCategory_CategoryType_SingleInstance()
             PerformanceCounterCategory pcc = new PerformanceCounterCategory(categoryName);
 
             Assert.Equal(PerformanceCounterCategoryType.SingleInstance, Helpers.RetryOnAllPlatformsWithClosingResources(() => pcc.CategoryType));
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+            Helpers.DeleteCategory(categoryName);
         }
 
 #pragma warning disable 0618 // obsolete warning
@@ -112,10 +112,13 @@ public static void PerformanceCounterCategory_Create_Obsolete()
 
             Helpers.DeleteCategory(categoryName);
 
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(categoryName, "category help", counterName, "counter help");
+            RetryHelper.Execute(() =>
+            {
+                PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(categoryName, "category help", counterName, "counter help");
+            }, maxAttempts: 10, retryWhen: Helpers.IsRetriableException);
 
             Assert.True(PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(categoryName));
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+            Helpers.DeleteCategory(categoryName);
         }
 
         [ConditionalFact(typeof(Helpers), nameof(Helpers.IsElevatedAndCanWriteToPerfCounters))]
@@ -129,10 +132,13 @@ public static void PerformanceCounterCategory_Create_Obsolete_CCD()
 
             Helpers.DeleteCategory(categoryName);
 
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(categoryName, "category help", ccdc);
+            RetryHelper.Execute(() =>
+            {
+                PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(categoryName, "category help", ccdc);
+            }, maxAttempts: 10, retryWhen: Helpers.IsRetriableException);
 
             Assert.True(PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(categoryName));
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+            Helpers.DeleteCategory(categoryName);
         }
 #pragma warning restore 0618
 
@@ -209,7 +215,7 @@ public static void PerformanceCounterCategory_DeleteCategory()
             string categoryName = nameof(PerformanceCounterCategory_DeleteCategory) + "_Category";
             Helpers.CreateCategory(categoryName, PerformanceCounterCategoryType.SingleInstance);
 
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+            Helpers.DeleteCategory(categoryName);
 
             Assert.False(PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(categoryName));
         }
@@ -232,7 +238,7 @@ public static void PerformanceCounterCategory_GetCounters()
             PerformanceCounter[] counters = pcc.GetCounters();
 
             Assert.True(counters.Length > 0);
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+            Helpers.DeleteCategory(categoryName);
         }
 
         [Fact]