diff --git a/src/operations/aggregate.ts b/src/operations/aggregate.ts
index a5a267ac3e4..5f05a53beb4 100644
--- a/src/operations/aggregate.ts
+++ b/src/operations/aggregate.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export class AggregateOperation extends CommandOperation<CursorResponse> {
   target: string | typeof DB_AGGREGATE_COLLECTION;
   pipeline: Document[];
   hasWriteStage: boolean;
+  hasChangeStreamStage: boolean;
 
   constructor(ns: MongoDBNamespace, pipeline: Document[], options?: AggregateOptions) {
     super(undefined, { ...options, dbName: ns.db });
@@ -72,6 +73,14 @@ export class AggregateOperation extends CommandOperation<CursorResponse> {
       delete this.options.writeConcern;
     }
 
+    this.hasChangeStreamStage = false;
+    if (pipeline.length > 0) {
+      const firstStage = pipeline[0];
+      if (firstStage.$changeStream) {
+        this.hasChangeStreamStage = true;
+      }
+    }
+
     if (this.explain && this.writeConcern) {
       throw new MongoInvalidArgumentError(
         'Option "explain" cannot be used on an aggregate call with writeConcern'
@@ -88,11 +97,7 @@ export class AggregateOperation extends CommandOperation<CursorResponse> {
   }
 
   override get canRetryRead(): boolean {
-    return !this.hasWriteStage;
-  }
-
-  addToPipeline(stage: Document): void {
-    this.pipeline.push(stage);
+    return !this.hasWriteStage && !this.hasChangeStreamStage;
   }
 
   override async execute(
diff --git a/test/integration/change-streams/change_stream.test.ts b/test/integration/change-streams/change_stream.test.ts
index 9e171f0ee63..1f9649abb00 100644
--- a/test/integration/change-streams/change_stream.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/change-streams/change_stream.test.ts
@@ -891,6 +891,47 @@ describe('Change Streams', function () {
       'This test only worked because of timing, changeStream.close does not remove the change listener';
   });
 
+  describe('when the aggregate fails due to a retryable error', function () {
+    let internalClient: MongoClient;
+    let client: MongoClient;
+    let changeStream: ChangeStream;
+    let aggregates: CommandStartedEvent[];
+    const failpoint: FailPoint = {
+      configureFailPoint: 'failCommand',
+      mode: { times: 1 },
+      data: {
+        failCommands: ['aggregate'],
+        errorCode: 7 // Host Not Found
+      }
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(async function () {
+      aggregates = [];
+      internalClient = this.configuration.newClient();
+      await internalClient.db().admin().command(failpoint);
+      client = this.configuration.newClient(undefined, { monitorCommands: true });
+      client.on('commandStarted', ev => {
+        if (ev.commandName === 'aggregate') aggregates.push(ev);
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(async function () {
+      await internalClient.db().admin().command({ configureFailPoint: 'failCommand', mode: 'off' });
+      await internalClient.close();
+
+      await changeStream.close();
+      await client.close();
+    });
+
+    it('should not retry the aggregate command', async function () {
+      changeStream = client.db('test').collection('test').watch();
+      const maybeError = await changeStream.next().catch(e => e);
+      expect(maybeError).to.be.instanceof(MongoServerError);
+
+      expect(aggregates).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('iterator api', function () {
     describe('#tryNext()', function () {
       it('should return null on single iteration of empty cursor', {