diff --git a/nativelink-store/src/azure_blob_store.rs b/nativelink-store/src/azure_blob_store.rs
index f8c6d310bda..0b6712f1073 100644
--- a/nativelink-store/src/azure_blob_store.rs
+++ b/nativelink-store/src/azure_blob_store.rs
@@ -1192,6 +1192,14 @@ where
                             self.note_read_ok();
                             Some((RetryResult::Err(e), writer))
                         }
+                        // Retrying the origin cannot repair a failed destination.
+                        // Preserve throttle feedback without crediting a successful read.
+                        Err((e, wait)) if writer.is_pipe_broken() => {
+                            if wait.is_some() {
+                                self.note_read_throttled();
+                            }
+                            Some((RetryResult::Err(e), writer))
+                        }
                         Err((e, Some(wait))) => {
                             self.note_read_throttled();
                             Some((RetryResult::RetryAfter(e, wait), writer))
diff --git a/web/apps/docs/content/docs/how-to/stores/azure.mdx b/web/apps/docs/content/docs/how-to/stores/azure.mdx
index 562ed38085b..7f477674f48 100644
--- a/web/apps/docs/content/docs/how-to/stores/azure.mdx
+++ b/web/apps/docs/content/docs/how-to/stores/azure.mdx
@@ -136,6 +136,20 @@ described in [the shared options section](/how-to/stores/s3-and-compatible);
 `insecure_allow_http` and `disable_http2` are accepted but not read by the
 Azure store.
 
+<Callout type="info" title="Unreleased: stop retries after destination failure">
+  When a download fails to send data because its destination has closed, the
+  read returns the delivery error without starting another retry. Transient
+  Azure errors remain retryable while the destination is usable. Requests
+  already started by the Azure SDK may still finish after the read returns.
+</Callout>
+
+The source link below shows the released implementation, which predates this
+change. The regression tests in `nativelink-store/tests/azure_blob_store_test.rs`
+and `azure_download_egress_test.rs` check that a failed destination stops retries
+and repeated range downloads.
+
+<SourceLink file="nativelink-store/src/azure_blob_store.rs" symbol="AzureBlobStore (released implementation)" />
+
 ## Steps [#steps]
 
 <Steps>