diff --git a/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/RecoveryIT.java b/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/RecoveryIT.java
index de5681ebe1a..062016909b6 100644
--- a/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/RecoveryIT.java
+++ b/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/RecoveryIT.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
  * In depth testing of the recovery mechanism during a rolling restart.
  */
 public class RecoveryIT extends AbstractRollingTestCase {
+
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/31291")
     public void testHistoryUUIDIsGenerated() throws Exception {
         final String index = "index_history_uuid";
         if (CLUSTER_TYPE == ClusterType.OLD) {