diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseWhileRelocatingShardsIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseWhileRelocatingShardsIT.java
index 2125184baef..de53e8cb756 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseWhileRelocatingShardsIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseWhileRelocatingShardsIT.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public class CloseWhileRelocatingShardsIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
         return 3;
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/39588")
     public void testCloseWhileRelocatingShards() throws Exception {
         final String[] indices = new String[randomIntBetween(3, 5)];
         final Map<String, Long> docsPerIndex = new HashMap<>();