diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/translog/TranslogTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/translog/TranslogTests.java
index b3b9fca886e..8899dca24b1 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/translog/TranslogTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/translog/TranslogTests.java
@@ -1812,6 +1812,7 @@ public class TranslogTests extends ESTestCase {
         assertTrue(translog.getTragicException() instanceof UnknownException);
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/29509")
     public void testFatalIOExceptionsWhileWritingConcurrently() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         Path tempDir = createTempDir();
         final FailSwitch fail = new FailSwitch();