diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/ElasticsearchNodeCommandIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/ElasticsearchNodeCommandIT.java
index f6d67ed73a4..9ce97895d08 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/ElasticsearchNodeCommandIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/ElasticsearchNodeCommandIT.java
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ public class ElasticsearchNodeCommandIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
         expectThrows(() -> detachCluster(environment, 0, true), ElasticsearchNodeCommand.ABORTED_BY_USER_MSG);
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/39220")
     public void test3MasterNodes2Failed() throws Exception {
         internalCluster().setBootstrapMasterNodeIndex(2);
         List<String> masterNodes = new ArrayList<>();