diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/replication/RecoveryDuringReplicationTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/replication/RecoveryDuringReplicationTests.java
index e387ecaca3d..0cfac8c626a 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/replication/RecoveryDuringReplicationTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/replication/RecoveryDuringReplicationTests.java
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ public class RecoveryDuringReplicationTests extends ESIndexLevelReplicationTestC
         }
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/39510")
     public void testDoNotWaitForPendingSeqNo() throws Exception {
         IndexMetaData metaData = buildIndexMetaData(1);