diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/tree/NodeSubclassTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/tree/NodeSubclassTests.java
index 64c39eeacb8b3..e6cf3cd327e1c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/tree/NodeSubclassTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/tree/NodeSubclassTests.java
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ public void testTransform() throws Exception {
     /**
      * Test {@link Node#replaceChildren} implementation on {@link #subclass}.
      */
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/52951")
     public void testReplaceChildren() throws Exception {
         Constructor<T> ctor = longestCtor(subclass);
         Object[] nodeCtorArgs = ctorArgs(ctor);