diff --git a/tests/test_widget_child_moving.py b/tests/test_widget_child_moving.py
index d8935c230b1..2a6195252d9 100644
--- a/tests/test_widget_child_moving.py
+++ b/tests/test_widget_child_moving.py
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ async def test_move_child_before_itself() -> None:
         pilot.app.screen.move_child(child, before=child)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(
+    strict=True, reason="https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1743"
+)
 async def test_move_child_before_itself_numerically() -> None:
     """Test moving a widget before itself by numeric index."""
 
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@ async def test_move_child_after_itself() -> None:
         pilot.app.screen.move_child(child, after=child)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(
+    strict=True, reason="https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1743"
+)
 async def test_move_child_after_itself_numerically() -> None:
     """Test moving a widget after itself by numeric index."""
     # Regression test for https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1743