diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
index 380c301a5a586..df7eb4e3b9bb3 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
@@ -996,6 +996,7 @@ public void snapshotSingleClosedIndexTest() throws Exception {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/12855")
     public void renameOnRestoreTest() throws Exception {
         Client client = client();