diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/test/BookieZKExpireTest.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/test/BookieZKExpireTest.java
index 8713756edaf..808b7e8f900 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/test/BookieZKExpireTest.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/test/BookieZKExpireTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.bookie.MockUncleanShutdownDetection;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.bookie.TestBookieImpl;
+import org.apache.bookkeeper.common.testing.annotations.FlakyTest;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.conf.ServerConfiguration;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.proto.BookieServer;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stats.NullStatsLogger;
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ conf, new TestBookieImpl(conf),
     Attempt to reconnect by BookieStateManager's RegistrationManager listener
     will fail (even if retry it many times).
     */
-    @Test
+    @FlakyTest(value = "https://github.com/apache/bookkeeper/issues/4142")
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public void testBookieServerZKSessionExpireBehaviour() throws Exception {
         // 6000 is minimum due to default tick time