diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/monitoring/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/monitoring/cleaner/AbstractIndicesCleanerTestCase.java b/x-pack/plugin/monitoring/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/monitoring/cleaner/AbstractIndicesCleanerTestCase.java
index 37d8f7824fda1..4a90309dba0cd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/monitoring/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/monitoring/cleaner/AbstractIndicesCleanerTestCase.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/monitoring/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/monitoring/cleaner/AbstractIndicesCleanerTestCase.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public void testIgnoreCurrentTimestampedIndex() throws Exception {
         assertIndicesCount(1);
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl="https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/78862")
     public void testDeleteIndices() throws Exception {
         CleanerService.Listener listener = getListener();