diff --git a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mixed_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mixed_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml
index abdd2dad6f916..bf42d06322954 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mixed_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml
+++ b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mixed_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 "Test put batch data frame transforms on mixed cluster":
+  - skip:
+      version: "7.4.0 - "
+      reason: waiting backport of https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/45276
   - do:
       cluster.health:
         index: "dataframe-transform-airline-data"
@@ -106,6 +109,9 @@
 
 ---
 "Test put continuous data frame transform on mixed cluster":
+  - skip:
+      version: "7.4.0 - "
+      reason: waiting backport of https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/45276
   - do:
       cluster.health:
         index: "dataframe-transform-airline-data-cont"
@@ -168,6 +174,9 @@
 
 ---
 "Test GET, start, and stop old cluster batch transforms":
+  - skip:
+      version: "7.4.0 - "
+      reason: waiting backport of https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/45276
   - do:
       cluster.health:
         index: "dataframe-transform-airline-data"
@@ -245,6 +254,9 @@
 
 ---
 "Test GET, stop, start, old continuous transforms":
+  - skip:
+      version: "7.4.0 - "
+      reason: waiting backport of https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/45276
   - do:
       cluster.health:
         index: "dataframe-transform-airline-data-cont"
diff --git a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/old_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/old_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml
index bf2b1f6b939f8..d043ef9c67d8e 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/old_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml
+++ b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/old_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 "Test put batch data frame transforms on old cluster":
+  - skip:
+      version: "7.4.0 - "
+      reason: waiting backport of https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/45276
   - do:
       indices.create:
         index: dataframe-transform-airline-data
@@ -136,6 +139,9 @@
 
 ---
 "Test put continuous data frame transform on old cluster":
+  - skip:
+      version: "7.4.0 - "
+      reason: waiting backport of https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/45276
   - do:
       indices.create:
         index: dataframe-transform-airline-data-cont
diff --git a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/upgraded_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/upgraded_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml
index e149a249fff78..7153d658c0b17 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/upgraded_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml
+++ b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/upgraded_cluster/80_data_frame_jobs_crud.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ setup:
         timeout: 70s
 ---
 "Get start, stop, and delete old and mixed cluster batch data frame transforms":
+  - skip:
+      version: "7.4.0 - "
+      reason: waiting backport of https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/45276
   # Simple and complex OLD transforms
   - do:
       data_frame.get_data_frame_transform:
@@ -162,6 +165,9 @@ setup:
 
 ---
 "Test GET, stop, delete, old and mixed continuous transforms":
+  - skip:
+      version: "7.4.0 - "
+      reason: waiting backport of https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/45276
   - do:
       data_frame.get_data_frame_transform:
         transform_id: "old-simple-continuous-transform"