diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/macos/framework/Source/FlutterEngineTest.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/macos/framework/Source/FlutterEngineTest.mm
index 209903d8fa549..7b081318148d8 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/macos/framework/Source/FlutterEngineTest.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/macos/framework/Source/FlutterEngineTest.mm
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ @implementation MockableFlutterEngine
   latch.Wait();
 }
 
-TEST_F(FlutterEngineTest, CanOverrideBackgroundColor) {
+TEST_F(FlutterEngineTest, DISABLED_CanOverrideBackgroundColor) {
   FlutterEngine* engine = GetFlutterEngine();
 
   // Latch to ensure the entire layer tree has been generated and presented.