diff --git a/xarray/tests/test_array_api.py b/xarray/tests/test_array_api.py
index 3ebb67cf1f3..47e38013662 100644
--- a/xarray/tests/test_array_api.py
+++ b/xarray/tests/test_array_api.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ def test_unstack(arrays: tuple[xr.DataArray, xr.DataArray]) -> None:
     assert_equal(actual, expected)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip
 def test_where() -> None:
     np_arr = xr.DataArray(np.array([1, 0]), dims="x")
     xp_arr = xr.DataArray(xp.asarray([1, 0]), dims="x")