diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/code/history.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/code/history.ts
index 6a2cd44b4adee..e024e21df502d 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/code/history.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/code/history.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ export default function manageRepositoriesFunctionalTests({
         });
       });
 
-      it('in search page, change language filters can go back and forward', async () => {
+      // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/39163
+      it.skip('in search page, change language filters can go back and forward', async () => {
         log.debug('it select typescript language filter');
         const url = `${PageObjects.common.getHostPort()}/app/code#/search?q=string&p=&langs=typescript`;
         await browser.get(url);