diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/CatalogTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/CatalogTests.java
index 51d3cbb933df..413c43ff1ddf 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/CatalogTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/CatalogTests.java
@@ -985,6 +985,10 @@ public void testListTables() {
 
   @Test
   public void listNamespacesWithEmptyNamespace() {
+    assumeThat(supportsEmptyNamespace())
+        .as("Only valid for catalogs that support listing empty namespaces")
+        .isTrue();
+
     catalog().createNamespace(NS);
 
     assertThat(catalog().namespaceExists(Namespace.empty())).isFalse();