diff --git a/test/core/util/backoff_test.cc b/test/core/util/backoff_test.cc
index e1a779354235e..a8e7613447aa9 100644
--- a/test/core/util/backoff_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/util/backoff_test.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "gmock/gmock.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/experiments/experiments.h"
 #include "src/core/util/time.h"
 #include "test/core/test_util/test_config.h"
 
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ TEST(BackOffTest, ConstantBackOff) {
 }
 
 TEST(BackOffTest, InitialBackoffCappedByMaxBackoff) {
+  if (!IsBackoffCapInitialAtMaxEnabled()) {
+    GTEST_SKIP() << "test requires backoff_cap_initial_at_max experiment";
+  }
   const auto kInitialBackoff = Duration::Seconds(2);
   const auto kMaxBackoff = Duration::Seconds(1);
   const double kMultiplier = 1.0;