diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/qa/rest/EsqlSpecTestCase.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/qa/rest/EsqlSpecTestCase.java
index afd7d95196ab8..ddb2e5a85ac14 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/qa/rest/EsqlSpecTestCase.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/qa/rest/EsqlSpecTestCase.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public final void test() throws Throwable {
     }
 
     protected void shouldSkipTest(String testName) throws IOException {
-        if (testCase.requiredCapabilities.contains("semantic_text_field_caps")) {
+        if (testCase.requiredCapabilities.contains("semantic_text_field_caps") || testCase.requiredCapabilities.contains("rerank")) {
             assumeTrue("Inference test service needs to be supported for semantic_text", supportsInferenceTestService());
         }
         checkCapabilities(adminClient(), testFeatureService, testName, testCase);