diff --git a/driver-core/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/internal/operation/ChangeStreamOperationSpecification.groovy b/driver-core/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/internal/operation/ChangeStreamOperationSpecification.groovy
index 90d5ae3ec3..48ce1ae688 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/internal/operation/ChangeStreamOperationSpecification.groovy
+++ b/driver-core/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/internal/operation/ChangeStreamOperationSpecification.groovy
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ class ChangeStreamOperationSpecification extends OperationFunctionalSpecificatio
         waitForLastRelease(getCluster())
     }
 
+    // TODO undo skip and update for JAVA-5835
+    @IgnoreIf({ !serverVersionLessThan(8, 2) })
     def 'should decode update to ChangeStreamDocument '() {
         given:
         def helper = getHelper()