diff --git a/test/known_issues/known_issues.status b/test/known_issues/known_issues.status
index fdf2d86bcd52bf..8dd569a3950bf6 100644
--- a/test/known_issues/known_issues.status
+++ b/test/known_issues/known_issues.status
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ prefix known_issues
 # sample-test                        : SKIP
 
 [true] # This section applies to all platforms
+# This issue is unfixable with the current implementations of V8 and
+# Node.js. Changes to make this fixable are unlikely to happen in the
+# foreseeable future. The test itself is flaky and skipped.  It
+# serves as a demonstration of the issue only.
+test-vm-timeout-escape-queuemicrotask: SKIP
 
 [$system==win32]