diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/AlertsTest.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/AlertsTest.java
index b1d3d6ad7b73a..cb1d99fc490ea 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/AlertsTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/AlertsTest.java
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ public void testShouldAllowAUserToSetTheValueOfAPrompt() {
   }
 
   @Test
+  @Ignore(value = FIREFOX, reason = "Firefox is incorrectly returning an UnsupportedOperationException")
   public void testSettingTheValueOfAnAlertThrows() {
     driver.get(alertPage("cheese"));