diff --git a/test/selenium/PmaSeleniumXssTest.php b/test/selenium/PmaSeleniumXssTest.php
index 219faf7413..cb31974ce2 100644
--- a/test/selenium/PmaSeleniumXssTest.php
+++ b/test/selenium/PmaSeleniumXssTest.php
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class PMA_SeleniumXSSTest extends PMA_SeleniumBase
      */
     public function testQueryTabWithNullValue()
     {
+        if (strtolower($this->getBrowser()) == 'safari') {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Can not test alerts in Safari browser.');
+        }
         $this->login();
         $this->waitForElement('byLinkText', "SQL")->click();
         $this->waitForElement("byId", "queryboxf");