diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipywidgets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipywidgets/default.nix
index 5d8a6f87c372..2ee67e854896 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipywidgets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipywidgets/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
+  disabledTests = [
+    # https://github.com/jupyter-widgets/ipywidgets/issues/3711
+    "test_append_display_data"
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "IPython HTML widgets for Jupyter";
     homepage = "https://ipython.org/";