diff --git a/tests/system/large/blob/test_function.py b/tests/system/large/blob/test_function.py
index 7963fabd0b6..6c7d8121005 100644
--- a/tests/system/large/blob/test_function.py
+++ b/tests/system/large/blob/test_function.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 from bigframes import dtypes
 import bigframes.pandas as bpd
 
+pytest.skip("Skipping blob tests due to b/481790217", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def images_output_folder() -> Generator[str, None, None]:
diff --git a/tests/system/small/blob/test_io.py b/tests/system/small/blob/test_io.py
index 102d6083822..c89fb4c6e6e 100644
--- a/tests/system/small/blob/test_io.py
+++ b/tests/system/small/blob/test_io.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 import bigframes
 import bigframes.pandas as bpd
 
+pytest.skip("Skipping blob tests due to b/481790217", allow_module_level=True)
+
+
 idisplay = pytest.importorskip("IPython.display")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/system/small/blob/test_properties.py b/tests/system/small/blob/test_properties.py
index 47d4d2aa04f..f63de38a8ce 100644
--- a/tests/system/small/blob/test_properties.py
+++ b/tests/system/small/blob/test_properties.py
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import pandas as pd
+import pytest
 
 import bigframes.dtypes as dtypes
 import bigframes.pandas as bpd
 
+pytest.skip("Skipping blob tests due to b/481790217", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 def test_blob_uri(images_uris: list[str], images_mm_df: bpd.DataFrame):
     actual = images_mm_df["blob_col"].blob.uri().to_pandas()
diff --git a/tests/system/small/blob/test_urls.py b/tests/system/small/blob/test_urls.py
index 02a76587f5f..b2dd6604343 100644
--- a/tests/system/small/blob/test_urls.py
+++ b/tests/system/small/blob/test_urls.py
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import pytest
+
 import bigframes.pandas as bpd
 
+pytest.skip("Skipping blob tests due to b/481790217", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 def test_blob_read_url(images_mm_df: bpd.DataFrame):
     urls = images_mm_df["blob_col"].blob.read_url()