diff --git a/test/telemetry/test_metrics_backend.py b/test/telemetry/test_metrics_backend.py
index 9bba4503a..069d3f26f 100644
--- a/test/telemetry/test_metrics_backend.py
+++ b/test/telemetry/test_metrics_backend.py
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ async def test_litellm_token_metrics_integration(
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.llm
 @pytest.mark.huggingface
+@pytest.mark.requires_gpu
+@pytest.mark.requires_heavy_ram
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    int(os.environ.get("CICD", 0)) == 1,
+    reason="Skipping HuggingFace metrics test in CI - requires GPU and model download",
+)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("stream", [False, True], ids=["non-streaming", "streaming"])
 async def test_huggingface_token_metrics_integration(
     enable_metrics, metric_reader, stream, gh_run