diff --git a/src/tests/DawnTest.cpp b/src/tests/DawnTest.cpp
index c567d494e2..aa953962a6 100644
--- a/src/tests/DawnTest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/DawnTest.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ bool DawnTestEnvironment::UsesWire() const {
     return mUseWire;
 }
 
+bool DawnTestEnvironment::IsBackendValidationEnabled() const {
+    return mEnableBackendValidation;
+}
+
 dawn_native::Instance* DawnTestEnvironment::GetInstance() const {
     return mInstance.get();
 }
@@ -296,6 +300,10 @@ bool DawnTest::UsesWire() const {
     return gTestEnv->UsesWire();
 }
 
+bool DawnTest::IsBackendValidationEnabled() const {
+    return gTestEnv->IsBackendValidationEnabled();
+}
+
 void DawnTest::SetUp() {
     // Get an adapter for the backend to use, and create the device.
     dawn_native::Adapter backendAdapter;
diff --git a/src/tests/DawnTest.h b/src/tests/DawnTest.h
index 2370d3da72..2ec8a075eb 100644
--- a/src/tests/DawnTest.h
+++ b/src/tests/DawnTest.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class DawnTestEnvironment : public testing::Environment {
     void SetUp() override;
 
     bool UsesWire() const;
+    bool IsBackendValidationEnabled() const;
     dawn_native::Instance* GetInstance() const;
     GLFWwindow* GetWindowForBackend(dawn_native::BackendType type) const;
 
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ class DawnTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<DawnTestParam> {
     bool IsMacOS() const;
 
     bool UsesWire() const;
+    bool IsBackendValidationEnabled() const;
 
     void StartExpectDeviceError();
     bool EndExpectDeviceError();
diff --git a/src/tests/end2end/ComputeIndirectTests.cpp b/src/tests/end2end/ComputeIndirectTests.cpp
index 5dea851a7c..b4b88d9283 100644
--- a/src/tests/end2end/ComputeIndirectTests.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/end2end/ComputeIndirectTests.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ void ComputeIndirectTests::BasicTest(std::initializer_list<uint32_t> bufferList,
 TEST_P(ComputeIndirectTests, Basic) {
     // See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=159
     DAWN_SKIP_TEST_IF(IsD3D12() && IsNvidia());
+    // TODO(hao.x.li@intel.com): Test failing on Metal with validation layer on, which blocks
+    // end2end tests run with validation layer in bots. Suppress this while we're fixing.
+    // See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=139
+    DAWN_SKIP_TEST_IF(IsMetal() && IsBackendValidationEnabled());
 
     BasicTest({2, 3, 4}, 0);
 }
@@ -120,6 +124,10 @@ TEST_P(ComputeIndirectTests, Basic) {
 TEST_P(ComputeIndirectTests, IndirectOffset) {
     // See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=159
     DAWN_SKIP_TEST_IF(IsD3D12() && IsNvidia());
+    // TODO(hao.x.li@intel.com): Test failing on Metal with validation layer on, which blocks
+    // end2end tests run with validation layer in bots. Suppress this while we're fixing.
+    // See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=139
+    DAWN_SKIP_TEST_IF(IsMetal() && IsBackendValidationEnabled());
 
     BasicTest({0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 4}, 3 * sizeof(uint32_t));
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/end2end/MultisampledRenderingTests.cpp b/src/tests/end2end/MultisampledRenderingTests.cpp
index 206f04394b..b2f0c35d44 100644
--- a/src/tests/end2end/MultisampledRenderingTests.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/end2end/MultisampledRenderingTests.cpp
@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ TEST_P(MultisampledRenderingTest, ResolveInto2DTexture) {
 
 // Test multisampled rendering with depth test works correctly.
 TEST_P(MultisampledRenderingTest, MultisampledRenderingWithDepthTest) {
+    // TODO(hao.x.li@intel.com): Test failing on Metal with validation layer on, which blocks
+    // end2end tests run with validation layer in bots. Suppress this while we're fixing.
+    // See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=139
+    DAWN_SKIP_TEST_IF(IsMetal() && IsBackendValidationEnabled());
+
     constexpr bool kTestDepth = true;
     dawn::CommandEncoder commandEncoder = device.CreateCommandEncoder();
     dawn::RenderPipeline pipeline = CreateRenderPipelineWithOneOutputForTest(kTestDepth);