diff --git a/src/test-jdk17/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/failing/RecordUpdate3079FailingTest.java b/src/test-jdk17/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/failing/RecordUpdate3079FailingTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index de24fe331a..0000000000
--- a/src/test-jdk17/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/failing/RecordUpdate3079FailingTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.failing;
-
-import java.util.Collections;
-
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.*;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.records.RecordUpdate3079Test;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.testutil.DatabindTestUtil;
-
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
-
-// 01-Dec-2022, tatu: Alas, fails on JDK 17
-// see related passing test in RecordUpdate3079Test
-public class RecordUpdate3079FailingTest extends DatabindTestUtil
-{
-    private final ObjectMapper MAPPER = newJsonMapper();
-
-    // [databind#3079]: Should be able to Record value directly
-    @Test
-    public void testDirectRecordUpdate() throws Exception
-    {
-        RecordUpdate3079Test.IdNameRecord orig = new RecordUpdate3079Test.IdNameRecord(123, "Bob");
-        RecordUpdate3079Test.IdNameRecord result = MAPPER.updateValue(orig,
-                Collections.singletonMap("id", 137));
-        assertNotNull(result);
-        assertEquals(137, result.id());
-        assertEquals("Bob", result.name());
-        assertNotSame(orig, result);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/test-jdk17/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/records/RecordUpdate3079Test.java b/src/test-jdk17/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/records/RecordUpdate3079Test.java
index 68647cddbe..e96ff2219d 100644
--- a/src/test-jdk17/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/records/RecordUpdate3079Test.java
+++ b/src/test-jdk17/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/records/RecordUpdate3079Test.java
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.testutil.DatabindTestUtil;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.testutil.Failing;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
 
@@ -36,4 +39,17 @@ public void testRecordAsPropertyUpdate() throws Exception
         assertSame(orig, result);
         assertNotSame(origRecord, result.value);
     }
+
+    @Failing // 01-Dec-2022, tatu: Alas, fails on JDK 17
+    // [databind#3079]: Should be able to Record value directly
+    @Test
+    public void testDirectRecordUpdate() throws Exception {
+        RecordUpdate3079Test.IdNameRecord orig = new RecordUpdate3079Test.IdNameRecord(123, "Bob");
+        RecordUpdate3079Test.IdNameRecord result = MAPPER.updateValue(orig,
+                Collections.singletonMap("id", 137));
+        assertNotNull(result);
+        assertEquals(137, result.id());
+        assertEquals("Bob", result.name());
+        assertNotSame(orig, result);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/testutil/Failing.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/testutil/Failing.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab79e277cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/testutil/Failing.java
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.testutil;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.AfterEachCallback;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.BeforeEachCallback;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.TestExecutionExceptionHandler;
+import org.opentest4j.TestAbortedException;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Documented
+@ExtendWith(Failing.FailingExtension.class) // Comment this out if you want to temporarily let the tests actually fail
+public @interface Failing {
+
+    /**
+     * For when a test is failing only when running on specific Java version - e.g. Java 8 & Java 11 - but passing
+     * for other versions, then:
+     * <pre><code>
+     * {@code @}Failing(javaVersion = { "1.8", "11" }
+     * {@code @}Test
+     *  public void test...() { ... }
+     * </code></pre>
+     */
+    String[] javaVersion() default {};
+
+    class FailingExtension implements BeforeEachCallback, TestExecutionExceptionHandler, AfterEachCallback {
+
+        private static final String SHOULD_FAIL = "should fail";
+
+        @Override
+        public void beforeEach(ExtensionContext context) {
+            getStore(context).put(SHOULD_FAIL, matchesFailingJavaVersion(context));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void handleTestExecutionException(ExtensionContext context, Throwable throwable) throws Throwable {
+            boolean shouldFail = getStore(context).get(SHOULD_FAIL, boolean.class);
+            if (!shouldFail) {
+                // the test threw exception even though it's not expected to fail for this test method, let the
+                // it fail with this exception so maintainers can investigate
+                throw throwable;
+            }
+
+            // Instead of swallowing the exception and silently passing, better to mark the test as "aborted"
+            throw new TestAbortedException("Not implemented/fixed yet", throwable);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void afterEach(ExtensionContext context) {
+            boolean shouldFail = getStore(context).get(SHOULD_FAIL, boolean.class);
+            boolean testFailed = context.getExecutionException().isPresent();
+
+            if (shouldFail && !testFailed) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Test that has been failing is now passing!");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private ExtensionContext.Store getStore(ExtensionContext context) {
+            return context.getStore(ExtensionContext.Namespace.create(getClass(), context.getRequiredTestMethod()));
+        }
+
+        private boolean matchesFailingJavaVersion(ExtensionContext context) {
+            Method method = context.getTestMethod()
+                    // should not happen because @Failing can only be annotated on test methods!
+                    .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot get test method!"));
+
+            String currentJavaVersion = System.getProperty("java.version");
+            String[] failingJavaVersions = method.getAnnotation(Failing.class).javaVersion();
+
+            if (failingJavaVersions.length == 0) { // failing for all Java versions
+                return true;
+            }
+            for (String version : failingJavaVersions) {
+                if (currentJavaVersion.startsWith(version)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return false; // not expected to fail for the current Java version
+        }
+    }
+}