diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT b/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT
index 9717da05522..964c33bc57c 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ requires.properties= \
     vm.cds \
     vm.cds.default.archive.available \
     vm.cds.nocoops.archive.available \
+    vm.cds.nocoh.archive.available \
     vm.cds.custom.loaders \
     vm.cds.supports.aot.class.linking \
     vm.cds.supports.aot.code.caching \
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CompressedOops/CompressedCPUSpecificClassSpaceReservation.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CompressedOops/CompressedCPUSpecificClassSpaceReservation.java
index fdcc35685d2..ff4fb265528 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CompressedOops/CompressedCPUSpecificClassSpaceReservation.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CompressedOops/CompressedCPUSpecificClassSpaceReservation.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023, 2025, Red Hat. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, 2026, Red Hat. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2023, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * @requires vm.flagless
  * @requires vm.cds
  * @requires vm.cds.default.archive.available
+ * @requires vm.cds.nocoh.archive.available
  * @requires (os.family != "windows") & (os.family != "aix")
  * @library /test/lib
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
diff --git a/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java b/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java
index 297bc6a9f5b..d8c279781b5 100644
--- a/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java
+++ b/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public class VMProps implements Callable<Map<String, String>> {
         map.put("vm.cds", this::vmCDS);
         map.put("vm.cds.default.archive.available", this::vmCDSDefaultArchiveAvailable);
         map.put("vm.cds.nocoops.archive.available", this::vmCDSNocoopsArchiveAvailable);
+        map.put("vm.cds.nocoh.archive.available", this::vmCDSNocohArchiveAvailable);
         map.put("vm.cds.custom.loaders", this::vmCDSForCustomLoaders);
         map.put("vm.cds.supports.aot.class.linking", this::vmCDSSupportsAOTClassLinking);
         map.put("vm.cds.supports.aot.code.caching", this::vmCDSSupportsAOTCodeCaching);
@@ -418,6 +419,16 @@ public class VMProps implements Callable<Map<String, String>> {
         return "" + ("true".equals(vmCDS()) && Files.exists(archive));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check for CDS no compact object headers archive existence.
+     *
+     * @return true if CDS archive classes_nocoh.jsa exists in the JDK to be tested.
+     */
+    protected String vmCDSNocohArchiveAvailable() {
+        Path archive = Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.home"), "lib", "server", "classes_nocoh.jsa");
+        return "" + ("true".equals(vmCDS()) && Files.exists(archive));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check for CDS support for custom loaders.
      *