diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT b/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT
index 9071dfa2fbf..1857978ebc0 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ requires.properties= \
     vm.rtm.cpu \
     vm.rtm.compiler \
     vm.cds \
+    vm.cds.default.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/cds/TestDefaultArchiveLoading.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/TestDefaultArchiveLoading.java
index d90618b51f2..4dd3b63c84a 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/TestDefaultArchiveLoading.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/TestDefaultArchiveLoading.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * @test id=nocoops_nocoh
  * @summary Test Loading of default archives in all configurations
  * @requires vm.cds
+ * @requires vm.cds.default.archive.available
  * @requires vm.cds.write.archived.java.heap
  * @requires vm.bits == 64
  * @library /test/lib
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
  * @test id=nocoops_coh
  * @summary Test Loading of default archives in all configurations (requires --enable-cds-archive-coh)
  * @requires vm.cds
+ * @requires vm.cds.default.archive.available
  * @requires vm.cds.write.archived.java.heap
  * @requires vm.bits == 64
  * @library /test/lib
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
  * @test id=coops_nocoh
  * @summary Test Loading of default archives in all configurations
  * @requires vm.cds
+ * @requires vm.cds.default.archive.available
  * @requires vm.cds.write.archived.java.heap
  * @requires vm.bits == 64
  * @library /test/lib
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@
  * @test id=coops_coh
  * @summary Test Loading of default archives in all configurations (requires --enable-cds-archive-coh)
  * @requires vm.cds
+ * @requires vm.cds.default.archive.available
  * @requires vm.cds.write.archived.java.heap
  * @requires vm.bits == 64
  * @library /test/lib
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/TestDumpClassListSource.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/TestDumpClassListSource.java
index 28e92ac3700..1650cddee3f 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/TestDumpClassListSource.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/TestDumpClassListSource.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * @summary test dynamic dump meanwhile output loaded class list
  * @bug 8279009 8275084
  * @requires vm.cds
+ * @requires vm.cds.default.archive.available
  * @requires vm.cds.custom.loaders
  * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/TransformInterfaceOfLambda.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/TransformInterfaceOfLambda.java
index 8bbc713fa6f..88620fc039f 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/TransformInterfaceOfLambda.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/TransformInterfaceOfLambda.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * @summary Transforming an interface of an archived lambda proxy class should not
  *          crash the VM. The lambda proxy class should be regenerated during runtime.
  * @requires vm.cds
+ * @requires vm.cds.default.archive.available
  * @requires vm.jvmti
  * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/test-classes
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/TestAutoCreateSharedArchiveNoDefaultArchive.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/TestAutoCreateSharedArchiveNoDefaultArchive.java
index 4806f571dc6..6c46fd07550 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/TestAutoCreateSharedArchiveNoDefaultArchive.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/TestAutoCreateSharedArchiveNoDefaultArchive.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  * @summary Test -XX:+AutoCreateSharedArchive on a copied JDK without default shared archive
  * @bug 8261455
  * @requires vm.cds
+ * @requires vm.cds.default.archive.available
  * @requires vm.flagless
  * @comment This test doesn't work on Windows because it depends on symlinks
  * @requires os.family != "windows"
diff --git a/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java b/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java
index 681c88654c0..5ac0bea3937 100644
--- a/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java
+++ b/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public class VMProps implements Callable<Map<String, String>> {
         map.put("vm.pageSize", this::vmPageSize);
         // vm.cds is true if the VM is compiled with cds support.
         map.put("vm.cds", this::vmCDS);
+        map.put("vm.cds.default.archive.available", this::vmCDSDefaultArchiveAvailable);
         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);
@@ -424,6 +425,16 @@ public class VMProps implements Callable<Map<String, String>> {
         return "" + WB.isCDSIncluded();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check for CDS default archive existence.
+     *
+     * @return true if CDS default archive classes.jsa exists in the JDK to be tested.
+     */
+    protected String vmCDSDefaultArchiveAvailable() {
+        Path archive = Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.home"), "lib", "server", "classes.jsa");
+        return "" + ("true".equals(vmCDS()) && Files.exists(archive));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check for CDS support for custom loaders.
      *