diff --git a/rcl/test/CMakeLists.txt b/rcl/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d8c9daa63..56b04eed6 100644
--- a/rcl/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rcl/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ function(test_target)
   ament_add_gtest_test(test_events
     TEST_NAME test_events${target_suffix}
     ENV ${rmw_implementation_env_var}
+    TIMEOUT 120
   )
 
   ament_add_gtest_test(test_wait
diff --git a/rcl/test/rcl/test_events.cpp b/rcl/test/rcl/test_events.cpp
index 33ccc914e..20bc7f0d0 100644
--- a/rcl/test/rcl/test_events.cpp
+++ b/rcl/test/rcl/test_events.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ conditional_wait_for_msgs_and_events(
  */
 TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_pubsub_no_deadline_missed)
 {
+  if (std::string(rmw_get_implementation_identifier()).find("rmw_zenoh_cpp") == 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+  }
+
   setup_publisher_subscriber_and_events_and_assert_discovery(
     RCL_PUBLISHER_OFFERED_DEADLINE_MISSED,
     RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUESTED_DEADLINE_MISSED);
@@ -443,6 +447,10 @@ TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_pubsub_no_deadline_missed)
  */
 TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_pubsub_deadline_missed)
 {
+  if (std::string(rmw_get_implementation_identifier()).find("rmw_zenoh_cpp") == 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+  }
+
   setup_publisher_subscriber_and_events_and_assert_discovery(
     RCL_PUBLISHER_OFFERED_DEADLINE_MISSED,
     RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUESTED_DEADLINE_MISSED);
@@ -518,6 +526,10 @@ TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_pubsub_deadline_missed)
  */
 TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_pubsub_liveliness_kill_pub)
 {
+  if (std::string(rmw_get_implementation_identifier()).find("rmw_zenoh_cpp") == 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+  }
+
   setup_publisher_subscriber_and_events_and_assert_discovery(
     RCL_PUBLISHER_LIVELINESS_LOST,
     RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_LIVELINESS_CHANGED);
@@ -597,6 +609,10 @@ TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_pubsub_liveliness_kill_pub)
  */
 TEST_P(TestEventFixture, test_pubsub_incompatible_qos)
 {
+  if (std::string(rmw_get_implementation_identifier()).find("rmw_zenoh_cpp") == 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+  }
+
   const auto & input = GetParam();
   const auto & qos_policy_kind = input.qos_policy_kind;
   const auto & publisher_qos_profile = input.publisher_qos_profile;
@@ -695,6 +711,10 @@ TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_bad_event_ini)
  */
 TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_event_is_valid)
 {
+  if (std::string(rmw_get_implementation_identifier()).find("rmw_zenoh_cpp") == 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+  }
+
   EXPECT_FALSE(rcl_event_is_valid(nullptr));
   EXPECT_TRUE(rcl_error_is_set());
   rcl_reset_error();
@@ -707,6 +727,7 @@ TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_event_is_valid)
 
   rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_publisher_event_init(
     &publisher_event_test, &publisher, RCL_PUBLISHER_OFFERED_DEADLINE_MISSED);
+
   ASSERT_EQ(ret, RCL_RET_OK) << rcl_get_error_string().str;
   EXPECT_TRUE(rcl_event_is_valid(&publisher_event_test));
 
@@ -754,6 +775,10 @@ TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_event_is_invalid) {
  */
 TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_sub_message_lost_event)
 {
+  if (std::string(rmw_get_implementation_identifier()).find("rmw_zenoh_cpp") == 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+  }
+
   const rmw_qos_profile_t subscription_qos_profile = default_qos_profile;
 
   rcl_ret_t ret = setup_subscriber(subscription_qos_profile);
@@ -866,6 +891,10 @@ void event_callback(const void * user_data, size_t number_of_events)
  */
 TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_pub_matched_unmatched_event)
 {
+  if (std::string(rmw_get_implementation_identifier()).find("rmw_zenoh_cpp") == 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+  }
+
   rcl_ret_t ret;
 
   // Create one publisher
@@ -977,6 +1006,10 @@ TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_pub_matched_unmatched_event)
  */
 TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_sub_matched_unmatched_event)
 {
+  if (std::string(rmw_get_implementation_identifier()).find("rmw_zenoh_cpp") == 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+  }
+
   rcl_ret_t ret;
 
   // Create one subscriber
@@ -1178,6 +1211,10 @@ TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_pub_previous_matched_event)
 
 TEST_F(TestEventFixture, test_sub_previous_matched_event)
 {
+  if (std::string(rmw_get_implementation_identifier()).find("rmw_zenoh_cpp") == 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+  }
+
   // While registering callback for matched event, exist previous matched event
   // will trigger callback at once.