diff --git a/tests/integration/__init__.py b/tests/integration/__init__.py
index b4eab35875..dfac2dc1d9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/integration/__init__.py
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ def xfail_scylla_version(filter: Callable[[Version], bool], reason: str, *args,
 greaterthanorequalcass3_11 = unittest.skipUnless(CASSANDRA_VERSION >= Version('3.11'), 'Cassandra version 3.11 or greater required')
 greaterthanorequalcass40 = unittest.skipUnless(CASSANDRA_VERSION >= Version('4.0'), 'Cassandra version 4.0 or greater required')
 greaterthanorequalcass50 = unittest.skipUnless(CASSANDRA_VERSION >= Version('5.0-beta'), 'Cassandra version 5.0 or greater required')
+def _has_vector_type():
+    if SCYLLA_VERSION is not None:
+        return Version(get_scylla_version(SCYLLA_VERSION)) >= Version('2025.4')
+    return CASSANDRA_VERSION >= Version('5.0-beta')
+
 lessthanorequalcass40 = unittest.skipUnless(CASSANDRA_VERSION <= Version('4.0'), 'Cassandra version less or equal to 4.0 required')
 lessthancass40 = unittest.skipUnless(CASSANDRA_VERSION < Version('4.0'), 'Cassandra version less than 4.0 required')
 lessthancass30 = unittest.skipUnless(CASSANDRA_VERSION < Version('3.0'), 'Cassandra version less then 3.0 required')
@@ -297,6 +302,9 @@ def xfail_scylla_version(filter: Callable[[Version], bool], reason: str, *args,
                                             reason='Scylla does not support composite types')
 requires_custom_payload = pytest.mark.skipif(SCYLLA_VERSION is not None or PROTOCOL_VERSION < 4,
                                             reason='Scylla does not support custom payloads. Cassandra requires native protocol v4.0+')
+requires_vector_type = unittest.skipUnless(
+    _has_vector_type(),
+    'Cassandra >= 5.0 or Scylla >= 2025.4 required')
 xfail_scylla = lambda reason, *args, **kwargs: pytest.mark.xfail(SCYLLA_VERSION is not None, reason=reason, *args, **kwargs)
 incorrect_test = lambda reason='This test seems to be incorrect and should be fixed', *args, **kwargs: pytest.mark.xfail(reason=reason, *args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/standard/test_types.py b/tests/integration/standard/test_types.py
index ad69fbada9..1d66ce1ed9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/standard/test_types.py
+++ b/tests/integration/standard/test_types.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 
 from tests.integration import use_singledc, execute_until_pass, notprotocolv1, \
     BasicSharedKeyspaceUnitTestCase, greaterthancass21, lessthancass30, \
-    greaterthanorequalcass3_10, TestCluster, requires_composite_type, greaterthanorequalcass50
+    greaterthanorequalcass3_10, TestCluster, requires_composite_type, \
+    requires_vector_type
 from tests.integration.datatype_utils import update_datatypes, PRIMITIVE_DATATYPES, COLLECTION_TYPES, PRIMITIVE_DATATYPES_KEYS, \
     get_sample, get_all_samples, get_collection_sample
 import pytest
@@ -984,7 +985,7 @@ def run_inserts_at_version(self, proto_ver):
         finally:
             session.cluster.shutdown()
 
-@greaterthanorequalcass50
+@requires_vector_type
 class TypeTestsVector(BasicSharedKeyspaceUnitTestCase):
 
     def _get_first_j(self, rs):