diff --git a/Lib/test/test_support.py b/Lib/test/test_support.py
index de56e9e..4cdfe7f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_support.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_support.py
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@
         ('ETIMEDOUT', 110),
     ]
     default_gai_errnos = [
+        ('EAI_AGAIN', -3),
         ('EAI_NONAME', -2),
         ('EAI_NODATA', -5),
     ]
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 9607a4d..97a4acb 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Skip network tests when getaddrinfo() returns EAI_AGAIN, meaning a temporary
+  failure in name resolution.
+
 - Avoid failing in test_robotparser when mueblesmoraleda.com is flaky and
   an overzealous DNS service (e.g. OpenDNS) redirects to a placeholder
   Web site.