diff --git a/playwright/e2e/spotlight/spotlight.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/spotlight/spotlight.spec.ts
index 4a6b5611d0..22513ca47a 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/spotlight/spotlight.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/spotlight/spotlight.spec.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ test.describe("Spotlight", () => {
      *
      * https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/16472
      */
-    test.skip("should find unknown people", async ({ page, app }) => {
+    test("should find unknown people", async ({ page, app }) => {
         const spotlight = await app.openSpotlight();
         await page.waitForTimeout(500); // wait for the dialog to settle
         await spotlight.filter(Filter.People);