diff --git a/pandas/tests/plotting/frame/test_frame_color.py b/pandas/tests/plotting/frame/test_frame_color.py
index e384861d8a57c..2e860c2615322 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/plotting/frame/test_frame_color.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/plotting/frame/test_frame_color.py
@@ -199,12 +199,18 @@ def test_if_scatterplot_colorbars_are_next_to_parent_axes(self):
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("kw", ["c", "color"])
     def test_scatter_with_c_column_name_with_colors(self, cmap, kw):
         # https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/issues/34316
+        from pandas.plotting._matplotlib.compat import mpl_ge_3_6_0
+
         df = DataFrame(
             [[5.1, 3.5], [4.9, 3.0], [7.0, 3.2], [6.4, 3.2], [5.9, 3.0]],
             columns=["length", "width"],
         )
         df["species"] = ["r", "r", "g", "g", "b"]
-        ax = df.plot.scatter(x=0, y=1, cmap=cmap, **{kw: "species"})
+        if mpl_ge_3_6_0() and cmap is not None:
+            with tm.assert_produces_warning(UserWarning, check_stacklevel=False):
+                ax = df.plot.scatter(x=0, y=1, cmap=cmap, **{kw: "species"})
+        else:
+            ax = df.plot.scatter(x=0, y=1, cmap=cmap, **{kw: "species"})
         assert ax.collections[0].colorbar is None
 
     def test_scatter_colors(self):