diff --git a/contributing-docs/testing/unit_tests.rst b/contributing-docs/testing/unit_tests.rst
index e15af7cc70e59..5a4cf4cac6cf2 100644
--- a/contributing-docs/testing/unit_tests.rst
+++ b/contributing-docs/testing/unit_tests.rst
@@ -359,6 +359,13 @@ For selected test types (example - the tests will run for Providers/API/CLI code
 
      breeze testing providers-tests --skip-db-tests --parallel-test-types "Providers[google] Providers[amazon]"
 
+You can also enter interactive shell with ``--skip-db-tests`` flag and run the tests iteratively
+
+  .. code-block:: bash
+
+     breeze shell --skip-db-tests
+     > pytest tests/your_test.py
+
 
 How to make your test not depend on DB
 ......................................
diff --git a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/fs/test_adls.py b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/fs/test_adls.py
index 623ef37b6f4b8..24d6b862c4166 100644
--- a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/fs/test_adls.py
+++ b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/fs/test_adls.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -24,6 +25,13 @@
 from airflow.models import Connection
 from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.fs.adls import get_fs
 
+if os.environ.get("_AIRFLOW_SKIP_DB_TESTS") == "true":
+    # Handle collection of the test by non-db case
+    Connection = mock.MagicMock()  # type: ignore[misc]
+
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def mocked_blob_file_system():
diff --git a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_adx.py b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_adx.py
index e2001c93848d3..c2741c3b8dfbe 100644
--- a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_adx.py
+++ b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_adx.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
 
+if os.environ.get("_AIRFLOW_SKIP_DB_TESTS") == "true":
+    # Handle collection of the test by non-db case
+    Connection = mock.MagicMock()  # type: ignore[misc]
+
 
 class TestAzureDataExplorerHook:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_base_azure.py b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_base_azure.py
index 8e666d2524c7b..89881eae16513 100644
--- a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_base_azure.py
+++ b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_base_azure.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+import os
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
 
+if os.environ.get("_AIRFLOW_SKIP_DB_TESTS") == "true":
+    # Handle collection of the test by non-db case
+    Connection = MagicMock()  # type: ignore[misc]
+
 MODULE = "airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.base_azure"
 
 
diff --git a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_container_registry.py b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_container_registry.py
index bf1ee6ffe7263..166ad961915f1 100644
--- a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_container_registry.py
+++ b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_container_registry.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@
 from airflow.models import Connection
 from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.container_registry import AzureContainerRegistryHook
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
+
+if os.environ.get("_AIRFLOW_SKIP_DB_TESTS") == "true":
+    # Handle collection of the test by non-db case
+    Connection = mock.MagicMock()  # type: ignore[misc]
+
 
 class TestAzureContainerRegistryHook:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_container_volume.py b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_container_volume.py
index 02b9ad5081c1f..5ab87e9cee8e8 100644
--- a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_container_volume.py
+++ b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_container_volume.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@
 from airflow.models import Connection
 from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.container_volume import AzureContainerVolumeHook
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
+
+if os.environ.get("_AIRFLOW_SKIP_DB_TESTS") == "true":
+    # Handle collection of the test by non-db case
+    Connection = mock.MagicMock()  # type: ignore[misc]
+
 
 class TestAzureContainerVolumeHook:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_cosmos.py b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_cosmos.py
index bc6b4f4277a98..671ea7a34a41c 100644
--- a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_cosmos.py
+++ b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_cosmos.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
+import os
 import uuid
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import PropertyMock
@@ -30,8 +31,14 @@
 from airflow.models import Connection
 from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.cosmos import AzureCosmosDBHook
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
+
 MODULE = "airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.cosmos"
 
+if os.environ.get("_AIRFLOW_SKIP_DB_TESTS") == "true":
+    # Handle collection of the test by non-db case
+    Connection = mock.MagicMock()  # type: ignore[misc]
+
 
 class TestAzureCosmosDbHook:
     # Set up an environment to test with
diff --git a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_data_factory.py b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_data_factory.py
index a7d8786fd88c3..52fbca929da35 100644
--- a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_data_factory.py
+++ b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_data_factory.py
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
 # TODO: FIXME: the tests here have tricky issues with typing and need a bit more thought to fix them
 # mypy: disable-error-code="union-attr,call-overload"
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
+
+if os.environ.get("_AIRFLOW_SKIP_DB_TESTS") == "true":
+    # Handle collection of the test by non-db case
+    Connection = mock.MagicMock()  # type: ignore[misc]
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def setup_connections(create_mock_connections):
diff --git a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_wasb.py b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_wasb.py
index b696b38485e39..26996d9d90fc5 100644
--- a/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_wasb.py
+++ b/providers/tests/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_wasb.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 import re
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
 
+if os.environ.get("_AIRFLOW_SKIP_DB_TESTS") == "true":
+    # Handle collection of the test by non-db case
+    Connection = mock.MagicMock()  # type: ignore[misc]
 
 # connection_string has a format
 CONN_STRING = (
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 73238f6e0949e..3462c8625d6b2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ testing = ["dev", "providers.tests", "task_sdk.tests", "tests_common", "tests"]
 
 # Test compat imports banned imports to allow testing against older airflow versions
 "tests_common/test_utils/compat.py" = ["TID251", "F401"]
+"tests_common/pytest_plugin.py" = ["F811"]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.flake8-tidy-imports]
 # Disallow all relative imports.