diff --git a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/dataflow.py b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/dataflow.py
index eeec715edfc35..df32f68596ef3 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/dataflow.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/dataflow.py
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ class DataflowStartFlexTemplateOperator(GoogleCloudBaseOperator):
         Service Account Token Creator IAM role to the directly preceding identity, with first
         account from the list granting this role to the originating account (templated).
     :param deferrable: Run operator in the deferrable mode.
+    :param append_job_name: True if unique suffix has to be appended to job name.
     """
 
     template_fields: Sequence[str] = ("body", "location", "project_id", "gcp_conn_id")
@@ -798,6 +799,7 @@ def __init__(
         wait_until_finished: bool | None = None,
         impersonation_chain: str | Sequence[str] | None = None,
         deferrable: bool = False,
+        append_job_name: bool = True,
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
@@ -812,6 +814,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.job: dict | None = None
         self.impersonation_chain = impersonation_chain
         self.deferrable = deferrable
+        self.append_job_name = append_job_name
 
         self._validate_deferrable_params()
 
@@ -838,7 +841,8 @@ def hook(self) -> DataflowHook:
         return hook
 
     def execute(self, context: Context):
-        self._append_uuid_to_job_name()
+        if self.append_job_name:
+            self._append_uuid_to_job_name()
 
         def set_current_job(current_job):
             self.job = current_job
diff --git a/docs/apache-airflow-providers-google/operators/cloud/dataflow.rst b/docs/apache-airflow-providers-google/operators/cloud/dataflow.rst
index e72228ae9a53c..a6d2299c16708 100644
--- a/docs/apache-airflow-providers-google/operators/cloud/dataflow.rst
+++ b/docs/apache-airflow-providers-google/operators/cloud/dataflow.rst
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ Here is an example of running Flex template with
 .. exampleinclude:: /../../tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/example_dataflow_template.py
     :language: python
     :dedent: 4
-    :start-after: [START howto_operator_start_template_job]
-    :end-before: [END howto_operator_start_template_job]
+    :start-after: [START howto_operator_start_flex_template_job]
+    :end-before: [END howto_operator_start_flex_template_job]
 
 .. _howto/operator:DataflowStartSqlJobOperator:
 
diff --git a/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/example_dataflow_template.py b/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/example_dataflow_template.py
index 1247e1df41cda..fcf919cc0a292 100644
--- a/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/example_dataflow_template.py
+++ b/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/example_dataflow_template.py
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from airflow import models
-from airflow.providers.google.cloud.operators.dataflow import DataflowTemplatedJobStartOperator
+from airflow.providers.google.cloud.operators.dataflow import (
+    DataflowStartFlexTemplateOperator,
+    DataflowTemplatedJobStartOperator,
+)
 from airflow.providers.google.cloud.operators.gcs import GCSCreateBucketOperator, GCSDeleteBucketOperator
 from airflow.providers.google.cloud.transfers.local_to_gcs import LocalFilesystemToGCSOperator
 from airflow.utils.trigger_rule import TriggerRule
@@ -39,10 +42,12 @@
 BUCKET_NAME = f"bucket_{DAG_ID}_{ENV_ID}"
 
 FILE_NAME = "text.txt"
+SCHEMA = "schema.json"
 GCS_TMP = f"gs://{BUCKET_NAME}/temp/"
 GCS_STAGING = f"gs://{BUCKET_NAME}/staging/"
 GCS_OUTPUT = f"gs://{BUCKET_NAME}/output"
 PYTHON_FILE_LOCAL_PATH = str(Path(__file__).parent / "resources" / FILE_NAME)
+SCHEMA_LOCAL_PATH = str(Path(__file__).parent / "resources" / SCHEMA)
 LOCATION = "europe-west3"
 
 default_args = {
@@ -51,6 +56,20 @@
         "stagingLocation": GCS_STAGING,
     }
 }
+BODY = {
+    "launchParameter": {
+        "jobName": "test-flex-template",
+        "parameters": {
+            "inputFileSpec": f"gs://{BUCKET_NAME}/{FILE_NAME}",
+            "outputBucket": f"gs://{BUCKET_NAME}/output/file.avro",
+            "outputFileFormat": "avro",
+            "inputFileFormat": "csv",
+            "schema": f"gs://{BUCKET_NAME}/{SCHEMA}",
+        },
+        "environment": {},
+        "containerSpecGcsPath": "gs://dataflow-templates/latest/flex/File_Format_Conversion",
+    },
+}
 
 with models.DAG(
     DAG_ID,
@@ -69,6 +88,13 @@
         bucket=BUCKET_NAME,
     )
 
+    upload_schema = LocalFilesystemToGCSOperator(
+        task_id="upload_schema_to_bucket",
+        src=SCHEMA_LOCAL_PATH,
+        dst=SCHEMA,
+        bucket=BUCKET_NAME,
+    )
+
     # [START howto_operator_start_template_job]
     start_template_job = DataflowTemplatedJobStartOperator(
         task_id="start_template_job",
@@ -79,11 +105,28 @@
     )
     # [END howto_operator_start_template_job]
 
+    # [START howto_operator_start_flex_template_job]
+    start_flex_template_job = DataflowStartFlexTemplateOperator(
+        task_id="start_flex_template_job",
+        project_id=PROJECT_ID,
+        body=BODY,
+        location=LOCATION,
+        append_job_name=False,
+    )
+    # [END howto_operator_start_flex_template_job]
+
     delete_bucket = GCSDeleteBucketOperator(
         task_id="delete_bucket", bucket_name=BUCKET_NAME, trigger_rule=TriggerRule.ALL_DONE
     )
 
-    create_bucket >> upload_file >> start_template_job >> delete_bucket
+    (
+        create_bucket
+        >> upload_file
+        >> upload_schema
+        >> start_template_job
+        >> start_flex_template_job
+        >> delete_bucket
+    )
 
     from tests.system.utils.watcher import watcher
 
diff --git a/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/resources/schema.json b/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/resources/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c241b91ece4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/resources/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "type": "record",
+    "name": "Person",
+    "fields": [
+        {
+            "name": "name",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "surname",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/resources/text.csv b/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/resources/text.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..93d1ac950b03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/dataflow/resources/text.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name,surname
+John,Doe
+Jane,Smith