diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/loading_page.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/loading_page.tsx
index ae179c6542c1..9d37fed45b58 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/loading_page.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/loading_page.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const LoadingPage = ({ message }: LoadingPageProps) => (
           <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
             <EuiLoadingSpinner size="xl" />
           </EuiFlexItem>
-          <EuiFlexItem>{message}</EuiFlexItem>
+          <EuiFlexItem data-test-subj="loadingMessage">{message}</EuiFlexItem>
         </EuiFlexGroup>
       </EuiPageContent>
     </EuiPageBody>
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/infra/home_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/infra/home_page.ts
index ed8bec570ab6..28d7956e353e 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/infra/home_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/infra/home_page.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
       before(async () => {
         await esArchiver.load('infra/metrics_and_logs');
         await pageObjects.common.navigateToApp('infraOps');
+        await pageObjects.infraHome.waitForLoading();
       });
       after(async () => await esArchiver.unload('infra/metrics_and_logs'));
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/infra_home_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/infra_home_page.ts
index 998a60500aca..51dad594f21f 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/infra_home_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/infra_home_page.ts
@@ -74,5 +74,9 @@ export function InfraHomePageProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await testSubjects.click('configureSourceButton');
       await testSubjects.exists('sourceConfigurationFlyout');
     },
+
+    async waitForLoading() {
+      await testSubjects.missingOrFail('loadingMessage', { timeout: 20000 });
+    },
   };
 }