diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/saved_objects/saved_object_finder.tsx b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/saved_objects/saved_object_finder.tsx
index bd2beaf77a30..1522c6b42824 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/saved_objects/saved_object_finder.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/saved_objects/saved_object_finder.tsx
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ class SavedObjectFinderUi extends React.Component<
             placeholder={i18n.translate('kibana-react.savedObjects.finder.searchPlaceholder', {
               defaultMessage: 'Search…',
             })}
+            aria-label={i18n.translate('kibana-react.savedObjects.finder.searchPlaceholder', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Search…',
+            })}
             fullWidth
             value={this.state.query}
             onChange={e => {
diff --git a/test/accessibility/apps/discover.ts b/test/accessibility/apps/discover.ts
index 38ee5b7db39c..e25d29551597 100644
--- a/test/accessibility/apps/discover.ts
+++ b/test/accessibility/apps/discover.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../ftr_provider_context';
 
 export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
-  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'timePicker']);
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'discover', 'header', 'share', 'timePicker']);
   const a11y = getService('a11y');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
   const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
+  const inspector = getService('inspector');
+  const filterBar = getService('filterBar');
 
   describe('Discover', () => {
     before(async () => {
@@ -39,5 +41,73 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     it('main view', async () => {
       await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
     });
+
+    it('Click save button', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.discover.clickSaveSearchButton();
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('Save search panel', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.discover.inputSavedSearchTitle('a11ySearch');
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('Confirm saved search', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.discover.clickConfirmSavedSearch();
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    // skipping the test for new because we can't fix it right now
+    it.skip('Click on new to clear the search', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.discover.clickNewSearchButton();
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('Open load saved search panel', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.discover.openLoadSavedSearchPanel();
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+      await PageObjects.discover.closeLoadSavedSearchPanel();
+    });
+
+    it('Open inspector panel', async () => {
+      await inspector.open();
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+      await inspector.close();
+    });
+
+    it('Open add filter', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.discover.openAddFilterPanel();
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('Select values for a filter', async () => {
+      await filterBar.addFilter('extension.raw', 'is one of', 'jpg');
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('Load a new search from the panel', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.discover.clickSaveSearchButton();
+      await PageObjects.discover.inputSavedSearchTitle('filterSearch');
+      await PageObjects.discover.clickConfirmSavedSearch();
+      await PageObjects.discover.openLoadSavedSearchPanel();
+      await PageObjects.discover.loadSavedSearch('filterSearch');
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    // unable to validate on EUI pop-over
+    it('click share button', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.share.clickShareTopNavButton();
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('Open sidebar filter', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.discover.openSidebarFieldFilter();
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('Close sidebar filter', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.discover.closeSidebarFieldFilter();
+      await a11y.testAppSnapshot();
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/accessibility/services/a11y/a11y.ts b/test/accessibility/services/a11y/a11y.ts
index 7adfe7ebfcc7..72440b648e53 100644
--- a/test/accessibility/services/a11y/a11y.ts
+++ b/test/accessibility/services/a11y/a11y.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export const normalizeResult = (report: any) => {
 export function A11yProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const browser = getService('browser');
   const Wd = getService('__webdriver__');
-  const log = getService('log');
 
   /**
    * Accessibility testing service using the Axe (https://www.deque.com/axe/)
@@ -78,11 +77,6 @@ export function A11yProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     private testAxeReport(report: AxeReport) {
       const errorMsgs = [];
 
-      for (const result of report.incomplete) {
-        // these items require human review and can't be definitively validated
-        log.warning(printResult(chalk.yellow('UNABLE TO VALIDATE'), result));
-      }
-
       for (const result of report.violations) {
         errorMsgs.push(printResult(chalk.red('VIOLATION'), result));
       }
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/discover_page.js b/test/functional/page_objects/discover_page.js
index 3ba0f217813f..85d8cff675f2 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/discover_page.js
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/discover_page.js
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ export function DiscoverPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       });
     }
 
+    async inputSavedSearchTitle(searchName) {
+      await testSubjects.setValue('savedObjectTitle', searchName);
+    }
+
+    async clickConfirmSavedSearch() {
+      await testSubjects.click('confirmSaveSavedObjectButton');
+    }
+
+    async openAddFilterPanel() {
+      await testSubjects.click('addFilter');
+    }
+
     async waitUntilSearchingHasFinished() {
       const spinner = await testSubjects.find('loadingSpinner');
       await find.waitForElementHidden(spinner, defaultFindTimeout * 10);
@@ -117,6 +129,10 @@ export function DiscoverPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await testSubjects.click('discoverOpenButton');
     }
 
+    async closeLoadSavedSearchPanel() {
+      await testSubjects.click('euiFlyoutCloseButton');
+    }
+
     async getChartCanvas() {
       return await find.byCssSelector('.echChart canvas:last-of-type');
     }