diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/panels/save.html b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/panels/save.html
index d525912215d74ae..48dc4102b18b357 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/panels/save.html
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/panels/save.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     class="kuiLocalDropdownInput"
     input-focus="select"
     type="text"
+    data-test-subj="visTitleInput"
     name="visTitle"
     ng-model="opts.savedVis.title"
     required
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/header_page.js b/test/functional/page_objects/header_page.js
index e66666749ed0587..3a87673aab4e5d5 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/header_page.js
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/header_page.js
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ export function HeaderPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     async getToastMessage(findTimeout = defaultFindTimeout) {
       const toastMessage =
         await find.displayedByCssSelector('kbn-truncated.toast-message.ng-isolate-scope', findTimeout);
-      return toastMessage.getVisibleText();
+      const messageText = await toastMessage.getVisibleText();
+      log.debug(`getToastMessage: ${messageText}`);
+      return messageText;
     }
 
     async waitForToastMessageGone() {
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js
index 2dbfa0ca3a90911..7f56d0a7226e42f 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js
@@ -303,11 +303,20 @@ export function VisualizePageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await find.clickByCssSelector('input[name="wms.enabled"]');
     }
 
+    async ensureSavePanelOpen() {
+      log.debug('ensureSavePanelOpen');
+      let isOpen = await testSubjects.exists('saveVisualizationButton');
+      await retry.try(async () => {
+        while (!isOpen) {
+          await testSubjects.click('visualizeSaveButton');
+          isOpen = await testSubjects.exists('saveVisualizationButton');
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
     async saveVisualization(vizName) {
-      await testSubjects.click('visualizeSaveButton');
-      log.debug('saveButton button clicked');
-      const visTitle = await find.byName('visTitle');
-      await visTitle.type(vizName);
+      await this.ensureSavePanelOpen();
+      await testSubjects.setValue('visTitleInput', vizName);
       log.debug('click submit button');
       await testSubjects.click('saveVisualizationButton');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();