diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/__snapshots__/advanced_settings.test.js.snap b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/__snapshots__/advanced_settings.test.js.snap
index 08e105b50d295e..bfde665a6e5dcd 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/__snapshots__/advanced_settings.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/__snapshots__/advanced_settings.test.js.snap
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ exports[`AdvancedSettings should render normally 1`] = `
       <EuiText
         grow={true}
       >
-        <h1>
+        <h1
+          data-test-subj="managementSettingsTitle"
+        >
           Settings
         </h1>
       </EuiText>
@@ -253,7 +255,9 @@ exports[`AdvancedSettings should render specific setting if given setting key 1`
       <EuiText
         grow={true}
       >
-        <h1>
+        <h1
+          data-test-subj="managementSettingsTitle"
+        >
           Settings
         </h1>
       </EuiText>
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/advanced_settings.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/advanced_settings.js
index 2ecc931906841a..7899bbd2b06815 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/advanced_settings.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/advanced_settings.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class AdvancedSettings extends Component {
         <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="none">
           <EuiFlexItem>
             <EuiText>
-              <h1>Settings</h1>
+              <h1 data-test-subj="managementSettingsTitle">Settings</h1>
             </EuiText>
           </EuiFlexItem>
           <EuiFlexItem>
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.js b/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.js
index 5e509c913445d7..766a97fbc2b1b6 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.js
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.js
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export function SettingsPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
 
     async clickKibanaSettings() {
       await this.clickLinkText('Advanced Settings');
-      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+      // Verify navigation is successful.
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('managementSettingsTitle');
     }
 
     async clickKibanaSavedObjects() {
diff --git a/test/functional/services/test_subjects.js b/test/functional/services/test_subjects.js
index 9a614a1acbdc2a..06de796fba72fb 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/test_subjects.js
+++ b/test/functional/services/test_subjects.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
+import expect from 'expect.js';
 import testSubjSelector from '@kbn/test-subj-selector';
 import {
   filter as filterAsync,
@@ -37,6 +38,13 @@ export function TestSubjectsProvider({ getService }) {
       return await find.existsByDisplayedByCssSelector(testSubjSelector(selector), timeout);
     }
 
+    async existOrFail(selector, timeout = 1000) {
+      log.debug(`TestSubjects.existOrFail(${selector})`);
+      const doesExist = await this.exists(selector, timeout);
+      // Verify element exists, or else fail the test consuming this.
+      expect(doesExist).to.be(true);
+    }
+
     async append(selector, text) {
       return await retry.try(async () => {
         const input = await this.find(selector);