diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_visualizer/file_data_visualizer.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_visualizer/file_data_visualizer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..94b28e5035edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_visualizer/file_data_visualizer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import path from 'path';
+
+import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
+export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
+  const ml = getService('ml');
+
+  const testDataListPositive = [
+    {
+      suiteSuffix: 'with an artificial server log',
+      filePath: path.join(__dirname, 'files_to_import', 'artificial_server_log'),
+      indexName: 'user-import_1',
+      createIndexPattern: false,
+      expected: {
+        results: {
+          title: 'artificial_server_log',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const testDataListNegative = [
+    {
+      suiteSuffix: 'with a non-log file',
+      filePath: path.join(__dirname, 'files_to_import', 'not_a_log_file'),
+    },
+  ];
+
+  describe('file based', function() {
+    this.tags(['smoke', 'mlqa']);
+    before(async () => {
+      await ml.securityUI.loginAsMlPowerUser();
+      await ml.navigation.navigateToMl();
+    });
+
+    for (const testData of testDataListPositive) {
+      describe(testData.suiteSuffix, function() {
+        after(async () => {
+          await ml.api.deleteIndices(testData.indexName);
+        });
+
+        it('loads the data visualizer selector page', async () => {
+          await ml.navigation.navigateToDataVisualizer();
+        });
+
+        it('loads the file upload page', async () => {
+          await ml.dataVisualizer.navigateToFileUpload();
+        });
+
+        it('selects a file and loads visualizer results', async () => {
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.selectFile(testData.filePath);
+        });
+
+        it('displays the components of the file details page', async () => {
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.assertFileTitle(testData.expected.results.title);
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.assertFileContentPanelExists();
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.assertSummaryPanelExists();
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.assertFileStatsPanelExists();
+        });
+
+        it('loads the import settings page', async () => {
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.navigateToFileImport();
+        });
+
+        it('sets the index name', async () => {
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.setIndexName(testData.indexName);
+        });
+
+        it('sets the create index pattern checkbox', async () => {
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.setCreateIndexPatternCheckboxState(
+            testData.createIndexPattern
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('imports the file', async () => {
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.startImportAndWaitForProcessing();
+        });
+      });
+    }
+
+    for (const testData of testDataListNegative) {
+      describe(testData.suiteSuffix, function() {
+        it('loads the data visualizer selector page', async () => {
+          await ml.navigation.navigateToDataVisualizer();
+        });
+
+        it('loads the file upload page', async () => {
+          await ml.dataVisualizer.navigateToFileUpload();
+        });
+
+        it('selects a file and displays an error', async () => {
+          await ml.dataVisualizerFileBased.selectFile(testData.filePath, true);
+        });
+      });
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_visualizer/index.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_visualizer/index.ts
index fa4b5e76ae728..4a1eb06d7a487 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_visualizer/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_visualizer/index.ts
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ export default function({ loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
     this.tags(['skipFirefox']);
 
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./index_data_visualizer'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./file_data_visualizer'));
   });
 }