diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/time_picker.ts b/test/functional/page_objects/time_picker.ts
index bf2db6c25ad12d..bdc7fb47bc2114 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/time_picker.ts
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/time_picker.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export class TimePickerPageObject extends FtrService {
   private readonly retry = this.ctx.getService('retry');
   private readonly testSubjects = this.ctx.getService('testSubjects');
   private readonly header = this.ctx.getPageObject('header');
+  private readonly common = this.ctx.getPageObject('common');
   private readonly kibanaServer = this.ctx.getService('kibanaServer');
 
   private readonly quickSelectTimeMenuToggle = this.ctx.getService('menuToggle').create({
@@ -240,6 +241,9 @@ export class TimePickerPageObject extends FtrService {
     await this.testSubjects.click('superDatePickerAbsoluteTab');
     const end = await this.testSubjects.getAttribute('superDatePickerAbsoluteDateInput', 'value');
 
+    // Wait until closing popover again to avoid https://github.com/elastic/eui/issues/5619
+    await this.common.sleep(2000);
+
     // get from time
     await this.testSubjects.click('superDatePickerstartDatePopoverButton');
     await this.waitPanelIsGone(panel);