diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts
index 181d41d77b4cb..b399c9e915e27 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const dashboardAddPanel = getService('dashboardAddPanel');
   const elasticChart = getService('elasticChart');
   const browser = getService('browser');
+  const retry = getService('retry');
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const filterBar = getService('filterBar');
   const listingTable = getService('listingTable');
@@ -93,7 +94,11 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await dashboardAddPanel.closeAddPanel();
       await PageObjects.lens.goToTimeRange();
       await clickOnBarHistogram();
-      await testSubjects.click('applyFiltersPopoverButton');
+
+      await retry.try(async () => {
+        await testSubjects.click('applyFiltersPopoverButton');
+        await testSubjects.missingOrFail('applyFiltersPopoverButton');
+      });
 
       await assertExpectedChart();
       await assertExpectedTimerange();