diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/site-editor-url-navigation.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/site-editor-url-navigation.spec.js
index f26fb8e13b8c3c..3a4976a4947891 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/site-editor-url-navigation.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/site-editor-url-navigation.spec.js
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ test.describe( 'Site editor url navigation', () => {
 		await admin.visitSiteEditor();
 		await page.click( 'role=button[name="Templates"]' );
 		await page.click( 'role=button[name="Add New Template"i]' );
+		// Wait for network idle to avoid flaky tests.
+		// eslint-disable-next-line playwright/no-networkidle
+		await page.waitForLoadState( 'networkidle' );
 		await page
 			.getByRole( 'button', {
 				name: 'Single item: Post',