diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/fixtures/page_objects/service_map.ts b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/fixtures/page_objects/service_map.ts
index 6a82a7b54ca80..f1a5c96e71b6b 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/fixtures/page_objects/service_map.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/fixtures/page_objects/service_map.ts
@@ -53,4 +53,32 @@ export class ServiceMapPage {
     await this.serviceMap.waitFor({ state: 'visible' });
     return expect(this.serviceMap.getByLabel('Loading')).toBeHidden();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Clicks zoom buttons by waiting for them to be enabled and handling tooltip interference
+   * @param direction - 'in' for zoom in, 'out' for zoom out
+   */
+  async clickZoom(direction: 'in' | 'out') {
+    const button = direction === 'in' ? this.zoomInBtn : this.zoomOutBtn;
+
+    // Wait for the button to be visible
+    await button.waitFor({ state: 'visible' });
+    // Wait a bit for any tooltips to settle
+    await this.page.waitForTimeout(500);
+    // Try to click with force if normal click fails due to tooltip interference
+    try {
+      await button.click({ timeout: 5000 });
+    } catch (error) {
+      // If normal click fails, try with force to bypass tooltip interference
+      await button.click({ force: true, timeout: 5000 });
+    }
+  }
+
+  async clickZoomIn() {
+    await this.clickZoom('in');
+  }
+
+  async clickZoomOut() {
+    await this.clickZoom('out');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/parallel_tests/sevice_map/service_map.spec.ts b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/parallel_tests/sevice_map/service_map.spec.ts
index 92db4b587571d..2b5d5ef78816b 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/parallel_tests/sevice_map/service_map.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/parallel_tests/sevice_map/service_map.spec.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ test.describe('Service map', { tag: ['@ess', '@svlOblt'] }, () => {
     );
     expect(page.url()).toContain('/app/apm/service-map');
     await serviceMapPage.waitForServiceMapToLoad();
-    await serviceMapPage.zoomInBtn.click();
-    await serviceMapPage.serviceMap.focus();
+    await serviceMapPage.clickZoomIn();
     await serviceMapPage.centerServiceMapBtn.click();
-    await serviceMapPage.serviceMap.focus();
     await serviceMapPage.waitForServiceMapToLoad();
   });
 
@@ -37,12 +35,9 @@ test.describe('Service map', { tag: ['@ess', '@svlOblt'] }, () => {
     );
     expect(page.url()).toContain('/services/opbeans-java/service-map');
     await serviceMapPage.waitForServiceMapToLoad();
-    await serviceMapPage.zoomOutBtn.click();
-    await serviceMapPage.serviceMap.focus();
+    await serviceMapPage.clickZoomOut();
     await serviceMapPage.centerServiceMapBtn.click();
-    await serviceMapPage.serviceMap.focus();
-    await serviceMapPage.zoomInBtn.click();
-    await serviceMapPage.serviceMap.focus();
+    await serviceMapPage.clickZoomIn();
     await serviceMapPage.waitForServiceMapToLoad();
   });