diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/eui_components/combo_box.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/eui_components/combo_box.ts
index b562890dc98e7..f616ce991a8ae 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/eui_components/combo_box.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/eui_components/combo_box.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import type { ScoutPage } from '../fixtures/scope/test/scout_page';
 import { resolveSelector, type SelectorInput } from '../utils';
 
+export interface ComboBoxInputOptions {
+  /** When true, uses fill() instead of pressSequentially() for faster input without keystroke simulation. */
+  useFill?: boolean;
+}
+
 // https://eui.elastic.co/docs/components/forms/selection/combo-box/
 export class EuiComboBoxWrapper {
   private readonly page: ScoutPage;
@@ -65,17 +70,21 @@ export class EuiComboBoxWrapper {
     await this.page.keyboard.press('Escape');
   }
 
-  private async typeValueInSearch(value: string) {
-    await this.comboBoxSearchInput.pressSequentially(value, { delay: 50 });
+  private async typeValueInSearch(value: string, options?: ComboBoxInputOptions) {
+    if (options?.useFill) {
+      await this.comboBoxSearchInput.fill(value);
+    } else {
+      await this.comboBoxSearchInput.pressSequentially(value, { delay: 50 });
+    }
   }
 
-  async selectMultiOption(value: string) {
+  async selectMultiOption(value: string, options?: ComboBoxInputOptions) {
     await this.checkIfAlreadySelected(value);
 
     // put cursor in the comboBox input field
     await this.comboBoxMainInput.click();
     // type the value with a delay to allow for async option loading
-    await this.typeValueInSearch(value);
+    await this.typeValueInSearch(value, options);
     // select the option that matches the value
     const trimmedValue = value.trim();
     await this.page.locator(`.euiFilterSelectItem[title="${trimmedValue}"]`).click();
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ export class EuiComboBoxWrapper {
     await this.verifySelectionAndClose(value);
   }
 
-  async selectMultiOptions(values: string[]) {
+  async selectMultiOptions(values: string[], options?: ComboBoxInputOptions) {
     const selectedOptions = await this.getSelectedMultiOptions();
 
     // Check if any values are already selected before starting UI interactions
@@ -97,7 +106,7 @@ export class EuiComboBoxWrapper {
     await this.comboBoxMainInput.click();
 
     for (const value of values) {
-      await this.typeValueInSearch(value);
+      await this.typeValueInSearch(value, options);
       const trimmedValue = value.trim();
       await this.page.locator(`.euiFilterSelectItem[title="${trimmedValue}"]`).click();
       await this.waitForBadgeToBe(value, 'visible');
@@ -108,11 +117,11 @@ export class EuiComboBoxWrapper {
     await this.page.keyboard.press('Escape');
   }
 
-  async setCustomMultiOption(value: string) {
+  async setCustomMultiOption(value: string, options?: ComboBoxInputOptions) {
     await this.checkIfAlreadySelected(value);
 
     await this.comboBoxMainInput.click();
-    await this.typeValueInSearch(value);
+    await this.typeValueInSearch(value, options);
     await this.page.keyboard.press('Enter');
 
     await this.waitForBadgeToBe(value, 'visible');
@@ -146,7 +155,6 @@ export class EuiComboBoxWrapper {
     expect(await this.getSelectedMultiOptions()).not.toContain(value);
   }
 
-  // Select a single option in the comboBox
   async selectSingleOption(
     value: string,
     options: {
@@ -154,11 +162,11 @@ export class EuiComboBoxWrapper {
       optionRoleName?: string;
       /** Use for combos backed by slow suggestion APIs so other suites keep default waits. */
       optionVisibilityTimeoutMs?: number;
-    } = {}
+    } & ComboBoxInputOptions = {}
   ) {
     await this.clear();
     await this.comboBoxMainInput.click();
-    await this.typeValueInSearch(value);
+    await this.typeValueInSearch(value, options);
     // Prefer a specific test subj when option text is ambiguous.
     const trimmedValue = value.trim();
     const optionLocator = options.optionTestSubj
@@ -182,11 +190,11 @@ export class EuiComboBoxWrapper {
     options: {
       /** Use when confirming selection may lag after Enter (slow suggestions / CI). */
       settleTimeoutMs?: number;
-    } = {}
+    } & ComboBoxInputOptions = {}
   ) {
     await this.clear();
     await this.comboBoxMainInput.click();
-    await this.typeValueInSearch(value);
+    await this.typeValueInSearch(value, options);
     await this.page.keyboard.press('Enter');
     await expect
       .poll(async () => await this.getSelectedValue(), {
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/eui_components/index.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/eui_components/index.ts
index 96752e100685c..7450d43086b34 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/eui_components/index.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/eui_components/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 import { EuiComboBoxWrapper } from './combo_box';
+import type { ComboBoxInputOptions } from './combo_box';
 import { EuiSelectableWrapper } from './selectable';
 import { EuiCheckBoxWrapper } from './check_box';
 import { EuiDataGridWrapper } from './data_grid';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { EuiFieldTextWrapper } from './field_text';
 import { EuiCodeBlockWrapper } from './code_block';
 import { EuiSuperSelectWrapper } from './super_select';
 
+export type { ComboBoxInputOptions };
 export {
   EuiComboBoxWrapper,
   EuiSelectableWrapper,
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/page_objects/dashboard_app.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/page_objects/dashboard_app.ts
index 69370cdef38b2..514b8ccd7c4dd 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/page_objects/dashboard_app.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/page_objects/dashboard_app.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ type CommonlyUsedTimeRange =
   | 'Last_90 days'
   | 'Last_1 year';
 
+interface TimeoutOptions {
+  timeout?: number;
+}
+
 export class DashboardApp {
   private readonly renderable: RenderablePage;
   private readonly toasts: Toasts;
@@ -133,9 +137,9 @@ export class DashboardApp {
   }
 
   /** Navigates to the new dashboard creation page and waits for the editor toolbar to load. */
-  async openNewDashboard() {
+  async openNewDashboard(options?: TimeoutOptions) {
     await this.page.gotoApp('dashboards', { hash: '/create' });
-    await expect(this.addTopNavButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+    await expect(this.addTopNavButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: options?.timeout ?? 20_000 });
   }
 
   private getSettingsFlyout() {
@@ -264,12 +268,12 @@ export class DashboardApp {
    * Opens the "Add from library" flyout.
    * Low-level building block used by addEmbeddable().
    */
-  private async openLibraryFlyout() {
+  private async openLibraryFlyout(options?: TimeoutOptions) {
     await this.addTopNavButton.click();
     await this.page.testSubj.click('addToDashboardTab-library');
     await expect(this.savedObjectsFinderTable).toBeVisible();
     await expect(this.savedObjectFinderLoadingIndicator).toBeHidden({
-      timeout: 30_000,
+      timeout: options?.timeout ?? 30_000,
     });
   }
 
@@ -287,8 +291,13 @@ export class DashboardApp {
    *
    * @param embeddableName - Name with dashes (e.g., 'Rendering-Test:-saved-search')
    * @param embeddableType - Optional type filter (e.g., 'search', 'Visualization')
+   * @param options - Optional timeout overrides
    */
-  private async filterEmbeddableNames(embeddableName: string, embeddableType?: string) {
+  private async filterEmbeddableNames(
+    embeddableName: string,
+    embeddableType?: string,
+    options?: TimeoutOptions
+  ) {
     // Build search query using type filter and quoted name.
     // type:(search) "Rendering Test:-saved-search" (only first dash replaced with space)
     const typePrefix = embeddableType ? `type:(${embeddableType}) ` : '';
@@ -301,7 +310,7 @@ export class DashboardApp {
 
     // Wait for search results to load
     await expect(this.savedObjectFinderLoadingIndicator).toBeHidden({
-      timeout: 30_000,
+      timeout: options?.timeout ?? 30_000,
     });
   }
 
@@ -310,10 +319,11 @@ export class DashboardApp {
    *
    * @param embeddableName - Name with dashes (e.g., 'Rendering-Test:-saved-search')
    * @param embeddableType - Optional type filter (e.g., 'search', 'Visualization')
+   * @param options - Optional timeout overrides
    */
-  async addEmbeddable(embeddableName: string, embeddableType?: string) {
-    await this.openLibraryFlyout();
-    await this.filterEmbeddableNames(embeddableName, embeddableType);
+  async addEmbeddable(embeddableName: string, embeddableType?: string, options?: TimeoutOptions) {
+    await this.openLibraryFlyout(options);
+    await this.filterEmbeddableNames(embeddableName, embeddableType, options);
 
     // Click on the saved object title
     const titleSelector = `savedObjectTitle${embeddableName.split(' ').join('-')}`;
@@ -335,9 +345,10 @@ export class DashboardApp {
    * Wrapper around addEmbeddable() with type='search'.
    *
    * @param searchName - Name with dashes (e.g., 'Rendering-Test:-saved-search')
+   * @param options - Optional timeout overrides
    */
-  async addSavedSearch(searchName: string) {
-    return this.addEmbeddable(searchName, 'search');
+  async addSavedSearch(searchName: string, options?: TimeoutOptions) {
+    return this.addEmbeddable(searchName, 'search', options);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -345,9 +356,10 @@ export class DashboardApp {
    * Wrapper around addEmbeddable() with type='lens'.
    *
    * @param lensName - Name of the Lens saved object
+   * @param options - Optional timeout overrides
    */
-  async addLens(lensName: string) {
-    return this.addEmbeddable(lensName, 'lens');
+  async addLens(lensName: string, options?: TimeoutOptions) {
+    return this.addEmbeddable(lensName, 'lens', options);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/parallel_tests/service_map/service_map_embeddable.spec.ts b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/parallel_tests/service_map/service_map_embeddable.spec.ts
index 248f5c0d9cc65..5c4c1011939a8 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/parallel_tests/service_map/service_map_embeddable.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/test/scout/ui/parallel_tests/service_map/service_map_embeddable.spec.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ const APM_DASHBOARD_DATA_VIEW_TITLE = 'traces-apm*,logs-apm*,metrics-apm*';
 
 const { SERVICE_MAP_TEST_SERVICE, SERVICE_MAP_TEST_ENVIRONMENT_STAGING } = testData;
 
-// Failing: See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/265639
-test.describe.skip(
+test.describe(
   'Service map embeddable',
   { tag: [...tags.stateful.classic, ...tags.serverless.observability.complete] },
   () => {
@@ -47,14 +46,12 @@ test.describe.skip(
       pageObjects,
     }) => {
       await test.step('open a new dashboard', async () => {
-        await pageObjects.dashboard.openNewDashboard();
+        await pageObjects.dashboard.openNewDashboard({ timeout: EXTENDED_TIMEOUT });
       });
 
       await test.step('set time range to last 1 hour to ensure test data is visible', async () => {
         await pageObjects.datePicker.setCommonlyUsedTime('Last_1_hour');
-        await page
-          .getByTestId('dateRangePickerControlButton')
-          .waitFor({ timeout: EXTENDED_TIMEOUT });
+        await expect(page.getByTestId('dateRangePickerControlButton')).toContainText('Last 1 hour');
         await page.getByTestId('dateRangePickerControlButton').blur();
       });
 
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ test.describe.skip(
           page,
           'apmServiceMapEditorServiceNameComboBox'
         );
-        await serviceNameComboBox.selectSingleOption(SERVICE_MAP_TEST_SERVICE);
+        await serviceNameComboBox.selectSingleOption(SERVICE_MAP_TEST_SERVICE, { useFill: true });
 
         // Select environment from dropdown (has a default value so manually type and select)
         const environmentInput = page.testSubj
@@ -148,6 +145,9 @@ test.describe.skip(
 
         const popoverTitle = page.testSubj.locator('serviceMapPopoverTitle');
         await expect(popoverTitle).toHaveText(SERVICE_MAP_TEST_SERVICE);
+
+        await page.keyboard.press('Escape');
+        await expect(popoverTitle).toBeHidden();
       });
 
       await test.step('maximize the Service map panel', async () => {