diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/security/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/entity_analytics/entity_analytics_home/entities_table_grouping.cy.ts b/x-pack/solutions/security/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/entity_analytics/entity_analytics_home/entities_table_grouping.cy.ts
index 40a39381f8237..60c703e3ddfe3 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/security/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/entity_analytics/entity_analytics_home/entities_table_grouping.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/security/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/entity_analytics/entity_analytics_home/entities_table_grouping.cy.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { visit } from '../../../tasks/navigation';
 import {
   setGrouping,
   waitForGroupingTable,
+  waitForEntityAnalyticsPageReady,
   interceptEntityStoreSearch,
   selectGroupingOption,
   interceptEntityStoreStatus,
@@ -63,9 +64,7 @@ describe(
         visit(ENTITY_ANALYTICS_HOME_PAGE_URL);
         cy.get(PAGE_TITLE).should('exist');
         // Resolution is the default grouping
-        cy.wait('@entityStoreStatus', { timeout: 20000 });
-        cy.wait('@entityStoreSearch');
-        waitForGroupingTable();
+        waitForEntityAnalyticsPageReady();
       });
 
       it('displays resolution groups', () => {
@@ -116,9 +115,7 @@ describe(
         interceptEntityStoreSearch();
         visit(ENTITY_ANALYTICS_HOME_PAGE_URL);
         cy.get(PAGE_TITLE).should('exist');
-        cy.wait('@entityStoreStatus', { timeout: 20000 });
-        cy.wait('@entityStoreSearch');
-        waitForGroupingTable();
+        waitForEntityAnalyticsPageReady();
       });
 
       it('shows group selector with Entity type selected', () => {
@@ -152,9 +149,7 @@ describe(
         interceptEntityStoreSearch();
         visit(ENTITY_ANALYTICS_HOME_PAGE_URL);
         cy.get(PAGE_TITLE).should('exist');
-        cy.wait('@entityStoreStatus', { timeout: 20000 });
-        cy.wait('@entityStoreSearch');
-        waitForGroupingTable();
+        waitForEntityAnalyticsPageReady();
       });
 
       it('selecting "None" shows flat data table', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/security/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/entity_analytics/entity_analytics_home.ts b/x-pack/solutions/security/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/entity_analytics/entity_analytics_home.ts
index 616e0540d6ea5..e0cf3104ccc54 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/security/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/entity_analytics/entity_analytics_home.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/security/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/entity_analytics/entity_analytics_home.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,23 @@ export const waitForGroupingTable = () => {
   cy.get(GROUPING_LEVEL_0).should('exist');
 };
 
+/**
+ * Waits for the entity store status intercept and the initial entity store
+ * search to both resolve, then confirms the grouping table is ready.
+ *
+ * Must be called after `interceptEntityStoreStatus` and
+ * `interceptEntityStoreSearch` are registered and after `cy.visit`.
+ *
+ * The search fires only once the sourcerer / data-view has finished loading,
+ * which can take well over 5 s in CI — both timeouts are set to 20 s to
+ * match the patience already applied to `@entityStoreStatus`.
+ */
+export const waitForEntityAnalyticsPageReady = () => {
+  cy.wait('@entityStoreStatus', { timeout: 20000 });
+  cy.wait('@entityStoreSearch', { timeout: 20000 });
+  waitForGroupingTable();
+};
+
 /**
  * Intercepts the entity store search API and registers an alias.
  * Call this before navigation so Cypress captures the request.