diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/transform/cloning.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/transform/cloning.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f06dc0a14a383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/transform/cloning.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
+import { TransformPivotConfig } from '../../../../legacy/plugins/transform/public/app/common';
+
+function getTransformConfig(): TransformPivotConfig {
+  const date = Date.now();
+  return {
+    id: `ec_2_${date}`,
+    source: { index: ['ecommerce'] },
+    pivot: {
+      group_by: { category: { terms: { field: 'category.keyword' } } },
+      aggregations: { 'products.base_price.avg': { avg: { field: 'products.base_price' } } },
+    },
+    description:
+      'ecommerce batch transform with avg(products.base_price) grouped by terms(category.keyword)',
+    dest: { index: `user-ec_2_${date}` },
+  };
+}
+
+export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+  const transform = getService('transform');
+
+  describe('cloning', function() {
+    this.tags(['smoke']);
+    const transformConfig = getTransformConfig();
+
+    before(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.load('ml/ecommerce');
+      await transform.api.createAndRunTransform(transformConfig);
+      await transform.securityUI.loginAsTransformPowerUser();
+    });
+
+    after(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.unload('ml/ecommerce');
+      await transform.api.deleteIndices(transformConfig.dest.index);
+      await transform.api.cleanTransformIndices();
+    });
+
+    const testDataList = [
+      {
+        suiteTitle: 'batch transform with terms group and avg agg',
+        expected: {},
+      },
+    ];
+
+    for (const testData of testDataList) {
+      describe(`${testData.suiteTitle}`, function() {
+        after(async () => {
+          // await transform.api.deleteIndices(<CLONE_DEST_INDEX>);
+        });
+
+        it('loads the home page', async () => {
+          await transform.navigation.navigateTo();
+          await transform.management.assertTransformListPageExists();
+        });
+      });
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/transform/index.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/transform/index.ts
index 66a55105b3ca8..60b72f122f113 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/transform/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/transform/index.ts
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ export default function({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./creation_index_pattern'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./creation_saved_search'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./cloning'));
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/transform_ui/api.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/services/transform_ui/api.ts
index a6756e5940d72..6a4a1dfff6ea1 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/transform_ui/api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/transform_ui/api.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,17 @@ import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
 
+import {
+  TRANSFORM_STATE,
+  TransformPivotConfig,
+  TransformStats,
+} from '../../../../legacy/plugins/transform/public/app/common';
+
 export function TransformAPIProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const es = getService('legacyEs');
   const log = getService('log');
   const retry = getService('retry');
+  const esSupertest = getService('esSupertest');
 
   return {
     async deleteIndices(indices: string) {
@@ -39,5 +46,89 @@ export function TransformAPIProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     async cleanTransformIndices() {
       await this.deleteIndices('.transform-*');
     },
+
+    async getTransformStats(transformId: string): Promise<TransformStats> {
+      log.debug(`Fetching transform stats for transform ${transformId}`);
+      const statsResponse = await esSupertest
+        .get(`/_transform/${transformId}/_stats`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .then((res: any) => res.body);
+
+      expect(statsResponse.transforms).to.have.length(1);
+      return statsResponse.transforms[0];
+    },
+
+    async getTransformState(transformId: string): Promise<TRANSFORM_STATE> {
+      const stats = await this.getTransformStats(transformId);
+      const state: TRANSFORM_STATE = stats.state;
+
+      return state;
+    },
+
+    async waitForTransformState(transformId: string, expectedState: TRANSFORM_STATE) {
+      await retry.waitForWithTimeout(
+        `transform state to be ${expectedState}`,
+        2 * 60 * 1000,
+        async () => {
+          const state = await this.getTransformState(transformId);
+          if (state === expectedState) {
+            return true;
+          } else {
+            throw new Error(`expected transform state to be ${expectedState} but got ${state}`);
+          }
+        }
+      );
+    },
+
+    async waitForBatchTransformToComplete(transformId: string) {
+      await retry.waitForWithTimeout(`batch transform to complete`, 2 * 60 * 1000, async () => {
+        const stats = await this.getTransformStats(transformId);
+        if (stats.state === TRANSFORM_STATE.STOPPED && stats.checkpointing.last.checkpoint === 1) {
+          return true;
+        } else {
+          throw new Error(
+            `expected batch transform to be stopped with last checkpoint = 1 (got status: '${stats.state}', checkpoint: '${stats.checkpointing.last.checkpoint}')`
+          );
+        }
+      });
+    },
+
+    async getTransform(transformId: string) {
+      return await esSupertest.get(`/_transform/${transformId}`).expect(200);
+    },
+
+    async createTransform(transformConfig: TransformPivotConfig) {
+      const transformId = transformConfig.id;
+      log.debug(`Creating transform with id '${transformId}'...`);
+      await esSupertest
+        .put(`/_transform/${transformId}`)
+        .send(transformConfig)
+        .expect(200);
+
+      await retry.waitForWithTimeout(`'${transformId}' to be created`, 5 * 1000, async () => {
+        if (await this.getTransform(transformId)) {
+          return true;
+        } else {
+          throw new Error(`expected transform '${transformId}' to be created`);
+        }
+      });
+    },
+
+    async startTransform(transformId: string) {
+      log.debug(`Starting transform '${transformId}' ...`);
+      await esSupertest.post(`/_transform/${transformId}/_start`).expect(200);
+    },
+
+    async createAndRunTransform(transformConfig: TransformPivotConfig) {
+      await this.createTransform(transformConfig);
+      await this.startTransform(transformConfig.id);
+      if (transformConfig.sync === undefined) {
+        // batch mode
+        await this.waitForBatchTransformToComplete(transformConfig.id);
+      } else {
+        // continuous mode
+        await this.waitForTransformState(transformConfig.id, TRANSFORM_STATE.STARTED);
+      }
+    },
   };
 }