diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/signal_detection_rules.spec.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/signal_detection_rules.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f2ed9d48daaf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/signal_detection_rules.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * 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 { ELASTIC_RULES_BTN, RULES_TABLE, RULES_ROW } from '../screens/signal_detection_rules';
+
+import {
+  changeToThreeHundredRowsPerPage,
+  loadPrebuiltDetectionRules,
+  waitForLoadElasticPrebuiltDetectionRulesTableToBeLoaded,
+  waitForPrebuiltDetectionRulesToBeLoaded,
+  waitForRulesToBeLoaded,
+} from '../tasks/signal_detection_rules';
+import {
+  goToManageSignalDetectionRules,
+  waitForSignalsIndexToBeCreated,
+  waitForSignalsPanelToBeLoaded,
+} from '../tasks/detections';
+import { loginAndWaitForPageWithoutDateRange } from '../tasks/login';
+
+import { DETECTIONS } from '../urls/navigation';
+
+describe('Signal detection rules', () => {
+  before(() => {
+    loginAndWaitForPageWithoutDateRange(DETECTIONS);
+  });
+  it('Loads prebuilt rules', () => {
+    waitForSignalsPanelToBeLoaded();
+    waitForSignalsIndexToBeCreated();
+    goToManageSignalDetectionRules();
+    waitForLoadElasticPrebuiltDetectionRulesTableToBeLoaded();
+    loadPrebuiltDetectionRules();
+    waitForPrebuiltDetectionRulesToBeLoaded();
+
+    const expectedElasticRulesBtnText = 'Elastic rules (92)';
+    cy.get(ELASTIC_RULES_BTN)
+      .invoke('text')
+      .should('eql', expectedElasticRulesBtnText);
+
+    changeToThreeHundredRowsPerPage();
+    waitForRulesToBeLoaded();
+
+    const expectedNumberOfRules = 92;
+    cy.get(RULES_TABLE).then($table => {
+      cy.wrap($table.find(RULES_ROW).length).should('eql', expectedNumberOfRules);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/detections.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/detections.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8089b028a10d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/detections.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+export const LOADING_SIGNALS_PANEL = '[data-test-subj="loading-signals-panel"]';
+
+export const MANAGE_SIGNAL_DETECTION_RULES_BTN = '[data-test-subj="manage-signal-detection-rules"]';
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/signal_detection_rules.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/signal_detection_rules.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bfaa86e83f301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/signal_detection_rules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+export const ELASTIC_RULES_BTN = '[data-test-subj="show-elastic-rules-filter-button"]';
+
+export const LOAD_PREBUILT_RULES_BTN = '[data-test-subj="load-prebuilt-rules"]';
+
+export const LOADING_INITIAL_PREBUILT_RULES_TABLE =
+  '[data-test-subj="initialLoadingPanelAllRulesTable"]';
+
+export const LOADING_SPINNER = '[data-test-subj="loading-spinner"]';
+
+export const PAGINATION_POPOVER_BTN = '[data-test-subj="tablePaginationPopoverButton"]';
+
+export const RULES_TABLE = '[data-test-subj="rules-table"]';
+
+export const RULES_ROW = '.euiTableRow';
+
+export const THREE_HUNDRED_ROWS = '[data-test-subj="tablePagination-300-rows"]';
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/detections.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/detections.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4a0a565a74e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/detections.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * 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 { LOADING_SIGNALS_PANEL, MANAGE_SIGNAL_DETECTION_RULES_BTN } from '../screens/detections';
+
+export const goToManageSignalDetectionRules = () => {
+  cy.get(MANAGE_SIGNAL_DETECTION_RULES_BTN)
+    .should('exist')
+    .click({ force: true });
+};
+
+export const waitForSignalsIndexToBeCreated = () => {
+  cy.request({ url: '/api/detection_engine/index', retryOnStatusCodeFailure: true }).then(
+    response => {
+      if (response.status !== 200) {
+        cy.wait(7500);
+      }
+    }
+  );
+};
+
+export const waitForSignalsPanelToBeLoaded = () => {
+  cy.get(LOADING_SIGNALS_PANEL).should('exist');
+  cy.get(LOADING_SIGNALS_PANEL).should('not.exist');
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/signal_detection_rules.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/signal_detection_rules.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cc0e4bce1035a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/signal_detection_rules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * 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 {
+  LOAD_PREBUILT_RULES_BTN,
+  LOADING_INITIAL_PREBUILT_RULES_TABLE,
+  LOADING_SPINNER,
+  PAGINATION_POPOVER_BTN,
+  RULES_TABLE,
+  THREE_HUNDRED_ROWS,
+} from '../screens/signal_detection_rules';
+
+export const changeToThreeHundredRowsPerPage = () => {
+  cy.get(PAGINATION_POPOVER_BTN).click({ force: true });
+  cy.get(THREE_HUNDRED_ROWS).click();
+};
+
+export const loadPrebuiltDetectionRules = () => {
+  cy.get(LOAD_PREBUILT_RULES_BTN)
+    .should('exist')
+    .click({ force: true });
+};
+
+export const waitForLoadElasticPrebuiltDetectionRulesTableToBeLoaded = () => {
+  cy.get(LOADING_INITIAL_PREBUILT_RULES_TABLE).should('exist');
+  cy.get(LOADING_INITIAL_PREBUILT_RULES_TABLE).should('not.exist');
+};
+
+export const waitForPrebuiltDetectionRulesToBeLoaded = () => {
+  cy.get(LOAD_PREBUILT_RULES_BTN).should('not.exist');
+  cy.get(RULES_TABLE).should('exist');
+};
+
+export const waitForRulesToBeLoaded = () => {
+  cy.get(LOADING_SPINNER).should('exist');
+  cy.get(LOADING_SPINNER).should('not.exist');
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/urls/navigation.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/urls/navigation.ts
index 8fdc939e7ee51..5e65e5aa34c18 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/urls/navigation.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/urls/navigation.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
+export const DETECTIONS = 'app/siem#/detections';
 export const HOSTS_PAGE = '/app/siem#/hosts/allHosts';
 export const HOSTS_PAGE_TAB_URLS = {
   allHosts: '/app/siem#/hosts/allHosts',
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/loader/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/loader/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
index 0885f15b1efba..ad2d57b948ba0 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/loader/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/loader/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ exports[`rendering renders correctly 1`] = `
       grow={false}
     >
       <EuiLoadingSpinner
+        data-test-subj="loading-spinner"
         size="xl"
       />
     </EuiFlexItem>
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/loader/index.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/loader/index.tsx
index be2ce3dde951c..e78f148418588 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/loader/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/loader/index.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const Loader = React.memo<LoaderProps>(({ children, overlay, overlayBackg
   <Aside overlay={overlay} overlayBackground={overlayBackground}>
     <FlexGroup overlay={{ overlay }}>
       <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-        <EuiLoadingSpinner size={size} />
+        <EuiLoadingSpinner data-test-subj="loading-spinner" size={size} />
       </EuiFlexItem>
 
       {children && (
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/components/signals/index.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/components/signals/index.tsx
index 1e1ed8766de25..7595510640693 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/components/signals/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/components/signals/index.tsx
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ const SignalsTableComponent: React.FC<SignalsTableComponentProps> = ({
     return (
       <EuiPanel>
         <HeaderSection title={i18n.SIGNALS_TABLE_TITLE} />
-        <EuiLoadingContent />
+        <EuiLoadingContent data-test-subj="loading-signals-panel" />
       </EuiPanel>
     );
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/detection_engine.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/detection_engine.tsx
index 575b85322dcb6..1bd7ab2c4f1ae 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/detection_engine.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/detection_engine.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { StickyContainer } from 'react-sticky';
 import { connect, ConnectedProps } from 'react-redux';
 
-import { useGlobalTime } from '../../containers/global_time';
-import { useWithSource } from '../../containers/source';
+import { GlobalTime } from '../../containers/global_time';
+import { indicesExistOrDataTemporarilyUnavailable, WithSource } from '../../containers/source';
 import { AlertsTable } from '../../components/alerts_viewer/alerts_table';
 import { FiltersGlobal } from '../../components/filters_global';
 import {
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ const DetectionEnginePageComponent: React.FC<PropsFromRedux> = ({
     signalIndexName,
   ]);
 
-  const { indexPattern, contentAvailable } = useWithSource(indexToAdd);
-
-  const { to, from, deleteQuery, setQuery } = useGlobalTime();
-
   if (isUserAuthenticated != null && !isUserAuthenticated && !loading) {
     return (
       <WrapperPage>
@@ -113,81 +109,94 @@ const DetectionEnginePageComponent: React.FC<PropsFromRedux> = ({
     <>
       {hasEncryptionKey != null && !hasEncryptionKey && <NoApiIntegrationKeyCallOut />}
       {hasIndexWrite != null && !hasIndexWrite && <NoWriteSignalsCallOut />}
-      {contentAvailable ? (
-        <StickyContainer>
-          <FiltersGlobal>
-            <SiemSearchBar id="global" indexPattern={indexPattern} />
-          </FiltersGlobal>
-          <WrapperPage>
-            <DetectionEngineHeaderPage
-              subtitle={
-                lastSignals != null && (
-                  <>
-                    {i18n.LAST_SIGNAL}
-                    {': '}
-                    {lastSignals}
-                  </>
-                )
-              }
-              title={i18n.PAGE_TITLE}
-            >
-              <EuiButton fill href={getRulesUrl()} iconType="gear">
-                {i18n.BUTTON_MANAGE_RULES}
-              </EuiButton>
-            </DetectionEngineHeaderPage>
-
-            <>
-              <SiemNavigation navTabs={detectionsTabs} />
-              <EuiSpacer />
-              {tabName === DetectionEngineTab.signals && (
-                <>
-                  <SignalsHistogramPanel
-                    deleteQuery={deleteQuery}
-                    filters={filters}
-                    from={from}
-                    query={query}
-                    setQuery={setQuery}
-                    showTotalSignalsCount={true}
-                    signalIndexName={signalIndexName}
-                    stackByOptions={signalsHistogramOptions}
-                    to={to}
-                    updateDateRange={updateDateRangeCallback}
-                  />
-                  <EuiSpacer size="l" />
-                  <SignalsTable
-                    loading={loading}
-                    hasIndexWrite={hasIndexWrite ?? false}
-                    canUserCRUD={(canUserCRUD ?? false) && (hasEncryptionKey ?? false)}
-                    from={from}
-                    signalsIndex={signalIndexName ?? ''}
-                    to={to}
-                  />
-                </>
-              )}
-              {tabName === DetectionEngineTab.alerts && (
-                <>
-                  <AlertsByCategory
-                    deleteQuery={deleteQuery}
-                    filters={filters}
-                    from={from}
-                    hideHeaderChildren={true}
-                    indexPattern={indexPattern}
-                    query={query}
-                    setQuery={setQuery}
-                    to={to}
-                  />
-                  <AlertsTable endDate={to} startDate={from} />
-                </>
-              )}
-            </>
-          </WrapperPage>
-        </StickyContainer>
-      ) : (
-        <WrapperPage>
-          <DetectionEngineHeaderPage border title={i18n.PAGE_TITLE} />
-          <DetectionEngineEmptyPage />
-        </WrapperPage>
-      )}
+      <WithSource sourceId="default" indexToAdd={indexToAdd}>
+        {({ indicesExist, indexPattern }) => {
+          return indicesExistOrDataTemporarilyUnavailable(indicesExist) ? (
+            <StickyContainer>
+              <FiltersGlobal>
+                <SiemSearchBar id="global" indexPattern={indexPattern} />
+              </FiltersGlobal>
+              <WrapperPage>
+                <DetectionEngineHeaderPage
+                  subtitle={
+                    lastSignals != null && (
+                      <>
+                        {i18n.LAST_SIGNAL}
+                        {': '}
+                        {lastSignals}
+                      </>
+                    )
+                  }
+                  title={i18n.PAGE_TITLE}
+                >
+                  <EuiButton
+                    fill
+                    href={getRulesUrl()}
+                    iconType="gear"
+                    data-test-subj="manage-signal-detection-rules"
+                  >
+                    {i18n.BUTTON_MANAGE_RULES}
+                  </EuiButton>
+                </DetectionEngineHeaderPage>
+
+                <GlobalTime>
+                  {({ to, from, deleteQuery, setQuery }) => (
+                    <>
+                      <SiemNavigation navTabs={detectionsTabs} />
+                      <EuiSpacer />
+                      {tabName === DetectionEngineTab.signals && (
+                        <>
+                          <SignalsHistogramPanel
+                            deleteQuery={deleteQuery}
+                            filters={filters}
+                            from={from}
+                            query={query}
+                            setQuery={setQuery}
+                            showTotalSignalsCount={true}
+                            signalIndexName={signalIndexName}
+                            stackByOptions={signalsHistogramOptions}
+                            to={to}
+                            updateDateRange={updateDateRangeCallback}
+                          />
+                          <EuiSpacer size="l" />
+                          <SignalsTable
+                            loading={loading}
+                            hasIndexWrite={hasIndexWrite ?? false}
+                            canUserCRUD={(canUserCRUD ?? false) && (hasEncryptionKey ?? false)}
+                            from={from}
+                            signalsIndex={signalIndexName ?? ''}
+                            to={to}
+                          />
+                        </>
+                      )}
+                      {tabName === DetectionEngineTab.alerts && (
+                        <>
+                          <AlertsByCategory
+                            deleteQuery={deleteQuery}
+                            filters={filters}
+                            from={from}
+                            hideHeaderChildren={true}
+                            indexPattern={indexPattern}
+                            query={query}
+                            setQuery={setQuery}
+                            to={to}
+                          />
+                          <AlertsTable endDate={to} startDate={from} />
+                        </>
+                      )}
+                    </>
+                  )}
+                </GlobalTime>
+              </WrapperPage>
+            </StickyContainer>
+          ) : (
+            <WrapperPage>
+              <DetectionEngineHeaderPage border title={i18n.PAGE_TITLE} />
+              <DetectionEngineEmptyPage />
+            </WrapperPage>
+          );
+        }}
+      </WithSource>
       <SpyRoute />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/rules/all/index.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/rules/all/index.tsx
index e7d68164c4ef4..bb718d8029817 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/rules/all/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/rules/all/index.tsx
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ export const AllRules = React.memo<AllRulesProps>(
                   </UtilityBarSection>
                 </UtilityBar>
                 <MyEuiBasicTable
+                  data-test-subj="rules-table"
                   columns={columns}
                   isSelectable={!hasNoPermissions ?? false}
                   itemId="id"
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/rules/components/pre_packaged_rules/load_empty_prompt.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/rules/components/pre_packaged_rules/load_empty_prompt.tsx
index 41b7fafd6becd..1cff4751e8188 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/rules/components/pre_packaged_rules/load_empty_prompt.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/rules/components/pre_packaged_rules/load_empty_prompt.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const PrePackagedRulesPromptComponent: React.FC<PrePackagedRulesPromptProps> = (
               isDisabled={userHasNoPermissions}
               isLoading={loading}
               onClick={handlePreBuiltCreation}
+              data-test-subj="load-prebuilt-rules"
             >
               {i18n.PRE_BUILT_ACTION}
             </EuiButton>
diff --git a/x-pack/test/siem_cypress/config.ts b/x-pack/test/siem_cypress/config.ts
index 05c1e471e74a9..261cfdc1c4429 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/siem_cypress/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/siem_cypress/config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { resolve } from 'path';
 
 import { FtrConfigProviderContext } from '@kbn/test/types/ftr';
 
+import { CA_CERT_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
+
 import { SiemCypressTestRunner } from './runner';
 
 export default async function({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ export default async function({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
       serverArgs: [
         ...xpackFunctionalTestsConfig.get('esTestCluster.serverArgs'),
         // define custom es server here
+        'xpack.security.authc.api_key.enabled=true',
+        'xpack.security.enabled=true',
       ],
     },
 
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ export default async function({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
         ...xpackFunctionalTestsConfig.get('kbnTestServer.serverArgs'),
         '--csp.strict=false',
         // define custom kibana server args here
+        `--elasticsearch.ssl.certificateAuthorities=${CA_CERT_PATH}`,
       ],
     },
   };