diff --git a/test/functional/services/listing_table.ts b/test/functional/services/listing_table.ts
index 53b45697136ed..c9f2b8369783c 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/listing_table.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/listing_table.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ export function ListingTableProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProvider
       return visualizationNames;
     }
 
+    public async waitUntilTableIsLoaded() {
+      return retry.try(async () => {
+        const isLoaded = await find.existsByDisplayedByCssSelector(
+          '[data-test-subj="itemsInMemTable"]:not(.euiBasicTable-loading)'
+        );
+
+        if (isLoaded) {
+          return true;
+        } else {
+          throw new Error('Waiting');
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Navigates through all pages on Landing page and returns array of items names
      */
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/dashboard_integration.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/dashboard_integration.ts
index 081fa1feb1c33..42ef8de2eb0c2 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/dashboard_integration.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/dashboard_integration.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const listingTable = getService('listingTable');
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const find = getService('find');
-  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['dashboard', 'tagManagement', 'common']);
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['dashboard', 'tagManagement', 'common', 'header']);
 
   /**
    * Select tags in the searchbar's tag filter.
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     // click elsewhere to close the filter dropdown
     const searchFilter = await find.byCssSelector('main .euiFieldSearch');
     await searchFilter.click();
+    // wait until the table refreshes
+    await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
   };
 
   describe('dashboard integration', () => {
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('dashboard');
         await PageObjects.dashboard.gotoDashboardLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
       });
 
       it('allows to manually type tag filter query', async () => {
@@ -96,6 +99,8 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         });
 
         await PageObjects.dashboard.gotoDashboardLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
+
         await selectFilterTags('tag-1');
         const itemNames = await listingTable.getAllItemsNames();
         expect(itemNames).to.contain('my-new-dashboard');
@@ -128,8 +133,11 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         expect(await tagModal.isOpened()).to.be(false);
 
         await PageObjects.dashboard.clickSave();
+        await PageObjects.common.waitForSaveModalToClose();
 
         await PageObjects.dashboard.gotoDashboardLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
+
         await selectFilterTags('my-new-tag');
         const itemNames = await listingTable.getAllItemsNames();
         expect(itemNames).to.contain('dashboard-with-new-tag');
@@ -140,6 +148,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('dashboard');
         await PageObjects.dashboard.gotoDashboardLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
       });
 
       it('allows to select tags for an existing dashboard', async () => {
@@ -152,6 +161,8 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         });
 
         await PageObjects.dashboard.gotoDashboardLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
+
         await selectFilterTags('tag-3');
         const itemNames = await listingTable.getAllItemsNames();
         expect(itemNames).to.contain('dashboard 4 with real data (tag-1)');
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/visualize_integration.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/visualize_integration.ts
index b938591543196..834c3083071df 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/visualize_integration.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_tagging/functional/tests/visualize_integration.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const listingTable = getService('listingTable');
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const find = getService('find');
-  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['visualize', 'tagManagement', 'visEditor']);
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['visualize', 'tagManagement', 'visEditor', 'common']);
 
   /**
    * Select tags in the searchbar's tag filter.
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     // click elsewhere to close the filter dropdown
     const searchFilter = await find.byCssSelector('main .euiFieldSearch');
     await searchFilter.click();
+    // wait until the table refreshes
+    await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
   };
 
   const selectSavedObjectTags = async (...tagNames: string[]) => {
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     describe('listing', () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         await PageObjects.visualize.gotoVisualizationLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
       });
 
       it('allows to manually type tag filter query', async () => {
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     });
 
     describe('creating', () => {
-      it.skip('allows to assign tags to the new visualization', async () => {
+      it('allows to assign tags to the new visualization', async () => {
         await PageObjects.visualize.navigateToNewVisualization();
 
         await PageObjects.visualize.clickMarkdownWidget();
@@ -95,7 +98,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await selectSavedObjectTags('tag-1');
 
         await testSubjects.click('confirmSaveSavedObjectButton');
+        await PageObjects.common.waitForSaveModalToClose();
+
         await PageObjects.visualize.gotoVisualizationLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
 
         await selectFilterTags('tag-1');
         const itemNames = await listingTable.getAllItemsNames();
@@ -133,7 +139,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         expect(await tagModal.isOpened()).to.be(false);
 
         await testSubjects.click('confirmSaveSavedObjectButton');
+        await PageObjects.common.waitForSaveModalToClose();
+
         await PageObjects.visualize.gotoVisualizationLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
 
         await selectFilterTags('my-new-tag');
         const itemNames = await listingTable.getAllItemsNames();
@@ -144,6 +153,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     describe('editing', () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         await PageObjects.visualize.gotoVisualizationLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
       });
 
       it('allows to assign tags to an existing visualization', async () => {
@@ -153,7 +163,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await selectSavedObjectTags('tag-2');
 
         await testSubjects.click('confirmSaveSavedObjectButton');
+        await PageObjects.common.waitForSaveModalToClose();
+
         await PageObjects.visualize.gotoVisualizationLandingPage();
+        await listingTable.waitUntilTableIsLoaded();
 
         await selectFilterTags('tag-2');
         const itemNames = await listingTable.getAllItemsNames();