diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/policy_table/components/table_content.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/policy_table/components/table_content.tsx
index 76d2cf666f6593..2c653ee5f76f66 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/policy_table/components/table_content.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/policy_table/components/table_content.tsx
@@ -319,7 +319,11 @@ export const TableContent: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
 
   const rows = sortedPolicies.map((policy) => {
     const { name } = policy;
-    return <EuiTableRow key={`${name}-row`}>{renderRowCells(policy)}</EuiTableRow>;
+    return (
+      <EuiTableRow data-test-subj="policyTableRow" key={`${name}-row`}>
+        {renderRowCells(policy)}
+      </EuiTableRow>
+    );
   });
 
   const renderAddPolicyToTemplateConfirmModal = (policy: PolicyFromES): ReactElement => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/index_lifecycle_management/home_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/index_lifecycle_management/home_page.ts
index 5c1ec2f39d663f..44cd2cda7e1aff 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/index_lifecycle_management/home_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/index_lifecycle_management/home_page.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
 export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
   const pageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'indexLifecycleManagement']);
   const log = getService('log');
+  const retry = getService('retry');
+  const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
 
   describe('Home page', function () {
     before(async () => {
@@ -25,5 +27,26 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
       const createPolicyButton = await pageObjects.indexLifecycleManagement.createPolicyButton();
       expect(await createPolicyButton.isDisplayed()).to.be(true);
     });
+
+    it('Create new policy with Warm and Cold Phases', async () => {
+      const policyName = 'testPolicy1';
+      await pageObjects.indexLifecycleManagement.createNewPolicyAndSave(
+        policyName,
+        true,
+        true,
+        false
+      );
+
+      await retry.waitFor('navigation back to home page.', async () => {
+        return (await testSubjects.getVisibleText('sectionHeading')) === 'Index Lifecycle Policies';
+      });
+
+      const allPolicies = await pageObjects.indexLifecycleManagement.getPolicyList();
+      const filteredPolicies = allPolicies.filter(function (policy) {
+        return policy.name === policyName;
+      });
+
+      expect(filteredPolicies.length).to.be(1);
+    });
   });
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/index_lifecycle_management_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/index_lifecycle_management_page.ts
index ddf46926f122ad..f47e79260e61c8 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/index_lifecycle_management_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/index_lifecycle_management_page.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
  * 2.0.
  */
-
+import { map as mapAsync } from 'bluebird';
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../ftr_provider_context';
 
 export function IndexLifecycleManagementPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
@@ -50,8 +50,34 @@ export function IndexLifecycleManagementPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProvider
       coldEnabled: boolean = false,
       deletePhaseEnabled: boolean = false
     ) {
+      await testSubjects.click('createPolicyButton');
       await this.fillNewPolicyForm(policyName, warmEnabled, coldEnabled, deletePhaseEnabled);
       await this.saveNewPolicy();
     },
+
+    async getPolicyList() {
+      const policies = await testSubjects.findAll('policyTableRow');
+      return mapAsync(policies, async (policy) => {
+        const policyNameElement = await policy.findByTestSubject('policyTableCell-name');
+        const policyLinkedIndicesElement = await policy.findByTestSubject(
+          'policyTableCell-linkedIndices'
+        );
+        const policyVersionElement = await policy.findByTestSubject('policyTableCell-version');
+        const policyModifiedDateElement = await policy.findByTestSubject(
+          'policyTableCell-modified_date'
+        );
+        const policyActionsButtonElement = await policy.findByTestSubject(
+          'policyActionsContextMenuButton'
+        );
+
+        return {
+          name: await policyNameElement.getVisibleText(),
+          linkedIndices: await policyLinkedIndicesElement.getVisibleText(),
+          version: await policyVersionElement.getVisibleText(),
+          modifiedDate: await policyModifiedDateElement.getVisibleText(),
+          actionsButton: policyActionsButtonElement,
+        };
+      });
+    },
   };
 }