diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/feature_controls.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/feature_controls.ts
index 61570f83aed46..caf98ec1ece02 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/feature_controls.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/feature_controls.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@
  */
 
 import expect from '@kbn/expect';
-import { SuperTest } from 'supertest';
 import { CSV_QUOTE_VALUES_SETTING } from '@kbn/share-plugin/common/constants';
 import {
   ELASTIC_HTTP_VERSION_HEADER,
   X_ELASTIC_INTERNAL_ORIGIN_REQUEST,
 } from '@kbn/core-http-common';
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
+import { retryRequestIfConflicts } from './utils';
 
 export default function featureControlsTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
-  const supertest: SuperTest<any> = getService('supertestWithoutAuth');
+  const supertestWithoutAuth = getService('supertestWithoutAuth');
+  const log = getService('log');
   const security = getService('security');
   const spaces = getService('spaces');
   const deployment = getService('deployment');
@@ -55,11 +56,14 @@ export default function featureControlsTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContext)
   async function saveAdvancedSetting(username: string, password: string, spaceId?: string) {
     const basePath = spaceId ? `/s/${spaceId}` : '';
 
-    return await supertest
-      .post(`${basePath}/internal/kibana/settings`)
-      .auth(username, password)
-      .set('kbn-xsrf', 'foo')
-      .send({ changes: { [CSV_QUOTE_VALUES_SETTING]: null } })
+    const sendRequest = async () =>
+      await supertestWithoutAuth
+        .post(`${basePath}/internal/kibana/settings`)
+        .auth(username, password)
+        .set('kbn-xsrf', 'foo')
+        .send({ changes: { [CSV_QUOTE_VALUES_SETTING]: null } });
+
+    return await retryRequestIfConflicts(log, 'saveAdvancedSetting', sendRequest)
       .then((response: any) => ({ error: undefined, response }))
       .catch((error: any) => ({ error, response: undefined }));
   }
@@ -67,19 +71,21 @@ export default function featureControlsTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContext)
   async function saveTelemetrySetting(username: string, password: string, spaceId?: string) {
     const basePath = spaceId ? `/s/${spaceId}` : '';
 
-    return await supertest
-      .post(`${basePath}/internal/telemetry/optIn`)
-      .auth(username, password)
-      .set('kbn-xsrf', 'foo')
-      .set(ELASTIC_HTTP_VERSION_HEADER, '2')
-      .set(X_ELASTIC_INTERNAL_ORIGIN_REQUEST, 'kibana')
-      .send({ enabled: true })
+    const sendRequest = async () =>
+      await supertestWithoutAuth
+        .post(`${basePath}/internal/telemetry/optIn`)
+        .auth(username, password)
+        .set('kbn-xsrf', 'foo')
+        .set(ELASTIC_HTTP_VERSION_HEADER, '2')
+        .set(X_ELASTIC_INTERNAL_ORIGIN_REQUEST, 'kibana')
+        .send({ enabled: true });
+
+    return await retryRequestIfConflicts(log, 'saveTelemetrySetting', sendRequest)
       .then((response: any) => ({ error: undefined, response }))
       .catch((error: any) => ({ error, response: undefined }));
   }
 
-  // Failing: See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/176445
-  describe.skip('feature controls', () => {
+  describe('feature controls', () => {
     it(`settings can be saved with the advancedSettings: ["all"] feature privilege`, async () => {
       const username = 'settings_all';
       const roleName = 'settings_all';
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/utils/index.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/utils/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9d293f9058a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/utils/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+export { retryRequestIfConflicts } from './retry_if_conflicts';
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/utils/retry_if_conflicts.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/utils/retry_if_conflicts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..09a07b9b7a1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/advanced_settings/utils/retry_if_conflicts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { ToolingLog } from '@kbn/tooling-log';
+
+// Number of times to retry when conflicts occur
+const RETRY_ATTEMPTS = 2;
+
+// Delay between retries when conflicts occur
+const RETRY_DELAY = 200;
+
+/*
+ * Retry a request if it runs into 409 Conflicts,
+ * up to a maximum number of attempts.
+ */
+export const retryRequestIfConflicts = async (
+  logger: ToolingLog,
+  name: string,
+  sendRequest: () => Promise<any>,
+  retries: number = RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
+  retryDelay: number = RETRY_DELAY
+): Promise<any> => {
+  const response = await sendRequest();
+  if (response.statusCode !== 409) {
+    return response;
+  }
+
+  // If no retries left, throw it
+  if (retries <= 0) {
+    logger.error(`${name} conflict, exceeded retries`);
+    throw new Error(`${name} conflict, exceeded retries`);
+  }
+
+  // Otherwise, delay a bit before retrying
+  logger.debug(`${name} conflict, retrying ...`);
+  await waitBeforeNextRetry(retryDelay);
+  return await retryRequestIfConflicts(logger, name, sendRequest, retries - 1);
+};
+
+async function waitBeforeNextRetry(retryDelay: number): Promise<void> {
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, retryDelay));
+}