diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/multi-block-selection.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/multi-block-selection.test.js
index 1b165c31698aeb..0a4ddaa08ef8a3 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/multi-block-selection.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/multi-block-selection.test.js
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ describe( 'Multi-block selection', () => {
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		await page.keyboard.type( '/group' );
 		await page.waitForXPath(
-			`//*[contains(@class, "components-autocomplete__result") and contains(@class, "is-selected") and contains(text(), 'Group')]`
+			'//button[@aria-selected="true"][text()="Group"]'
 		);
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ describe( 'Multi-block selection', () => {
 	it( 'should gradually multi-select', async () => {
 		await clickBlockAppender();
 		await page.keyboard.type( '/columns' );
+		await page.waitForXPath(
+			'//button[@aria-selected="true"][text()="Columns"]'
+		);
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		// Select two columns.
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'ArrowRight' );
@@ -665,9 +668,13 @@ describe( 'Multi-block selection', () => {
 		// Navigate to appender.
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'ArrowRight' );
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
-		// Select a paragraph.
+		// Wait for inserter results to appear and then select a paragraph.
+		await page.waitForSelector(
+			'.block-editor-inserter__quick-inserter-results .block-editor-block-types-list__item'
+		);
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Tab' );
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
+		// Type two paragraphs
 		await page.keyboard.type( '1' );
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		await page.keyboard.type( '2' );
@@ -705,6 +712,9 @@ describe( 'Multi-block selection', () => {
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		// Add a list.
 		await page.keyboard.type( '/list' );
+		await page.waitForXPath(
+			'//button[@aria-selected="true"][text()="List"]'
+		);
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		await page.keyboard.type( '1' );
 
@@ -924,6 +934,9 @@ describe( 'Multi-block selection', () => {
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		await page.keyboard.type( '/hr' );
+		await page.waitForXPath(
+			'//button[@aria-selected="true"][text()="Separator"]'
+		);
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'ArrowUp' );
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'ArrowUp' );
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/rich-text.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/rich-text.test.js
index f4d8e0d391721a..36d85e98cae1dc 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/rich-text.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/rich-text.test.js
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ describe( 'RichText', () => {
 		await button.evaluate( ( element ) => element.scrollIntoView() );
 		await button.click();
 
+		// Wait for the popover with "Text" tab to appear.
+		await page.waitForXPath(
+			'//button[@role="tab"][@aria-selected="true"][text()="Text"]'
+		);
 		// Tab to the "Text" tab.
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Tab' );
 		// Tab to black.