diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/management/api_keys/api_keys_grid/api_keys_grid_page.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/management/api_keys/api_keys_grid/api_keys_grid_page.tsx
index aa94f4f147789..778abc50e42f7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/management/api_keys/api_keys_grid/api_keys_grid_page.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/management/api_keys/api_keys_grid/api_keys_grid_page.tsx
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ export class APIKeysGridPage extends Component<Props, State> {
           defaultMessage: 'Name',
         }),
         sortable: true,
+        'data-test-subj': 'apiKeyNameCell',
       },
     ]);
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/api_keys/home_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/api_keys/home_page.ts
index 588051699a5d7..ec6f26bc6593a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/api_keys/home_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/api_keys/home_page.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const find = getService('find');
   const browser = getService('browser');
+  const retry = getService('retry');
+
+  async function ensureApiKeysExist(apiKeysNames: string[]) {
+    await retry.try(async () => {
+      for (const apiKeyName of apiKeysNames) {
+        log.debug(`Checking if API key ("${apiKeyName}") exists.`);
+        await pageObjects.apiKeys.ensureApiKeyExists(apiKeyName);
+        log.debug(`API key ("${apiKeyName}") exists.`);
+      }
+    });
+  }
 
   describe('Home page', function () {
     before(async () => {
@@ -109,6 +120,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
         await pageObjects.apiKeys.clickOnPromptCreateApiKey();
         await pageObjects.apiKeys.setApiKeyName('api key 1');
         await pageObjects.apiKeys.submitOnCreateApiKey();
+        await ensureApiKeysExist(['api key 1']);
       });
 
       it('one by one', async () => {
@@ -123,6 +135,9 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
         await pageObjects.apiKeys.setApiKeyName('api key 2');
         await pageObjects.apiKeys.submitOnCreateApiKey();
 
+        // Make sure all API keys we want to delete are created and rendered.
+        await ensureApiKeysExist(['api key 1', 'api key 2']);
+
         await pageObjects.apiKeys.bulkDeleteApiKeys();
         expect(await pageObjects.apiKeys.getApiKeysFirstPromptTitle()).to.be(
           'Create your first API key'
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/api_keys_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/api_keys_page.ts
index 9349eaa4bda0c..cf7f76a810ce7 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/api_keys_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/api_keys_page.ts
@@ -92,5 +92,16 @@ export function ApiKeysPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await testSubjects.click('confirmModalConfirmButton');
       }
     },
+
+    async ensureApiKeyExists(apiKeyName: string) {
+      const existingApiKeyNameCells = await testSubjects.findAll('apiKeyNameCell');
+      for (const existingApiKeyNameCell of existingApiKeyNameCells) {
+        if (apiKeyName === (await existingApiKeyNameCell.getVisibleText())) {
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      throw new Error(`API key ("${apiKeyName}") does not exist.`);
+    },
   };
 }