diff --git a/src/ui/public/partials/saved_object_finder.html b/src/ui/public/partials/saved_object_finder.html
index ddc4906e99e4..9734090be006 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/partials/saved_object_finder.html
+++ b/src/ui/public/partials/saved_object_finder.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <span>{{finder.hitCount}} of {{finder.hitCount}}</span>
       </div>
       <div class="finder-manage-object col-md-2" ng-if="onAddNew">
-        <a class="small" ng-click="onAddNew()">
+        <a class="small" ng-click="onAddNew()" data-test-subj="addNewSavedObjectLink">
           Add new {{finder.properties.noun}}
         </a>
       </div>
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_dashboard.js b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_dashboard.js
index fb5a07638453..c584a8f66f0b 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_dashboard.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_dashboard.js
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ bdd.describe('dashboard tab', function describeIndexTests() {
     });
   });
 
-
   bdd.it('filters when a pie chart slice is clicked', async function () {
     let descriptions = await PageObjects.dashboard.getFilterDescriptions(1000);
     expect(descriptions.length).to.equal(0);
@@ -123,4 +122,20 @@ bdd.describe('dashboard tab', function describeIndexTests() {
         });
     });
   });
+
+  bdd.it('add new visualization link', async function checkTitles() {
+    await PageObjects.dashboard.clickAddVisualization();
+    await PageObjects.dashboard.clickAddNewVisualizationLink();
+    await PageObjects.visualize.clickAreaChart();
+    await PageObjects.visualize.clickNewSearch();
+    await PageObjects.visualize.saveVisualization('visualization from add new link');
+
+    const visualizations = PageObjects.dashboard.getTestVisualizations();
+    return PageObjects.common.tryForTime(10000, async function () {
+      const panelTitles = await PageObjects.dashboard.getPanelSizeData();
+      PageObjects.common.log('visualization titles = ' + panelTitles.map(item => item.title));
+      PageObjects.common.saveScreenshot('Dashboard-visualization-sizes');
+      expect(panelTitles.length).to.eql(visualizations.length + 1);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/support/page_objects/dashboard_page.js b/test/support/page_objects/dashboard_page.js
index 3079b6b9b2e5..cfba7d3b1efd 100644
--- a/test/support/page_objects/dashboard_page.js
+++ b/test/support/page_objects/dashboard_page.js
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ export default class DashboardPage {
     }, Promise.resolve());
   }
 
+  clickAddNewVisualizationLink() {
+    return PageObjects.common.clickTestSubject('addNewSavedObjectLink');
+  }
+
   async setTimepickerInDataRange() {
     const fromTime = '2015-09-19 06:31:44.000';
     const toTime = '2015-09-23 18:31:44.000';