diff --git a/cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts
index 60e1b924eed..25c63bea81c 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Edit Metadata tab', () => {
     // <ds-edit-item-page> tag must be loaded
     cy.get('ds-edit-item-page').should('be.visible');
 
+    // wait for all the Edit Item tabs to be rendered
+    cy.get('ds-edit-item-page ul[role="tablist"]').each(($row: HTMLDivElement) => {
+      cy.wrap($row).find('li[role="presentation"]').should('be.visible');
+    });
+
     // wait for all the ds-dso-edit-metadata-value components to be rendered
     cy.get('ds-dso-edit-metadata-value div[role="row"]').each(($row: HTMLDivElement) => {
       cy.wrap($row).find('div[role="cell"]').should('be.visible');
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/item-page.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/item-page.cy.ts
index a7fac6e387e..7d42126b828 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/item-page.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/item-page.cy.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ describe('Item  Page', () => {
     });
 
     it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+        cy.intercept('POST', '/server/api/statistics/viewevents').as('viewevent');
+
         cy.visit(ENTITYPAGE);
 
+        // Wait for the "viewevent" to trigger on the Item page.
+        // This ensures our <ds-item-page> tag  is fully loaded, as the <ds-view-event> tag is contained within it.
+        cy.wait('@viewevent');
+
         // <ds-item-page> tag must be loaded
         cy.get('ds-item-page').should('be.visible');
 
@@ -22,8 +28,14 @@ describe('Item  Page', () => {
     });
 
     it('should pass accessibility tests on full item page', () => {
+        cy.intercept('POST', '/server/api/statistics/viewevents').as('viewevent');
+
         cy.visit(ENTITYPAGE + '/full');
 
+        // Wait for the "viewevent" to trigger on the Item page.
+        // This ensures our <ds-item-page> tag  is fully loaded, as the <ds-view-event> tag is contained within it.
+        cy.wait('@viewevent');
+
         // <ds-full-item-page> tag must be loaded
         cy.get('ds-full-item-page').should('be.visible');