diff --git a/tests/selenium/pageobjects/edit.page.js b/tests/selenium/pageobjects/edit.page.js
index 251cea91a7..07c678a35d 100644
--- a/tests/selenium/pageobjects/edit.page.js
+++ b/tests/selenium/pageobjects/edit.page.js
@@ -9,5 +9,13 @@ class EditPage extends Page {
 		super.openTitle( title, { veaction: 'edit', vehidebetadialog: 1, hidewelcomedialog: 1 } );
 	}
 
+	activationComplete() {
+		return browser.executeAsync( function ( done ) {
+			mw.hook( 've.activationComplete' ).add( function () {
+				done();
+			} );
+		} );
+	}
+
 }
 module.exports = new EditPage();
diff --git a/tests/selenium/specs/content_editable.js b/tests/selenium/specs/content_editable.js
index b3c954035f..fb9614b31b 100644
--- a/tests/selenium/specs/content_editable.js
+++ b/tests/selenium/specs/content_editable.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe( 'Content Editable', function () {
 
 		await EditPage.openForEditing( name );
 
-		await EditPage.notices.waitForDisplayed();
+		await EditPage.activationComplete();
 		assert( await EditPage.notices.isDisplayed() );
 
 	} );