diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/e2e/deep_links.cy.ts b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/e2e/deep_links.cy.ts
index b220bd0493009..3a44217423a5c 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/e2e/deep_links.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/e2e/deep_links.cy.ts
@@ -10,83 +10,97 @@ describe('Applications deep links', () => {
     cy.loginAsViewerUser();
   });
 
-  it('navigates to Application links on "application" search', () => {
-    cy.visitKibana('/');
-    navigatesToApmLinks('applications');
-  });
+  ['apm', 'applications'].forEach((keyword) => {
+    describe(`Deep links for ${keyword} keyword`, () => {
+      it('contains all the expected deep links', () => {
+        // navigates to home page
+        cy.visitKibana('/');
+        // Wait until the page content is fully loaded
+        // otherwise, the search results may disappear before all checks are completed, making this test flaky
+        cy.waitUntilPageContentIsLoaded();
+        cy.getByTestSubj('nav-search-input').should('be.visible').type(keyword, { force: true });
 
-  it('navigates to Application links on "apm" search', () => {
-    cy.visitKibana('/');
-    navigatesToApmLinks('apm');
-  });
+        cy.contains('Applications');
+        cy.contains('Applications / Service Inventory');
+        cy.contains('Applications / Service groups');
+        // scroll to the center & bottom because results are not rendering otherwise
+        scrollToPositionResults('center');
+        cy.contains('Applications / Traces');
+        cy.contains('Applications / Service Map');
+        scrollToPositionResults('bottom');
+        cy.contains('Applications / Dependencies');
+        cy.contains('Applications / Settings');
+      });
 
-  function navigatesToApmLinks(keyword: string) {
-    // Wait until the page content is fully loaded
-    // otherwise, the search results may disappear before all checks are completed, making this test flaky
-    cy.waitUntilPageContentIsLoaded();
-    cy.getByTestSubj('nav-search-input')
-      .should('be.visible')
-      .type(keyword, { force: true })
-      .focus();
-    cy.contains('Applications');
-    cy.contains('Applications / Service Inventory');
-    cy.contains('Applications / Service groups');
-    cy.contains('Applications / Traces');
-    cy.contains('Applications / Service Map');
-    // scroll to the bottom because results are not rendering otherwise
-    scrollToBottomResults();
-    cy.contains('Applications / Dependencies');
-    cy.contains('Applications / Settings');
+      it('navigates to Service Inventory page', () => {
+        cy.visitKibana('/');
+        assertDeepLink(keyword, 'Applications / Service Inventory', '/apm/services');
+      });
 
-    // navigates to home page
-    // Force click because welcome screen changes
-    // https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/108193
-    cy.contains('Applications').click({ force: true });
-    cy.url().should('include', '/apm/services');
+      it('navigates to Service groups page', () => {
+        cy.visitKibana('/');
+        assertDeepLink(keyword, 'Applications / Service groups', '/apm/service-groups');
+      });
 
-    cy.waitUntilPageContentIsLoaded();
-    cy.getByTestSubj('nav-search-input').should('be.visible').type(keyword, { force: true });
-    // navigates to services page
-    cy.contains('Applications / Service Inventory').click({ force: true });
-    cy.url().should('include', '/apm/services');
+      it('navigates to Traces page', () => {
+        cy.visitKibana('/');
+        assertDeepLink(keyword, 'Applications / Traces', '/apm/traces', 'center');
+      });
 
-    cy.waitUntilPageContentIsLoaded();
-    cy.getByTestSubj('nav-search-input').should('be.visible').type(keyword, { force: true });
-    // navigates to service groups page
-    cy.contains('Applications / Service groups').click({ force: true });
-    cy.url().should('include', '/apm/service-groups');
+      it('navigates to Service Map page', () => {
+        cy.visitKibana('/');
+        assertDeepLink(keyword, 'Applications / Service Map', '/apm/service-map', 'center');
+      });
 
-    cy.waitUntilPageContentIsLoaded();
-    cy.getByTestSubj('nav-search-input').should('be.visible').type(keyword, { force: true });
-    // navigates to traces page
-    cy.contains('Applications / Traces').click({ force: true });
-    cy.url().should('include', '/apm/traces');
+      it('navigates to Dependencies page', () => {
+        cy.visitKibana('/');
+        assertDeepLink(
+          keyword,
+          'Applications / Dependencies',
+          '/apm/dependencies/inventory',
+          'bottom'
+        );
+      });
 
-    cy.waitUntilPageContentIsLoaded();
-    cy.getByTestSubj('nav-search-input').should('be.visible').type(keyword, { force: true });
-    scrollToBottomResults();
-    // navigates to service maps
-    cy.contains('Applications / Service Map').click({ force: true });
-    cy.url().should('include', '/apm/service-map');
+      it('navigates to Settings page', () => {
+        cy.visitKibana('/');
+        assertDeepLink(
+          keyword,
+          'Applications / Settings',
+          '/apm/settings/general-settings',
+          'bottom'
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
 
-    cy.waitUntilPageContentIsLoaded();
-    cy.getByTestSubj('nav-search-input').should('be.visible').type(keyword, { force: true });
-    // scroll to the bottom because results are not rendering otherwise
-    scrollToBottomResults();
-    // navigates to dependencies page
-    cy.contains('Applications / Dependencies').click({ force: true });
-    cy.url().should('include', '/apm/dependencies/inventory');
+function assertDeepLink(
+  keyword: string,
+  title: string,
+  url: string,
+  scroll?: Cypress.PositionType
+) {
+  // Wait until the page content is fully loaded
+  // otherwise, the search results may disappear before all checks are completed, making this test flaky
+  cy.waitUntilPageContentIsLoaded();
+  cy.getByTestSubj('nav-search-input').should('be.visible').type(keyword, { force: true });
 
-    cy.waitUntilPageContentIsLoaded();
-    cy.getByTestSubj('nav-search-input').should('be.visible').type(keyword, { force: true });
-    // scroll to the bottom because results are not rendering otherwise
-    scrollToBottomResults();
-    // navigates to settings page
-    cy.contains('Applications / Settings').click({ force: true });
-    cy.url().should('include', '/apm/settings/general-settings');
+  if (scroll) {
+    scrollToPositionResults(scroll);
   }
-});
 
-function scrollToBottomResults() {
-  cy.getByTestSubj('euiSelectableList').find('div > div').scrollTo('bottom');
+  // Force click because welcome screen changes
+  // https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/108193
+  cy.contains(title).click({ force: true });
+  cy.url().should('include', url);
+}
+
+function scrollToPositionResults(position: Cypress.PositionType) {
+  // Make sure the search results are visible and we can scroll
+  cy.getByTestSubj('euiSelectableList')
+    .should('be.visible')
+    .find('div > div')
+    .should('have.length.greaterThan', 0)
+    .scrollTo(position);
 }