diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/code.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/code.spec.js
index 6abfb15d10b83b..8fb498b9189ae0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/code.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/code.spec.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ test.describe( 'Code', () => {
 			.click();
 		await page.keyboard.type( '```' );
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
+
+		await editor.canvas.locator( 'pre' ).isVisible();
+
 		await page.keyboard.type( '<?php' );
 
 		expect( await editor.getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ test.describe( 'Code', () => {
 
 	test( 'should paste plain text', async ( { editor, pageUtils } ) => {
 		await editor.insertBlock( { name: 'core/code' } );
+		await editor.canvas.locator( 'pre' ).isVisible();
 
 		// Test to see if HTML and white space is kept.
 		pageUtils.setClipboardData( { plainText: '<img />\n\t<br>' } );
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/preformatted.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/preformatted.spec.js
index 5cd20a051c4fb8..295db02993fb88 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/preformatted.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/preformatted.spec.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ test.describe( 'Preformatted', () => {
 		page,
 	} ) => {
 		await editor.insertBlock( { name: 'core/preformatted' } );
+		await editor.canvas.locator( 'pre' ).isVisible();
 		await page.keyboard.type( '1' );
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		await page.keyboard.type( '2' );
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/verse-code-preformatted.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/verse-code-preformatted.spec.js
index fdb76a8277a462..82db0b2a106f79 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/verse-code-preformatted.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/verse-code-preformatted.spec.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const { test, expect } = require( '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright' );
 			page,
 		} ) => {
 			await editor.insertBlock( { name: blockName } );
+
+			await editor.canvas.locator( 'pre' ).isVisible();
+
 			await page.keyboard.type( 'a' );
 			await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 			await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );