diff --git a/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/basic/tests/settings/custom_link.ts b/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/basic/tests/settings/custom_link.ts
index 9465708db2fba..2acc6522bf479 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/basic/tests/settings/custom_link.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/basic/tests/settings/custom_link.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default function customLinksTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const supertestRead = getService('supertestAsApmReadUser');
   const supertestWrite = getService('supertestAsApmWriteUser');
   const log = getService('log');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
 
   function searchCustomLinks(filters?: any) {
     const path = URL.format({
@@ -139,5 +140,18 @@ export default function customLinksTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       expect(status).to.equal(200);
       expect(body).to.eql([]);
     });
+
+    describe('transaction', () => {
+      before(() => esArchiver.load('8.0.0'));
+      after(() => esArchiver.unload('8.0.0'));
+
+      it('fetches a transaction sample', async () => {
+        const response = await supertestRead.get(
+          '/api/apm/settings/custom_links/transaction?service.name=opbeans-java'
+        );
+        expect(response.status).to.be(200);
+        expect(response.body.service.name).to.eql('opbeans-java');
+      });
+    });
   });
 }