diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/BrowserRobot.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/BrowserRobot.kt
index 7a5d4341e6..a32380d59a 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/BrowserRobot.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/BrowserRobot.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.Constants.LONG_CLICK_DURATION
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.Constants.RETRY_COUNT
+import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.MatcherHelper
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.SessionLoadedIdlingResource
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestAssetHelper.waitingTime
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestAssetHelper.waitingTimeLong
@@ -911,22 +912,32 @@ class BrowserRobot {
         }
 
         fun openTabDrawer(interact: TabDrawerRobot.() -> Unit): TabDrawerRobot.Transition {
-            mDevice.waitForObjects(
-                mDevice.findObject(
-                    UiSelector()
-                        .resourceId("$packageName:id/mozac_browser_toolbar_browser_actions"),
-                ),
-                waitingTime,
-            )
-
-            tabsCounter().click()
-
-            mDevice.waitForObjects(
-                mDevice.findObject(
-                    UiSelector().resourceId("$packageName:id/new_tab_button"),
-                ),
-                waitingTime,
-            )
+            for (i in 1..RETRY_COUNT) {
+                try {
+                    mDevice.waitForObjects(
+                        mDevice.findObject(
+                            UiSelector()
+                                .resourceId("$packageName:id/mozac_browser_toolbar_browser_actions"),
+                        ),
+                        waitingTime,
+                    )
+
+                    tabsCounter().click()
+                    assertTrue(
+                        MatcherHelper.itemWithResId("$packageName:id/new_tab_button")
+                            .waitForExists(waitingTime),
+                    )
+
+                    break
+                } catch (e: AssertionError) {
+                    if (i == RETRY_COUNT) {
+                        throw e
+                    } else {
+                        mDevice.waitForIdle()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            assertTrue(MatcherHelper.itemWithResId("$packageName:id/new_tab_button").waitForExists(waitingTime))
 
             TabDrawerRobot().interact()
             return TabDrawerRobot.Transition()