diff --git a/cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts
index 604aab9d042..ad5d8ea0930 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
 describe('Edit Item > Edit Metadata tab', () => {
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="metadata"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="metadata"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="metadata"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="metadata"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-edit-item-page> tag must be loaded
@@ -34,9 +36,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Edit Metadata tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Status tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="status"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="status"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="status"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="status"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-status> tag must be loaded
@@ -50,9 +54,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Status tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Bitstreams tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="bitstreams"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="bitstreams"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="bitstreams"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="bitstreams"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-bitstreams> tag must be loaded
@@ -77,9 +83,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Bitstreams tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Curate tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="curate"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="curate"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="curate"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="curate"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-curate> tag must be loaded
@@ -93,9 +101,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Curate tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Relationships tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="relationships"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="relationships"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="relationships"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="relationships"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-relationships> tag must be loaded
@@ -109,9 +119,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Relationships tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Version History tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="versionhistory"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="versionhistory"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="versionhistory"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="versionhistory"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-version-history> tag must be loaded
@@ -125,9 +137,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Version History tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Access Control tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="access-control"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="access-control"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="access-control"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="access-control"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-access-control> tag must be loaded
@@ -141,9 +155,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Access Control tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Collection Mapper tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="mapper"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="mapper"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="mapper"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="mapper"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-collection-mapper> tag must be loaded