diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group6/dashboard_esql_no_data.ts b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group6/dashboard_esql_no_data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..550b872674317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group6/dashboard_esql_no_data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
+ * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+import expect from '@kbn/expect';
+import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
+
+export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
+  const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
+  const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
+  const { dashboard } = getPageObjects(['dashboard']);
+
+  describe('dashboard from esql button on no-data-prompt', () => {
+    before(async () => {
+      await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
+    });
+
+    it('enables user to create a dashboard with ES|QL from no-data-prompt', async () => {
+      await dashboard.navigateToApp();
+
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('noDataViewsPrompt');
+      await testSubjects.click('tryESQLLink');
+
+      // ensure we have landed on Discover
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('switch-to-dataviews'); // "Switch to Classic" app menu button
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('discoverNewButton');
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('discoverOpenButton');
+
+      const codeEditor = await testSubjects.find('kibanaCodeEditor');
+      expect(await codeEditor.getAttribute('innerText')).to.contain('FROM logs* | LIMIT 10');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group6/index.ts b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group6/index.ts
index 302ca2e0480a0..340c9b425571b 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group6/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group6/index.ts
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./dashboard_snapshots'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./embeddable_library'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./dashboard_esql_chart'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./dashboard_esql_no_data'));
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/data_views/_try_esql.ts b/test/functional/apps/management/data_views/_try_esql.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..089f8daaa27a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/data_views/_try_esql.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
+ * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+import expect from '@kbn/expect';
+import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
+
+export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['settings', 'common']);
+  const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
+
+  describe('No Data Views: Try ES|QL', () => {
+    it('navigates to Discover and presents an ES|QL query', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
+      await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaIndexPatterns();
+      await testSubjects.click('tryESQLLink');
+
+      // ensure we have landed on Discover
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('switch-to-dataviews'); // "Switch to Classic" app menu button
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('discoverNewButton');
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('discoverOpenButton');
+
+      const codeEditor = await testSubjects.find('kibanaCodeEditor');
+      expect(await codeEditor.getAttribute('innerText')).to.contain('FROM logs* | LIMIT 10');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/index.ts b/test/functional/apps/management/index.ts
index f3d26f2e1c6d7..2300543f06d51 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/index.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./data_views/_legacy_url_redirect'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./data_views/_exclude_index_pattern'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./data_views/_index_pattern_filter'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./data_views/_try_esql'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./data_views/_scripted_fields_filter'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_import_objects'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./data_views/_test_huge_fields'));