diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/detailed_metric.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/detailed_metric.vue
index c729198c1d3..19a81713964 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/detailed_metric.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/detailed_metric.vue
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ export default {
 };
 </script>
 <template>
-  <div v-if="currentRequest.details" :id="`peek-view-${metric}`" class="view">
+  <div
+    v-if="currentRequest.details"
+    :id="`peek-view-${metric}`"
+    class="view qa-performance-bar-detailed-metric"
+  >
     <button
       :data-target="`#modal-peek-${metric}-details`"
       class="btn-blank btn-link bold"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/performance_bar_app.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/performance_bar_app.vue
index 1ec2784cc5a..48515cf785c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/performance_bar_app.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/performance_bar_app.vue
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default {
 </script>
 <template>
   <div id="js-peek" :class="env">
-    <div v-if="currentRequest" class="d-flex container-fluid container-limited">
+    <div v-if="currentRequest" class="d-flex container-fluid container-limited qa-performance-bar">
       <div id="peek-view-host" class="view">
         <span
           v-if="hasHost"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/request_selector.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/request_selector.vue
index fdb5c0d6939..297507b85af 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/request_selector.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/request_selector.vue
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ export default {
 <template>
   <div id="peek-request-selector">
     <select v-model="currentRequestId">
-      <option v-for="request in requests" :key="request.id" :value="request.id">
+      <option
+        v-for="request in requests"
+        :key="request.id"
+        :value="request.id"
+        class="qa-performance-bar-request"
+      >
         {{ truncatedUrl(request.url) }}
       </option>
     </select>
diff --git a/app/views/admin/application_settings/_performance_bar.html.haml b/app/views/admin/application_settings/_performance_bar.html.haml
index 44ac8d94764..f992d531ea5 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/application_settings/_performance_bar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/application_settings/_performance_bar.html.haml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     .form-group
       .form-check
         = f.check_box :performance_bar_enabled, class: 'form-check-input'
-        = f.label :performance_bar_enabled, class: 'form-check-label' do
+        = f.label :performance_bar_enabled, class: 'form-check-label qa-enable-performance-bar-checkbox' do
           Enable the Performance Bar
     .form-group
       = f.label :performance_bar_allowed_group_path, 'Allowed group', class: 'label-bold'
       = f.text_field :performance_bar_allowed_group_path, class: 'form-control', placeholder: 'my-org/my-group', value: @application_setting.performance_bar_allowed_group&.full_path
 
-  = f.submit 'Save changes', class: "btn btn-success"
+  = f.submit 'Save changes', class: 'btn btn-success qa-save-changes-button'
diff --git a/app/views/admin/application_settings/metrics_and_profiling.html.haml b/app/views/admin/application_settings/metrics_and_profiling.html.haml
index f50aca32bdf..d5ba6abe7af 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/application_settings/metrics_and_profiling.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/application_settings/metrics_and_profiling.html.haml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   .settings-content
     = render 'prometheus'
 
-%section.settings.as-performance-bar.no-animate#js-performance-bar-settings{ class: ('expanded' if expanded_by_default?) }
+%section.settings.qa-performance-bar-settings.as-performance-bar.no-animate#js-performance-bar-settings{ class: ('expanded' if expanded_by_default?) }
   .settings-header
     %h4
       = _('Profiling - Performance bar')
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/nav/sidebar/_admin.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/nav/sidebar/_admin.html.haml
index bb2d206ba91..ece66d3180b 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/nav/sidebar/_admin.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/nav/sidebar/_admin.html.haml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
                 %span
                   = _('Reporting')
             = nav_link(path: 'application_settings#metrics_and_profiling') do
-              = link_to metrics_and_profiling_admin_application_settings_path, title: _('Metrics and profiling') do
+              = link_to metrics_and_profiling_admin_application_settings_path, title: _('Metrics and profiling'), class: 'qa-admin-settings-metrics-and-profiling-item' do
                 %span
                   = _('Metrics and profiling')
             = nav_link(path: 'application_settings#network') do
diff --git a/qa/qa.rb b/qa/qa.rb
index 672f4aa928a..f580691f952 100644
--- a/qa/qa.rb
+++ b/qa/qa.rb
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ module QA
 
     module Layout
       autoload :Banner, 'qa/page/layout/banner'
+      autoload :PerformanceBar, 'qa/page/layout/performance_bar'
     end
 
     module Label
@@ -293,10 +294,12 @@ module QA
       module Settings
         autoload :Repository, 'qa/page/admin/settings/repository'
         autoload :General, 'qa/page/admin/settings/general'
+        autoload :MetricsAndProfiling, 'qa/page/admin/settings/metrics_and_profiling'
 
         module Component
           autoload :RepositoryStorage, 'qa/page/admin/settings/component/repository_storage'
           autoload :AccountAndLimit, 'qa/page/admin/settings/component/account_and_limit'
+          autoload :PerformanceBar, 'qa/page/admin/settings/component/performance_bar'
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/admin/menu.rb b/qa/qa/page/admin/menu.rb
index 25564f2dc6e..eea5717f5a7 100644
--- a/qa/qa/page/admin/menu.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/page/admin/menu.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module QA
           element :admin_settings_item
           element :admin_settings_repository_item
           element :admin_settings_general_item
+          element :admin_settings_metrics_and_profiling_item
         end
 
         def go_to_repository_settings
@@ -28,6 +29,14 @@ module QA
           end
         end
 
+        def go_to_metrics_and_profiling_settings
+          hover_settings do
+            within_submenu do
+              click_element :admin_settings_metrics_and_profiling_item
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
         private
 
         def hover_settings
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/admin/settings/component/performance_bar.rb b/qa/qa/page/admin/settings/component/performance_bar.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc29efb64c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/qa/page/admin/settings/component/performance_bar.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module QA
+  module Page
+    module Admin
+      module Settings
+        module Component
+          class PerformanceBar < Page::Base
+            view 'app/views/admin/application_settings/_performance_bar.html.haml' do
+              element :enable_performance_bar_checkbox
+              element :save_changes_button
+            end
+
+            def enable_performance_bar
+              click_element :enable_performance_bar_checkbox
+              Capybara.current_session.driver.browser.manage.add_cookie(name: 'perf_bar_enabled', value: 'true')
+            end
+
+            def save_settings
+              click_element :save_changes_button
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/admin/settings/metrics_and_profiling.rb b/qa/qa/page/admin/settings/metrics_and_profiling.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e10a92d7a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/qa/page/admin/settings/metrics_and_profiling.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module QA
+  module Page
+    module Admin
+      module Settings
+        class MetricsAndProfiling < Page::Base
+          include QA::Page::Settings::Common
+
+          view 'app/views/admin/application_settings/metrics_and_profiling.html.haml' do
+            element :performance_bar_settings
+          end
+
+          def expand_performance_bar(&block)
+            expand_section(:performance_bar_settings) do
+              Component::PerformanceBar.perform(&block)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/layout/performance_bar.rb b/qa/qa/page/layout/performance_bar.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cfef6a5705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/qa/page/layout/performance_bar.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module QA
+  module Page
+    module Layout
+      class PerformanceBar < Page::Base
+        view 'app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/performance_bar_app.vue' do
+          element :performance_bar
+        end
+
+        view 'app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/detailed_metric.vue' do
+          element :performance_bar_detailed_metric
+        end
+
+        view 'app/assets/javascripts/performance_bar/components/request_selector.vue' do
+          element :performance_bar_request
+        end
+
+        def has_performance_bar?
+          has_element?(:performance_bar)
+        end
+
+        def has_detailed_metrics?
+          all_elements(:performance_bar_detailed_metric).all? do |metric|
+            metric.has_text?(%r{\d+ms / \d+})
+          end
+        end
+
+        def has_request_for?(path)
+          has_element?(:performance_bar_request, text: path)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/non_devops/performance_bar_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/non_devops/performance_bar_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc4ff364fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/non_devops/performance_bar_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module QA
+  context 'Performance bar' do
+    context 'when logged in as an admin user' do
+      before do
+        Runtime::Browser.visit(:gitlab, Page::Main::Login)
+        Page::Main::Login.perform(&:sign_in_using_admin_credentials)
+        Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:click_admin_area)
+        Page::Admin::Menu.perform(&:go_to_metrics_and_profiling_settings)
+
+        Page::Admin::Settings::MetricsAndProfiling.perform do |setting|
+          setting.expand_performance_bar do |page|
+            page.enable_performance_bar
+            page.save_settings
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'shows results for the original request and AJAX requests' do
+        # Issue pages always make AJAX requests
+        Resource::Issue.fabricate! do |issue|
+          issue.title = 'Performance bar test'
+        end
+
+        Page::Layout::PerformanceBar.perform do |page|
+          expect(page).to have_performance_bar
+          expect(page).to have_detailed_metrics
+          expect(page).to have_request_for('realtime_changes') # Always requested on issue pages
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end