diff --git a/test/verify/check-metrics b/test/verify/check-metrics
index cc1b9f92d02b..e91a24b20437 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-metrics
+++ b/test/verify/check-metrics
@@ -168,6 +168,41 @@ class TestMetrics(MachineCase):
 
         m.execute("kill %d" % net_pid)
 
+        if m.image in ["rhel-8-2-distropkg"]:
+            return  # HACK: individual graph pages broken, fixed in PR #13438
+
+        el_width = "(function (sel) { return ph_find(sel).offsetWidth; })"
+        el_height = "(function (sel) { return ph_find(sel).offsetHeight; })"
+
+        # CPU graph page
+        b.click("#link-cpu")
+        b.wait_not_visible(".ct-graph-memory")
+        b.wait_visible("#cpu_status_title")
+        b.wait_visible("#cpu_status_graph")
+        self.assertGreater(b.call_js_func(el_width, "#cpu_status_graph"), 500)
+        self.assertGreater(b.call_js_func(el_height, "#cpu_status_graph"), 300)
+        b.wait_visible(".server-graph-legend .cpu-kernel")
+
+        # go back to graphs overview
+        b.click("#graphs-link")
+        b.wait_visible(".ct-graph-memory")
+        b.wait_visible(".ct-graph-cpu")
+
+        # memory graph page
+        if m.image in ["fedora-coreos", "ubuntu-1804", "ubuntu-stable", "debian-stable", "debian-testing"]:
+            # no swap on these
+            b.wait_not_visible("#link-memory-and-swap")
+            b.click("#link-memory")
+        else:
+            b.wait_not_visible("#link-memory")
+            b.click("#link-memory-and-swap")
+        b.wait_not_visible(".ct-graph-cpu")
+        b.wait_visible("#memory_status_title")
+        b.wait_visible("#memory_status_graph")
+        self.assertGreater(b.call_js_func(el_width, "#memory_status_graph"), 500)
+        self.assertGreater(b.call_js_func(el_height, "#memory_status_graph"), 300)
+        b.wait_visible(".server-graph-legend .memory-used")
+
     @skipImage("No PCP available", "fedora-coreos")
     def testPcp(self):
         m = self.machine