diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/navigation.spec.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/navigation.spec.ts
index 2c5a0e5eeea8..bebd5f7d679c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/navigation.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/navigation.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
-import { HOSTS, NETWORK, OVERVIEW, TIMELINES } from '../screens/siem_header';
+import { DETECTIONS, HOSTS, NETWORK, OVERVIEW, TIMELINES } from '../screens/siem_header';
 
 import { loginAndWaitForPage } from '../tasks/login';
 import { navigateFromHeaderTo } from '../tasks/siem_header';
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ describe('top-level navigation common to all pages in the SIEM app', () => {
     cy.url().should('include', '/siem#/network');
   });
 
+  it('navigates to the Detections page', () => {
+    navigateFromHeaderTo(DETECTIONS);
+    cy.url().should('include', '/siem#/detections');
+  });
+
   it('navigates to the Timelines page', () => {
     navigateFromHeaderTo(TIMELINES);
     cy.url().should('include', '/siem#/timelines');
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/siem_header.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/siem_header.ts
index cf1059269393..c2dab051793c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/siem_header.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/screens/siem_header.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 export const BREADCRUMBS = '[data-test-subj="breadcrumbs"] a';
 
+export const DETECTIONS = '[data-test-subj="navigation-detections"]';
+
 export const HOSTS = '[data-test-subj="navigation-hosts"]';
 
 export const KQL_INPUT = '[data-test-subj="queryInput"]';