diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/index_management_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/index_management_page.ts
index 8053293f98633..3b2da84492032 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/index_management_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/index_management_page.ts
@@ -199,14 +199,33 @@ export function IndexManagementPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext)
     },
 
     async expectIndexIsDeleted(indexName: string) {
-      const table = await find.byCssSelector('table');
-      const rows = await table.findAllByTestSubject('indexTableRow');
-      const indexNames: string[] = await Promise.all(
-        rows.map(async (row) => {
-          return await (await row.findByTestSubject('indexTableIndexNameLink')).getVisibleText();
-        })
-      );
-      expect(indexNames.includes(indexName)).to.be(false);
+      try {
+        const table = await find.byCssSelector('table');
+        const rows = await table.findAllByTestSubject('indexTableRow');
+
+        const indexNames = await Promise.all(
+          rows.map(async (row) => {
+            try {
+              return await (
+                await row.findByTestSubject('indexTableIndexNameLink')
+              ).getVisibleText();
+            } catch (error) {
+              // If the current row is stale, it has already been removed
+              if (error.name === 'StaleElementReferenceError') return undefined;
+              throw error; // Rethrow unexpected errors
+            }
+          })
+        ).then((names) => names.filter((name) => name !== undefined));
+
+        expect(indexNames.includes(indexName)).to.be(false);
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error.name === 'StaleElementReferenceError') {
+          // If the table itself is stale, it means all rows have been removed
+          return; // Pass the test since the table is gone
+        } else {
+          throw error; // Rethrow unexpected errors
+        }
+      }
     },
     async manageIndex(indexName: string) {
       const id = `checkboxSelectIndex-${indexName}`;
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/management/index_management/indices.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/management/index_management/indices.ts
index 0d8f091123627..a88d1977a0abb 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/management/index_management/indices.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/management/index_management/indices.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
   const esDeleteAllIndices = getService('esDeleteAllIndices');
   const testIndexName = `index-ftr-test-${Math.random()}`;
   const es = getService('es');
+  const retry = getService('retry');
 
   describe('Indices', function () {
     this.tags(['skipSvlSearch']);
@@ -73,7 +74,9 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
       });
       it('can delete index', async () => {
         await pageObjects.indexManagement.confirmDeleteModalIsVisible();
-        await pageObjects.indexManagement.expectIndexIsDeleted(testIndexName);
+        await retry.try(async () => {
+          await pageObjects.indexManagement.expectIndexIsDeleted(testIndexName);
+        });
       });
     });
   });