diff --git a/cypress/e2e/content/item-list-table.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/content/item-list-table.spec.js
index f219d5110..409ca8189 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/content/item-list-table.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/content/item-list-table.spec.js
@@ -1,32 +1,46 @@
 const NOW = Date.now();
 
 describe("Content item list table", () => {
+  let ITEMS = null;
+  before(() => {
+    cy.task("seed:content", "fixtures/actions.json").then(
+      ({ model, items }) => {
+        Cypress.env("modelZUID", model?.ZUID);
+        Cypress.env("itemZUID", items[0]?.meta?.ZUID);
+        ITEMS = items;
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
   it("Resolves internal link zuids", () => {
     cy.waitOn("/search/items*", () => {
-      cy.waitOn("/v1/content/models*", () => {
-        cy.visit("/content/6-a1a600-k0b6f0");
+      cy.waitOn("/v1/content/models**", () => {
+        cy.visit(`/content/${Cypress.env("modelZUID")}`);
       });
     });
 
-    cy.getBySelector("SingleRelationshipCell", { timeout: 30000 })
+    cy.getBySelector("sortByFilter_default").click();
+    cy.getBySelector(`"sort:text"`).click();
+    cy.getBySelector("listItemTable")
+      .find('[data-cy="itemListRow"]')
       .first()
-      .contains(
-        "5 Tricks to Teach Your Pitbull: Fun & Easy Tips for You & Your Dog!",
-        { timeout: 15_000 }
-      );
+      .find('[data-field="text"]')
+      .contains(ITEMS?.[1]?.data?.text);
   });
 
   it("properly removes deleted content items from cache even after page reload", () => {
     cy.waitOn("/search/items*", () => {
       cy.waitOn("/v1/content/models*", () => {
-        cy.visit("/content/6-a1a600-k0b6f0/new");
+        cy.visit(`/content/${Cypress.env("modelZUID")}/new`);
       });
     });
 
     cy.intercept("/search/items*").as("searchItems");
     cy.intercept("/v1/content/models*").as("contentModels");
-
-    cy.get("input[name=title]").clear().type(`Delete me ${NOW}`);
+    cy.getBySelector(`"field:text"`)
+      .find("input")
+      .clear()
+      .type(`Delete me ${NOW}`);
     cy.getBySelector("ManualMetaFlow").click();
     cy.getBySelector("metaDescription")
       .find("textarea")
@@ -37,7 +51,7 @@ describe("Content item list table", () => {
 
     cy.contains("Created Item").should("exist");
 
-    cy.visit("/content/6-a1a600-k0b6f0");
+    cy.visit(`/content/${Cypress.env("modelZUID")}`);
 
     cy.get(".MuiDataGrid-cellCheckbox").first().click();
     cy.getBySelector("MultiPageTableDelete").click();
diff --git a/src/apps/content-editor/src/app/views/ItemList/ItemListFilters.tsx b/src/apps/content-editor/src/app/views/ItemList/ItemListFilters.tsx
index e48ce8bf9..6bd4bcfed 100644
--- a/src/apps/content-editor/src/app/views/ItemList/ItemListFilters.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/content-editor/src/app/views/ItemList/ItemListFilters.tsx
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export const ItemListFilters = () => {
               key={field.ZUID}
               onClick={() => handleUpdateSortOrder(field.name)}
               selected={activeSortOrder === field.name}
+              data-cy={`sort:${field.name}`}
             >
               <Typography variant="inherit" noWrap>
                 {field.label}
diff --git a/src/apps/content-editor/src/app/views/ItemList/ItemListTable.tsx b/src/apps/content-editor/src/app/views/ItemList/ItemListTable.tsx
index 09d715838..8077868a3 100644
--- a/src/apps/content-editor/src/app/views/ItemList/ItemListTable.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/content-editor/src/app/views/ItemList/ItemListTable.tsx
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ export const ItemListTable = memo(
       <AutoSizer>
         {({ width, height }: Size) => (
           <DataGridPro
+            data-cy="listItemTable"
             apiRef={apiRef}
             loading={loading}
             rows={loading ? [] : rows}
@@ -450,6 +451,9 @@ export const ItemListTable = memo(
                 variant: "skeleton",
                 noRowsVariant: "skeleton",
               },
+              row: {
+                "data-cy": "itemListRow",
+              },
             }}
             getRowClassName={(params) => {
               // if included in staged changes, highlight the row