diff --git a/src/core_plugins/console/public/index.html b/src/core_plugins/console/public/index.html
index b6bf037c7e8b0..cff0ddc4cb8e3 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/console/public/index.html
+++ b/src/core_plugins/console/public/index.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<kbn-dev-tools-app>
+<kbn-dev-tools-app data-test-subj="console">
   <sense-navbar></sense-navbar>
 
   <div id="editor_output_container">
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
       <ul id="autocomplete"></ul>
       <div id="editor_actions">
         <kbn-tooltip text="click to send request">
-          <a class="editor_action" ng-click="sendSelected()">
+          <a
+            class="editor_action"
+            ng-click="sendSelected()"
+            data-test-subj="send-request-button">
             <i class="fa fa-play"></i>
           </a>
         </kbn-tooltip>
@@ -26,14 +29,14 @@
         </span>
       </div>
 
-      <div id="editor">GET _search
+      <div id="editor" data-test-subj="request-editor">GET _search
   {
     "query": { "match_all": {} }
   }</div>
 
     </div>
     <div id="editor_resizer">&#xFE19;</div>
-    <div id="output_container">
+    <div id="output_container" data-test-subj="response-editor">
       <div id="output">{}</div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/console/public/src/directives/sense_navbar.html b/src/core_plugins/console/public/src/directives/sense_navbar.html
index 7ae8db40405b7..1e812bf049f8f 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/console/public/src/directives/sense_navbar.html
+++ b/src/core_plugins/console/public/src/directives/sense_navbar.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<kbn-top-nav name="timelion" ng-if="sense" config="navbar.menu"></kbn-top-nav>
+<kbn-top-nav name="console" ng-if="sense" config="navbar.menu" data-test-subj="top-nav"></kbn-top-nav>
diff --git a/src/ui/public/kbn_top_nav/kbn_top_nav.html b/src/ui/public/kbn_top_nav/kbn_top_nav.html
index 5a26efde52b3f..574e437c8ccc7 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/kbn_top_nav/kbn_top_nav.html
+++ b/src/ui/public/kbn_top_nav/kbn_top_nav.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 </navbar>
 <div class="config" ng-show="kbnTopNav.rendered">
   <div id="template_wrapper" class="container-fluid"></div>
-  <div class="config-close remove">
-    <i class="fa fa-chevron-circle-up" ng-click="kbnTopNav.close()"></i>
+  <div class="config-close remove" ng-click="kbnTopNav.close()" data-test-subj="config-close-button">
+    <i class="fa fa-chevron-circle-up"></i>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/console/_console.js b/test/functional/apps/console/_console.js
index 32881b4ebf3b8..e997cc43a2f1a 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/console/_console.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/console/_console.js
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 
 import expect from 'expect.js';
 
+import PageObjects from '../../../support/page_objects';
 import {
   bdd,
   scenarioManager
 } from '../../../support';
 
-import PageObjects from '../../../support/page_objects';
+const DEFAULT_REQUEST = `
+
+GET _search
+{
+  "query": {
+    "match_all": {}
+  }
+}
+
+`.trim();
 
 bdd.describe('console app', function describeIndexTests() {
   bdd.before(function () {
@@ -15,15 +25,6 @@ bdd.describe('console app', function describeIndexTests() {
   });
 
   bdd.it('should show the default request', function () {
-    var expectedRequest = [
-      'GET _search',
-      '{',
-      '  "query": {',
-      '    "match_all": {}',
-      '  }',
-      '}',
-      ''
-    ];
     PageObjects.common.saveScreenshot('Console-help-expanded');
     // collapse the help pane because we only get the VISIBLE TEXT, not the part that is scrolled
     return PageObjects.console.collapseHelp()
@@ -32,14 +33,15 @@ bdd.describe('console app', function describeIndexTests() {
       return PageObjects.common.try(function () {
         return PageObjects.console.getRequest()
         .then(function (actualRequest) {
-          expect(actualRequest).to.eql(expectedRequest);
+          expect(actualRequest.trim()).to.eql(DEFAULT_REQUEST);
         });
       });
     });
   });
 
   bdd.it('default request response should contain .kibana' , function () {
-    var expectedResponseContains = '"_index": ".kibana",';
+    const expectedResponseContains = '"_index": ".kibana",';
+
     return PageObjects.console.clickPlay()
     .then(function () {
       PageObjects.common.saveScreenshot('Console-default-request');
diff --git a/test/server_config.js b/test/server_config.js
index a462a525685b9..e49a567b7ee31 100644
--- a/test/server_config.js
+++ b/test/server_config.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ module.exports = {
       hash: '/management'
     },
     console: {
-      pathname: 'app/console',
+      pathname: kibanaURL,
+      hash: '/dev_tools/console',
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/support/page_objects/console_page.js b/test/support/page_objects/console_page.js
index f896eebade953..033d833a96006 100644
--- a/test/support/page_objects/console_page.js
+++ b/test/support/page_objects/console_page.js
@@ -1,59 +1,38 @@
+import Bluebird from 'bluebird';
 
+import PageObjects from './';
 import {
   defaultFindTimeout,
 } from '../';
 
-export default class ConsolePage {
-
-  init(remote) {
-    this.remote = remote;
-    this.findTimeout = this.remote.setFindTimeout(defaultFindTimeout);
-  }
+async function getVisibleTextFromAceEditor(editor) {
+  const lines = await editor.findAllByClassName('ace_line_group');
+  const linesText = await Bluebird.map(lines, l => l.getVisibleText());
+  return linesText.join('\n');
+}
 
-  getServer() {
-    return this.findTimeout
-    .findByCssSelector('#kibana-body > div.content > div > div')
-    .getVisibleText();
-  }
+export default class ConsolePage {
+  init() {
 
-  setServer(server) {
-    return this.findTimeout
-    .findByCssSelector('input[aria-label="Server Name"]')
-    .clearValue()
-    .type(server);
   }
 
-  getRequest() {
-    return this.findTimeout
-    .findAllByCssSelector('div.ace_line_group')
-    .then(function (editorData) {
-
-      function getEditorData(line) {
-        return line.getVisibleText();
-      }
-
-      var getEditorDataPromises = editorData.map(getEditorData);
-      return Promise.all(getEditorDataPromises);
-    });
+  async getRequest() {
+    const requestEditor = await PageObjects.common.findTestSubject('console request-editor');
+    return await getVisibleTextFromAceEditor(requestEditor);
   }
 
-  getResponse() {
-    return this.findTimeout
-    .findByCssSelector('#output > div.ace_scroller > div')
-    .getVisibleText();
+  async getResponse() {
+    const responseEditor = await PageObjects.common.findTestSubject('console response-editor');
+    return await getVisibleTextFromAceEditor(responseEditor);
   }
 
-  clickPlay() {
-    return this.findTimeout
-    .findByCssSelector('#editor_actions > span.ng-scope > a > i')
-    .click();
+  async clickPlay() {
+    const sendRequestButton = await PageObjects.common.findTestSubject('console send-request-button');
+    await sendRequestButton.click();
   }
 
-  collapseHelp() {
-    return this.findTimeout
-    .findByCssSelector('div.config-close.remove > i')
-    .click();
-
+  async collapseHelp() {
+    const closeButton = await PageObjects.common.findTestSubject('console top-nav config-close-button');
+    await closeButton.click();
   }
-
 }