diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/error_embeddable.test.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/error_embeddable.test.tsx
index 715827a72c61b..17a2ac3b2a32b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/error_embeddable.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/error_embeddable.test.tsx
@@ -17,43 +17,36 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 import React from 'react';
+import { wait } from '@testing-library/dom';
+import { cleanup, render } from '@testing-library/react/pure';
 import { ErrorEmbeddable } from './error_embeddable';
 import { EmbeddableRoot } from './embeddable_root';
-import { mount } from 'enzyme';
+
+afterEach(cleanup);
 
 test('ErrorEmbeddable renders an embeddable', async () => {
   const embeddable = new ErrorEmbeddable('some error occurred', { id: '123', title: 'Error' });
-  const component = mount(<EmbeddableRoot embeddable={embeddable} />);
-  expect(
-    component.getDOMNode().querySelectorAll('[data-test-subj="embeddableStackError"]').length
-  ).toBe(1);
-  expect(
-    component.getDOMNode().querySelectorAll('[data-test-subj="errorMessageMarkdown"]').length
-  ).toBe(1);
-  expect(
-    component
-      .getDOMNode()
-      .querySelectorAll('[data-test-subj="errorMessageMarkdown"]')[0]
-      .innerHTML.includes('some error occurred')
-  ).toBe(true);
+  const { getByTestId, getByText } = render(<EmbeddableRoot embeddable={embeddable} />);
+
+  expect(getByTestId('embeddableStackError')).toBeVisible();
+  await wait(() => getByTestId('errorMessageMarkdown')); // wait for lazy markdown component
+  expect(getByText(/some error occurred/i)).toBeVisible();
 });
 
 test('ErrorEmbeddable renders an embeddable with markdown message', async () => {
   const error = '[some link](http://localhost:5601/takeMeThere)';
   const embeddable = new ErrorEmbeddable(error, { id: '123', title: 'Error' });
-  const component = mount(<EmbeddableRoot embeddable={embeddable} />);
-  expect(
-    component.getDOMNode().querySelectorAll('[data-test-subj="embeddableStackError"]').length
-  ).toBe(1);
-  expect(
-    component.getDOMNode().querySelectorAll('[data-test-subj="errorMessageMarkdown"]').length
-  ).toBe(1);
-  expect(
-    component
-      .getDOMNode()
-      .querySelectorAll('[data-test-subj="errorMessageMarkdown"]')[0]
-      .innerHTML.includes(
-        '<a href="http://localhost:5601/takeMeThere" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">some link</a>'
-      )
-  ).toBe(true);
+  const { getByTestId, getByText } = render(<EmbeddableRoot embeddable={embeddable} />);
+
+  expect(getByTestId('embeddableStackError')).toBeVisible();
+  await wait(() => getByTestId('errorMessageMarkdown')); // wait for lazy markdown component
+  expect(getByText(/some link/i)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    <a
+      href="http://localhost:5601/takeMeThere"
+      rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      target="_blank"
+    >
+      some link
+    </a>
+  `);
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/code_editor/code_editor.tsx b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/code_editor/code_editor.tsx
index f049085ccff61..85b2c327e8b21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/code_editor/code_editor.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/code_editor/code_editor.tsx
@@ -186,3 +186,7 @@ export class CodeEditor extends React.Component<Props, {}> {
     }
   };
 }
+
+// React.lazy requires default export
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
+export default CodeEditor;
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/code_editor/index.tsx b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/code_editor/index.tsx
index 0ef83811d96d3..63e3d330a1c52 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/code_editor/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/code_editor/index.tsx
@@ -17,11 +17,23 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 import React from 'react';
+import { EuiDelayRender, EuiLoadingContent } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { useUiSetting } from '../ui_settings';
-import { CodeEditor as BaseEditor, Props } from './code_editor';
+import type { Props } from './code_editor';
+
+const LazyBaseEditor = React.lazy(() => import('./code_editor'));
+
+const Fallback = () => (
+  <EuiDelayRender>
+    <EuiLoadingContent lines={3} />
+  </EuiDelayRender>
+);
 
 export const CodeEditor: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = (props) => {
   const darkMode = useUiSetting<boolean>('theme:darkMode');
-
-  return <BaseEditor {...props} useDarkTheme={darkMode} />;
+  return (
+    <React.Suspense fallback={<Fallback />}>
+      <LazyBaseEditor {...props} useDarkTheme={darkMode} />
+    </React.Suspense>
+  );
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/index.tsx b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/index.tsx
index cacf223cf33ed..4d6fd0b742ee4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/index.tsx
@@ -17,5 +17,27 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-export { MarkdownSimple } from './markdown_simple';
-export { Markdown } from './markdown';
+import React from 'react';
+import { EuiLoadingContent, EuiDelayRender } from '@elastic/eui';
+import type { MarkdownSimpleProps } from './markdown_simple';
+import type { MarkdownProps } from './markdown';
+
+const Fallback = () => (
+  <EuiDelayRender>
+    <EuiLoadingContent lines={3} />
+  </EuiDelayRender>
+);
+
+const LazyMarkdownSimple = React.lazy(() => import('./markdown_simple'));
+export const MarkdownSimple = (props: MarkdownSimpleProps) => (
+  <React.Suspense fallback={<Fallback />}>
+    <LazyMarkdownSimple {...props} />
+  </React.Suspense>
+);
+
+const LazyMarkdown = React.lazy(() => import('./markdown'));
+export const Markdown = (props: MarkdownProps) => (
+  <React.Suspense fallback={<Fallback />}>
+    <LazyMarkdown {...props} />
+  </React.Suspense>
+);
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/markdown.tsx b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/markdown.tsx
index 15d1c4931e60b..8bb61bc71862e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/markdown.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/markdown.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const markdownFactory = memoize(
   }
 );
 
-interface MarkdownProps extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
+export interface MarkdownProps extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
   className?: string;
   markdown?: string;
   openLinksInNewTab?: boolean;
@@ -112,3 +112,7 @@ export class Markdown extends PureComponent<MarkdownProps> {
     );
   }
 }
+
+// Needed for React.lazy
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
+export default Markdown;
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/markdown_simple.tsx b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/markdown_simple.tsx
index a5465fd1c6fc9..71ae4e031abca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/markdown_simple.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/markdown/markdown_simple.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const markdownRenderers = {
   root: Fragment,
 };
 
-interface MarkdownSimpleProps {
+export interface MarkdownSimpleProps {
   children: string;
 }
 
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ interface MarkdownSimpleProps {
 export const MarkdownSimple = ({ children }: MarkdownSimpleProps) => (
   <ReactMarkdown renderers={markdownRenderers}>{children}</ReactMarkdown>
 );
+
+// Needed for React.lazy
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
+export default MarkdownSimple;
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/table_list_view/table_list_view.tsx b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/table_list_view/table_list_view.tsx
index 2fa1debf51b5c..e0e295723a69d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/table_list_view/table_list_view.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_react/public/table_list_view/table_list_view.tsx
@@ -556,3 +556,6 @@ class TableListView extends React.Component<TableListViewProps, TableListViewSta
 }
 
 export { TableListView };
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
+export default TableListView;
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/history/redirect_when_missing.tsx b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/history/redirect_when_missing.tsx
index d8121b656deeb..80e30d2b5dffe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/history/redirect_when_missing.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/history/redirect_when_missing.tsx
@@ -20,12 +20,19 @@
 import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
 import { History } from 'history';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { EuiLoadingSpinner } from '@elastic/eui';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
-import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
 
 import { ApplicationStart, HttpStart, ToastsSetup } from 'kibana/public';
 import { SavedObjectNotFound } from '..';
 
+const ReactMarkdown = React.lazy(() => import('react-markdown'));
+const ErrorRenderer = (props: { children: string }) => (
+  <React.Suspense fallback={<EuiLoadingSpinner />}>
+    <ReactMarkdown renderers={{ root: Fragment }} {...props} />
+  </React.Suspense>
+);
+
 interface Mapping {
   [key: string]: string | { app: string; path: string };
 }
@@ -96,16 +103,7 @@ export function redirectWhenMissing({
         defaultMessage: 'Saved object is missing',
       }),
       text: (element: HTMLElement) => {
-        ReactDOM.render(
-          <ReactMarkdown
-            renderers={{
-              root: Fragment,
-            }}
-          >
-            {error.message}
-          </ReactMarkdown>,
-          element
-        );
+        ReactDOM.render(<ErrorRenderer>{error.message}</ErrorRenderer>, element);
         return () => ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(element);
       },
     });
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.test.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.test.tsx
index ff0cc89a5d9c9..6df205b21d910 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.test.tsx
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { render, mount } from 'enzyme';
+import { wait } from '@testing-library/dom';
+import { render, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react/pure';
 import { MarkdownVisWrapper } from './markdown_vis_controller';
 
+afterEach(cleanup);
+
 describe('markdown vis controller', () => {
-  it('should set html from markdown params', () => {
+  it('should set html from markdown params', async () => {
     const vis = {
       params: {
         openLinksInNewTab: false,
@@ -32,13 +35,22 @@ describe('markdown vis controller', () => {
       },
     };
 
-    const wrapper = render(
+    const { getByTestId, getByText } = render(
       <MarkdownVisWrapper visParams={vis.params} renderComplete={jest.fn()} fireEvent={jest.fn()} />
     );
-    expect(wrapper.find('a').text()).toBe('markdown');
+
+    await wait(() => getByTestId('markdownBody'));
+
+    expect(getByText('markdown')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      <a
+        href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown"
+      >
+        markdown
+      </a>
+    `);
   });
 
-  it('should not render the html', () => {
+  it('should not render the html', async () => {
     const vis = {
       params: {
         openLinksInNewTab: false,
@@ -47,13 +59,20 @@ describe('markdown vis controller', () => {
       },
     };
 
-    const wrapper = render(
+    const { getByTestId, getByText } = render(
       <MarkdownVisWrapper visParams={vis.params} renderComplete={jest.fn()} fireEvent={jest.fn()} />
     );
-    expect(wrapper.text()).toBe('Testing <a>html</a>\n');
+
+    await wait(() => getByTestId('markdownBody'));
+
+    expect(getByText(/testing/i)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      <p>
+        Testing &lt;a&gt;html&lt;/a&gt;
+      </p>
+    `);
   });
 
-  it('should update the HTML when render again with changed params', () => {
+  it('should update the HTML when render again with changed params', async () => {
     const vis = {
       params: {
         openLinksInNewTab: false,
@@ -62,13 +81,20 @@ describe('markdown vis controller', () => {
       },
     };
 
-    const wrapper = mount(
+    const { getByTestId, getByText, rerender } = render(
       <MarkdownVisWrapper visParams={vis.params} renderComplete={jest.fn()} fireEvent={jest.fn()} />
     );
-    expect(wrapper.text().trim()).toBe('Initial');
+
+    await wait(() => getByTestId('markdownBody'));
+
+    expect(getByText(/initial/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
     vis.params.markdown = 'Updated';
-    wrapper.setProps({ vis });
-    expect(wrapper.text().trim()).toBe('Updated');
+    rerender(
+      <MarkdownVisWrapper visParams={vis.params} renderComplete={jest.fn()} fireEvent={jest.fn()} />
+    );
+
+    expect(getByText(/Updated/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   describe('renderComplete', () => {
@@ -86,56 +112,71 @@ describe('markdown vis controller', () => {
       renderComplete.mockClear();
     });
 
-    it('should be called on initial rendering', () => {
-      mount(
+    it('should be called on initial rendering', async () => {
+      const { getByTestId } = render(
         <MarkdownVisWrapper
           visParams={vis.params}
           renderComplete={renderComplete}
           fireEvent={jest.fn()}
         />
       );
-      expect(renderComplete.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+
+      await wait(() => getByTestId('markdownBody'));
+
+      expect(renderComplete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
-    it('should be called on successive render when params change', () => {
-      mount(
+    it('should be called on successive render when params change', async () => {
+      const { getByTestId, rerender } = render(
         <MarkdownVisWrapper
           visParams={vis.params}
           renderComplete={renderComplete}
           fireEvent={jest.fn()}
         />
       );
-      expect(renderComplete.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+
+      await wait(() => getByTestId('markdownBody'));
+
+      expect(renderComplete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
       renderComplete.mockClear();
       vis.params.markdown = 'changed';
-      mount(
+
+      rerender(
         <MarkdownVisWrapper
           visParams={vis.params}
           renderComplete={renderComplete}
           fireEvent={jest.fn()}
         />
       );
-      expect(renderComplete.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+
+      expect(renderComplete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
-    it('should be called on successive render even without data change', () => {
-      mount(
+    it('should be called on successive render even without data change', async () => {
+      const { getByTestId, rerender } = render(
         <MarkdownVisWrapper
           visParams={vis.params}
           renderComplete={renderComplete}
           fireEvent={jest.fn()}
         />
       );
-      expect(renderComplete.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+
+      await wait(() => getByTestId('markdownBody'));
+
+      expect(renderComplete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
       renderComplete.mockClear();
-      mount(
+
+      rerender(
         <MarkdownVisWrapper
           visParams={vis.params}
           renderComplete={renderComplete}
           fireEvent={jest.fn()}
         />
       );
-      expect(renderComplete.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+
+      expect(renderComplete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/expression_input/__stories__/__snapshots__/expression_input.stories.storyshot b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/expression_input/__stories__/__snapshots__/expression_input.stories.storyshot
index 99d5dc3c115be..5c17eb2b68137 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/expression_input/__stories__/__snapshots__/expression_input.stories.storyshot
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/expression_input/__stories__/__snapshots__/expression_input.stories.storyshot
@@ -16,18 +16,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots components/ExpressionInput default 1`] = `
         id="generated-id"
         onBlur={[Function]}
         onFocus={[Function]}
-      >
-        <div
-          className="react-monaco-editor-container"
-          style={
-            Object {
-              "height": "100%",
-              "width": "100%",
-            }
-          }
-        />
-        <div />
-      </div>
+      />
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>