diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/classification_creation.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/classification_creation.ts
index 1bcdeef394c00..a7c92cac2072f 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/classification_creation.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/classification_creation.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
         it('creates the analytics job', async () => {
           await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.assertCreateButtonExists();
-          await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.createAnalyticsJob();
+          await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.createAnalyticsJob(testData.jobId);
         });
 
         it('starts the analytics job', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/cloning.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/cloning.ts
index 51155fccc358d..caf382b532273 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/cloning.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/cloning.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
   const ml = getService('ml');
 
-  // failing test, see https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/60389
-  describe.skip('jobs cloning supported by UI form', function() {
+  describe('jobs cloning supported by UI form', function() {
     this.tags(['smoke']);
 
     const testDataList: Array<{
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         });
 
         it('should create a clone job', async () => {
-          await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.createAnalyticsJob();
+          await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.createAnalyticsJob(cloneJobId);
         });
 
         it('should start the clone analytics job', async () => {
@@ -186,6 +185,10 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.closeCreateAnalyticsJobFlyout();
         });
 
+        it('finishes analytics processing', async () => {
+          await ml.dataFrameAnalytics.waitForAnalyticsCompletion(cloneJobId);
+        });
+
         it('displays the created job in the analytics table', async () => {
           await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsTable.refreshAnalyticsTable();
           await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsTable.filterWithSearchString(cloneJobId);
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/outlier_detection_creation.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/outlier_detection_creation.ts
index 173430706f7e7..5481977351d8b 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/outlier_detection_creation.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/outlier_detection_creation.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
         it('creates the analytics job', async () => {
           await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.assertCreateButtonExists();
-          await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.createAnalyticsJob();
+          await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.createAnalyticsJob(testData.jobId);
         });
 
         it('starts the analytics job', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/regression_creation.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/regression_creation.ts
index 3bc524a88f787..aa1a133c81187 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/regression_creation.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics/regression_creation.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
         it('creates the analytics job', async () => {
           await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.assertCreateButtonExists();
-          await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.createAnalyticsJob();
+          await ml.dataFrameAnalyticsCreation.createAnalyticsJob(testData.jobId);
         });
 
         it('starts the analytics job', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/machine_learning/api.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/services/machine_learning/api.ts
index e305d23c1a124..74dc5912df36f 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/machine_learning/api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/machine_learning/api.ts
@@ -358,9 +358,20 @@ export function MachineLearningAPIProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     },
 
     async getDataFrameAnalyticsJob(analyticsId: string) {
+      log.debug(`Fetching data frame analytics job '${analyticsId}'...`);
       return await esSupertest.get(`/_ml/data_frame/analytics/${analyticsId}`).expect(200);
     },
 
+    async waitForDataFrameAnalyticsJobToExist(analyticsId: string) {
+      await retry.waitForWithTimeout(`'${analyticsId}' to exist`, 5 * 1000, async () => {
+        if (await this.getDataFrameAnalyticsJob(analyticsId)) {
+          return true;
+        } else {
+          throw new Error(`expected data frame analytics job '${analyticsId}' to exist`);
+        }
+      });
+    },
+
     async createDataFrameAnalyticsJob(jobConfig: DataFrameAnalyticsConfig) {
       const { id: analyticsId, ...analyticsConfig } = jobConfig;
       log.debug(`Creating data frame analytic job with id '${analyticsId}'...`);
@@ -369,13 +380,7 @@ export function MachineLearningAPIProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         .send(analyticsConfig)
         .expect(200);
 
-      await retry.waitForWithTimeout(`'${analyticsId}' to be created`, 5 * 1000, async () => {
-        if (await this.getDataFrameAnalyticsJob(analyticsId)) {
-          return true;
-        } else {
-          throw new Error(`expected data frame analytics job '${analyticsId}' to be created`);
-        }
-      });
+      await this.waitForDataFrameAnalyticsJobToExist(analyticsId);
     },
   };
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics_creation.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/services/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics_creation.ts
index 9d5f5753e8b04..49f9b01c96895 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics_creation.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/machine_learning/data_frame_analytics_creation.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
 import { MlCommon } from './common';
+import { MlApi } from './api';
 
 enum ANALYSIS_CONFIG_TYPE {
   OUTLIER_DETECTION = 'outlier_detection',
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ const isClassificationAnalysis = (arg: any): arg is ClassificationAnalysis => {
 
 export function MachineLearningDataFrameAnalyticsCreationProvider(
   { getService }: FtrProviderContext,
-  mlCommon: MlCommon
+  mlCommon: MlCommon,
+  mlApi: MlApi
 ) {
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const comboBox = getService('comboBox');
@@ -333,12 +335,13 @@ export function MachineLearningDataFrameAnalyticsCreationProvider(
       return !isEnabled;
     },
 
-    async createAnalyticsJob() {
+    async createAnalyticsJob(analyticsId: string) {
       await testSubjects.click('mlAnalyticsCreateJobFlyoutCreateButton');
       await retry.tryForTime(5000, async () => {
         await this.assertCreateButtonMissing();
         await this.assertStartButtonExists();
       });
+      await mlApi.waitForDataFrameAnalyticsJobToExist(analyticsId);
     },
 
     async assertStartButtonExists() {
@@ -362,8 +365,8 @@ export function MachineLearningDataFrameAnalyticsCreationProvider(
     },
 
     async closeCreateAnalyticsJobFlyout() {
-      await testSubjects.click('mlAnalyticsCreateJobFlyoutCloseButton');
-      await retry.tryForTime(5000, async () => {
+      await retry.tryForTime(10 * 1000, async () => {
+        await testSubjects.click('mlAnalyticsCreateJobFlyoutCloseButton');
         await testSubjects.missingOrFail('mlAnalyticsCreateJobFlyout');
       });
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml.ts
index f3981c9edf92f..af7cb51f4e3f0 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export function MachineLearningProvider(context: FtrProviderContext) {
   const dataFrameAnalytics = MachineLearningDataFrameAnalyticsProvider(context, api);
   const dataFrameAnalyticsCreation = MachineLearningDataFrameAnalyticsCreationProvider(
     context,
-    common
+    common,
+    api
   );
   const dataFrameAnalyticsTable = MachineLearningDataFrameAnalyticsTableProvider(context);
   const dataVisualizer = MachineLearningDataVisualizerProvider(context);