diff --git a/tests/playwright/e2e/files_versions/version-cross-share-move-and-copy.spec.ts b/tests/playwright/e2e/files_versions/version-cross-share-move-and-copy.spec.ts
index 632dd2c54d848..ad840637c2f9a 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/e2e/files_versions/version-cross-share-move-and-copy.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/e2e/files_versions/version-cross-share-move-and-copy.spec.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ async function copyToRoot(filesListPage: FilesListPage, copyMoveDialog: CopyMove
 }
 
 test.describe('files_versions: versions across a share move/copy', () => {
+	// Every test here seeds a share, boots the files app twice,
+	// and walks the sidebar, the versions list and the move/copy picker.
+	test.slow()
+
 	test('moves the versions when the file is moved out of a received share', async ({ page, user, owner, ownerRequest, filesListPage, versionsTab, filesSidebar, copyMoveDialog }) => {
 		await seedSharedVersionedFile(owner, ownerRequest, user, page.request, FILE_NAME)
 		await nameInitialVersion(filesListPage, versionsTab, SHARED_FOLDER, FILE_NAME)
@@ -150,8 +154,7 @@ test.describe('files_versions: versions across a share move/copy', () => {
 		await nameInitialVersion(filesListPage, versionsTab, `${SHARED_FOLDER}/${subFolder}/${subSubFolder}`, FILE_NAME)
 		await filesSidebar.close()
 
-		await filesListPage.open()
-		await filesListPage.navigateToFolder(SHARED_FOLDER)
+		await filesListPage.navigateToBreadcrumb(SHARED_FOLDER)
 		await moveToRoot(filesListPage, copyMoveDialog, subFolder)
 
 		await assertVersionsContent(filesListPage, versionsTab, relPath, { expectLabel: true })
@@ -165,8 +168,7 @@ test.describe('files_versions: versions across a share move/copy', () => {
 		await nameInitialVersion(filesListPage, versionsTab, `${SHARED_FOLDER}/${subFolder}/${subSubFolder}`, FILE_NAME)
 		await filesSidebar.close()
 
-		await filesListPage.open()
-		await filesListPage.navigateToFolder(SHARED_FOLDER)
+		await filesListPage.navigateToBreadcrumb(SHARED_FOLDER)
 		await copyToRoot(filesListPage, copyMoveDialog, subFolder)
 
 		await assertVersionsContent(filesListPage, versionsTab, relPath, { expectLabel: false })
diff --git a/tests/playwright/support/sections/FilesListPage.ts b/tests/playwright/support/sections/FilesListPage.ts
index 797e65a2b9dd9..eaa4ae42c8d04 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/support/sections/FilesListPage.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/support/sections/FilesListPage.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ export class FilesListPage {
 		return this.page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Current directory path' })
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Navigate to an ancestor of the current folder through the breadcrumb
+	 *
+	 * @param name - The label of the crumb to navigate to
+	 */
+	async navigateToBreadcrumb(name: string): Promise<void> {
+		await this.getBreadcrumbs().getByRole('button', { name, exact: true }).click()
+		await this.waitForListLoaded()
+	}
+
 	getRowForFile(filename: string): Locator {
 		return this.page.locator(`[data-cy-files-list-row-name="${escapeAttributeValue(filename)}"]`)
 	}