diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/dimension_panel/dimension_panel.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/dimension_panel/dimension_panel.test.tsx
index a354b54fb37e9..aa6837a7e3393 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/dimension_panel/dimension_panel.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/dimension_panel/dimension_panel.test.tsx
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ describe('FormBasedDimensionEditor', () => {
     // // press arrow up to go back to the beginning
     await userEvent.type(comboBoxInput, '{ArrowUp}{ArrowUp}');
     expect(getVisibleFieldSelectOptions()).toEqual(allOptions.slice(8));
-  });
+  }, 10000); // this test can be long running due to a big tree we're rendering and userEvent.type function that is slow
 
   it('should hide fields that have no data', () => {
     (useExistingFieldsReader as jest.Mock).mockImplementationOnce(() => {