diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.test.tsx
index 769291c6da..4baa859bd0 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.test.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('Sidebar', () => {
       expect(await screen.findByText('Create...')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
     it('Sidebar should not show expanded items when hovered on', async () => {
-      userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('sidebar-root'));
+      await userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('sidebar-root'));
       expect(screen.queryByText('Create...')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
@@ -101,20 +101,20 @@ describe('Sidebar', () => {
     });
 
     it('Extended sidebar with submenu content visible when hover over submenu items', async () => {
-      userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
+      await userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
       expect(await screen.findByText('Tools')).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(await screen.findByText('Misc')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('Multicategory item in submenu shows drop down on click', async () => {
-      userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
+      await userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
       await userEvent.click(screen.getByText('Misc'));
       expect(screen.getByText('dropdown item 1')).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.getByText('dropdown item 2')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('Dropdown item in submenu renders a link when `to` value is provided', async () => {
-      userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
+      await userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
       await userEvent.click(screen.getByText('Misc'));
       expect(screen.getByText('dropdown item 1').closest('a')).toHaveAttribute(
         'href',
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Sidebar', () => {
     });
 
     it('Submenu item renders an external link when `to` value is provided', async () => {
-      userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
+      await userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
       expect(screen.getByText('External Link').closest('a')).toHaveAttribute(
         'href',
         'https://backstage.io/',
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('Sidebar', () => {
     });
 
     it('Dropdown item in submenu renders an external link when `to` value is provided', async () => {
-      userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
+      await userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('item-with-submenu'));
       await userEvent.click(screen.getByText('Misc'));
       expect(screen.getByText('dropdown item 3').closest('a')).toHaveAttribute(
         'href',
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Items.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Items.test.tsx
index b2cabd03b8..0f81f7ce63 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Items.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Items.test.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function renderSidebar() {
       <SidebarExpandButton />
     </Sidebar>,
   );
-  userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('sidebar-root'));
+  await userEvent.hover(screen.getByTestId('sidebar-root'));
 }
 
 describe('Items', () => {
diff --git a/plugins/xcmetrics/src/components/StatusCell/StatusCell.test.tsx b/plugins/xcmetrics/src/components/StatusCell/StatusCell.test.tsx
index 6e5b7f73b9..1d4fb264fb 100644
--- a/plugins/xcmetrics/src/components/StatusCell/StatusCell.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/xcmetrics/src/components/StatusCell/StatusCell.test.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('StatusCell', () => {
       </TestApiProvider>,
     );
 
-    userEvent.hover(rendered.getByTestId(client.mockBuild.id));
+    await userEvent.hover(rendered.getByTestId(client.mockBuild.id));
     expect(
       await rendered.findByText(formatStatus(client.mockBuild.buildStatus)),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();