diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/Progress/Progress.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/Progress/Progress.test.tsx
index d4057c1675..f060ff0ea0 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/Progress/Progress.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/Progress/Progress.test.tsx
@@ -23,12 +23,17 @@ import { Progress } from './Progress';
 describe('<Progress />', () => {
   it('renders without exploding', async () => {
     jest.useFakeTimers();
-    const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = await renderInTestApp(<Progress />);
+    const { getByTestId, queryByTestId, debug } = await renderInTestApp(
+      <Progress />,
+    );
+    debug();
+    expect(queryByTestId('progress-placeholder')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(queryByTestId('progress')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     act(() => {
       jest.advanceTimersByTime(250);
     });
-    expect(getByTestId('progress')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByTestId('progress-placeholder')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByTestId('progress')).toBeInTheDocument();
     jest.useRealTimers();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/Progress/Progress.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/Progress/Progress.tsx
index 6d1281edd5..171d8210bd 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/Progress/Progress.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/Progress/Progress.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ export function Progress(props: PropsWithChildren<LinearProgressProps>) {
   return isVisible ? (
     <LinearProgress {...props} data-testid="progress" />
   ) : (
-    <Box display="none" />
+    <Box display="none" data-testid="progress-placeholder" />
   );
 }