diff --git a/tests/e2e/electronTest.ts b/tests/e2e/electronTest.ts
index a2bb07355b..43da1376da 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/electronTest.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/electronTest.ts
@@ -373,12 +373,13 @@ export const electronTest = base.extend<ElectronFixtures>({
     await window.waitForLoadState("domcontentloaded");
     await window.setViewportSize({ width: 1600, height: 900 });
 
-    // Disable tutorials for e2e tests by marking them as completed
-    // Must set before React reads the state, so we set and reload
+    // Disable tutorials for e2e tests before React reads the state, then reload.
+    // Otherwise delayed tutorial backdrops can race with Playwright clicks and make
+    // unrelated UI scenarios flaky when a new tutorial sequence is added.
     await window.evaluate(() => {
       const tutorialState = {
-        disabled: false,
-        completed: { settings: true, creation: true, workspace: true },
+        disabled: true,
+        completed: { creation: true, workspace: true, review: true },
       };
       localStorage.setItem("tutorialState", JSON.stringify(tutorialState));
     });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/reviewRefresh.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/scenarios/reviewRefresh.spec.ts
index de95b364d4..9eff88f5d3 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/reviewRefresh.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/reviewRefresh.spec.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ test.describe("review refresh", () => {
     const refreshButton = page.getByTestId("review-refresh");
     await expect(refreshButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
 
+    // The review tutorial used to start 500ms after this panel mounted, leaving
+    // a backdrop over the tab strip and making the Stats tab click time out.
+    await page.waitForTimeout(600);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("tutorial-backdrop")).toHaveCount(0);
+
     // Do a manual refresh
     await refreshButton.dispatchEvent("click");