diff --git a/e2e/cypress/common/permissions/keys.ts b/e2e/cypress/common/permissions/keys.ts
index fae8750b31..967b87899d 100644
--- a/e2e/cypress/common/permissions/keys.ts
+++ b/e2e/cypress/common/permissions/keys.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { waitForGlobalLoading } from '../loading';
 import { confirmStandard } from '../shared';
 import { getCell } from '../state';
 import { createTag } from '../tags';
-import { createTranslation, editCell } from '../translations';
+import { createTranslation, editKeyName } from '../translations';
 import { getLanguageId, getLanguages, ProjectInfo } from './shared';
 
 export function testKeys(info: ProjectInfo) {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function testKeys(info: ProjectInfo) {
   cy.focused().type('{esc}', { force: true });
 
   if (scopes.includes('keys.edit')) {
-    editCell('key-1', 'new-key');
+    editKeyName('key-1', 'new-key');
     createTag('Test tag');
   }
 
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/common/translations.ts b/e2e/cypress/common/translations.ts
index 50a27fc926..37afcc1751 100644
--- a/e2e/cypress/common/translations.ts
+++ b/e2e/cypress/common/translations.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 import { HOST } from './constants';
 import { ProjectDTO } from '../../../webapp/src/service/response.types';
 import { waitForGlobalLoading } from './loading';
-import { assertMessage, dismissMenu, gcyAdvanced } from './shared';
+import { assertMessage, dismissMenu, gcy, gcyAdvanced } from './shared';
 import { selectNamespace } from './namespace';
 import { buildXpath } from './XpathBuilder';
 import Chainable = Cypress.Chainable;
@@ -127,6 +127,25 @@ export const visitTranslations = (projectId: number) => {
   return cy.visit(`${HOST}/projects/${projectId}/translations`);
 };
 
+export const editKeyName = (keyName: string, newName?: string) => {
+  getKeyCell(keyName).click();
+
+  // wait for editor to appear
+  cy.gcy('global-editor').should('be.visible');
+  cy.contains(keyName).first().should('be.visible');
+  cy.wait(10);
+
+  if (newName !== undefined) {
+    // select all, delete and type new text
+    gcy('translations-key-edit-key-field')
+      .find('[contenteditable]')
+      .clear()
+      .type(newName);
+    getCellSaveButton().click();
+    waitForGlobalLoading();
+  }
+};
+
 export const editCell = (oldValue: string, newValue?: string, save = true) => {
   getCell(oldValue).click();
 
@@ -155,12 +174,20 @@ export function getTranslationEditor() {
     .getElement();
 }
 
-export function getTranslationCell(key: string, languageTag: string) {
+function getKeyCellXpath(key: string) {
   return buildXpath()
     .descendant()
     .withDataCy('translations-key-name')
     .descendantOrSelf()
-    .hasText(key)
+    .hasText(key);
+}
+
+function getKeyCell(key: string) {
+  return getKeyCellXpath(key).getElement();
+}
+
+export function getTranslationCell(key: string, languageTag: string) {
+  return getKeyCellXpath(key)
     .closestAncestor()
     .withDataCy('translations-row')
     .descendant()