diff --git a/site/e2e/helpers.ts b/site/e2e/helpers.ts
index 1acaa8cbdbe..637951887f1 100644
--- a/site/e2e/helpers.ts
+++ b/site/e2e/helpers.ts
@@ -76,11 +76,19 @@ export async function login(page: Page, options: LoginOptions = users.owner) {
 	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: reset the current user
 	(ctx as any)[Symbol.for("currentUser")] = undefined;
 	await ctx.clearCookies();
-	await page.goto("/login");
+	await page.goto("/login", { waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
 	await page.getByLabel("Email").fill(options.email);
 	await page.getByLabel("Password").fill(options.password);
 	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Sign In" }).click();
-	await expectUrl(page).toHavePathName("/workspaces");
+	// Sign-in triggers a hard navigation to "/", then React Router
+	// client-side redirects to "/workspaces" without firing a load event.
+	// waitForURL alone resolves on the URL change, before WorkspacesPage
+	// has mounted. The title check is the actual synchronization point:
+	// it retries until the page component renders. Removing either wait
+	// reintroduces a navigation race in tests that goto() right after
+	// login. See https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/27107.
+	await page.waitForURL((url) => url.pathname === "/workspaces");
+	await expect(page).toHaveTitle("Workspaces - Coder");
 	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: update once logged in
 	(ctx as any)[Symbol.for("currentUser")] = options;
 }