diff --git a/apps/studio-next/cypress.config.ts b/apps/studio-next/cypress.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fda24fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio-next/cypress.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { defineConfig } from "cypress";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  e2e: {
+    baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3001',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/apps/studio-next/cypress/e2e/studio-ui.spec.cy.ts b/apps/studio-next/cypress/e2e/studio-ui.spec.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29a1d3630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio-next/cypress/e2e/studio-ui.spec.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+describe('Studio UI spec', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cy.visit('/');
+  });
+
+  it('Button "Settings" should be visible in the UI', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-testid="button-settings"]').should('be.visible');
+  });
+
+  it('Button "Settings" should display tooltip "Studio settings" on hover', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-testid="button-settings"]').trigger('mouseenter');
+    cy.contains('Studio settings').should('be.visible');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/studio-next/cypress/fixtures/example.json b/apps/studio-next/cypress/fixtures/example.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02e425437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio-next/cypress/fixtures/example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "Using fixtures to represent data",
+  "email": "hello@cypress.io",
+  "body": "Fixtures are a great way to mock data for responses to routes"
+}
diff --git a/apps/studio-next/cypress/support/commands.ts b/apps/studio-next/cypress/support/commands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..698b01a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio-next/cypress/support/commands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+// ***********************************************
+// This example commands.ts shows you how to
+// create various custom commands and overwrite
+// existing commands.
+//
+// For more comprehensive examples of custom
+// commands please read more here:
+// https://on.cypress.io/custom-commands
+// ***********************************************
+//
+//
+// -- This is a parent command --
+// Cypress.Commands.add('login', (email, password) => { ... })
+//
+//
+// -- This is a child command --
+// Cypress.Commands.add('drag', { prevSubject: 'element'}, (subject, options) => { ... })
+//
+//
+// -- This is a dual command --
+// Cypress.Commands.add('dismiss', { prevSubject: 'optional'}, (subject, options) => { ... })
+//
+//
+// -- This will overwrite an existing command --
+// Cypress.Commands.overwrite('visit', (originalFn, url, options) => { ... })
+//
+// declare global {
+//   namespace Cypress {
+//     interface Chainable {
+//       login(email: string, password: string): Chainable<void>
+//       drag(subject: string, options?: Partial<TypeOptions>): Chainable<Element>
+//       dismiss(subject: string, options?: Partial<TypeOptions>): Chainable<Element>
+//       visit(originalFn: CommandOriginalFn, url: string, options: Partial<VisitOptions>): Chainable<Element>
+//     }
+//   }
+// }
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diff --git a/apps/studio-next/cypress/support/e2e.ts b/apps/studio-next/cypress/support/e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f80f74f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio-next/cypress/support/e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// ***********************************************************
+// This example support/e2e.ts is processed and
+// loaded automatically before your test files.
+//
+// This is a great place to put global configuration and
+// behavior that modifies Cypress.
+//
+// You can change the location of this file or turn off
+// automatically serving support files with the
+// 'supportFile' configuration option.
+//
+// You can read more here:
+// https://on.cypress.io/configuration
+// ***********************************************************
+
+// Import commands.js using ES2015 syntax:
+import './commands'
+
+// Alternatively you can use CommonJS syntax:
+// require('./commands')
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diff --git a/apps/studio-next/package.json b/apps/studio-next/package.json
index 89352eae7..6f8a97752 100644
--- a/apps/studio-next/package.json
+++ b/apps/studio-next/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@
     "dev": "next dev -p 3001",
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
-    "lint": "next lint"
+    "lint": "next lint",
+    "cy:e2e:chrome": "cypress run --e2e --browser chrome",
+    "cy:e2e:chromium": "cypress run --e2e --browser chromium",
+    "cy:e2e:edge": "cypress run --e2e --browser edge",
+    "cy:e2e:electron": "cypress run --e2e --browser electron",
+    "cy:e2e:firefox": "cypress run --e2e --browser firefox",
+    "cy:open": "cypress open"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@asyncapi/avro-schema-parser": "^3.0.19",
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.13",
     "browserify-zlib": "^0.2.0",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
+    "cypress": "^13.8.1",
     "eslint-config-next": "14.1.4",
     "eslint-plugin-security": "^1.5.0",
     "eslint-plugin-sonarjs": "^0.16.0",
diff --git a/apps/studio-next/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/studio-next/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 00cb27fb6..ca7955dd9 100644
--- a/apps/studio-next/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio-next/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ export const Sidebar: FunctionComponent<SidebarProps> = () => {
             className='flex text-gray-500 hover:text-white focus:outline-none border-box p-4'
             type="button"  
             onClick={() => showModal(SettingsModal)}
+            data-testid="button-settings"
           >
             <VscSettingsGear className="w-5 h-5" />
           </button>