diff --git a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/entity.ts b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/entity.ts
index 4e4ff193d7df..2023762f60d3 100644
--- a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/entity.ts
+++ b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/entity.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,16 @@ export const visitEntityPage = async (data: {
       response.url().includes('exclude_source_fields')
   );
 
-  await page.getByTestId(dataTestId).getByTestId('data-name').click();
+  // Adding a failsafe for the operation below to avoid a tooltip overlap issue
+  // over the option is causing playwright failure
+  // 1. To first hover over the option to move mouse away from tooltip trigger element
+  // 2. In case the tooltip is still there, force click on the option-.
+  await page.getByTestId(dataTestId).getByTestId('data-name').hover();
+  await page
+    .getByTestId(dataTestId)
+    .getByTestId('data-name')
+    // eslint-disable-next-line playwright/no-force-option
+    .click({ force: true });
   await waitForAllLoadersToDisappear(page);
   await page.getByTestId('searchBox').clear();
 };