diff --git a/src/async-components/views/dialogs/secretstorage/CreateSecretStorageDialog.js b/src/async-components/views/dialogs/secretstorage/CreateSecretStorageDialog.js
index 0cc145fd96..a2aa4f27e8 100644
--- a/src/async-components/views/dialogs/secretstorage/CreateSecretStorageDialog.js
+++ b/src/async-components/views/dialogs/secretstorage/CreateSecretStorageDialog.js
@@ -614,7 +614,11 @@ export default class CreateSecretStorageDialog extends React.PureComponent {
                         <code ref={this._collectRecoveryKeyNode}>{this._recoveryKey.encodedPrivateKey}</code>
                     </div>
                     <div className="mx_CreateSecretStorageDialog_recoveryKeyButtons">
-                        <AccessibleButton kind='primary' className="mx_Dialog_primary" onClick={this._onCopyClick}>
+                        <AccessibleButton
+                            kind='primary'
+                            className="mx_Dialog_primary mx_CreateSecretStorageDialog_recoveryKeyButtons_copyBtn"
+                            onClick={this._onCopyClick}
+                        >
                             {_t("Copy")}
                         </AccessibleButton>
                         <AccessibleButton kind='primary' className="mx_Dialog_primary" onClick={this._onDownloadClick}>
diff --git a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/signup.js b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/signup.js
index ef8a259091..ffde22f929 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/signup.js
+++ b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/signup.js
@@ -79,6 +79,33 @@ module.exports = async function signup(session, username, password, homeserver)
     const acceptButton = await session.query('.mx_InteractiveAuthEntryComponents_termsSubmit');
     await acceptButton.click();
 
+    //plow through cross-signing setup by entering arbitrary details
+    //TODO: It's probably important for the tests to know the passphrase
+    const xsigningPassphrase = 'a7eaXcjpa9!Yl7#V^h$B^%dovHUVX'; // https://xkcd.com/221/
+    let passphraseField = await session.query('.mx_CreateSecretStorageDialog_passPhraseField input');
+    await session.replaceInputText(passphraseField, xsigningPassphrase);
+    let xsignContButton = await session.query('.mx_CreateSecretStorageDialog_passPhraseContainer .mx_Dialog_primary');
+    await xsignContButton.click();
+
+    //repeat passphrase entry
+    passphraseField = await session.query('.mx_CreateSecretStorageDialog_passPhraseField input');
+    await session.replaceInputText(passphraseField, xsigningPassphrase);
+    xsignContButton = await session.query('.mx_CreateSecretStorageDialog_passPhraseContainer .mx_Dialog_primary');
+    await xsignContButton.click();
+
+    //ignore the recovery key
+    //TODO: It's probably important for the tests to know the recovery key
+    const copyButton = await session.query('.mx_CreateSecretStorageDialog_recoveryKeyButtons_copyBtn');
+    await copyButton.click();
+
+    //acknowledge that we copied the recovery key to a safe place
+    const copyContinueButton = await session.query('.mx_CreateSecretStorageDialog .mx_Dialog_primary');
+    await copyContinueButton.click();
+
+    //acknowledge that we're done cross-signing setup and our keys are safe
+    const doneOkButton = await session.query('.mx_CreateSecretStorageDialog .mx_Dialog_primary');
+    await doneOkButton.click();
+
     //wait for registration to finish so the hash gets set
     //onhashchange better?