diff --git a/src/libs/E2E/reactNativeLaunchingTest.ts b/src/libs/E2E/reactNativeLaunchingTest.ts
index f23508987268..26b250ce3814 100644
--- a/src/libs/E2E/reactNativeLaunchingTest.ts
+++ b/src/libs/E2E/reactNativeLaunchingTest.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const tests: Tests = {
     [E2EConfig.TEST_NAMES.ChatOpening]: require('./tests/chatOpeningTest.e2e').default,
     [E2EConfig.TEST_NAMES.ReportTyping]: require('./tests/reportTypingTest.e2e').default,
     [E2EConfig.TEST_NAMES.Linking]: require('./tests/linkingTest.e2e').default,
+    [E2EConfig.TEST_NAMES.PreloadedLinking]: require('./tests/preloadedLinkingTest.e2e').default,
 };
 
 // Once we receive the TII measurement we know that the app is initialized and ready to be used:
diff --git a/src/libs/E2E/tests/preloadedLinkingTest.e2e.ts b/src/libs/E2E/tests/preloadedLinkingTest.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e718ef0ecdfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/E2E/tests/preloadedLinkingTest.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import {DeviceEventEmitter} from 'react-native';
+import type {NativeConfig} from 'react-native-config';
+import Config from 'react-native-config';
+import Timing from '@libs/actions/Timing';
+import E2ELogin from '@libs/E2E/actions/e2eLogin';
+import waitForAppLoaded from '@libs/E2E/actions/waitForAppLoaded';
+import E2EClient from '@libs/E2E/client';
+import getConfigValueOrThrow from '@libs/E2E/utils/getConfigValueOrThrow';
+import getPromiseWithResolve from '@libs/E2E/utils/getPromiseWithResolve';
+import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
+import Performance from '@libs/Performance';
+import CONST from '@src/CONST';
+import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
+
+const test = (config: NativeConfig) => {
+    console.debug('[E2E] Logging in for comment linking');
+
+    const reportID = getConfigValueOrThrow('reportID', config);
+    const linkedReportActionID = getConfigValueOrThrow('linkedReportActionID', config);
+
+    E2ELogin().then((neededLogin) => {
+        if (neededLogin) {
+            return waitForAppLoaded().then(() => E2EClient.submitTestDone());
+        }
+
+        const [appearMessagePromise, appearMessageResolve] = getPromiseWithResolve();
+        const [switchReportPromise, switchReportResolve] = getPromiseWithResolve();
+
+        Promise.all([appearMessagePromise, switchReportPromise])
+            .then(() => {
+                console.debug('[E2E] Test completed successfully, exiting…');
+                E2EClient.submitTestDone();
+            })
+            .catch((err) => {
+                console.debug('[E2E] Error while submitting test results:', err);
+            });
+
+        const subscription = DeviceEventEmitter.addListener('onViewableItemsChanged', (res) => {
+            console.debug('[E2E] Viewable items retrieved, verifying correct message…', res);
+            if (!!res && res[0]?.item?.reportActionID === linkedReportActionID) {
+                appearMessageResolve();
+                subscription.remove();
+            } else {
+                console.debug(`[E2E] Provided message id '${res?.[0]?.item?.reportActionID}' doesn't match to an expected '${linkedReportActionID}'. Waiting for a next one…`);
+            }
+        });
+
+        Performance.subscribeToMeasurements((entry) => {
+            if (entry.name === CONST.TIMING.SIDEBAR_LOADED) {
+                console.debug('[E2E] Sidebar loaded, navigating to a report…');
+                Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.REPORT_WITH_ID.getRoute(reportID));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (entry.name === CONST.TIMING.REPORT_INITIAL_RENDER) {
+                console.debug('[E2E] Navigating to linked report action…');
+                Timing.start(CONST.TIMING.SWITCH_REPORT);
+                Performance.markStart(CONST.TIMING.SWITCH_REPORT);
+
+                Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.REPORT_WITH_ID.getRoute(reportID, linkedReportActionID));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (entry.name === CONST.TIMING.CHAT_RENDER) {
+                E2EClient.submitTestResults({
+                    branch: Config.E2E_BRANCH,
+                    name: 'Comment linking',
+                    duration: entry.duration,
+                });
+
+                switchReportResolve();
+            }
+        });
+    });
+};
+
+export default test;
diff --git a/tests/e2e/config.ts b/tests/e2e/config.ts
index 6eb6bb839ae2..5bd72913c87c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/config.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const TEST_NAMES = {
     ReportTyping: 'Report typing',
     ChatOpening: 'Chat opening',
     Linking: 'Linking',
+    PreloadedLinking: 'Preloaded linking',
 };
 
 /**
@@ -96,6 +97,15 @@ export default {
             linkedReportID: '5421294415618529',
             linkedReportActionID: '2845024374735019929',
         },
+        [TEST_NAMES.PreloadedLinking]: {
+            name: TEST_NAMES.PreloadedLinking,
+            reportScreen: {
+                autoFocus: true,
+            },
+            // Crowded Policy (Do Not Delete) Report, has a input bar available:
+            reportID: '5421294415618529',
+            linkedReportActionID: '8984197495983183608', // Message 4897
+        },
     },
 };