diff --git a/packages/context-menu/test/a11y.common.js b/packages/context-menu/test/a11y.common.js
index 9f1c2562ad..9b69049184 100644
--- a/packages/context-menu/test/a11y.common.js
+++ b/packages/context-menu/test/a11y.common.js
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ import { getMenuItems } from './helpers.js';
 
 describe('a11y', () => {
   describe('focus restoration', () => {
-    let contextMenu, contextMenuButton, beforeButton, afterButton;
+    let contextMenu, contextMenuButton, firstGlobalFocusable, lastGlobalFocusable;
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
       const wrapper = fixtureSync(`
         <div>
-          <button>Before</button>
+          <input id="first-global-focusable" />
           <vaadin-context-menu open-on="click">
             <button>Open context menu</button>
           </vaadin-context-menu>
-          <button>After</button>
+          <input id="last-global-focusable" />
         </div>
       `);
-      [beforeButton, contextMenu, afterButton] = wrapper.children;
+      [firstGlobalFocusable, contextMenu, lastGlobalFocusable] = wrapper.children;
       contextMenu.items = [{ text: 'Item 0' }, { text: 'Item 1', children: [{ text: 'Item 1/0' }] }];
       await nextRender();
       contextMenuButton = contextMenu.querySelector('button');
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ describe('a11y', () => {
       await sendKeys({ down: 'Shift' });
       await sendKeys({ press: 'Tab' });
       await sendKeys({ up: 'Shift' });
-      expect(getDeepActiveElement()).to.equal(beforeButton);
+      expect(getDeepActiveElement()).to.equal(firstGlobalFocusable);
     });
 
     it('should move focus to the next element outside the menu on Tab pressed inside', async () => {
       contextMenuButton.click();
       await nextRender();
       await sendKeys({ press: 'Tab' });
-      expect(getDeepActiveElement()).to.equal(afterButton);
+      expect(getDeepActiveElement()).to.equal(lastGlobalFocusable);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/grid/test/keyboard-navigation.common.js b/packages/grid/test/keyboard-navigation.common.js
index f90f81c63f..46d0ff57cf 100644
--- a/packages/grid/test/keyboard-navigation.common.js
+++ b/packages/grid/test/keyboard-navigation.common.js
@@ -2233,7 +2233,7 @@ describe('empty state', () => {
       <vaadin-grid>
         <vaadin-grid-column path="name"></vaadin-grid-column>
         <div slot="empty-state">
-          No items <button>button 1</button> <button>button 2</button>
+          No items <input /> <input />
         </div>
       </vaadin-grid>
     `);
diff --git a/packages/rich-text-editor/test/a11y.common.js b/packages/rich-text-editor/test/a11y.common.js
index cb17212bdb..8f2da5af2c 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text-editor/test/a11y.common.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text-editor/test/a11y.common.js
@@ -178,15 +178,15 @@ describe('accessibility', () => {
     it('should move focus to next element after esc followed by tab are pressed', async () => {
       const wrapper = fixtureSync(`<div>
         <vaadin-rich-text-editor></vaadin-rich-text-editor>
-        <button>button</button>
+        <input id="last-global-focusable" />
       </div>`);
       await nextRender();
-      const [rte, button] = wrapper.children;
+      const [rte, lastGlobalFocusable] = wrapper.children;
       editor = rte._editor;
       editor.focus();
       await sendKeys({ press: 'Escape' });
       await sendKeys({ press: 'Tab' });
-      expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(button);
+      expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(lastGlobalFocusable);
     });
 
     it('should move focus to the first toolbar button after esc followed by shift-tab are pressed', async () => {
@@ -201,17 +201,17 @@ describe('accessibility', () => {
     it('should restore default Tab behavior after multiple Esc and then Tab', async () => {
       const wrapper = fixtureSync(`<div>
         <vaadin-rich-text-editor></vaadin-rich-text-editor>
-        <button>button</button>
+        <input id="last-global-focusable" />
       </div>`);
       await nextRender();
-      const [rte, button] = wrapper.children;
+      const [rte, lastGlobalFocusable] = wrapper.children;
       editor = rte._editor;
       editor.focus();
       // Hitting Escape multiple times and Tab should move focus to next element
       await sendKeys({ press: 'Escape' });
       await sendKeys({ press: 'Escape' });
       await sendKeys({ press: 'Tab' });
-      expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(button);
+      expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(lastGlobalFocusable);
 
       // Checking that default Tab behavior is restored
       editor.focus();
diff --git a/packages/virtual-list/test/drag-and-drop.common.js b/packages/virtual-list/test/drag-and-drop.common.js
index 4c443504ab..a3c4639102 100644
--- a/packages/virtual-list/test/drag-and-drop.common.js
+++ b/packages/virtual-list/test/drag-and-drop.common.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ describe('drag and drop', () => {
 
   async function assertDragSucceeds(draggedElement) {
     await dragElement(draggedElement);
+    await nextFrame();
     expect(virtualList.$.items.style.display).to.equal('');
   }