diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/public/management/spaces_grid/spaces_grid_page.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/public/management/spaces_grid/spaces_grid_page.tsx
index 0c5b360398223..49f7f13f25614 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/public/management/spaces_grid/spaces_grid_page.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/public/management/spaces_grid/spaces_grid_page.tsx
@@ -124,11 +124,15 @@ export class SpacesGridPage extends Component<Props, State> {
         ) : undefined}
         <EuiInMemoryTable
           itemId={'id'}
+          data-test-subj={'spacesListTable'}
           items={this.state.spaces}
           tableCaption={i18n.translate('xpack.spaces.management.spacesGridPage.tableCaption', {
             defaultMessage: 'Kibana spaces',
           })}
           rowHeader="name"
+          rowProps={(item) => ({
+            'data-test-subj': `spacesListTableRow-${item.id}`,
+          })}
           columns={this.getColumnConfig()}
           pagination={true}
           sorting={true}
@@ -255,7 +259,10 @@ export class SpacesGridPage extends Component<Props, State> {
         }),
         sortable: true,
         render: (value: string, record: Space) => (
-          <EuiLink {...reactRouterNavigate(this.props.history, this.getViewSpacePath(record))}>
+          <EuiLink
+            {...reactRouterNavigate(this.props.history, this.getViewSpacePath(record))}
+            data-test-subj={`${record.id}-hyperlink`}
+          >
             {value}
           </EuiLink>
         ),
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/details_view/spaces_details_view.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/details_view/spaces_details_view.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..56fe87e6eed20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/details_view/spaces_details_view.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import crypto from 'crypto';
+import expect from '@kbn/expect';
+import { type FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
+
+export default function spaceDetailsViewFunctionalTests({
+  getService,
+  getPageObjects,
+}: FtrProviderContext) {
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'settings', 'spaceSelector']);
+
+  const find = getService('find');
+  const retry = getService('retry');
+  const spacesServices = getService('spaces');
+  const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
+
+  describe('Spaces', function () {
+    const testSpacesIds = [
+      'odyssey',
+      // this number is chosen intentionally to not exceed the default 10 items displayed by spaces table
+      ...Array.from(new Array(5)).map((_) => `space-${crypto.randomUUID()}`),
+    ];
+
+    before(async () => {
+      for (const testSpaceId of testSpacesIds) {
+        await spacesServices.create({ id: testSpaceId, name: `${testSpaceId}-name` });
+      }
+    });
+
+    after(async () => {
+      for (const testSpaceId of testSpacesIds) {
+        await spacesServices.delete(testSpaceId);
+      }
+    });
+
+    describe('Space listing', () => {
+      before(async () => {
+        await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
+        await testSubjects.existOrFail('spaces');
+      });
+
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        await PageObjects.common.navigateToUrl('management', 'kibana/spaces', {
+          ensureCurrentUrl: false,
+          shouldLoginIfPrompted: false,
+          shouldUseHashForSubUrl: false,
+        });
+
+        await testSubjects.existOrFail('spaces-grid-page');
+      });
+
+      it('should list all the spaces populated', async () => {
+        const renderedSpaceRow = await find.allByCssSelector(
+          '[data-test-subj*=spacesListTableRow-]'
+        );
+
+        expect(renderedSpaceRow.length).to.equal(testSpacesIds.length + 1);
+      });
+
+      it('does not display the space switcher button when viewing the details page for the current selected space', async () => {
+        const currentSpaceTitle = (
+          await PageObjects.spaceSelector.currentSelectedSpaceTitle()
+        )?.toLowerCase();
+
+        expect(currentSpaceTitle).to.equal('default');
+
+        await testSubjects.click('default-hyperlink');
+        await testSubjects.existOrFail('spaceDetailsHeader');
+        expect(
+          (await testSubjects.getVisibleText('spaceDetailsHeader'))
+            .toLowerCase()
+            .includes('default')
+        ).to.be(true);
+        await testSubjects.missingOrFail('spaceSwitcherButton');
+      });
+
+      it("displays the space switcher button when viewing the details page of the space that's not the current selected one", async () => {
+        const testSpaceId = testSpacesIds[Math.floor(Math.random() * testSpacesIds.length)];
+
+        const currentSpaceTitle = (
+          await PageObjects.spaceSelector.currentSelectedSpaceTitle()
+        )?.toLowerCase();
+
+        expect(currentSpaceTitle).to.equal('default');
+
+        await testSubjects.click(`${testSpaceId}-hyperlink`);
+        await testSubjects.existOrFail('spaceDetailsHeader');
+        expect(
+          (await testSubjects.getVisibleText('spaceDetailsHeader'))
+            .toLowerCase()
+            .includes(`${testSpaceId}-name`)
+        ).to.be(true);
+        await testSubjects.existOrFail('spaceSwitcherButton');
+      });
+
+      it('switches to a new space using the space switcher button', async () => {
+        const currentSpaceTitle = (
+          await PageObjects.spaceSelector.currentSelectedSpaceTitle()
+        )?.toLowerCase();
+
+        expect(currentSpaceTitle).to.equal('default');
+
+        const testSpaceId = testSpacesIds[Math.floor(Math.random() * testSpacesIds.length)];
+
+        await testSubjects.click(`${testSpaceId}-hyperlink`);
+        await testSubjects.click('spaceSwitcherButton');
+
+        await retry.try(async () => {
+          const detailsTitle = (
+            await testSubjects.getVisibleText('spaceDetailsHeader')
+          ).toLowerCase();
+
+          const currentSwitchSpaceTitle = (
+            await PageObjects.spaceSelector.currentSelectedSpaceTitle()
+          )?.toLocaleLowerCase();
+
+          return (
+            currentSwitchSpaceTitle &&
+            currentSwitchSpaceTitle === `${testSpaceId}-name` &&
+            detailsTitle.includes(currentSwitchSpaceTitle)
+          );
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/index.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/index.ts
index c951609d6a33f..0bcefafebc2d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/index.ts
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ export default function spacesApp({ loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./feature_controls/spaces_security'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./spaces_selection'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./enter_space'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./details_view/spaces_details_view'));
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/space_selector_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/space_selector_page.ts
index 8c56dee81f435..e4879b1c3e5be 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/space_selector_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/space_selector_page.ts
@@ -253,4 +253,9 @@ export class SpaceSelectorPageObject extends FtrService {
     );
     expect(await msgElem.getVisibleText()).to.be('no spaces found');
   }
+
+  async currentSelectedSpaceTitle() {
+    const spacesNavSelector = await this.find.byCssSelector('[data-test-subj="spacesNavSelector"]');
+    return spacesNavSelector.getAttribute('title');
+  }
 }