diff --git a/tests/system/shared/utils.py b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
index 7e6b91a961f..623287563a3 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/utils.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ def selectFromCombo(objectSpec, itemName):
         mouseClick(waitForObjectItem(comboObject, itemName.replace(".", "\\.")))
         test.verify(waitFor("str(comboObject.currentText)==itemName", 5000),
                     "Switched combo item to '%s'" % itemName)
+        def __collapsed__():
+            try:
+                waitForObject("{container='%s' type='QModelIndex'}" % objectSpec, 100)
+                return False
+            except:
+                return True
+
+        waitFor(__collapsed__, 1000)
         return True
 
 def selectFromLocator(filter, itemName = None):