diff --git a/cypress.config.ts b/cypress.config.ts
index fd17efc785..fed6e7b97b 100644
--- a/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/cypress.config.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
         baseUrl: "http://localhost:8081",
         specPattern: "t/cypress/integration/**/*.*",
         supportFile: "t/cypress/support/e2e.js",
-    },
-    env: {
-        apiUsername: "koha",
-        apiPassword: "koha",
+        env: {
+            opacBaseUrl: process.env.KOHA_OPAC_URL || "http://localhost:8080",
+            apiUsername: "koha",
+            apiPassword: "koha",
+        },
     },
 });
diff --git a/t/cypress/support/e2e.js b/t/cypress/support/e2e.js
index b4f07fda5c..bcffe74d50 100644
--- a/t/cypress/support/e2e.js
+++ b/t/cypress/support/e2e.js
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ function get_fallback_login_value(param) {
         : Cypress.env(env_var);
 }
 
+Cypress.Commands.add("visitOpac", path => {
+    cy.visit(Cypress.env("opacBaseUrl") + path);
+});
+
 Cypress.Commands.add("login", (username, password) => {
     var user =
         typeof username === "undefined"
@@ -47,6 +51,21 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("login", (username, password) => {
     cy.get("#submit-button").click();
 });
 
+Cypress.Commands.add("loginOpac", (username, password) => {
+    var user =
+        typeof username === "undefined"
+            ? get_fallback_login_value("username")
+            : username;
+    var pass =
+        typeof password === "undefined"
+            ? get_fallback_login_value("password")
+            : password;
+    cy.visitOpac("/cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl?logout.x=1");
+    cy.get("#userid").type(user);
+    cy.get("#password").type(pass);
+    cy.get("#auth .action").contains("Log in").click();
+});
+
 Cypress.Commands.add("left_menu_active_item_is", label => {
     cy.get(".sidebar_menu a.current:not(.disabled)")
         .should("have.length", 1)