diff --git a/public/app/core/components/SharedPreferences/SharedPreferences.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/SharedPreferences/SharedPreferences.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ab303c8800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/core/components/SharedPreferences/SharedPreferences.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import React from 'react';
+import TestProvider from 'test/helpers/TestProvider';
+import { assertInstanceOf } from 'test/helpers/asserts';
+import { getSelectParent, selectOptionInTest } from 'test/helpers/selectOptionInTest';
+
+import { UserPreferencesDTO } from 'app/types';
+
+import SharedPreferences from './SharedPreferences';
+
+jest.mock('app/core/services/backend_srv', () => {
+  return {
+    backendSrv: {
+      search: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+        {
+          id: 2,
+          title: 'My Dashboard',
+          tags: [],
+          type: '',
+          uid: '',
+          uri: '',
+          url: '',
+          folderId: 0,
+          folderTitle: '',
+          folderUid: '',
+          folderUrl: '',
+          isStarred: false,
+          slug: '',
+          items: [],
+        },
+        {
+          id: 3,
+          title: 'Another Dashboard',
+          tags: [],
+          type: '',
+          uid: '',
+          uri: '',
+          url: '',
+          folderId: 0,
+          folderTitle: '',
+          folderUid: '',
+          folderUrl: '',
+          isStarred: false,
+          slug: '',
+          items: [],
+        },
+      ]),
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+const mockPreferences: UserPreferencesDTO = {
+  timezone: 'browser',
+  weekStart: 'monday',
+  theme: 'light',
+  homeDashboardId: 2,
+  queryHistory: {
+    homeTab: '',
+  },
+};
+
+const mockPrefsPatch = jest.fn();
+const mockPrefsUpdate = jest.fn();
+const mockPrefsLoad = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(mockPreferences);
+
+jest.mock('app/core/services/PreferencesService', () => ({
+  PreferencesService: function () {
+    return {
+      patch: mockPrefsPatch,
+      update: mockPrefsUpdate,
+      load: mockPrefsLoad,
+    };
+  },
+}));
+
+const props = {
+  resourceUri: '/fake-api/user/1',
+};
+
+describe('SharedPreferences', () => {
+  const original = window.location;
+  const mockReload = jest.fn();
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: { reload: mockReload },
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', { configurable: true, value: original });
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    mockReload.mockReset();
+    mockPrefsUpdate.mockReset();
+
+    render(
+      <TestProvider>
+        <SharedPreferences {...props} />
+      </TestProvider>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockPrefsLoad).toHaveBeenCalled());
+  });
+
+  it('renders the theme preference', () => {
+    const lightThemeRadio = assertInstanceOf(screen.getByLabelText('Light'), HTMLInputElement);
+    expect(lightThemeRadio.checked).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the home dashboard preference', () => {
+    const dashboardSelect = getSelectParent(screen.getByLabelText('Home Dashboard'));
+    expect(dashboardSelect).toHaveTextContent('My Dashboard');
+  });
+
+  it('renders the timezone preference', () => {
+    const tzSelect = getSelectParent(screen.getByLabelText('Timezone'));
+    expect(tzSelect).toHaveTextContent('Browser Time');
+  });
+
+  it('renders the week start preference', async () => {
+    const weekSelect = getSelectParent(screen.getByLabelText('Week start'));
+    expect(weekSelect).toHaveTextContent('Monday');
+  });
+
+  it("saves the user's new preferences", async () => {
+    const darkThemeRadio = assertInstanceOf(screen.getByLabelText('Dark'), HTMLInputElement);
+    await userEvent.click(darkThemeRadio);
+
+    await selectOptionInTest(screen.getByLabelText('Home Dashboard'), 'Another Dashboard');
+    await selectOptionInTest(screen.getByLabelText('Timezone'), 'Australia/Sydney');
+    await selectOptionInTest(screen.getByLabelText('Week start'), 'Saturday');
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByText('Save'));
+    expect(mockPrefsUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      timezone: 'Australia/Sydney',
+      weekStart: 'saturday',
+      theme: 'dark',
+      homeDashboardId: 3,
+      queryHistory: {
+        homeTab: '',
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('refreshes the page after saving preferences', async () => {
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByText('Save'));
+    expect(mockReload).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/profile/UserProfileEditPage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/profile/UserProfileEditPage.test.tsx
index 83ada3e7937..905c9d4f77c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/profile/UserProfileEditPage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/profile/UserProfileEditPage.test.tsx
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ const defaultProps: Props = {
 };
 
 function getSelectors() {
-  const dashboardSelect = () => screen.getByTestId('User preferences home dashboard drop down');
-  const timepickerSelect = () => screen.getByTestId(selectors.components.TimeZonePicker.containerV2);
   const teamsTable = () => screen.getByRole('table', { name: /user teams table/i });
   const orgsTable = () => screen.getByTestId(selectors.components.UserProfile.orgsTable);
   const sessionsTable = () => screen.getByTestId(selectors.components.UserProfile.sessionsTable);
@@ -100,10 +98,6 @@ function getSelectors() {
     email: () => screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: /email/i }),
     username: () => screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: /username/i }),
     saveProfile: () => screen.getByTestId(selectors.components.UserProfile.profileSaveButton),
-    dashboardSelect,
-    dashboardValue: () => within(dashboardSelect()).getByText(/default/i),
-    timepickerSelect,
-    timepickerValue: () => within(timepickerSelect()).getByText(/coordinated universal time/i),
     savePreferences: () => screen.getByTestId(selectors.components.UserProfile.preferencesSaveButton),
     teamsTable,
     teamsRow: () => within(teamsTable()).getByRole('row', { name: /team one team.one@test\.com 2000/i }),
@@ -166,16 +160,8 @@ describe('UserProfileEditPage', () => {
     it('should show shared preferences', async () => {
       await getTestContext();
 
-      const { dashboardSelect, dashboardValue, timepickerSelect, timepickerValue, savePreferences } = getSelectors();
-      expect(screen.getByRole('group', { name: /preferences/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByRole('radio', { name: /default/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByRole('radio', { name: /dark/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByRole('radio', { name: /light/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(dashboardSelect()).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(dashboardValue()).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(timepickerSelect()).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(timepickerValue()).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(savePreferences()).toBeInTheDocument();
+      // SharedPreferences itself is tested, so here just make sure it's being rendered
+      expect(screen.getByLabelText('Home Dashboard')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     describe('and teams are loading', () => {
diff --git a/public/test/helpers/asserts.ts b/public/test/helpers/asserts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..994741e0137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/test/helpers/asserts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export function assertInstanceOf<T extends { new (...args: unknown[]): InstanceType<T> }>(
+  value: unknown,
+  type: T
+): InstanceType<T> {
+  if (!(value instanceof type)) {
+    throw new Error(`Expected value to be an instanceof ${typeof type} but got ${typeof value}`);
+  }
+
+  return value;
+}