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# Wait For Element To Be Enabled

Wait For Element To Be Enabled waits until the [Element](/elements/creating-elements.md) becomes active and accepts input. Use it when a control starts disabled and unlocks after validation or loading finishes.

See [Element states](/test-step-options/element-states.md) for how Enabled relates to Disabled and Clickable.

![Wait for element to be enabled Test Step](https://app.does.qa/screenshots/node/action_wait_forElementEnabled.png)

## When to use it

* Wait for a submit button to unlock after required fields are filled.
* Let an async validation finish before the next [Touch](/test-steps/action/touch.md) step.
* Pair with [Wait For Element To Be Clickable](/test-steps/runner/wait-for-element-to-be-clickable.md) when the Flow also needs the Element ready to click.

## Configure

### Basics

| Field       | What to set                                               |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Element** | The [Element](/elements/creating-elements.md) to wait for |

### Advanced

| Field                                 | What to set                                                |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **How fast is this typically?**       | [Timeout Override](/test-step-options/timeout-override.md) |
| **Status on fail**                    | [Failed Status](/test-step-options/failed-status.md)       |
| **When should screenshots be taken?** | `Always` or `On Failures` (default)                        |

## Related

* [Wait For Element To Be Disabled](/test-steps/runner/wait-for-element-to-be-disabled.md)
* [Wait For Element To Be Clickable](/test-steps/runner/wait-for-element-to-be-clickable.md)
* [Element states](/test-step-options/element-states.md)
* [Runner](/test-steps/runner.md)

**Tags:** `action`, `wait`, `forElementEnabled`, `wait`, `time`, `sleep`, `pause`, `element`, `delay`, `state`