diff --git a/client/src/components/DatasetInformation/DatasetAttributes.vue b/client/src/components/DatasetInformation/DatasetAttributes.vue
index a9fa7db9acd0..1444085890ff 100644
--- a/client/src/components/DatasetInformation/DatasetAttributes.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/DatasetInformation/DatasetAttributes.vue
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
                     v-if="
                         (!datasetAttributes['conversion_disable'] || !datasetAttributes['datatype_disable']) &&
                         !datasetAttributes['metadata_disable']
-                    ">
+                    "
+                    title-link-class="dataset-edit-datatype-tab">
                     <template v-slot:title>
                         <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faDatabase" class="mr-1" />
                         {{ localize("Datatypes") }}
@@ -168,7 +169,9 @@ onMounted(async () => {
                                     {{ localize("Save") }}
                                 </BButton>
 
-                                <BButton @click="submit('datatype', 'datatype_detect')">
+                                <BButton
+                                    id="dataset-attributes-autodetect-datatype"
+                                    @click="submit('datatype', 'datatype_detect')">
                                     <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faRedo" class="mr-1" />
                                     {{ localize("Auto-detect") }}
                                 </BButton>
diff --git a/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml b/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml
index 55e1abdf97e3..199c1884d61a 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml
+++ b/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml
@@ -349,7 +349,10 @@ edit_dataset_attributes:
     name_input: '[aria-labelledby="dataset-attributes-heading"] input#name'
     info_input: '[aria-labelledby="dataset-attributes-heading"] textarea#info'
     annotation_input: '[aria-labelledby="dataset-attributes-heading"] textarea#annotation'
+    datatypes_tab: '.dataset-edit-datatype-tab'
+    datatype_dropdown: ' #datatype .multiselect'
     save_button: '#dataset-attributes-default-save'
+    auto_detect_datatype_button: '#dataset-attributes-autodetect-datatype'
     alert: '.dataset-attributes-alert'
 
   dbkey_dropdown_results:
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_dataset_edit.py b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_dataset_edit.py
index 3859616cb81c..b6da177f42b4 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_dataset_edit.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_dataset_edit.py
@@ -65,3 +65,33 @@ def test_history_dataset_update_annotation_and_info(self):
 
         assert annotation_component.wait_for_value() == TEST_ANNOTATION
         assert info_component.wait_for_value() == TEST_INFO
+
+    @selenium_test
+    @managed_history
+    def test_history_dataset_auto_detect_datatype(self):
+        expected_datatype = "txt"
+        provided_datatype = "tabular"
+        history_entry = self.perform_single_upload(self.get_filename("1.txt"), ext=provided_datatype)
+        hid = history_entry.hid
+        self.wait_for_history()
+        self.history_panel_wait_for_hid_ok(hid)
+        self.history_panel_item_edit(hid=hid)
+        edit_dataset_attributes = self.components.edit_dataset_attributes
+        datatypes_tab = edit_dataset_attributes.datatypes_tab
+        datatype_component = edit_dataset_attributes.datatype_dropdown
+        datatypes_tab.wait_for_and_click()
+        assert datatype_component.wait_for_text() == provided_datatype
+
+        # click auto detect datatype button
+        edit_dataset_attributes.auto_detect_datatype_button.wait_for_and_click()
+        edit_dataset_attributes.alert.wait_for_visible()
+
+        assert edit_dataset_attributes.alert.has_class("alert-success")
+
+        # reopen and check that datatype is updated
+        self.home()
+        self.history_panel_wait_for_hid_ok(hid)
+        self.history_panel_item_edit(hid=hid)
+        datatypes_tab.wait_for_and_click()
+
+        assert datatype_component.wait_for_text() == expected_datatype