diff --git a/tests/cypress/support/commands.ts b/tests/cypress/support/commands.ts
index 1b554b6..682a861 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/support/commands.ts
+++ b/tests/cypress/support/commands.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ declare global {
       pfCloseButtonIfExists(ariaLabel?: string, options?: Partial<Loggable & Timeoutable & Withinable & Shadow>): Chainable<void>;
       menuToggleContains(text: string | RegExp, options?: Partial<Loggable & Timeoutable & Withinable & Shadow>): Chainable<JQuery<HTMLElement>>;
       verifyTraceCount(expectedCount: number | string, options?: Partial<Loggable & Timeoutable & Withinable & Shadow>): Chainable<void>;
+      // Tracing-specific commands
+      setupTracePage(tempoInstance: string, tenant: string, timeframe?: string, serviceFilter?: string): Chainable<void>;
+      navigateToTraceDetails(): Chainable<void>;
+      dragCutoffResizer(position: number, resizerType?: 'left' | 'right'): Chainable<void>;
+      verifyCutoffPosition(expectedWidthPercent: number, tolerance?: number): Chainable<void>;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -657,4 +662,113 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
     
     cy.log(`✓ Verified trace count: ${countStr} traces found`);
   },
+);
+
+// Tracing-specific commands for common operations
+
+Cypress.Commands.add(
+  'setupTracePage',
+  (tempoInstance: string, tenant: string, timeframe?: string, serviceFilter?: string) => {
+    cy.log(`Setting up trace page: ${tempoInstance} / ${tenant}`);
+    
+    // Navigate to traces page
+    cy.visit('/observe/traces');
+    cy.url().should('include', '/observe/traces');
+    
+    // Select Tempo instance
+    cy.pfTypeahead('Select a Tempo instance').click();
+    cy.pfSelectMenuItem(tempoInstance).click();
+    
+    // Select tenant
+    cy.pfTypeahead('Select a tenant').click();
+    cy.pfSelectMenuItem(tenant).click();
+    
+    // Set timeframe if provided
+    if (timeframe) {
+      cy.pfMenuToggle('Last 30 minutes').click();
+      cy.pfSelectMenuItem(timeframe).click();
+    }
+    
+    // Set service filter if provided
+    if (serviceFilter) {
+      cy.pfMenuToggle('Service Name').click();
+      cy.pfMenuToggleByLabel('Multi typeahead checkbox').click();
+      cy.pfCheckMenuItem(serviceFilter);
+    }
+    
+    cy.log(`✓ Trace page setup complete for ${tempoInstance} / ${tenant}`);
+  },
+);
+
+Cypress.Commands.add(
+  'navigateToTraceDetails',
+  () => {
+    cy.log('Navigating to trace details');
+    cy.muiFirstTraceLink().click();
+    cy.findByTestId('span-duration-bar').eq(1).click();
+    cy.log('✓ In trace details view');
+  },
+);
+
+Cypress.Commands.add(
+  'dragCutoffResizer',
+  (position: number, resizerType: 'left' | 'right' = 'right') => {
+    cy.log(`Dragging ${resizerType} resizer to ${position}% position`);
+    
+    // Wait for the trace timeline to be fully loaded
+    cy.get(`[data-elem="resizer${resizerType === 'right' ? 'Right' : 'Left'}"]`).should('be.visible');
+    
+    // Perform the drag operation
+    cy.get(`[data-elem="resizer${resizerType === 'right' ? 'Right' : 'Left'}"]`)
+      .first()
+      .then(($resizer) => {
+        const resizerRect = $resizer[0].getBoundingClientRect();
+        
+        // Get the timeline container using canvas as a stable reference point
+        cy.get('canvas[height="60"]')
+          .parent()
+          .then(($timeline) => {
+            const timelineRect = $timeline[0].getBoundingClientRect();
+            const targetX = timelineRect.left + (timelineRect.width * (position / 100));
+            
+            // Drag the resizer to the specified position
+            cy.wrap($resizer)
+              .trigger('mousedown', { which: 1 })
+              .trigger('mousemove', { 
+                clientX: targetX, 
+                clientY: resizerRect.top + resizerRect.height / 2 
+              })
+              .trigger('mouseup');
+          });
+      });
+
+    // Wait for the timeline to update after the drag operation
+    cy.wait(1000);
+    cy.log(`✓ ${resizerType} resizer dragged to ${position}% position`);
+  },
+);
+
+Cypress.Commands.add(
+  'verifyCutoffPosition',
+  (expectedWidthPercent: number, tolerance: number = 2) => {
+    cy.log(`Verifying cutoff box position is around ${expectedWidthPercent}%`);
+    
+    // Verify the cutoff box is positioned correctly
+    cy.get('[data-elem="cutoffBox"]')
+      .last() // Get the right cutoff box
+      .invoke('attr', 'style')
+      .then((style) => {
+        // Extract the width percentage value
+        const widthMatch = style.match(/width:\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)%/);
+        expect(widthMatch).to.not.be.null;
+        const widthValue = parseFloat(widthMatch[1]);
+        
+        // Check within tolerance
+        const minWidth = expectedWidthPercent - tolerance;
+        const maxWidth = expectedWidthPercent + tolerance;
+        expect(widthValue).to.be.within(minWidth, maxWidth);
+        
+        cy.log(`✓ Cutoff box width is ${widthValue}% (within acceptable range of ${minWidth}-${maxWidth}%)`);
+      });
+  },
 );
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diff --git a/tests/e2e/dt-plugin-tests.cy.ts b/tests/e2e/dt-plugin-tests.cy.ts
index d16e2b1..204771c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dt-plugin-tests.cy.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/dt-plugin-tests.cy.ts
@@ -461,4 +461,42 @@ describe('OpenShift Distributed Tracing UI Plugin tests', () => {
     cy.pfSelectMenuItem('20').click();
     cy.verifyTraceCount(20);
   });
+
+  it('Test Distributed Traces Cutoffbox functionality', () => {
+    // Setup the trace page with tempo instance and filters
+    cy.setupTracePage('chainsaw-rbac / simplst', 'dev', 'Last 15 minutes', 'frontend');
+    
+    // Navigate to trace details
+    cy.navigateToTraceDetails();
+
+    cy.log('Test MUI box cutoff functionality by interacting with resizer');
+    
+    // Store the original time range values for comparison 
+    cy.get('[style*="left: 25%"]').contains(/\d+(\.\d+)?(μs|ms|s)/)
+      .invoke('text')
+      .as('secondTimeValue');
+    
+    // Drag the right resizer to 50% position
+    cy.dragCutoffResizer(50, 'right');
+    
+    // Verify the cutoff box is positioned correctly (around 50%)
+    cy.verifyCutoffPosition(50, 2); // 50% ± 2% tolerance
+    
+    // Verify that the time range has been updated to reflect the cutoff selection
+    cy.log('Verify the time range reflects the cutoff selection');
+    cy.get('@secondTimeValue').then((secondValue) => {
+      // Check that the updated time range shows values around the selected area
+      cy.get('[style*="left: 0%"][style*="border-width: 0px"]')
+        .should('be.visible')
+        .and('not.be.empty');
+      
+      // Verify that the range shows millisecond values that align with the cutoff
+      cy.get('[style*="left: 100%"] span[style*="position: absolute; right: 0.75rem"]')
+        .should('be.visible')
+        .invoke('text')
+        .should('match', /\d+(\.\d+)?(μs|ms|s)/); // Should match time format
+        
+      cy.log('✓ MUI box cutoff functionality verified - time range updated correctly');
+    });
+  });
 });