diff --git a/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/integration/autoDetectSchema.spec.ts b/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/integration/autoDetectSchema.spec.ts
index 3492b5204f76..50db383734a0 100644
--- a/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/integration/autoDetectSchema.spec.ts
+++ b/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/integration/autoDetectSchema.spec.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ import { runDbQuery } from "commands/db/db";
 import { alterTable, createUsersTableQuery, dropUsersTableQuery } from "commands/db/queries";
 import { initialSetupCompleted } from "commands/workspaces";
 import { getSyncEnabledSwitch, visitConnectionPage } from "pages/connectionPage";
-import {
-  getManualSyncButton,
-  getNonBreakingChangeIcon,
-  getSchemaChangeIcon,
-  visitConnectionsListPage,
-} from "pages/connnectionsListPage";
+import { getManualSyncButton, getSchemaChangeIcon, visitConnectionsListPage } from "pages/connnectionsListPage";
 import { checkCatalogDiffModal, clickCatalogDiffCloseButton } from "pages/modals/catalogDiffModal";
 import {
   checkSchemaChangesDetected,
@@ -32,10 +27,11 @@ import {
   clickSchemaChangesReviewButton,
   searchStream,
   selectCursorField,
+  selectNonBreakingChangesPreference,
   selectSyncMode,
 } from "pages/replicationPage";
 
-describe("Auto-detect schema changes", () => {
+describe("Connection - Auto-detect schema changes", () => {
   let source: Source;
   let destination: Destination;
   let connection: Connection;
@@ -154,4 +150,19 @@ describe("Auto-detect schema changes", () => {
       getSyncEnabledSwitch().should("be.enabled");
     });
   });
+
+  describe("non-breaking schema update preference", () => {
+    it("saves non-breaking schema update preference change", () => {
+      visitConnectionPage(connection, "replication");
+      selectNonBreakingChangesPreference("disable");
+
+      cy.intercept("/api/v1/web_backend/connections/update").as("updatesNonBreakingPreference");
+
+      clickSaveReplication({ confirm: false });
+
+      cy.wait("@updatesNonBreakingPreference").then((interception) => {
+        assert.equal((interception.response?.body as Connection).nonBreakingChangesPreference, "disable");
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/pages/connnectionsListPage.ts b/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/pages/connnectionsListPage.ts
index 00a940d84665..1afce8345071 100644
--- a/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/pages/connnectionsListPage.ts
+++ b/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/pages/connnectionsListPage.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { Connection } from "commands/api/types";
 import { getWorkspaceId } from "commands/api/workspace";
 
+const statusCell = (connectionId: string) => `[data-testId='statusCell-${connectionId}']`;
+const changesStatusIcon = (type: string) => `[data-testId='changesStatusIcon-${type}']`;
+const manualSyncButton = "button[data-testId='manual-sync-button']";
+
 export const visitConnectionsListPage = () => {
   cy.intercept("**/web_backend/connections/list").as("listConnections");
   cy.visit(`/workspaces/${getWorkspaceId()}/connections`);
@@ -8,7 +12,7 @@ export const visitConnectionsListPage = () => {
 };
 
 export const getSchemaChangeIcon = (connection: Connection, type: "breaking" | "non_breaking") =>
-  cy.get(`[data-testId='statusCell-${connection.connectionId}'] [data-testId='changesStatusIcon-${type}']`);
+  cy.get(`${statusCell(connection.connectionId)} ${changesStatusIcon(type)}`);
 
 export const getManualSyncButton = (connection: Connection) =>
-  cy.get(`[data-testId='statusCell-${connection.connectionId}'] button[data-testId='manual-sync-button']`);
+  cy.get(`${statusCell(connection.connectionId)} ${manualSyncButton}`);
diff --git a/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/pages/replicationPage.ts b/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/pages/replicationPage.ts
index 7ec8eab23e98..282c97198b8b 100644
--- a/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/pages/replicationPage.ts
+++ b/airbyte-webapp-e2e-tests/cypress/pages/replicationPage.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ const streamNameInput = "input[data-testid='input']";
 const schemaChangesDetectedBanner = "[data-testid='schemaChangesDetected']";
 const schemaChangesReviewButton = "[data-testid='schemaChangesReviewButton']";
 const schemaChangesBackdrop = "[data-testid='schemaChangesBackdrop']";
+const nonBreakingChangesPreference = "[data-testid='nonBreakingChangesPreference']";
+const nonBreakingChangesPreferenceValue = (value: string) => `div[data-testid='nonBreakingChangesPreference-${value}']`;
 
 export const goToReplicationTab = () => {
   cy.get(replicationTab).click();
@@ -122,12 +124,14 @@ export const searchStream = (value: string) => {
   cy.get(streamNameInput).type(value);
 };
 
-export const clickSaveReplication = ({ reset = false } = {}) => {
+export const clickSaveReplication = ({ reset = false, confirm = true } = {}) => {
   cy.intercept("/api/v1/web_backend/connections/update").as("updateConnection");
 
   submitButtonClick();
 
-  confirmStreamConfigurationChangedPopup({ reset });
+  if (confirm) {
+    confirmStreamConfigurationChangedPopup({ reset });
+  }
 
   cy.wait("@updateConnection").then((interception) => {
     assert.isNotNull(interception.response?.statusCode, "200");
@@ -168,3 +172,8 @@ export const clickSchemaChangesReviewButton = () => {
   cy.get(schemaChangesReviewButton).click();
   // cy.get(schemaChangesReviewButton).should("be.disabled");
 };
+
+export const selectNonBreakingChangesPreference = (preference: "ignore" | "disable") => {
+  cy.get(nonBreakingChangesPreference).click();
+  cy.get(nonBreakingChangesPreferenceValue(preference)).click();
+};