diff --git a/tests/e2e/core-tests/specs/merchant/wp-admin-order-status-filters.test.js b/tests/e2e/core-tests/specs/merchant/wp-admin-order-status-filters.test.js
index 2870fe20830..d47d54073bf 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/core-tests/specs/merchant/wp-admin-order-status-filters.test.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/core-tests/specs/merchant/wp-admin-order-status-filters.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 const {
 	merchant,
-	createSimpleOrder,
+	batchCreateOrders,
 	clickFilter,
 	moveAllItemsToTrash,
 } = require( '@woocommerce/e2e-utils' );
@@ -46,18 +46,17 @@ const orderStatus = {
 const runOrderStatusFiltersTest = () => {
 	describe('WooCommerce Orders > Filter Orders by Status', () => {
 		beforeAll(async () => {
-			// First, let's login
-			await merchant.login();
+			// First, let's create some orders we can filter against
+			const statuses = Object.entries(orderStatus).map((entryPair) => {
+				const statusName = entryPair[1].name;
 
-			// Next, let's create some orders we can filter against
-			await createSimpleOrder(orderStatus.pending.description.text);
-			await createSimpleOrder(orderStatus.processing.description.text);
-			await createSimpleOrder(orderStatus.onHold.description.text);
-			await createSimpleOrder(orderStatus.completed.description.text);
-			await createSimpleOrder(orderStatus.cancelled.description.text);
-			await createSimpleOrder(orderStatus.refunded.description.text);
-			await createSimpleOrder(orderStatus.failed.description.text);
-		}, 60000);
+				return statusName.replace('wc-', '');
+			});
+			await batchCreateOrders(statuses);
+
+			// Next, let's login
+			await merchant.login();
+		});
 
 		afterAll( async () => {
 			// Make sure we're on the all orders view and cleanup the orders we created
diff --git a/tests/e2e/utils/src/components.js b/tests/e2e/utils/src/components.js
index d77351d66c7..387a6cf4faf 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/utils/src/components.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/utils/src/components.js
@@ -352,6 +352,31 @@ const createSimpleOrder = async ( orderStatus = 'Pending payment' ) => {
 	return variablePostIdValue;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Creates a batch of orders from the given `statuses`
+ * using the "Batch Create Order" API.
+ * 
+ * @param statuses Array of order statuses
+ */
+const batchCreateOrders = async (statuses) => {
+	const defaultOrder = config.get('orders.basicPaidOrder');
+	const path = '/wc/v3/orders/batch';
+
+	// Create an order per status
+	const orders = statuses.map((s) => {
+		return {
+			...defaultOrder,
+			status: s
+		};
+	});
+
+	// Set the request payload from the created orders.
+	// Then send the API request.
+	const payload = { create: orders };
+	const { statusCode } = await client.post(path, payload);
+	expect(statusCode).toEqual(200);
+};
+
 /**
  * Adds a product to an order in the merchant.
  *
@@ -522,4 +547,5 @@ export {
 	clickUpdateOrder,
 	deleteAllEmailLogs,
 	deleteAllShippingZones,
+	batchCreateOrders
 };