diff --git a/aio/scripts/test-production.sh b/aio/scripts/test-production.sh
index e158d5e78d..313d9b946a 100755
--- a/aio/scripts/test-production.sh
+++ b/aio/scripts/test-production.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ set +x -eu -o pipefail
   readonly thisDir="$(cd $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}); pwd)"
   readonly aioDir="$(realpath $thisDir/..)"
 
-  readonly appPtorConf="$aioDir/tests/e2e/protractor.conf.js"
-  readonly cfgPtorConf="$aioDir/tests/deployment/e2e/protractor.conf.js"
+  readonly protractorConf="$aioDir/tests/deployment/e2e/protractor.conf.js"
   readonly minPwaScore="95"
   readonly urls=(
     "https://angular.io/"
@@ -24,11 +23,8 @@ set +x -eu -o pipefail
   for url in "${urls[@]}"; do
     echo -e "\nChecking '$url'...\n-----"
 
-    # Run e2e tests.
-    yarn protractor "$appPtorConf" --baseUrl "$url"
-
-    # Run deployment config tests.
-    yarn protractor "$cfgPtorConf" --baseUrl "$url"
+    # Run basic e2e and deployment config tests.
+    yarn protractor "$protractorConf" --baseUrl "$url"
 
     # Run PWA-score tests.
     yarn test-pwa-score "$url" "$minPwaScore"
diff --git a/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/redirection.e2e-spec.ts b/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/redirection.e2e-spec.ts
index 9c7b8d41d0..cd31d828bb 100644
--- a/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/redirection.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/redirection.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,18 @@
 import { browser } from 'protractor';
+import { SitePage } from './site.po';
 
 describe(browser.baseUrl, () => {
-  const sitemapUrls = browser.params.sitemapUrls;
-  const legacyUrls = browser.params.legacyUrls;
-  const goTo = async url => {
-    // Go to the specified URL and then unregister the ServiceWorker
-    // to ensure subsequent requests are passed through to the server.
-    await browser.get(url);
-    await browser.executeAsyncScript(cb => navigator.serviceWorker
-        .getRegistrations()
-        .then(regs => Promise.all(regs.map(reg => reg.unregister())))
-        .then(cb));
-  };
+  const page = new SitePage();
 
-  beforeAll(async done => {
-    // Make an initial request to unregister the ServiceWorker.
-    await goTo(browser.baseUrl);
-    done();
-  });
+  beforeAll(done => page.init().then(done));
 
   beforeEach(() => browser.waitForAngularEnabled(false));
   afterEach(() => browser.waitForAngularEnabled(true));
 
   describe('(with sitemap URLs)', () => {
-    sitemapUrls.forEach((url, i) => {
-      it(`should not redirect '${url}' (${i + 1}/${sitemapUrls.length})`, async () => {
-        await goTo(url);
+    page.sitemapUrls.forEach((url, i) => {
+      it(`should not redirect '${url}' (${i + 1}/${page.sitemapUrls.length})`, async () => {
+        await page.goTo(url);
 
         const expectedUrl = browser.baseUrl + url;
         const actualUrl = (await browser.getCurrentUrl()).replace(/\?.*$/, '');
@@ -36,9 +23,9 @@ describe(browser.baseUrl, () => {
   });
 
   describe('(with legacy URLs)', () => {
-    legacyUrls.forEach(([fromUrl, toUrl], i) => {
-      it(`should redirect '${fromUrl}' to '${toUrl}' (${i + 1}/${legacyUrls.length})`, async () => {
-        await goTo(fromUrl);
+    page.legacyUrls.forEach(([fromUrl, toUrl], i) => {
+      it(`should redirect '${fromUrl}' to '${toUrl}' (${i + 1}/${page.legacyUrls.length})`, async () => {
+        await page.goTo(fromUrl);
 
         const expectedUrl = (/^http/.test(toUrl) ? '' : browser.baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, '')) + toUrl;
         const actualUrl = (await browser.getCurrentUrl()).replace(/\?.*$/, '');
diff --git a/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/site.po.ts b/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/site.po.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32d1519dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/site.po.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { browser, by, element, ExpectedConditions } from 'protractor';
+
+export class SitePage {
+  /** All URLs found in the app's `sitemap.xml` (i.e. valid URLs tha should not be redirected). */
+  sitemapUrls: string[] = browser.params.sitemapUrls;
+
+  /** A list of legacy URLs that should be redirected to new URLs (in the form `[fromUrl, toUrl]`). */
+  legacyUrls: string[][] = browser.params.legacyUrls;
+
+  /**
+   * Enter a query into the search field.
+   */
+  async enterSearch(query: string) {
+    const searchInput = element(by.css('input[type=search]'));
+    await searchInput.clear();
+    await searchInput.sendKeys(query);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the text content of the `aio-doc-viewer` element (in lowercase).
+   */
+  async getDocViewerText() {
+    const docViewer = element(by.css('aio-doc-viewer'));
+    const text = await docViewer.getText();
+    return text.toLowerCase();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a list of text contents for all search result items found on the page.
+   */
+  async getSearchResults() {
+    const results = element.all(by.css('.search-results li'));
+    await browser.wait(ExpectedConditions.presenceOf(results.first()), 8000);
+    return await results.map<string>(link => link!.getText());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Navigate to a URL, disable animations, unregister the ServiceWorker, and wait for Angular.
+   * (The SW is unregistered to ensure that subsequent requests are passed through to the server.)
+   */
+  async goTo(url: string) {
+    const unregisterServiceWorker = (cb: () => void) => navigator.serviceWorker
+        .getRegistrations()
+        .then(regs => Promise.all(regs.map(reg => reg.unregister())))
+        .then(cb);
+
+    await browser.get(url || browser.baseUrl);
+    await browser.executeScript('document.body.classList.add(\'no-animations\')');
+    await browser.executeAsyncScript(unregisterServiceWorker);
+    await browser.waitForAngular();
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize the page object and get it ready for further requests.
+   */
+  async init() {
+    // Make an initial request to unregister the ServiceWorker.
+    await this.goTo('');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/smoke-tests.e2e-spec.ts b/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/smoke-tests.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b55aae136e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aio/tests/deployment/e2e/smoke-tests.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { browser } from 'protractor';
+import { SitePage } from './site.po';
+
+describe(browser.baseUrl, () => {
+  const page = new SitePage();
+
+  beforeAll(done => page.init().then(done));
+
+  beforeEach(() => browser.waitForAngularEnabled(false));
+  afterEach(() => browser.waitForAngularEnabled(true));
+
+  describe('(smoke tests)', () => {
+    it('should show the home page', () => {
+      page.goTo('');
+      const text = page.getDocViewerText();
+
+      expect(text).toContain('one framework');
+      expect(text).toContain('mobile & desktop');
+    });
+
+    describe('(marketing pages)', () => {
+      const textPerUrl = {
+        features: 'features & benefits',
+        docs: 'what is angular?',
+        events: 'events',
+        resources: 'explore angular resources',
+      };
+
+      Object.keys(textPerUrl).forEach(url => {
+        it(`should show the page at '${url}'`, () => {
+          page.goTo(url);
+          expect(page.getDocViewerText()).toContain(textPerUrl[url]);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('(docs pages)', () => {
+      const textPerUrl = {
+        api: 'api list',
+        'guide/architecture': 'architecture',
+        'guide/http': 'httpclient',
+        'guide/quickstart': 'quickstart',
+        'guide/security': 'security',
+        tutorial: 'tutorial',
+      };
+
+      Object.keys(textPerUrl).forEach(url => {
+        it(`should show the page at '${url}'`, () => {
+          page.goTo(url);
+          expect(page.getDocViewerText()).toContain(textPerUrl[url]);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('(api docs pages)', () => {
+      const textPerUrl = {
+        /* Class */ 'api/core/Injector': 'class injector',
+        /* Const */ 'api/forms/NG_VALIDATORS': 'const ng_validators',
+        /* Decorator */ 'api/core/Component': '@component',
+        /* Directive */ 'api/common/NgIf': 'class ngif',
+        /* Enum */ 'api/core/ChangeDetectionStrategy': 'enum changedetectionstrategy',
+        /* Function */ 'api/animations/animate': 'animate(',
+        /* Interface */ 'api/core/OnDestroy': 'interface ondestroy',
+        /* Pipe */ 'api/common/JsonPipe': '| json',
+        /* Type-Alias */ 'api/common/http/HttpEvent': 'type httpevent',
+      };
+
+      Object.keys(textPerUrl).forEach(url => {
+        it(`should show the page at '${url}'`, () => {
+          page.goTo(url);
+          expect(page.getDocViewerText()).toContain(textPerUrl[url]);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('(search results)', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => page.goTo(''));
+
+      it('should find pages when searching by a partial word in the title', () => {
+        page.enterSearch('ngCont');
+        expect(page.getSearchResults()).toContain('NgControl');
+      });
+
+      it('should find API docs when searching for an instance member name', () => {
+        page.enterSearch('writeValue');
+        expect(page.getSearchResults()).toContain('ControlValueAccessor');
+      });
+
+      it('should find API docs when searching for a static member name', () => {
+        page.enterSearch('compose');
+        expect(page.getSearchResults()).toContain('Validators');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should show relevant results on 404', () => {
+      page.goTo('http/router');
+      const results = page.getSearchResults();
+
+      expect(results).toContain('HttpClient');
+      expect(results).toContain('Router');
+    });
+  });
+});