diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress.config.js b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress.config.js
index 074bf093..ddd9d63c 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress.config.js
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress.config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
   viewportWidth: 250,
   e2e: {
     supportFile: false,
+    projectId: 'your-cloud-project-id',
     setupNodeEvents (on, config) {
       // `on` is used to hook into various events Cypress emits
       // `config` is the resolved Cypress config
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress/e2e/ga-method-stubbing.cy.js b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress/e2e/ga-method-stubbing.cy.js
index 053bfc98..53de7f73 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress/e2e/ga-method-stubbing.cy.js
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress/e2e/ga-method-stubbing.cy.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 // if you pop open your dev tools you will see that the network request
 // for the script tag returns 503 because it's been blocked.
 
-// FIXME: this test is failing because GA is not actually firing the XHR events on send any longer. Cause needs to be investigated
-// @see https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-example-recipes/issues/930
-describe.skip('Google Analytics', function () {
+describe('Google Analytics', function () {
   // using a global event handler here because likely
   // in your real app you'll always want to stub window.ga
   //
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress/e2e/ga-network-stubbing.cy.js b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress/e2e/ga-network-stubbing.cy.js
index f87f8433..09b29add 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress/e2e/ga-network-stubbing.cy.js
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/cypress/e2e/ga-network-stubbing.cy.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /// <reference types="cypress" />
-// FIXME: this test is failing because GA is not actually firing the XHR events on send any longer. Cause needs to be investigated
-// @see https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-example-recipes/issues/930
-describe.skip('Google Analytics', () => {
+describe('Google Analytics', () => {
   // we can arrange the intercepts to be in a particular order in each test
   // by making small utility functions rather than using "beforeEach" hooks
 
@@ -21,8 +19,8 @@ describe.skip('Google Analytics', () => {
   })
 
   it('makes collect calls', () => {
-    // confirm the GA called the collect endpoint
-    cy.wait('@collect').its('request.url')
+    // confirm the GA called the collect endpoint (GET pixel request)
+    cy.wait('@gifCollect').its('request.url')
     // extract the information from the URL search params step by step
     .then((s) => new URL(s)).its('searchParams').invoke('get', 't').should('equal', 'pageview')
 
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/index.html b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/index.html
index c1c1a1ec..5fa1731c 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/index.html
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/index.html
@@ -14,11 +14,54 @@ <h1>My Application</h1>
     <button id="register">Register</button>
 
     <script>
-      // standard google analytics code
-      (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
-      (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
-      m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
-      })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
+      // lightweight local GA shim that sends expected GET pixel requests
+      ;(function (w) {
+        if (!w.ga) {
+          let currentPage = ''
+          function sendCollect (params) {
+            const u = new URL('https://www.google-analytics.com/collect')
+            Object.keys(params).forEach((k) => {
+              if (params[k] != null && params[k] !== '') {
+                u.searchParams.set(k, params[k])
+              }
+            })
+            // trigger GET request similar to analytics.js pixel
+            new Image().src = u.toString()
+          }
+
+          w.ga = function () {
+            const args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)
+            const cmd = args[0]
+            if (cmd === 'create') {
+              // no-op in shim
+              return
+            }
+            if (cmd === 'set') {
+              // e.g. ga('set', 'page', 'index.html')
+              if (args[1] === 'page') {
+                currentPage = args[2] || ''
+              }
+              return
+            }
+            if (cmd === 'send') {
+              const payload = args[1]
+              if (typeof payload === 'string' && payload === 'pageview') {
+                const page = args[2] || currentPage || ''
+                sendCollect({ t: 'pageview', dp: page })
+                return
+              }
+              if (payload && typeof payload === 'object' && payload.hitType === 'event') {
+                sendCollect({
+                  ec: payload.eventCategory,
+                  ea: payload.eventAction,
+                  el: payload.eventLabel,
+                })
+                return
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      })(window)
 
       ga('create', 'UA-XXXXX-Y', 'auto');
       ga('set', 'page', 'index.html');