diff --git a/client/src/components/Panels/utilities.test.js b/client/src/components/Panels/utilities.test.js
index d743e64c4d98..3d8e1b77e24b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Panels/utilities.test.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Panels/utilities.test.js
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ describe("test helpers in tool searching utilities", () => {
                 tools: Object.values(tempToolsList.tools),
                 panel: tempToolPanel.default,
             },
+            {
+                // section is searchable if provided "section:"
+                q: "section:Lift-Over",
+                expectedResults: ["liftOver1"],
+                keys: { description: 1, name: 2 },
+                tools: toolsList,
+                panel: toolsListInPanel,
+            },
             // if at least couple words match, return results
             {
                 q: "filter datasets",