diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchBarNext/SearchBarNext.test.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchBarNext/SearchBarNext.test.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { SearchBarNext } from './SearchBarNext';
+
+describe('<SearchBarNext />', () => {
+  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
+    const { getByRole } = await renderInTestApp(<SearchBarNext />);
+
+    expect(
+      getByRole('textbox', { name: 'search backstage' }),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchContext/SearchContext.test.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchContext/SearchContext.test.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import * as SearchContext from './SearchContext';
+
+const mockContextState = ({ term }: { term: string }) => {
+  return {
+    term,
+    pageCursor: '',
+    filters: {},
+    types: ['*'],
+    result: { results: [], loading: false, error: undefined },
+    setTerm: jest.fn(),
+    setFilters: jest.fn(),
+    setTypes: jest.fn(),
+    setPageCursor: jest.fn(),
+  };
+};
+
+const MockSearchContextConsumer = () => {
+  const { term } = SearchContext.useSearch();
+
+  return <h6>{term}</h6>;
+};
+
+describe('useSearch', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('context should use initial term', async () => {
+    jest.spyOn(SearchContext, 'useSearch');
+    const { getByRole } = await renderInTestApp(<MockSearchContextConsumer />);
+    expect(getByRole('heading')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('context should use mocked term', async () => {
+    jest
+      .spyOn(SearchContext, 'useSearch')
+      .mockImplementation(() => mockContextState({ term: 'new-term' }));
+
+    const { getByRole } = await renderInTestApp(<MockSearchContextConsumer />);
+
+    expect(getByRole('heading', { name: 'new-term' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilterNext/SearchFilterNext.test.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilterNext/SearchFilterNext.test.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { SearchFilterNext } from './SearchFilterNext';
+
+const MockFilterComponent = ({ name }: { name: string }) => {
+  return <h6>{name}</h6>;
+};
+
+describe('<SearchFilterNext />', () => {
+  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
+    const props = {
+      name: 'filter name',
+    };
+
+    const { getByRole } = await renderInTestApp(
+      <SearchFilterNext {...props} component={MockFilterComponent} />,
+    );
+
+    expect(getByRole('heading', { name: 'filter name' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});