diff --git a/evennia/utils/tests/test_search.py b/evennia/utils/tests/test_search.py
index 63515d6754..a892203e0c 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/tests/test_search.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/tests/test_search.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from evennia.scripts.scripts import DefaultScript
 from evennia.utils.test_resources import EvenniaTest
-from evennia.utils.search import search_script_attribute, search_script_tag
+from evennia.utils.search import search_script_attribute, search_script_tag, search_script
 
 class TestSearch(EvenniaTest):
 
@@ -48,3 +48,17 @@ class TestSearch(EvenniaTest):
         script.db.an_attribute = "some value"
         found = search_script_attribute(key="an_attribute", value="wrong value")
         self.assertEqual(len(found), 0, errors)
+        
+    def test_search_script_key(self):
+        """Check that a script can be found by its key value."""
+        script, errors = DefaultScript.create("a-script")
+        found = search_script("a-script")
+        self.assertEqual(len(found), 1, errors)
+        self.assertEqual(script.key, found[0].key, errors)
+        
+    def test_search_script_wrong_key(self):
+        """Check that a script cannot be found by a wrong key value."""
+        script, errors = DefaultScript.create("a-script")
+        found = search_script("wrong_key")
+        self.assertEqual(len(found), 0, errors)
+