diff --git a/evennia/utils/tests/test_search.py b/evennia/utils/tests/test_search.py
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+from evennia.scripts.scripts import DefaultScript
+from evennia.utils.test_resources import EvenniaTest
+from evennia.utils.search import search_script_tag
+
+class TestSearch(EvenniaTest):
+
+    def test_search_script_tag(self):
+        """Check that a script can be found by its tag."""
+        script, errors = DefaultScript.create("a-script")
+        script.tags.add("a-tag")
+        found = search_script_tag("a-tag")
+        self.assertEqual(len(found), 1, errors)
+        self.assertEqual(script.key, found[0].key, errors)
+
+    def test_search_script_tag_category(self):
+        """Check that a script can be found by its tag and category."""
+        script, errors = DefaultScript.create("a-script")
+        script.tags.add("a-tag", category="a-category")
+        found = search_script_tag("a-tag", category="a-category")
+        self.assertEqual(len(found), 1, errors)
+        self.assertEqual(script.key, found[0].key, errors)
+        
+    def test_search_script_tag_wrong_category(self):
+        """Check that a script can be found by its tag and category."""
+        script, errors = DefaultScript.create("a-script")
+        script.tags.add("a-tag", category="a-category")
+        found = search_script_tag("a-tag", category="wrong-category")
+        self.assertEqual(len(found), 0, errors)
+