diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/session/search/SearchMessagesTest.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/session/search/SearchMessagesTest.kt
index 66929dcf31..81351523e9 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/session/search/SearchMessagesTest.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/session/search/SearchMessagesTest.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.matrix.android.sdk.session.search
 
+import org.amshove.kluent.shouldBeEqualTo
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.FixMethodOrder
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -73,7 +74,28 @@ class SearchMessagesTest : InstrumentedTest {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun doTest(block: suspend (CryptoTestData) -> SearchResult) = runCryptoTest(context()) { cryptoTestHelper, commonTestHelper ->
+    @Test
+    fun sendTextMessageAndSearchPartOfItIncompleteWord() {
+        doTest(expectedNumberOfResult = 0) { cryptoTestData ->
+            cryptoTestData.firstSession
+                    .searchService()
+                    .search(
+                            searchTerm = "lore", /* incomplete word */
+                            roomId = cryptoTestData.roomId,
+                            limit = 10,
+                            includeProfile = true,
+                            afterLimit = 0,
+                            beforeLimit = 10,
+                            orderByRecent = true,
+                            nextBatch = null
+                    )
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun doTest(
+            expectedNumberOfResult: Int = 2,
+            block: suspend (CryptoTestData) -> SearchResult,
+    ) = runCryptoTest(context()) { cryptoTestHelper, commonTestHelper ->
         val cryptoTestData = cryptoTestHelper.doE2ETestWithAliceInARoom(false)
         val aliceSession = cryptoTestData.firstSession
         val aliceRoomId = cryptoTestData.roomId
@@ -87,7 +109,7 @@ class SearchMessagesTest : InstrumentedTest {
 
         val data = block.invoke(cryptoTestData)
 
-        assertTrue(data.results?.size == 2)
+        data.results?.size shouldBeEqualTo expectedNumberOfResult
         assertTrue(
                 data.results
                         ?.all {