diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index c564e00d6e..f805fea051 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
       "!src/automations/tests/**/*",
       "!src/utilities/fileProcessor.js",
       "!src/utilities/fileSystem/**/*",
-      "!src/utilities/redis.js"
+      "!src/utilities/redis.js",
+      "!src/api/controllers/row/internalSearch.js"
     ],
     "coverageReporters": [
       "lcov",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.js b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fca03f4e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// lucene searching not supported in test due to use of PouchDB
+let rows = []
+jest.mock("../../api/controllers/row/internalSearch", () => ({
+  fullSearch: jest.fn(() => {
+    return {
+      rows,
+    }
+  }),
+  paginatedSearch: jest.fn(),
+}))
+const setup = require("./utilities")
+
+const NAME = "Test"
+
+describe("Test a query step automation", () => {
+  let table
+  let config = setup.getConfig()
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await config.init()
+    table = await config.createTable()
+    const row = {
+      name: NAME,
+      description: "original description",
+      tableId: table._id,
+    }
+    rows.push(await config.createRow(row))
+    rows.push(await config.createRow(row))
+  })
+
+  afterAll(setup.afterAll)
+
+  it("should be able to run the query step", async () => {
+    const inputs = {
+      tableId: table._id,
+      filters: {
+        equal: {
+          name: NAME,
+        },
+      },
+      sortColumn: "name",
+      sortOrder: "ascending",
+      limit: 10,
+    }
+    const res = await setup.runStep(setup.actions.QUERY_ROWS.stepId, inputs)
+    expect(res.success).toBe(true)
+    expect(res.rows).toBeDefined()
+    expect(res.rows.length).toBe(2)
+    expect(res.rows[0].name).toBe(NAME)
+  })
+})
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