diff --git a/test/test_transaction.cpp b/test/test_transaction.cpp
index c5daf6d362099bb6e14bb68f3de76265ec3329fa..7acdd76350c11b68702bcff8983da316d6c185d5 100644
--- a/test/test_transaction.cpp
+++ b/test/test_transaction.cpp
@@ -640,6 +640,23 @@ TEST_F(test_transaction, test_query) {
   EXPECT_EQ(count_query_trans->GetCountResult(), 1);
 }
 
+/*
+ * test miscellaneous queries
+ */
+TEST_F(test_transaction, test_queries_misc) {
+  const auto &connection =
+      caosdb::connection::ConnectionManager::GetDefaultConnection();
+
+  auto query_transaction(connection->CreateTransaction());
+  query_transaction->Query("FIND Property \"Prop *\"");
+  query_transaction->ExecuteAsynchronously();
+  auto t_stat = query_transaction->WaitForIt();
+  std::cout << "status: " << t_stat.GetCode() << " // "
+            << t_stat.GetDescription() << std::endl;
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(t_stat.GetCode() >= 0);
+}
+
 /*
  * insert three recordtypes and the submit multiple queries in different
  * combinations