diff --git a/test/core-test/search-template.test.js b/test/core-test/search-template.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78f83ceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core-test/search-template.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
+import { SearchTemplate, searchTemplate, matchQuery, termQuery } from '../../src';
+import { makeSetsOptionMacro } from '../_macros';
+
+const setsOption = makeSetsOptionMacro(searchTemplate);
+
+test(setsOption, 'inline', {
+    param: {
+        query: matchQuery('{{my_field}}', '{{my_value}}'),
+        size: '{{my_size}}'
+    }
+});
+test(setsOption, 'file', { param: 'storedTemplate' });
+test(setsOption, 'id', { param: 'indexedTemplate' });
+test(setsOption, 'indexed', { param: 'indexedTemplate', keyName: 'id' });
+test(setsOption, 'params', {
+    param: {
+        my_field: 'message',
+        my_value: 'some message',
+        my_size: 5
+    }
+});
+
+test('constructor sets arguments', t => {
+    let valueA = new SearchTemplate(
+        'inline',
+        '{ "query": { "terms": {{#toJson}}statuses{{/toJson}} }}'
+    ).toJSON();
+    let valueB = new SearchTemplate()
+        .inline('{ "query": { "terms": {{#toJson}}statuses{{/toJson}} }}')
+        .toJSON();
+    t.deepEqual(valueA, valueB);
+
+    let expected = {
+        inline: '{ "query": { "terms": {{#toJson}}statuses{{/toJson}} }}'
+    };
+    t.deepEqual(valueA, expected);
+
+    valueA = new SearchTemplate('file', 'storedTemplate').toJSON();
+    valueB = new SearchTemplate().file('storedTemplate').toJSON();
+    t.deepEqual(valueA, valueB);
+
+    expected = {
+        file: 'storedTemplate'
+    };
+    t.deepEqual(valueA, expected);
+
+    valueA = new SearchTemplate('id', 'indexedTemplate').toJSON();
+    valueB = new SearchTemplate().id('indexedTemplate').toJSON();
+    t.deepEqual(valueA, valueB);
+
+    expected = {
+        id: 'indexedTemplate'
+    };
+    t.deepEqual(valueA, expected);
+
+    const err = t.throws(() => new SearchTemplate('invalid_script_type', 'src'), Error);
+    t.is(err.message, '`type` must be one of `inline`, `id`, `indexed`, `file`');
+});
+
+test.serial('mixed representaion', t => {
+    const spy = sinon.spy(console, 'warn');
+
+    const value = new SearchTemplate().file('storedTemplate').id('indexedTemplate').toJSON();
+    const expected = {
+        id: 'indexedTemplate'
+    };
+    t.deepEqual(value, expected);
+
+    t.true(spy.calledTwice);
+    t.true(
+        spy.firstCall.calledWith(
+            '[SearchTemplate] Search template source(`inline`/`id`/`file`) was already specified!'
+        )
+    );
+    t.true(spy.secondCall.calledWith('[SearchTemplate] Overwriting.'));
+    console.warn.restore();
+});
+
+test('toJSON can handle elastic-builder objs', t => {
+    const value = new SearchTemplate(
+        'inline',
+        '{ "query": { "bool": { "must": {{#toJson}}clauses{{/toJson}} } } }'
+    )
+        .params({
+            clauses: [termQuery('user', 'foo'), termQuery('user', 'bar')]
+        })
+        .toJSON();
+    const expected = {
+        inline: '{ "query": { "bool": { "must": {{#toJson}}clauses{{/toJson}} } } }',
+        params: {
+            clauses: [{ term: { user: 'foo' } }, { term: { user: 'bar' } }]
+        }
+    };
+    t.deepEqual(value, expected);
+});
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index c7532303..f19668dc 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ test('misc are exported', t => {
     t.truthy(bob.InnerHits);
     t.truthy(bob.innerHits);
 
+    t.truthy(bob.SearchTemplate);
+    t.truthy(bob.searchTemplate);
+
     t.truthy(bob.prettyPrint);
 });