diff --git a/tests/src/basic.test.ts b/tests/src/basic.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7499c73d3d99..000000000000
--- a/tests/src/basic.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it } from "mocha";
-import { expect, browser } from "@wdio/globals";
-
-describe("Basic test", () => {
-  it("should have the default_theme light", async () => {
-    await browser.url("/");
-    expect(await browser.execute(() => window.default_theme)).toBe("light");
-  });
-});
diff --git a/tests/src/generic_page.ts b/tests/src/generic_page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..252c7d4cd82c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/generic_page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { describe, it } from "mocha";
+import { expect, browser, $ } from "@wdio/globals";
+
+describe("Generic page", () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await browser.url("/");
+  });
+
+  it("should have the default_theme light", async () => {
+    expect(await browser.execute(() => window.default_theme)).toBe("light");
+  });
+
+  it("should have theme button and show theme list on click", async () => {
+    await expect($("#theme-toggle")).toBeDisplayed();
+    await $("#theme-toggle").click();
+    await expect($("#theme-list")).toBeDisplayed();
+  });
+
+  it("should have search button and successfully provide search results on search", async () => {
+    await expect($("#search-toggle")).toBeDisplayed();
+    await $("#search-toggle").click();
+    await browser.keys(["Welcome"]);
+    // any of the <a> links in the searchresults is containing "Welcome"
+    await expect($("#searchresults").$("*=Welcome")).toBeDisplayed();
+  });
+
+  it("should have language button and show language list on click", async () => {
+    await expect($("#language-toggle")).toBeDisplayed();
+    await $("#language-toggle").click();
+    await expect($("#language-list")).toBeDisplayed();
+  });
+});