diff --git a/conntrackt/tests/test_views.py b/conntrackt/tests/test_views.py
--- a/conntrackt/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/conntrackt/tests/test_views.py
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import rev
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.test import RequestFactory
 from django.test import TestCase
+from django.utils.http import urlquote
 
 # Application imports
 from conntrackt.models import Project, Location, Entity, Interface, Communication
 
-from conntrackt.views import IndexView
+from conntrackt.views import IndexView, SearchView
 from conntrackt.views import entity_iptables, project_iptables, project_diagram
 
 from conntrackt.views import ProjectView, ProjectCreateView, ProjectUpdateView, ProjectDeleteView
@@ -1532,3 +1533,74 @@ class RedirectToNextMixinTest(TestCase):
         view.next_parameter = "custom"
 
         self.assertEqual("/next", view.get_success_url())
+
+
+class SearchViewTest(PermissionTestMixin, TestCase):
+
+    sufficient_permissions = ("view",)
+    view_class = SearchView
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Set-up some test data.
+        """
+
+        setup_test_data()
+
+    def test_empty_query_error_message(self):
+        """
+        Verifies that an error is reported to the user in case an empty query is
+        submitted.
+        """
+
+        # Get the view.
+        view = SearchView.as_view()
+
+        # Generate the request
+        request = RequestFactory().get("/fake-path?q=")
+        request.user = mock.Mock()
+        request._dont_enforce_csrf_checks = True
+        request._messages = FakeMessages()
+
+        # Get the response.
+        response = view(request)
+
+        self.assertIn("Search query is not allowed to be empty.", request._messages.messages)
+
+    def test_strip_search_term(self):
+        """
+        Verifies that the search term is stripped when search is performed.
+        """
+
+        # Get the view.
+        view = SearchView.as_view()
+
+        # Set-up a request.
+        search_term = " \t \t something with lots of tabs \t  \t"
+        stripped_search_term = "something with lots of tabs"
+        request = RequestFactory().get("/fake-path?q=%s" % urlquote(search_term))
+        request.user = mock.Mock()
+        request._dont_enforce_csrf_checks = True
+
+        # Get the response.
+        response = view(request)
+
+        # Validate the response.
+        self.assertEqual(stripped_search_term, response.context_data["search_term"])
+
+    def test_no_query_context(self):
+        """
+        Tests that context is not set if no query was sent.
+        """
+
+        # Get the view.
+        view = SearchView.as_view()
+
+        # Set-up a request.
+        response = generate_get_response(view)
+
+        self.assertNotIn("entities", response.context_data)
+        self.assertNotIn("projects", response.context_data)
+        self.assertNotIn("search_term", response.context_data)
+        # Only the "view" context variable should be present.
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(response.context_data))