diff --git a/netbox/extras/tables/tables.py b/netbox/extras/tables/tables.py
index 3738f3102..8c78ad0de 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/tables/tables.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/tables/tables.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import json
 
 import django_tables2 as tables
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from extras.models import *
+from netbox.constants import EMPTY_TABLE_TEXT
 from netbox.tables import BaseTable, NetBoxTable, columns
 from .template_code import *
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class ScriptResultsTable(BaseTable):
     )
 
     class Meta(BaseTable.Meta):
-        empty_text = _('No results found')
+        empty_text = _(EMPTY_TABLE_TEXT)
         fields = (
             'index', 'time', 'status', 'message',
         )
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class ReportResultsTable(BaseTable):
     )
 
     class Meta(BaseTable.Meta):
-        empty_text = _('No results found')
+        empty_text = _(EMPTY_TABLE_TEXT)
         fields = (
             'index', 'method', 'time', 'status', 'object', 'url', 'message',
         )
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/constants.py b/netbox/netbox/constants.py
index 6a6928021..e797f4f29 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/constants.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/constants.py
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ DEFAULT_ACTION_PERMISSIONS = {
 # General-purpose tokens
 CENSOR_TOKEN = '********'
 CENSOR_TOKEN_CHANGED = '***CHANGED***'
+
+# Placeholder text for empty tables
+EMPTY_TABLE_TEXT = 'No results found'
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/tables/tables.py b/netbox/netbox/tables/tables.py
index 38f7248e6..2697c4bc0 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/tables/tables.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/tables/tables.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from django_tables2.data import TableQuerysetData
 from core.models import ObjectType
 from extras.choices import *
 from extras.models import CustomField, CustomLink
+from netbox.constants import EMPTY_TABLE_TEXT
 from netbox.registry import registry
 from netbox.tables import columns
 from utilities.paginator import EnhancedPaginator, get_paginate_count
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ class SearchTable(tables.Table):
         attrs = {
             'class': 'table table-hover object-list',
         }
-        empty_text = _('No results found')
+        empty_text = _(EMPTY_TABLE_TEXT)
 
     def __init__(self, data, highlight=None, **kwargs):
         self.highlight = highlight
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/tests/test_views.py b/netbox/netbox/tests/test_views.py
index 1942471b0..ccba73baa 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,24 +1,76 @@
 import urllib.parse
 
-from utilities.testing import TestCase
 from django.urls import reverse
+from django.test import override_settings
+
+from dcim.models import Site
+from netbox.constants import EMPTY_TABLE_TEXT
+from netbox.search.backends import search_backend
+from utilities.testing import TestCase
 
 
 class HomeViewTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def test_home(self):
-
         url = reverse('home')
-
         response = self.client.get(url)
         self.assertHttpStatus(response, 200)
 
-    def test_search(self):
 
+class SearchViewTestCase(TestCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpTestData(cls):
+        sites = (
+            Site(name='Site Alpha', slug='alpha', description='Red'),
+            Site(name='Site Bravo', slug='bravo', description='Red'),
+            Site(name='Site Charlie', slug='charlie', description='Green'),
+            Site(name='Site Delta', slug='delta', description='Green'),
+            Site(name='Site Echo', slug='echo', description='Blue'),
+            Site(name='Site Foxtrot', slug='foxtrot', description='Blue'),
+        )
+        Site.objects.bulk_create(sites)
+        search_backend.cache(sites)
+
+    def test_search(self):
+        url = reverse('search')
+        response = self.client.get(url)
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, 200)
+
+    def test_search_query(self):
         url = reverse('search')
         params = {
-            'q': 'foo',
+            'q': 'red',
         }
+        query = urllib.parse.urlencode(params)
 
-        response = self.client.get('{}?{}'.format(url, urllib.parse.urlencode(params)))
+        # Test without view permission
+        response = self.client.get(f'{url}?{query}')
         self.assertHttpStatus(response, 200)
+        content = str(response.content)
+        self.assertIn(EMPTY_TABLE_TEXT, content)
+
+        # Add view permissions & query again. Only matching objects should be listed
+        self.add_permissions('dcim.view_site')
+        response = self.client.get(f'{url}?{query}')
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, 200)
+        content = str(response.content)
+        self.assertIn('Site Alpha', content)
+        self.assertIn('Site Bravo', content)
+        self.assertNotIn('Site Charlie', content)
+        self.assertNotIn('Site Delta', content)
+        self.assertNotIn('Site Echo', content)
+        self.assertNotIn('Site Foxtrot', content)
+
+    @override_settings(EXEMPT_VIEW_PERMISSIONS=['*'])
+    def test_search_no_results(self):
+        url = reverse('search')
+        params = {
+            'q': 'xxxxxxxxx',  # Matches nothing
+        }
+        query = urllib.parse.urlencode(params)
+
+        response = self.client.get(f'{url}?{query}')
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, 200)
+        content = str(response.content)
+        self.assertIn(EMPTY_TABLE_TEXT, content)