diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.segments/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.segments/10_basic.yml
index 58d5435fec639..0235d5219e47e 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.segments/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.segments/10_basic.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,50 @@
   - match:   { indices.index1.shards.0.0.routing.primary: true}
   - match:   { indices.index1.shards.0.0.segments._0.num_docs: 1}
 
+---
+"segments from multiple indices":
+
+  - do:
+      indices.create:
+        index: index1
+        body:
+          settings:
+            number_of_shards: "1"
+            number_of_replicas: "0"
+
+  - do:
+      indices.create:
+        index: index2
+        body:
+          settings:
+            number_of_shards: "1"
+            number_of_replicas: "0"
+
+  - do:
+      index:
+        index: index1
+        body: { foo: bar }
+        refresh: true
+
+  - do:
+      index:
+        index: index2
+        body: { foo: bar }
+        refresh: true
+
+  - do:
+      cluster.health:
+        wait_for_status: green
+
+  - do:
+      indices.segments: {}
+
+  - gte: { _shards.total: 2 }
+  - match:   { indices.index1.shards.0.0.routing.primary: true}
+  - match:   { indices.index1.shards.0.0.segments._0.num_docs: 1}
+  - match:   { indices.index2.shards.0.0.routing.primary: true}
+  - match:   { indices.index2.shards.0.0.segments._0.num_docs: 1}
+
 ---
 "closed segments test":
   - skip: