diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/alert_search_bar.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/alert_search_bar.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bdf565a29cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/alert_search_bar.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { triggersActionsUiMock } from '@kbn/triggers-actions-ui-plugin/public/mocks';
+import React from 'react';
+import { act, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { AlertSearchBarProps } from './types';
+import { ObservabilityAlertSearchBar } from './alert_search_bar';
+import { observabilityAlertFeatureIds } from '../../../config';
+import { useKibana } from '../../../utils/kibana_react';
+import { kibanaStartMock } from '../../../utils/kibana_react.mock';
+import { render } from '../../../utils/test_helper';
+
+const useKibanaMock = useKibana as jest.Mock;
+const getAlertsSearchBarMock = jest.fn();
+const ALERT_SEARCH_BAR_DATA_TEST_SUBJ = 'alerts-search-bar';
+const ACTIVE_BUTTON_DATA_TEST_SUBJ = 'alert-status-filter-active-button';
+
+jest.mock('../../../utils/kibana_react');
+
+const mockKibana = () => {
+  useKibanaMock.mockReturnValue({
+    services: {
+      ...kibanaStartMock.startContract().services,
+      triggersActionsUi: {
+        ...triggersActionsUiMock.createStart(),
+        getAlertsSearchBar: getAlertsSearchBarMock.mockReturnValue(
+          <div data-test-subj={ALERT_SEARCH_BAR_DATA_TEST_SUBJ} />
+        ),
+      },
+    },
+  });
+};
+
+describe('ObservabilityAlertSearchBar', () => {
+  const renderComponent = (props: Partial<AlertSearchBarProps> = {}) => {
+    const alertSearchBarProps: AlertSearchBarProps = {
+      appName: 'testAppName',
+      rangeFrom: 'now-15m',
+      setRangeFrom: jest.fn(),
+      rangeTo: 'now',
+      setRangeTo: jest.fn(),
+      kuery: '',
+      setKuery: jest.fn(),
+      status: 'active',
+      setStatus: jest.fn(),
+      setEsQuery: jest.fn(),
+      ...props,
+    };
+    return render(<ObservabilityAlertSearchBar {...alertSearchBarProps} />);
+  };
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    mockKibana();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should render alert search bar', async () => {
+    const observabilitySearchBar = renderComponent();
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(observabilitySearchBar.queryByTestId(ALERT_SEARCH_BAR_DATA_TEST_SUBJ)).toBeTruthy()
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should call alert search bar with correct props', () => {
+    act(() => {
+      renderComponent();
+    });
+
+    expect(getAlertsSearchBarMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        appName: 'testAppName',
+        featureIds: observabilityAlertFeatureIds,
+        rangeFrom: 'now-15m',
+        rangeTo: 'now',
+        query: '',
+      }),
+      {}
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should filter active alerts', async () => {
+    const mockedSetEsQuery = jest.fn();
+    const mockedFrom = '2022-11-15T09:38:13.604Z';
+    const mockedTo = '2022-11-15T09:53:13.604Z';
+    const { getByTestId } = renderComponent({
+      setEsQuery: mockedSetEsQuery,
+      rangeFrom: mockedFrom,
+      rangeTo: mockedTo,
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      const activeButton = getByTestId(ACTIVE_BUTTON_DATA_TEST_SUBJ);
+      activeButton.click();
+    });
+
+    expect(mockedSetEsQuery).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      bool: {
+        filter: [
+          {
+            bool: {
+              minimum_should_match: 1,
+              should: [{ match_phrase: { 'kibana.alert.status': 'active' } }],
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            range: {
+              '@timestamp': expect.objectContaining({
+                format: 'strict_date_optional_time',
+                gte: mockedFrom,
+                lte: mockedTo,
+              }),
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        must: [],
+        must_not: [],
+        should: [],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/alert_search_bar.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/alert_search_bar.tsx
index 258cc9905773..d76ebbfd4b45 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/alert_search_bar.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/alert_search_bar.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem } from '@elastic/eui';
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { Query } from '@kbn/es-query';
-import { useKibana } from '@kbn/kibana-react-plugin/public';
+import { useKibana } from '../../../utils/kibana_react';
 import { observabilityAlertFeatureIds } from '../../../config';
 import { ObservabilityAppServices } from '../../../application/types';
 import { AlertsStatusFilter } from './components';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/types.ts
index 7c96dac50c37..b9e3c706b18a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/alert_search_bar/types.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ interface AlertSearchBarContainerState {
 }
 
 interface AlertSearchBarStateTransitions {
-  setRangeFrom: (rangeFrom: string) => AlertSearchBarContainerState;
-  setRangeTo: (rangeTo: string) => AlertSearchBarContainerState;
-  setKuery: (kuery: string) => AlertSearchBarContainerState;
-  setStatus: (status: AlertStatus) => AlertSearchBarContainerState;
+  setRangeFrom: (rangeFrom: string) => void;
+  setRangeTo: (rangeTo: string) => void;
+  setKuery: (kuery: string) => void;
+  setStatus: (status: AlertStatus) => void;
 }
 
 export interface CommonAlertSearchBarProps {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/observability_public_plugins_start.mock.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/observability_public_plugins_start.mock.ts
index fe79b0650d52..31aa38cb2fd4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/observability_public_plugins_start.mock.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/observability_public_plugins_start.mock.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const triggersActionsUiStartMock = {
   createStart() {
     return {
       getAddAlertFlyout: jest.fn(),
+      getAlertsSearchBar: jest.fn(),
       getRuleStatusDropdown: jest.fn(),
       getRuleTagBadge: jest.fn(),
       getRuleStatusFilter: jest.fn(),
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ const data = {
       dataViews: {
         create: jest.fn(),
       },
+      query: {
+        timefilter: {
+          timefilter: jest.fn(),
+        },
+      },
     };
   },
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/test/observability_functional/apps/observability/pages/alerts/index.ts b/x-pack/test/observability_functional/apps/observability/pages/alerts/index.ts
index 7052dcba7ff2..8c386e99423c 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/observability_functional/apps/observability/pages/alerts/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/observability_functional/apps/observability/pages/alerts/index.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
           await testSubjects.existOrFail('autocompleteSuggestion-field-kibana.alert.status-');
         });
 
+        it('Invalid input should not break the page', async () => {
+          await observability.alerts.common.submitQuery('""""');
+          await testSubjects.existOrFail('errorToastMessage');
+          // Page should not go blank with invalid input
+          await testSubjects.existOrFail('alertsPageWithData');
+        });
+
         it('Applies filters correctly', async () => {
           await observability.alerts.common.submitQuery('kibana.alert.status: recovered');
           await retry.try(async () => {