diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/index.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/index.test.tsx
index 905f0da4be92f..9cfe8b5c72e08 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/index.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/index.test.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import '../__mocks__/react_router';
 import '../__mocks__/shallow_useeffect.mock';
+import { DEFAULT_INITIAL_APP_DATA } from '../../../common/__mocks__';
 import { setMockValues, setMockActions, mockKibanaValues } from '../__mocks__/kea_logic';
 
 import React from 'react';
@@ -68,6 +69,13 @@ describe('WorkplaceSearchConfigured', () => {
     expect(mockKibanaValues.renderHeaderActions).toHaveBeenCalledWith(WorkplaceSearchHeaderActions);
   });
 
+  it('initializes app data with passed props', () => {
+    const { workplaceSearch } = DEFAULT_INITIAL_APP_DATA;
+    shallow(<WorkplaceSearchConfigured workplaceSearch={workplaceSearch} />);
+
+    expect(initializeAppData).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ workplaceSearch });
+  });
+
   it('does not re-initialize app data or re-render header actions', () => {
     setMockValues({ hasInitialized: true });