diff --git a/tests/acceptance/features/apiSpaces/search.feature b/tests/acceptance/features/apiSpaces/search.feature
index 47cbe77ffd4..8cd221807e9 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/features/apiSpaces/search.feature
+++ b/tests/acceptance/features/apiSpaces/search.feature
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-@api 
+@api
 Feature: Search
-  As a user 
+  As a user
   I want to search for resources in the space
   So that I can get them quickly
 
@@ -109,3 +109,15 @@ Feature: Search
     Then the HTTP status code should be "207"
     And the search result should contain "1" entries
     And for user "Alice" the search result should contain space "find data"
+
+
+  Scenario: user can search inside folder in space
+    When user "Alice" searches for "folder" inside folder "/folderMain" in space "find data" using the WebDAV API
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "207"
+    And the search result should contain "3" entries
+    And the search result of user "Alice" should contain only these entries:
+      | /SubFolder1                                |
+      | /SubFolder1/subFOLDER2                     |
+      | /SubFolder1/subFOLDER2/insideTheFolder.txt |
+    But the search result of user "Alice" should not contain these entries:
+      | /folderMain |
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/SearchContext.php b/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/SearchContext.php
index 2557bafcc97..f67a1d894d5 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/SearchContext.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/SearchContext.php
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ class SearchContext implements Context {
 	 * @When user :user searches for :pattern using the WebDAV API requesting these properties:
 	 * @When user :user searches for :pattern and limits the results to :limit items using the WebDAV API requesting these properties:
 	 * @When user :user searches for :pattern inside folder :scope using the WebDAV API
+	 * @When user :user searches for :pattern inside folder :scope in space :spaceName using the WebDAV API
 	 *
 	 * @param string $user
 	 * @param string $pattern
 	 * @param string|null $limit
 	 * @param string|null $scope
+	 * @param string|null $spaceName
 	 * @param TableNode|null $properties
 	 *
 	 * @return void
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ public function userSearchesUsingWebDavAPI(
 		string $pattern,
 		?string	$limit = null,
 		?string $scope = null,
+		?string $spaceName = null,
 		TableNode $properties = null
 	):void {
 		// Because indexing of newly uploaded files or directories with ocis is decoupled and occurs asynchronously, a short wait is necessary before searching files or folders.
@@ -66,7 +69,11 @@ public function userSearchesUsingWebDavAPI(
 			= "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>\n" .
 			"	<oc:search-files xmlns:a='DAV:' xmlns:oc='http://owncloud.org/ns' >\n" .
 			"		<oc:search>\n";
-		if ($scope !== null) {
+		if ($scope !== null && $spaceName !== null) {
+			$scope = \trim($scope, "/");
+			$spaceId = $this->featureContext->spacesContext->getSpaceIdByName($user, $spaceName);
+			$pattern .= " scope:$spaceId/$scope";
+		} elseif ($scope !== null) {
 			$scope = \trim($scope, "/");
 			if ($this->featureContext->getDavPathVersion() === 3) {
 				$rootPath = $this->featureContext->getPersonalSpaceIdForUser($user);