diff --git a/tests/cli.py b/tests/cli.py
index b534f782..36415458 100644
--- a/tests/cli.py
+++ b/tests/cli.py
@@ -47,3 +47,21 @@ def test_summary(self):
             "abcd summary", shell=True, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
         )
         assert "Total number of configurations: 1" in summary.stdout
+
+    def test_query(self):
+        """
+        Test lucene-style query.
+        """
+        class_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+        data_file_1 = os.path.dirname(class_path) + "/data/example.xyz"
+        data_file_2 = os.path.dirname(class_path) + "/data/example_2.xyz"
+        subprocess.run(f"abcd upload {data_file_1}", shell=True, check=True)
+        subprocess.run(f"abcd upload {data_file_2}", shell=True, check=True)
+        summary = subprocess.run(
+            "abcd show -p n_atoms -q 'n_atoms : 2", shell=True, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+        )
+        assert "2" in summary.stdout and "3" not in summary.stdout
+        summary = subprocess.run(
+            "abcd show -p n_atoms -q 'n_atoms : 3", shell=True, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+        )
+        assert "3" in summary.stdout and "2" not in summary.stdout
diff --git a/tests/data/example_2.xyz b/tests/data/example_2.xyz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9582ab40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/example_2.xyz
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+3
+Properties=species:S:1:pos:R:3 s="sadf" _vtk_test="t _ e s t" pbc="F F F"
+Si       0.00000000       1.00000000       2.00000000
+Si       3.00000000       4.00000000       5.00000000
+Si       6.00000000       7.00000000       7.00000000