diff --git a/test/DocSearch-test.js b/test/DocSearch-test.js
index 7b3a9649..e85e0751 100644
--- a/test/DocSearch-test.js
+++ b/test/DocSearch-test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import jsdom from 'mocha-jsdom';
 import expect from 'expect';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
+import {waitForAndRun} from './helpers';
 
 describe('DocSearch', () => {
   let DocSearch;
@@ -330,6 +331,31 @@ describe('DocSearch', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('handleSelected', () => {
+    it('should change the location', (done) => {
+      // Given
+      const options = {
+        apiKey: 'key',
+        indexName: 'foo',
+        inputSelector: '#input'
+      };
+
+      // When
+      let ds = new DocSearch(options);
+      ds.autocomplete.trigger('autocomplete:selected', {url: 'https://website.com/doc/page'});
+
+      // Then asynchronously
+      waitForAndRun(() => {
+        // escape as soon as the URL has changed
+        return window.location.href !== 'about:blank';
+      }, () => {
+        // then
+        expect(window.location.href).toEqual('https://website.com/doc/page');
+        done();
+      }, 100);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('formatHits', () => {
     it('should not mutate the input', () => {
       // Given
diff --git a/test/helpers.js b/test/helpers.js
index 410cb6b7..8a9d16cb 100644
--- a/test/helpers.js
+++ b/test/helpers.js
@@ -3,3 +3,31 @@ global.ddescribe = describe.only;
 global.xdescribe = describe.skip;
 global.iit = it.only;
 global.xit = it.skip;
+
+/**
+ * Wait for max `escapeTime` ms and run `runFunction` except if `escapeFunction` returned true
+ */
+function waitForAndRun(escapeFunction, runFunction, escapeTime) {
+  // check the escapeFunction every millisecond so as soon as it is met we can escape the function
+  var interval = setInterval(function() {
+    if (escapeFunction()) {
+      clearMe();
+      runFunction();
+    }
+  }, 1);
+  // in case we never reach the escapeFunction, we will time out
+  // at the escapeTime
+  var timeOut = setTimeout(function() {
+    clearMe();
+    runFunction();
+  }, escapeTime);
+  // clear the interval and the timeout
+  function clearMe() {
+    clearInterval(interval);
+    clearTimeout(timeOut);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  waitForAndRun
+};