diff --git a/pkg/gocui/search_test.go b/pkg/gocui/search_test.go
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+package gocui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// writeLines writes the given lines to the view, as a task rendering content into it
+// does: one line at a time.
+func writeLines(v *View, lines ...string) {
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		fmt.Fprintf(v, "%s\n", line)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSearchStatusAfterTheMatchesChange(t *testing.T) {
+	v := NewView("name", 0, 0, 40, 10, OutputNormal)
+	writeLines(v, "match", "other", "match", "other", "match")
+
+	v.Search("match", nil)
+	_ = v.gotoNextMatch()
+	_ = v.gotoNextMatch()
+	index, total := v.GetSearchStatus()
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, index)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, total)
+
+	// The content is re-rendered with only the first of those matches left in it.
+	v.Clear()
+	writeLines(v, "match", "other", "other")
+
+	index, total = v.GetSearchStatus()
+	/* EXPECTED:
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, index)
+	ACTUAL: */
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, index)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, total)
+}