diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java b/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java
index e9dd2e3d31..0178cd3404 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java
@@ -2144,9 +2144,31 @@ public abstract class AbstractQueryChangesTest extends GerritServerTests {
   @Test
   public void userQuery() throws Exception {
     TestRepository<Repo> repo = createProject("repo");
-    insert(repo, newChange(repo));
+    Change change1 = insert(repo, newChange(repo));
+    Change change2 = insert(repo, newChangeForBranch(repo, "stable"));
+
+    String queries =
+        "query1\tproject:repo\n"
+            + "query2\tproject:repo status:open\n"
+            + "query3\tproject:repo branch:stable\n"
+            + "query4\tproject:repo branch:other";
+
+    TestRepository<Repo> allUsers = new TestRepository<>(repoManager.openRepository(allUsersName));
+    String refsUsers = RefNames.refsUsers(userId);
+    allUsers.branch(refsUsers).commit().add("queries", queries).create();
+
+    Ref userRef = allUsers.getRepository().exactRef(refsUsers);
+    assertThat(userRef).isNotNull();
 
     assertThatQueryException("query:foo").hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("Unknown named query: foo");
+
+    assertQuery("query:query1", change2, change1);
+    assertQuery("query:query2", change2, change1);
+    gApi.changes().id(change1.getChangeId()).revision("current").review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    gApi.changes().id(change1.getChangeId()).revision("current").submit();
+    assertQuery("query:query2", change2);
+    assertQuery("query:query3", change2);
+    assertQuery("query:query4");
   }
 
   protected ChangeInserter newChange(TestRepository<Repo> repo) throws Exception {