diff --git a/tests/csapi/public_rooms_test.go b/tests/csapi/public_rooms_test.go
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+++ b/tests/csapi/public_rooms_test.go
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+package csapi_tests
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/complement"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/complement/client"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/complement/helpers"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/complement/match"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/complement/must"
+)
+
+func TestPublicRooms(t *testing.T) {
+	deployment := complement.Deploy(t, 1)
+	defer deployment.Destroy(t)
+
+	t.Run("parallel", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// sytest: Can search public room list
+		t.Run("Can search public room list", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			authedClient := deployment.Register(t, "hs1", helpers.RegistrationOpts{})
+
+			roomID := authedClient.MustCreateRoom(t, map[string]any{
+				"visibility": "public",
+				"name":       "Test Name",
+				"topic":      "Test Topic Wombles",
+			})
+
+			authedClient.MustDo(
+				t,
+				"POST",
+				[]string{"_matrix", "client", "v3", "publicRooms"},
+				client.WithJSONBody(t, map[string]any{
+					"filter": map[string]any{
+						"generic_search_term": "wombles",
+					},
+				}),
+				client.WithRetryUntil(15*time.Second, func(res *http.Response) bool {
+					body := must.ParseJSON(t, res.Body)
+
+					must.MatchGJSON(
+						t,
+						body,
+						match.JSONKeyPresent("chunk"),
+						match.JSONKeyTypeEqual("chunk", gjson.JSON),
+					)
+
+					chunk := body.Get("chunk")
+					if !chunk.IsArray() {
+						t.Logf("chunk is not an array")
+						return false
+					}
+
+					results := chunk.Array()
+					if len(results) != 1 {
+						t.Logf("expected a single search result, got %d", len(results))
+						return false
+					}
+
+					foundRoomID := results[0].Get("room_id").Str
+					if foundRoomID != roomID {
+						t.Logf("expected room_id %s in search results, got %s", roomID, foundRoomID)
+						return false
+					}
+
+					return true
+				}),
+			)
+		})
+	})
+}