diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
index 95051697a462..72b12c7962af 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ public void discoverSearchTest() throws Exception {
                         SearchFilterMatcher.authorFilter(),
                         SearchFilterMatcher.subjectFilter(),
 //                       SearchFilterMatcher.dateIssuedFilter(),
+                        SearchFilterMatcher.publisherFilter(),
                         SearchFilterMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFilter(),
                         SearchFilterMatcher.hasFileNameInOriginalBundleFilter(),
                         SearchFilterMatcher.hasFileDescriptionInOriginalBundleFilter(),
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java
index 2d38aeb12968..7700d5291249 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java
@@ -195,4 +195,15 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> clarinItemsTypeFilter() {
                 checkOperators()
         );
     }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> publisherFilter() {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.filter", is("publisher")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.hasFacets", is(false)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("text")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", is(false)),
+                checkOperators()
+
+        );
+    }
 }