diff --git a/client/src/components/Collections/PairedListCollectionCreator.test.js b/client/src/components/Collections/PairedListCollectionCreator.test.js
index 0870092906d..34188600f1f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Collections/PairedListCollectionCreator.test.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Collections/PairedListCollectionCreator.test.js
@@ -102,4 +102,39 @@ describe("PairedListCollectionCreator", () => {
         const pairname = wrapper.find("span.pair-name");
         expect(pairname.text()).toBe("UII_moo_1");
     });
+
+    it("autopairs correctly when filters are typed in", async () => {
+        wrapper = mount(PairedListCollectionCreator, {
+            propsData: {
+                initialElements: DATA._4,
+                creationFn: () => {
+                    return;
+                },
+                oncreate: () => {
+                    return;
+                },
+                oncancel: () => {
+                    return;
+                },
+                hideSourceItems: false,
+            },
+        });
+        await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
+        //change filter to _R1/_R2
+        wrapper.find("div.forward-unpaired-filter > input").setValue("_R1");
+        await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+        wrapper.find("div.reverse-unpaired-filter > input").setValue("_R2");
+        await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+        //assert forward filter
+        const forwardFilter = wrapper.find("div.forward-unpaired-filter > input").element.value;
+        expect(forwardFilter).toBe("_R1");
+        //assert reverse filter
+        const reverseFilter = wrapper.find("div.reverse-unpaired-filter > input").element.value;
+        expect(reverseFilter).toBe("_R2");
+        // click Autopair
+        wrapper.find("a.autopair-link").trigger("click");
+        await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+        //assert all pairs matched
+        expect(wrapper.findAll("li.dataset unpaired").length == 0).toBeTruthy();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/client/tests/qunit/test-data/paired-collection-creator.data.js b/client/tests/qunit/test-data/paired-collection-creator.data.js
index 02a199980d5..a6c3c954568 100644
--- a/client/tests/qunit/test-data/paired-collection-creator.data.js
+++ b/client/tests/qunit/test-data/paired-collection-creator.data.js
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ var datasets3 = [
     {name: "UII_moo_1.2.fastq", state: STATES.OK}
 ]
 
+var datasets4= [
+    { name: "SET1-01_R1.fastq", state: STATES.OK },
+    { name: "SET1-01_R2.fastq", state: STATES.OK },
+    { name: "SET1-02_R1.fastq", state: STATES.OK },
+    { name: "SET1-02_R2.fastq", state: STATES.OK },
+    { name: "SET1-03_R1.fastq", state: STATES.OK },
+    { name: "SET1-03_R2.fastq", state: STATES.OK },
+]
+
 var datasets1CreateRequestJSON = {
     type: "dataset_collection",
     collection_type: "list:paired",
@@ -161,5 +170,6 @@ export default {
     _1: datasets1,
     _1requestJSON: datasets1CreateRequestJSON,
     _2: datasets2,
-    _3: datasets3
+    _3: datasets3,
+    _4: datasets4
 };