diff --git a/core/src/components/searchbar/test/basic/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/searchbar/test/basic/e2e.ts
index 2f4e2b14ec..138346ad34 100644
--- a/core/src/components/searchbar/test/basic/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/searchbar/test/basic/e2e.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ test('searchbar: basic', async () => {
 
   const compare = await page.compareScreenshot();
   expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
+
+  const searchbar = await page.find('ion-searchbar');
+  await searchbar.callMethod('setFocus');
+  expect(await page.compareScreenshot('focused')).toMatchScreenshot();
 });
diff --git a/core/src/components/searchbar/test/standalone/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/searchbar/test/standalone/e2e.ts
index 9156365889..97f4aa471d 100644
--- a/core/src/components/searchbar/test/standalone/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/searchbar/test/standalone/e2e.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ test('searchbar: standalone', async () => {
 
   const compare = await page.compareScreenshot();
   expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
+
+  const searchbar = await page.find('ion-searchbar');
+  await searchbar.callMethod('setFocus');
+  expect(await page.compareScreenshot('focused')).toMatchScreenshot();
 });