diff --git a/spec/support/helpers/search_helpers.rb b/spec/support/helpers/search_helpers.rb
index d1d25fbabcdcfe231c2a00410ae1c9736bb68af6..db6e47459e9d037975ded57f00399562878d2840 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers/search_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers/search_helpers.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ module SearchHelpers
     end
   end
 
+  def has_search_scope?(scope)
+    page.within '.search-filter' do
+      has_link?(scope)
+    end
+  end
+
   def max_limited_count
     Gitlab::SearchResults::COUNT_LIMIT_MESSAGE
   end