diff --git a/tests/mpd/protocol/test_music_db.py b/tests/mpd/protocol/test_music_db.py
index 70f393ec..b19f29c0 100644
--- a/tests/mpd/protocol/test_music_db.py
+++ b/tests/mpd/protocol/test_music_db.py
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ class QueryFromMpdSearchFormatTest(unittest.TestCase):
             ['Date', ''], music_db._SEARCH_MAPPING)
         self.assertEqual(result, {})
 
+    def test_whitespace_value_is_ignored(self):
+        result = music_db._query_from_mpd_search_parameters(
+            ['Date', '  '], music_db._SEARCH_MAPPING)
+        self.assertEqual(result, {})
+
     # TODO Test more mappings