diff --git a/webapp/components/searchable_channel_list.jsx b/webapp/components/searchable_channel_list.jsx
index dd633cf584..e8d1f92bae 100644
--- a/webapp/components/searchable_channel_list.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/searchable_channel_list.jsx
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ export default class SearchableChannelList extends React.Component {
                 <div className='filter-row'>
                     <div className='col-sm-12'>
                         <input
+                            id='searchChannelsTextbox'
                             ref='filter'
                             className='form-control filter-textbox'
                             placeholder={localizeMessage('filtered_channels_list.search', 'Search channels')}