diff --git a/tests/cypress/integration/features/terms.spec.js b/tests/cypress/integration/features/terms.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e5b8e0124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cypress/integration/features/terms.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+describe('Terms Feature', () => {
+	const tags = ['Far From Home', 'No Way Home', 'The Most Fun Thing'];
+
+	before(() => {
+		cy.visitAdminPage('edit-tags.php?taxonomy=post_tag');
+
+		/**
+		 * Delete all tags.
+		 */
+		tags.forEach((tag) => {
+			cy.wpCli(
+				`wp term delete post_tag $(wp term get post_tag -s='${tag}' --field=ids)`,
+				true,
+			);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('Can turn the feature on', () => {
+		cy.login();
+
+		cy.visitAdminPage('admin.php?page=elasticpress');
+		cy.get('.ep-feature-terms .settings-button').click();
+		cy.get('.ep-feature-terms [name="settings[active]"][value="1"]').click();
+		cy.get('.ep-feature-terms .button-primary').click();
+		cy.on('window:confirm', () => {
+			return true;
+		});
+
+		cy.get('.ep-sync-panel').last().as('syncPanel');
+		cy.get('@syncPanel').find('.components-form-toggle').click();
+		cy.get('@syncPanel')
+			.find('.ep-sync-messages', { timeout: Cypress.config('elasticPressIndexTimeout') })
+			.should('contain.text', 'Mapping sent')
+			.should('contain.text', 'Sync complete');
+
+		cy.wpCli('wp elasticpress list-features').its('stdout').should('contain', 'terms');
+	});
+
+	it('Can search a term in the admin dashboard using Elasticsearch', () => {
+		cy.login();
+		cy.maybeEnableFeature('terms');
+
+		const searchTerm = 'search term';
+		cy.createTerm({ name: searchTerm });
+
+		cy.get('#tag-search-input').type(searchTerm);
+		cy.get('#search-submit').click();
+
+		cy.get('.wp-list-table tbody tr')
+			.should('have.length', 1)
+			.should('contain.text', searchTerm);
+
+		// make sure elasticsearch result does contain the term.
+		cy.get(
+			'#debug-menu-target-EP_Debug_Bar_ElasticPress .ep-query-debug .ep-query-result',
+		).should('contain.text', searchTerm);
+
+		// Delete the term
+		cy.get('.wp-list-table tbody tr')
+			.first()
+			.find('.row-actions .delete a')
+			.click({ force: true });
+	});
+
+	it('Can a term be removed from the admin dashboard after deleting it', () => {
+		cy.login();
+		cy.maybeEnableFeature('terms');
+
+		// Create a new term
+		const term = 'amazing term';
+		cy.createTerm({ name: term });
+
+		// Search for the term
+		cy.get('#tag-search-input').type(term);
+		cy.get('#search-submit').click();
+		cy.get('.wp-list-table tbody tr').should('have.length', 1).should('contain.text', term);
+
+		// make sure elasticsearch result does contain the term.
+		cy.get(
+			'#debug-menu-target-EP_Debug_Bar_ElasticPress .ep-query-debug .ep-query-result',
+		).should('contain.text', term);
+
+		// Delete the term
+		cy.get('.wp-list-table tbody tr')
+			.first()
+			.find('.row-actions .delete a')
+			.click({ force: true });
+
+		// Re-search for the term and make sure it's not there.
+		cy.get('#search-submit').click();
+		cy.get('.wp-list-table tbody').should('contain.text', 'No categories found');
+		cy.get('#debug-menu-target-EP_Debug_Bar_ElasticPress .ep-query-debug').should(
+			'contain.text',
+			'Query Response Code: HTTP 200',
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('Can return a correct tag on searching a tag in admin dashboard', () => {
+		cy.login();
+		cy.maybeEnableFeature('terms');
+
+		cy.visitAdminPage('edit-tags.php?taxonomy=post_tag');
+
+		// create tags.
+		tags.forEach((tag) => {
+			cy.createTerm({ name: tag, taxonomy: 'post_tag' });
+		});
+
+		// search for the tag.
+		cy.get('#tag-search-input').type('the most fun thing');
+		cy.get('#search-submit').click();
+
+		cy.get('.wp-list-table tbody tr .row-title').should('contain.text', 'The Most Fun Thing');
+
+		cy.get(
+			'#debug-menu-target-EP_Debug_Bar_ElasticPress .ep-query-debug .ep-query-result',
+		).should('contain.text', 'The Most Fun Thing');
+	});
+
+	it('Can update a child term when a parent term is deleted', () => {
+		cy.login();
+		cy.maybeEnableFeature('terms');
+
+		const parentTerm = 'bar-parent';
+		const childTerm = 'baz-child';
+
+		cy.createTerm({ name: parentTerm });
+		cy.createTerm({ name: childTerm, parent: parentTerm });
+
+		cy.get('#tag-search-input').type(`${parentTerm}{enter}`);
+
+		// delete the parent term.
+		cy.intercept('POST', 'wp-admin/admin-ajax.php*').as('ajaxRequest');
+		cy.get('.wp-list-table tbody tr')
+			.first()
+			.find('.row-actions .delete a')
+			.click({ force: true });
+		cy.wait('@ajaxRequest').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 200);
+
+		// make sure the child term parent field is set to none.
+		cy.get('#tag-search-input').clear().type(`${childTerm}{enter}`);
+		cy.get('.wp-list-table tbody tr .column-primary a').first().click();
+		cy.get('#parent').should('have.value', '-1');
+
+		// delete the child term.
+		cy.get('#delete-link a').click();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/cypress/support/commands.js b/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
index 8cd82cc21a..b584341b9d 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -58,9 +58,24 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('openWidgetsPage', () => {
 	});
 });
 
-Cypress.Commands.add('createTaxonomy', (name = 'Test taxonomy', taxonomy = 'category') => {
+Cypress.Commands.add('createTerm', (data) => {
+	const { taxonomy, name, parent } = {
+		name: 'Test taxonomy',
+		taxonomy: 'category',
+		parent: null,
+		...data,
+	};
+
 	cy.visitAdminPage(`edit-tags.php?taxonomy=${taxonomy}`);
+
+	if (parent !== null) {
+		cy.get('#parent').select(parent);
+	}
+
+	// wait for ajax request to finish.
+	cy.intercept('POST', 'wp-admin/admin-ajax.php*').as('ajaxRequest');
 	cy.get('#tag-name').click().type(`${name}{enter}`);
+	cy.wait('@ajaxRequest').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 200);
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('clearThenType', { prevSubject: true }, (subject, text, force = false) => {