diff --git a/components/sidebar/channel_create.jsx b/components/sidebar/channel_create.jsx
index e268d84cd4a1..84307e4087c3 100644
--- a/components/sidebar/channel_create.jsx
+++ b/components/sidebar/channel_create.jsx
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export default class ChannelCreate extends React.PureComponent {
                 <button
                     className='add-channel-btn cursor--pointer style--none'
                     onClick={this.props.createDirectMessage}
+                    id='addDirectChannel'
                 >
                     {'+'}
                 </button>
diff --git a/cypress/integration/search/search_user_post.js b/cypress/integration/search/search_user_post.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f231f3388794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/search/search_user_post.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+// ***************************************************************
+// - [number] indicates a test step (e.g. 1. Go to a page)
+// - [*] indicates an assertion (e.g. * Check the title)
+// - Use element ID when selecting an element. Create one if none.
+// ***************************************************************
+
+/*eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 3]*/
+
+import users from '../../fixtures/users.json';
+
+/**
+ * create new DM channel
+ * @param {String} text - DM channel name
+ */
+function createNewDMChannel(channelname) {
+    cy.get('#addDirectChannel').scrollIntoView().click();
+
+    cy.get('#selectItems').within(() => {
+        cy.get('input[type="text"]').scrollIntoView().type(channelname, {force: true});
+    });
+
+    cy.contains('.more-modal__description', channelname).click({force: true});
+    cy.get('#saveItems').click();
+}
+
+describe('Search in DMs', () => {
+    it('S14672 Search "in:[username]" returns results in DMs', () => {
+        // # Login and navigate to the app
+        cy.apiLogin('user-1');
+        cy.visit('/');
+        const message = 'Hello' + Date.now();
+
+        // # Ensure Direct Message is visible in LHS sidebar
+        cy.get('#directChannel').scrollIntoView().should('be.visible');
+
+        // # Create new DM channel with user's email
+        createNewDMChannel(users['user-2'].email);
+
+        // # Post message to user
+        cy.postMessage(message + '{enter}');
+
+        // # Type `in:` in searchbox
+        cy.get('#searchBox').type('in:');
+
+        // # Select user from suggestion list
+        cy.contains('.search-autocomplete__item', `@${users['user-2'].username}`).click();
+
+        // # Validate searchbox contains the username
+        cy.get('#searchBox').should('have.value', 'in:@' + users['user-2'].username + ' ');
+
+        // # Press Enter in searchbox
+        cy.get('#searchBox').type(message).type('{enter}');
+
+        // # Search message in each filtered result
+        cy.get('#search-items-container').find('.search-highlight').each(($el) => {
+            cy.wrap($el).should('have.text', message);
+        });
+    });
+});