diff --git a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/simcontrol/StubbedSimControlTests.java b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/simcontrol/StubbedSimControlTests.java
index 8fa7eee1..71f80919 100644
--- a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/simcontrol/StubbedSimControlTests.java
+++ b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/simcontrol/StubbedSimControlTests.java
@@ -4,19 +4,34 @@ import trick.simcontrol.SimControlApplication;
 import trick.simcontrol.StubbedSimControlApplication;
 
 import java.awt.Frame;
+import java.awt.Toolkit;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.beans.Transient;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.JToggleButton;
+import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent;
 
 import org.assertj.swing.core.GenericTypeMatcher;
+import org.assertj.swing.core.KeyPressInfo;
 import org.assertj.swing.exception.ComponentLookupException;
 import org.assertj.swing.fixture.ComponentContainerFixture;
-import org.assertj.swing.fixture.MouseInputSimulationFixture;
 import org.assertj.swing.fixture.JButtonFixture;
+import org.assertj.swing.fixture.JPanelFixture;
+import org.assertj.swing.fixture.JTextComponentFixture;
 import org.assertj.swing.fixture.JToggleButtonFixture;
 import org.assertj.swing.fixture.FrameFixture;
+import org.assertj.swing.fixture.MouseInputSimulationFixture;
 import org.assertj.swing.junit.testcase.AssertJSwingJUnitTestCase;
 
+import org.jdesktop.swingx.JXFindBar;
+import org.jdesktop.swingx.JXEditorPane;
+
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -97,6 +112,103 @@ public class StubbedSimControlTests extends AssertJSwingJUnitTestCase {
         testJToggleButton("Load Chkpnt", ActionID.LOAD_CHKPNT);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testStatusMsgPane() {
+        // ARRANGE
+        JTextComponentFixture editorFixture = mainFrame.textBox(
+            new GenericTypeMatcher<JXEditorPane>(JXEditorPane.class) {
+                @Override
+                protected boolean isMatching(JXEditorPane pane) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        );
+        JXEditorPane editorPane = (JXEditorPane) editorFixture.target();
+
+        JPanelFixture findPanel = mainFrame.panel(
+            new GenericTypeMatcher<JXFindBar>(JXFindBar.class) {
+                @Override
+                protected boolean isMatching(JXFindBar pane) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        JTextComponentFixture findTextField = findPanel.textBox(
+            new GenericTypeMatcher<JTextField>(JTextField.class) {
+                @Override
+                protected boolean isMatching(JTextField pane) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        JButtonFixture findNextButton = findPanel.button(
+            new GenericTypeMatcher<JButton>(JButton.class) {
+                @Override
+                protected boolean isMatching(JButton button) {
+                    return "Find Next".equals(button.getText());
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        JButtonFixture findPrevButton = findPanel.button(
+            new GenericTypeMatcher<JButton>(JButton.class) {
+                @Override
+                protected boolean isMatching(JButton button) {
+                    return "Find Previous".equals(button.getText());
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        final String outStencil = "%s@%d";
+        final String[] expOutput = {"null@304", "fear@11",
+                                    "Fear@17" , "Fear@42",
+                                    "fear@114", "fear@249",
+                                    "fear@114", "Fear@42",
+                                    "Fear@17" , "fear@11"};
+        String[] queryResults = new String[10];
+
+        editorFixture.deleteText()
+                     .setText("I must not fear.\n" + //
+                              "Fear is the mind-killer.\n" + //
+                              "Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.\n" + //
+                              "I will face my fear.\n" + //
+                              "I will permit it to pass over me and through me.\n" + //
+                              "And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.\n" + //
+                              "Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain");
+                              
+        // ACT
+        findTextField.setText("Hello");
+        queryResults[0] = String.format(outStencil, 
+                                        editorPane.getSelectedText(), 
+                                        editorPane.getSelectionStart());
+        
+        findTextField.setText("fear");
+        queryResults[1] = String.format(outStencil, 
+                                        editorPane.getSelectedText(), 
+                                        editorPane.getSelectionStart());
+
+        for(int i = 2; i < 6; i++) {
+            findNextButton.click();
+            queryResults[i] = String.format(outStencil, 
+                                            editorPane.getSelectedText(), 
+                                            editorPane.getSelectionStart());
+        }
+
+        for(int i = 6; i < 10; i++) {
+            findPrevButton.click();
+            queryResults[i] = String.format(outStencil, 
+                                            editorPane.getSelectedText(), 
+                                            editorPane.getSelectionStart());
+        }
+
+        // ASSERT
+        for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+            assertThat(queryResults[i]).isEqualTo(expOutput[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
 	public static void sleep(long ms) {
 		try {Thread.sleep(ms);} catch(Exception ignored) {}
 	}