diff --git a/notebook/tests/selenium/test_find_and_replace_apply_all.py b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_find_and_replace_apply_all.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3365ece36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_find_and_replace_apply_all.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import os
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_find_and_replace_apply_all(notebook):
+    """ test find and replace on all the cells """
+    cell_0, cell_1, cell_2, cell_3 = "hello", "hellohello", "abc", "ello"
+
+    find_str = "ello"                            # string to replace
+    replace_str = "foo"                          # string to replace to
+
+    # set the contents of the cells
+    notebook.add_cell(index=0, content=cell_0);
+    notebook.add_cell(index=1, content=cell_1);
+    notebook.add_cell(index=2, content=cell_2);
+    notebook.add_cell(index=3, content=cell_3);
+
+    # replace the strings
+    notebook.find_and_replace(index=0, find_txt=find_str, replace_txt=replace_str, replace_all=True)
+
+    # check content of the cells
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(0) == cell_0.replace(find_str, replace_str)
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(1) == cell_1.replace(find_str, replace_str)
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(2) == cell_2.replace(find_str, replace_str)
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(3) == cell_3.replace(find_str, replace_str)
diff --git a/notebook/tests/selenium/utils.py b/notebook/tests/selenium/utils.py
index 3645354e0..a811e1885 100644
--- a/notebook/tests/selenium/utils.py
+++ b/notebook/tests/selenium/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
-
+import time
 from selenium.webdriver import ActionChains
 from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
 from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ class Notebook:
         self.to_command_mode()
         self.current_cell = cell
 
+    def find_and_replace(self, index=0, find_txt='', replace_txt='', replace_all=False):
+        self.focus_cell(index)
+        esc(self.browser, 'F')
+        time.sleep(1)    # TODO: find better way to fill the find and replace form
+        self.browser.find_elements_by_css_selector("button.btn.btn-default.btn-sm")[2].click()
+        JS = "document.getElementsByClassName('form-control input-sm')[0].setAttribute('value', '%s')"%find_txt
+        self.browser.execute_script(JS)
+        JS = "document.getElementsByClassName('form-control input-sm')[1].setAttribute('value', '%s')"%replace_txt
+        self.browser.execute_script(JS)
+        self.body.send_keys(Keys.TAB)
+        self.body.send_keys(Keys.TAB)
+        self.body.send_keys(Keys.ENTER)
+        time.sleep(1)
+
     def convert_cell_type(self, index=0, cell_type="code"):
         # TODO add check to see if it is already present
         self.focus_cell(index)
@@ -258,3 +272,9 @@ def ctrl(browser, k):
     """Send key combination Ctrl+(k)"""
     ActionChains(browser)\
         .key_down(Keys.CONTROL).send_keys(k).key_up(Keys.CONTROL).perform()
+
+def esc(browser, k):
+    """Send key combination esc+(k)"""
+    ActionChains(browser)\
+        .key_down(Keys.ESCAPE).send_keys(k).key_up(Keys.ESCAPE).perform()
+