diff --git a/ingestion/tests/integration/integration_base.py b/ingestion/tests/integration/integration_base.py
index d54c9e19fff..6cb82487792 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/integration/integration_base.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/integration/integration_base.py
@@ -99,9 +99,24 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.type.basic import (
     Markdown,
     TestCaseEntityName,
 )
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.tagLabel import (
+    LabelType,
+    State,
+    TagFQN,
+    TagLabel,
+    TagSource,
+)
 from metadata.ingestion.ometa.ometa_api import C, T
 from metadata.utils.dispatch import class_register
 
+TIER1_TAG: TagLabel = TagLabel(
+    tagFQN=TagFQN(f"Tier.Tier1"),
+    name="Tier1",
+    source=TagSource.Classification,
+    labelType=LabelType.Automated,
+    state=State.Suggested,
+)
+
 COLUMNS = [
     Column(name="id", dataType=DataType.BIGINT),
     Column(name="another", dataType=DataType.BIGINT),
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/integration/ometa/test_ometa_es_api.py b/ingestion/tests/integration/ometa/test_ometa_es_api.py
index a66d57c0a9a..23eee87c10a 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/integration/ometa/test_ometa_es_api.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/integration/ometa/test_ometa_es_api.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ OMeta ES Mixin integration tests. The API needs to be up
 import logging
 import time
 import uuid
+from copy import deepcopy
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.type.basic import EntityName, SqlQuery
 from metadata.ingestion.ometa.ometa_api import OpenMetadata
 from metadata.utils import fqn
 
-from ..integration_base import get_create_entity
+from ..integration_base import TIER1_TAG, get_create_entity
 
 
 class OMetaESTest(TestCase):
@@ -363,3 +364,30 @@ class OMetaESTest(TestCase):
                 )
             )
             assert len(assets) == 10
+
+    def test_paginate_with_filters(self):
+        """We can paginate only tier 1 tables"""
+        # prepare some tables with tier 1 tags
+        for idx, name in enumerate([f"filtered_{i}" for i in range(10)]):
+            table = self.metadata.create_or_update(
+                data=get_create_entity(
+                    entity=Table,
+                    name=EntityName(name),
+                    reference=self.create_schema_entity.fullyQualifiedName,
+                )
+            )
+            if idx % 2 == 0:
+                dest = deepcopy(table)
+                dest.tags = [TIER1_TAG]
+                self.metadata.patch(entity=Table, source=table, destination=dest)
+
+        query_filter = (
+            '{"query":{"bool":{"must":[{"bool":{"must":['
+            '{"term":{"tier.tagFQN":"Tier.Tier1"}},'
+            f'{{"term":{{"service.displayName.keyword":"{self.service_entity.name.root}"}}}}'
+            "]}}]}}}"
+        )
+        assets = list(
+            self.metadata.paginate_es(entity=Table, query_filter=query_filter, size=2)
+        )
+        assert len(assets) == 5