diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/nautilus/nautilus_desktop_folder_listed.json b/needles/gnome/apps/nautilus/nautilus_desktop_folder_listed.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3320454a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/apps/nautilus/nautilus_desktop_folder_listed.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "nautilus_desktop_folder_listed"
+  ],
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 270,
+      "ypos": 139,
+      "width": 97,
+      "height": 20,
+      "type": "match",
+      "match": "90"
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/nautilus/nautilus_desktop_folder_listed.png b/needles/gnome/apps/nautilus/nautilus_desktop_folder_listed.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f18ecf72
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diff --git a/tests/applications/nautilus/aaa_setup.pm b/tests/applications/nautilus/aaa_setup.pm
index 4bf82fb2..e11ad05c 100644
--- a/tests/applications/nautilus/aaa_setup.pm
+++ b/tests/applications/nautilus/aaa_setup.pm
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ sub run {
 
     # This will test the common directory structure. The structure is always created when a user is created, so let's see if it has been created correctly.
     assert_screen("nautilus_available_directories");
+
+    # Sometimes, Nautilus do not respond to keyboard shortcuts because
+    # it does not have correct focus. Click inside the file list view
+    # to get the focus correctly.
+    assert_and_click("nautilus_desktop_folder_listed");
 }
 
 sub test_flags {