diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/test/browser/sessionsList.test.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/test/browser/sessionsList.test.ts
index 20e353074eff1..3276621377f78 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/test/browser/sessionsList.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/test/browser/sessionsList.test.ts
@@ -4003,7 +4003,7 @@ suite('Sessions - SessionsList', () => {
 				readonly sortChanges: readonly ISortChangeRecord[];
 			}
 
-			function renderGroupedList(sessions: ISession[], memberships: Map<string, string>, groupExternalSessions = false, grouping = SessionsGrouping.Workspace): IDropHarness {
+			function renderGroupedList(sessions: ISession[], memberships: Map<string, string>, groupExternalSessions = false, grouping = SessionsGrouping.Workspace, supportsQuickChats = false): IDropHarness {
 				const removedFromGroup: string[] = [];
 				const onDidChange = disposables.add(new Emitter<ISessionGroupsChangeEvent>());
 				const harness = createListHarness(disposables, sessions, instantiationService => {
@@ -4024,6 +4024,15 @@ suite('Sessions - SessionsList', () => {
 							onDidChange.fire({ groupsChanged: false, membershipChanged: new Set([sessionId]) });
 						}
 					});
+					if (supportsQuickChats) {
+						void (instantiationService.get(IConfigurationService) as TestConfigurationService).setUserConfiguration(SESSIONS_LIST_SHOW_EMPTY_DEFAULT_GROUPS_SETTING, true);
+						const quickChatProvider = upcastPartial<ISessionsProvider>({ supportsQuickChats: true });
+						instantiationService.stub(ISessionsProvidersService, new class extends mock<ISessionsProvidersService>() {
+							override readonly onDidChangeProviders = Event.None;
+							override getProviders() { return [quickChatProvider]; }
+							override getProvider() { return undefined; }
+						});
+					}
 				});
 				const container = harness.createContainer();
 				const list = harness.store.add(harness.instantiationService.createInstance(SessionsList, container, {
@@ -4166,6 +4175,20 @@ suite('Sessions - SessionsList', () => {
 					reordered: 0,
 				});
 			});
+
+			test('returns the only quick chat to the empty Chats section', () => {
+				const groupedChat = createTestSession('GroupedChat', { isQuickChat: true }).session;
+				const regular = createTestSession('Regular').session;
+				const memberships = new Map([[groupedChat.sessionId, group.id]]);
+				const { container, removedFromGroup } = renderGroupedList([groupedChat, regular], memberships, false, SessionsGrouping.Date, true);
+
+				const chatOntoChats = drag(sessionRow(container, 'GroupedChat'), sectionRow(container, 'Chats'), container);
+
+				assert.deepStrictEqual({ chatOntoChats, removedFromGroup }, {
+					chatOntoChats: ['Chats'],
+					removedFromGroup: ['GroupedChat'],
+				});
+			});
 		});
 
 		suite('moving between placements', () => {