diff --git a/test/utils/mocks/body-gnav.html b/test/utils/mocks/body-gnav.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77a1ee40c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/mocks/body-gnav.html
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<header></header>
+<main>
+  <div>
+    <div class="gnav-brand logo">
+      <div>
+        <div><a
+            href="/federal/assets/svgs/adobe-logo.svg">https://main--federal--adobecom.hlx.page/federal/assets/svgs/adobe-logo.svg|Adobe,
+            Inc.</a> <a href="https://www.adobe.com/">Adobe</a></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div>
+    <div class="large-menu section">
+      <div>
+        <div>
+          <h2 id="creativity--design"><a href="/federal/globalnav/drafts/blaishram/sections/section-menu-cc">Creativity
+              &#x26; Design</a></h2>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div>
+    <div class="large-menu section">
+      <div>
+        <div>
+          <h2 id="help--support"><a href="/federal/globalnav/drafts/blaishram/sections/section-menu-helps">Help &#x26;
+              Support</a></h2>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div>
+    <p><strong><a href="http://www.google.com/">Just link</a></strong></p>
+  </div>
+  <div></div>
+</main>
diff --git a/test/utils/utils.test.js b/test/utils/utils.test.js
index d82a7123f0..619c418382 100644
--- a/test/utils/utils.test.js
+++ b/test/utils/utils.test.js
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('renders global navigation when header tag is present', async ()=> {
+    const bodyWithheader = await readFile({ path: './mocks/body-gnav.html' });
+    document.head.innerHTML = head;
+    document.body.innerHTML = bodyWithheader;
+    await utils.loadArea();
+    expect(document.querySelector('.global-navigation')).to.exist;
+  });
+
   describe('with body', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       window.fetch = mockFetch({ payload: { data: '' } });