diff --git a/internal/platform/platform_test.go b/internal/platform/platform_test.go
index 4e19a770..89466e6e 100644
--- a/internal/platform/platform_test.go
+++ b/internal/platform/platform_test.go
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ func TestSelectManifest(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to push test content to src: %d: %v", i, err)
 		}
 	}
-	// test SelectManifest on image index, only one matching manifest found
+
+	// Test SelectManifest on an image index when no platform exists in the manifest list and a target platform is provided
 	root = descs[4]
 	targetPlatform = ocispec.Platform{
 		Architecture: arc_1,
@@ -301,6 +302,16 @@ func TestSelectManifest(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("SelectManifest() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, expected)
 	}
 
+	// Test SelectManifest on an image index when no platform exists in the manifest list and no target platform is provided
+	wantDesc = descs[3]
+	gotDesc, err = SelectManifest(ctx, storage, root, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SelectManifest() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, false)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotDesc, wantDesc) {
+		t.Errorf("SelectManifest() = %v, want %v", gotDesc, wantDesc)
+	}
+
 	// generate incorrect test content
 	storage = cas.NewMemory()
 	blobs = nil