diff --git a/src/helpers/labels.test.ts b/src/helpers/labels.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88273c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/labels.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import {filterLabelsByQuery} from './labels'
+
+describe('filter labels', () => {
+	const state = {
+		labels: [
+			{id: 1, title: 'label1'},
+			{id: 2, title: 'label2'},
+			{id: 3, title: 'label3'},
+			{id: 4, title: 'label4'},
+			{id: 5, title: 'label5'},
+			{id: 6, title: 'label6'},
+			{id: 7, title: 'label7'},
+			{id: 8, title: 'label8'},
+			{id: 9, title: 'label9'},
+		],
+	}
+
+	it('should return an empty array for an empty query', () => {
+		const labels = filterLabelsByQuery(state, [], '')
+
+		expect(labels).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+	it('should return labels for a query', () => {
+		const labels = filterLabelsByQuery(state, [], 'label2')
+
+		expect(labels).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(labels[0].title).toBe('label2')
+	})
+	it('should not return found but hidden labels', () => {
+		interface label {
+			id: number,
+			title: string,
+		}
+		
+		const labelsToHide: label[] = [{id: 1, title: 'label1'}]
+		const labels = filterLabelsByQuery(state, labelsToHide, 'label1')
+
+		expect(labels).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/helpers/labels.ts b/src/helpers/labels.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c38a6261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/labels.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+interface label {
+	id: number,
+	title: string,
+}
+
+interface labelState {
+	labels: label[],
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a list of labels is available in the store and filters them then query
+ * @param {Object} state
+ * @param {Array} labelsToHide
+ * @param {String} query
+ * @returns {Array}
+ */
+export function filterLabelsByQuery(state: labelState, labelsToHide: label[], query: string) {
+	if (query === '') {
+		return []
+	}
+
+	const labelQuery = query.toLowerCase()
+	const labelIds = labelsToHide.map(({id}) => id)
+	return Object
+		.values(state.labels)
+		.filter(({id, title}) => {
+			return !labelIds.includes(id) && title.toLowerCase().includes(labelQuery)
+		})
+}
diff --git a/src/store/modules/labels.js b/src/store/modules/labels.js
index 40e4bc22..29fc25de 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/labels.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/labels.js
@@ -1,34 +1,18 @@
 import LabelService from '@/services/label'
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import {setLoading} from '@/store/helper'
+import {filterLabelsByQuery} from '@/helpers/labels'
 
 /**
  * Returns the labels by id if found
- * @param {Object} state 
- * @param {Array} ids 
+ * @param {Object} state
+ * @param {Array} ids
  * @returns {Array}
  */
 function getLabelsByIds(state, ids) {
 	return Object.values(state.labels).filter(({id}) => ids.includes(id))
 }
 
-/**
- * Checks if a list of labels is available in the store and filters them then query
- * @param {Object} state 
- * @param {Array} labels 
- * @param {String} query 
- * @returns {Array}
- */
- function filterLabelsByQuery(state, labels, query) {
-	const labelIds = labels.map(({id}) => id)
-	const foundLabels = getLabelsByIds(state, labelIds)
-	const labelQuery = query.toLowerCase()
-
-	return foundLabels.filter(({title}) => {
-		return !title.toLowerCase().includes(labelQuery)
-	})
-}
-
 export default {
 	namespaced: true,
 	state: () => ({
@@ -57,7 +41,7 @@ export default {
 			return (ids) => getLabelsByIds(state, ids)
 		},
 		filterLabelsByQuery(state) {
-			return (...arr) => filterLabelsByQuery(state, ...arr)
+			return (labelsToHide, query) => filterLabelsByQuery(state, labelsToHide, query)
 		},
 	},
 	actions: {