diff --git a/test/obsidian/workspace_spec.lua b/test/obsidian/workspace_spec.lua
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+local workspace = require "obsidian.workspace"
+
+local opts = {
+  workspaces = {
+    {
+      name = "work",
+      path = "~/notes/work",
+    },
+    {
+      name = "personal",
+      path = "~/notes/personal",
+    },
+    {
+      name = "cwd_workspace",
+      path = os.getenv "PWD",
+    },
+  },
+  detect_cwd = false,
+}
+
+describe("Workspace", function()
+  it("should be able to initialize a workspace", function()
+    local ws = workspace.new("test_workspace", "/tmp/obsidian_test_workspace")
+    assert.equals("test_workspace", ws.name)
+    assert.equals("/tmp/obsidian_test_workspace", ws.path)
+  end)
+
+  it("should be able to initialize from cwd", function()
+    local ws = workspace.new_from_cwd()
+    local cwd = os.getenv "PWD"
+    assert.equals(".", ws.name)
+    assert.equals(cwd, ws.path)
+  end)
+
+  it("should be able to retrieve the default workspace", function()
+    local ws = workspace.get_default_workspace(opts.workspaces)
+    assert.is_not(ws, nil)
+    assert.equals(opts.workspaces[1].name, ws.name)
+    assert.equals(opts.workspaces[1].path, ws.path)
+  end)
+
+  it("should initialize workspace from cwd", function()
+    local ws = workspace.get_workspace_from_cwd(opts.workspaces)
+    assert.equals(opts.workspaces[3].name, ws.name)
+    assert.equals(opts.workspaces[3].path, ws.path)
+  end)
+
+  it("should return cwd workspace when detect_cwd is true", function()
+    local old_cwd = opts.detect_cwd
+    opts.detect_cwd = true
+    local ws = workspace.get_from_opts(opts)
+    assert.equals(opts.workspaces[3].name, ws.name)
+    assert.equals(opts.workspaces[3].path, ws.path)
+    opts.detect_cwd = old_cwd
+  end)
+  it("should return default workspace when detect_cwd is false", function()
+    local old_cwd = opts.detect_cwd
+    opts.detect_cwd = false
+    local ws = workspace.get_from_opts(opts)
+    assert.equals(opts.workspaces[1].name, ws.name)
+    assert.equals(opts.workspaces[1].path, ws.path)
+    opts.detect_cwd = old_cwd
+  end)
+end)