diff --git a/x/wasm/keeper/query_plugins_test.go b/x/wasm/keeper/query_plugins_test.go
index 9baa9aa428..57ac72f3aa 100644
--- a/x/wasm/keeper/query_plugins_test.go
+++ b/x/wasm/keeper/query_plugins_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestIBCQuerier(t *testing.T) {
 	myExampleChannels := []channeltypes.IdentifiedChannel{
+		// this is returned
 		{
 			State:    channeltypes.OPEN,
 			Ordering: channeltypes.ORDERED,
@@ -26,9 +27,22 @@ func TestIBCQuerier(t *testing.T) {
 			PortId:         "myPortID",
 			ChannelId:      "myChannelID",
 		},
+		// this is filtered out
 		{
 			State:    channeltypes.INIT,
 			Ordering: channeltypes.UNORDERED,
+			Counterparty: channeltypes.Counterparty{
+				PortId: "foobar",
+			},
+			ConnectionHops: []string{"one"},
+			Version:        "initversion",
+			PortId:         "initPortID",
+			ChannelId:      "initChannelID",
+		},
+		// this is returned
+		{
+			State:    channeltypes.OPEN,
+			Ordering: channeltypes.UNORDERED,
 			Counterparty: channeltypes.Counterparty{
 				PortId:    "otherCounterPartyPortID",
 				ChannelId: "otherCounterPartyChannelID",
@@ -38,6 +52,19 @@ func TestIBCQuerier(t *testing.T) {
 			PortId:         "otherPortID",
 			ChannelId:      "otherChannelID",
 		},
+		// this is filtered out
+		{
+			State:    channeltypes.CLOSED,
+			Ordering: channeltypes.ORDERED,
+			Counterparty: channeltypes.Counterparty{
+				PortId:    "super",
+				ChannelId: "duper",
+			},
+			ConnectionHops: []string{"no-more"},
+			Version:        "closedVersion",
+			PortId:         "closedPortID",
+			ChannelId:      "closedChannelID",
+		},
 	}
 	specs := map[string]struct {
 		srcQuery      *wasmvmtypes.IBCQuery
@@ -183,7 +210,7 @@ func TestIBCQuerier(t *testing.T) {
 			channelKeeper: &wasmtesting.MockChannelKeeper{
 				GetChannelFn: func(ctx sdk.Context, srcPort, srcChan string) (channel channeltypes.Channel, found bool) {
 					return channeltypes.Channel{
-						State:    channeltypes.INIT,
+						State:    channeltypes.OPEN,
 						Ordering: channeltypes.UNORDERED,
 						Counterparty: channeltypes.Counterparty{
 							PortId:    "counterPartyPortID",
@@ -210,6 +237,51 @@ func TestIBCQuerier(t *testing.T) {
   }
 }`,
 		},
+		"query channel in init state": {
+			srcQuery: &wasmvmtypes.IBCQuery{
+				Channel: &wasmvmtypes.ChannelQuery{
+					PortID:    "myQueryPortID",
+					ChannelID: "myQueryChannelID",
+				},
+			},
+			channelKeeper: &wasmtesting.MockChannelKeeper{
+				GetChannelFn: func(ctx sdk.Context, srcPort, srcChan string) (channel channeltypes.Channel, found bool) {
+					return channeltypes.Channel{
+						State:    channeltypes.INIT,
+						Ordering: channeltypes.UNORDERED,
+						Counterparty: channeltypes.Counterparty{
+							PortId: "foobar",
+						},
+						ConnectionHops: []string{"one"},
+						Version:        "initversion",
+					}, true
+				},
+			},
+			expJsonResult: "{}",
+		},
+		"query channel in closed state": {
+			srcQuery: &wasmvmtypes.IBCQuery{
+				Channel: &wasmvmtypes.ChannelQuery{
+					PortID:    "myQueryPortID",
+					ChannelID: "myQueryChannelID",
+				},
+			},
+			channelKeeper: &wasmtesting.MockChannelKeeper{
+				GetChannelFn: func(ctx sdk.Context, srcPort, srcChan string) (channel channeltypes.Channel, found bool) {
+					return channeltypes.Channel{
+						State:    channeltypes.CLOSED,
+						Ordering: channeltypes.ORDERED,
+						Counterparty: channeltypes.Counterparty{
+							PortId:    "super",
+							ChannelId: "duper",
+						},
+						ConnectionHops: []string{"no-more"},
+						Version:        "closedVersion",
+					}, true
+				},
+			},
+			expJsonResult: "{}",
+		},
 		"query channel - empty result": {
 			srcQuery: &wasmvmtypes.IBCQuery{
 				Channel: &wasmvmtypes.ChannelQuery{