diff --git a/hotsos/core/ycheck/engine/properties/checks.py b/hotsos/core/ycheck/engine/properties/checks.py
index 484e56320..82826b2d0 100644
--- a/hotsos/core/ycheck/engine/properties/checks.py
+++ b/hotsos/core/ycheck/engine/properties/checks.py
@@ -27,15 +27,40 @@ def _search_results(self):
         search constraints requested.
         """
         global_results = self.context.search_results
-        if global_results is not None:
-            tag = self.search.unique_search_tag
-            _results = global_results.find_by_tag(tag)
-            log.debug("check %s has %s search results with tag %s",
-                      self.check_name, len(_results), tag)
-            return self.search.apply_extra_constraints(_results)
-
-        raise Exception("no search results provided to check '{}'".
-                        format(self.check_name))
+        if global_results is None:
+            raise Exception("no search results provided to check '{}'".
+                            format(self.check_name))
+
+        tag = self.search.unique_search_tag
+
+        # first get simple search results
+        simple_results = global_results.find_by_tag(tag)
+        log.debug("check %s has %s simple search results with tag %s",
+                  self.check_name, len(simple_results), tag)
+        results = self.search.apply_extra_constraints(simple_results)
+
+        seq_def = self.search.cache.sequence_search
+        if not seq_def:
+            return results
+
+        # Not try for sequence search results
+        sections = global_results.find_sequence_by_tag(tag).values()
+        log.debug("check %s has %s sequence search results with tag %s",
+                  self.check_name, len(sections), tag)
+        if not sections:
+            return results
+
+        # Use the result of the first section start as the final
+        # result. This is enough for now because the section is guaranteed
+        # to be complete i.e. a full match and the result is ultimately
+        # True/False based on whether or not a result was found.
+        for result in list(sections)[0]:
+            if result.tag == seq_def.start_tag:
+                # NOTE: we don't yet support applying extra constraints here
+                results.append(result)
+                break
+
+        return results
 
     @classmethod
     def _override_keys(cls):
@@ -84,6 +109,7 @@ def _result(self):
                 return False
 
             return True
+
         if self.requires:
             if self.cache.requires:
                 result = self.cache.requires.passes
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_ycheck_scenarios.py b/tests/unit/test_ycheck_scenarios.py
index 75411cc36..62c48d28e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_ycheck_scenarios.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_ycheck_scenarios.py
@@ -338,6 +338,28 @@ def init_test_scenario_inner2(*args, **kwargs):
 """  # noqa
 
 
+SCENARIO_W_SEQ_SEARCH = r"""
+input:
+  path: {path}
+checks:
+  seqsearch1:
+    start: "it's the start"
+    body: ".+"
+    end: "it's the end"
+  seqsearch2:
+    start: "it's the start"
+    end: "it's the end"
+conclusions:
+  seqsearchworked:
+    decision:
+      - seqsearch1
+      - seqsearch2
+    raises:
+      type: SystemWarning
+      message: yay seq searches worked!
+"""  # noqa
+
+
 SCENARIO_W_ERROR = r"""
 scenarioA:
   checks:
@@ -702,6 +724,20 @@ def test_yaml_def_expr_list(self):
             msg = "yay list search"
             self.assertEqual(issue['message'], msg)
 
+    @init_test_scenario(SCENARIO_W_SEQ_SEARCH.
+                        format(path=os.path.basename('data.txt')))
+    @utils.create_data_root({'data.txt': ("blah blah\nit's the start\nblah "
+                                          "blah\nit's the end")})
+    def test_yaml_def_seq_search(self):
+        scenarios.YScenarioChecker().load_and_run()
+        issues = list(IssuesStore().load().values())
+        self.assertEqual(len(issues[0]), 1)
+        i_types = [i['type'] for i in issues[0]]
+        self.assertEqual(i_types, ['SystemWarning',])
+        for issue in issues[0]:
+            msg = "yay seq searches worked!"
+            self.assertEqual(issue['message'], msg)
+
     @init_test_scenario(SCENARIO_CHECKS)
     @utils.create_data_root({'foo.log': '2021-04-01 00:31:00.000 an event\n',
                              'uptime': (' 16:19:19 up 17:41,  2 users, '