diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
index 516ecd9ddd6e..b49c2eebff33 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
@@ -443,6 +443,23 @@ static int test__checkevent_pmu_name(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int test__checkevent_pmu_events(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 1 == evlist->nr_entries);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_RAW == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user",
+			!evsel->attr.exclude_user);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel",
+			evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->attr.exclude_hv);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int test__checkterms_simple(struct list_head *terms)
 {
 	struct parse_events__term *term;
@@ -1024,6 +1041,51 @@ static int test_pmu(void)
 	return !ret;
 }
 
+static int test_pmu_events(void)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	struct dirent *ent;
+	DIR *dir;
+	int ret;
+
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/bus/event_source/devices/cpu/events/",
+		 sysfs_find_mountpoint());
+
+	ret = stat(path, &st);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_debug("ommiting PMU cpu events tests\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dir = opendir(path);
+	if (!dir) {
+		pr_debug("can't open pmu event dir");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	while (!ret && (ent = readdir(dir))) {
+#define MAX_NAME 100
+		struct test__event_st e;
+		char name[MAX_NAME];
+
+		if (!strcmp(ent->d_name, ".") ||
+		    !strcmp(ent->d_name, ".."))
+			continue;
+
+		snprintf(name, MAX_NAME, "cpu/event=%s/u", ent->d_name);
+
+		e.name  = name;
+		e.check = test__checkevent_pmu_events;
+
+		ret = test_event(&e);
+#undef MAX_NAME
+	}
+
+	closedir(dir);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int parse_events__test(void)
 {
 	int ret1, ret2 = 0;
@@ -1040,6 +1102,12 @@ do {							\
 	if (test_pmu())
 		TEST_EVENTS(test__events_pmu);
 
+	if (test_pmu()) {
+		int ret = test_pmu_events();
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	ret1 = test_terms(test__terms, ARRAY_SIZE(test__terms));
 	if (!ret2)
 		ret2 = ret1;