diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
index 127d648cc548..429dd688281a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
@@ -513,6 +513,285 @@ static int test__checkterms_simple(struct list_head *terms)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int test__group1(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *leader;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 2 == evlist->nr_entries);
+
+	/* instructions:k */
+	evsel = leader = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+				    struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+
+	/* cycles:upp */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", evsel->attr.precise_ip == 2);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test__group2(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *leader;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 3 == evlist->nr_entries);
+
+	/* faults + :ku modifier */
+	evsel = leader = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+				    struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+
+	/* cache-references + :u modifier */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
+
+	/* cycles:k */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test__group3(struct perf_evlist *evlist __used)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *leader;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 5 == evlist->nr_entries);
+
+	/* group1 syscalls:sys_enter_open:H */
+	evsel = leader = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+				    struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
+		PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period", 1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
+	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 exclude guest", evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name",
+		!strcmp(leader->group_name, "group1"));
+
+	/* group1 cycles:kppp */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", evsel->attr.precise_ip == 3);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
+
+	/* group2 cycles + G modifier */
+	evsel = leader = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name",
+		!strcmp(leader->group_name, "group2"));
+
+	/* group2 1:3 + G modifier */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", 1 == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", 3 == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
+
+	/* instructions:u */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test__group4(struct perf_evlist *evlist __used)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *leader;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 2 == evlist->nr_entries);
+
+	/* cycles:u + p */
+	evsel = leader = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+				    struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", evsel->attr.precise_ip == 1);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+
+	/* instructions:kp + p */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", evsel->attr.precise_ip == 2);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test__group5(struct perf_evlist *evlist __used)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *leader;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 5 == evlist->nr_entries);
+
+	/* cycles + G */
+	evsel = leader = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+				    struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+
+	/* instructions + G */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
+
+	/* cycles:G */
+	evsel = leader = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+
+	/* instructions:G */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
+
+	/* cycles */
+	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES == evsel->attr.config);
+	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 exclude guest", evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == NULL);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct test__event_st {
 	const char *name;
 	__u32 type;
@@ -632,6 +911,26 @@ static struct test__event_st test__events[] = {
 		.name  = "mem:0:rw:kp",
 		.check = test__checkevent_breakpoint_rw_modifier,
 	},
+	[28] = {
+		.name  = "{instructions:k,cycles:upp}",
+		.check = test__group1,
+	},
+	[29] = {
+		.name  = "{faults:k,cache-references}:u,cycles:k",
+		.check = test__group2,
+	},
+	[30] = {
+		.name  = "group1{syscalls:sys_enter_open:H,cycles:kppp},group2{cycles,1:3}:G,instructions:u",
+		.check = test__group3,
+	},
+	[31] = {
+		.name  = "{cycles:u,instructions:kp}:p",
+		.check = test__group4,
+	},
+	[32] = {
+		.name  = "{cycles,instructions}:G,{cycles:G,instructions:G},cycles",
+		.check = test__group5,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct test__event_st test__events_pmu[] = {
@@ -658,9 +957,6 @@ static struct test__term test__terms[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-#define TEST__TERMS_CNT (sizeof(test__terms) / \
-			 sizeof(struct test__term))
-
 static int test_event(struct test__event_st *e)
 {
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist;