diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/README b/tools/perf/tests/attr/README
index 430024f618f1..6cd408108595 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/README
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/README
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Following tests are defined (with perf commands):
   perf record -i kill                           (test-record-no-inherit)
   perf record -n kill                           (test-record-no-samples)
   perf record -c 100 -P kill                    (test-record-period)
+  perf record -c 1 --pfm-events=cycles:period=2 (test-record-pfm-period)
   perf record -R kill                           (test-record-raw)
   perf stat -e cycles kill                      (test-stat-basic)
   perf stat kill                                (test-stat-default)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-pfm-period b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-pfm-period
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..368f5b814094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-pfm-period
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[config]
+command = record
+args    = --no-bpf-event -c 10000 --pfm-events=cycles:period=77777 kill >/dev/null 2>&1
+ret     = 1
+
+[event:base-record]
+sample_period=77777
+sample_type=7
+freq=0