diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/Build b/tools/perf/tests/Build
index a47b21193fb2..f41ebf8849fe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/Build
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ perf-y += parse-no-sample-id-all.o
 perf-y += kmod-path.o
 perf-y += thread-map.o
 perf-y += llvm.o llvm-src-base.o llvm-src-kbuild.o
+perf-y += bpf.o
 perf-y += topology.o
 
 $(OUTPUT)tests/llvm-src-base.c: tests/bpf-script-example.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec16f7812c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#include <util/bpf-loader.h>
+#include <util/evlist.h>
+#include "tests.h"
+#include "llvm.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#define NR_ITERS       111
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT
+
+static int epoll_pwait_loop(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	/* Should fail NR_ITERS times */
+	for (i = 0; i < NR_ITERS; i++)
+		epoll_pwait(-(i + 1), NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct {
+	enum test_llvm__testcase prog_id;
+	const char *desc;
+	const char *name;
+	const char *msg_compile_fail;
+	const char *msg_load_fail;
+	int (*target_func)(void);
+	int expect_result;
+} bpf_testcase_table[] = {
+	{
+		LLVM_TESTCASE_BASE,
+		"Test basic BPF filtering",
+		"[basic_bpf_test]",
+		"fix 'perf test LLVM' first",
+		"load bpf object failed",
+		&epoll_pwait_loop,
+		(NR_ITERS + 1) / 2,
+	},
+};
+
+static int do_test(struct bpf_object *obj, int (*func)(void),
+		   int expect)
+{
+	struct record_opts opts = {
+		.target = {
+			.uid = UINT_MAX,
+			.uses_mmap = true,
+		},
+		.freq	      = 0,
+		.mmap_pages   = 256,
+		.default_interval = 1,
+	};
+
+	char pid[16];
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
+	int i, ret = TEST_FAIL, err = 0, count = 0;
+
+	struct parse_events_evlist parse_evlist;
+	struct parse_events_error parse_error;
+
+	bzero(&parse_error, sizeof(parse_error));
+	bzero(&parse_evlist, sizeof(parse_evlist));
+	parse_evlist.error = &parse_error;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&parse_evlist.list);
+
+	err = parse_events_load_bpf_obj(&parse_evlist, &parse_evlist.list, obj);
+	if (err || list_empty(&parse_evlist.list)) {
+		pr_debug("Failed to add events selected by BPF\n");
+		if (!err)
+			return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(pid, sizeof(pid), "%d", getpid());
+	pid[sizeof(pid) - 1] = '\0';
+	opts.target.tid = opts.target.pid = pid;
+
+	/* Instead of perf_evlist__new_default, don't add default events */
+	evlist = perf_evlist__new();
+	if (!evlist) {
+		pr_debug("No ehough memory to create evlist\n");
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	err = perf_evlist__create_maps(evlist, &opts.target);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
+		goto out_delete_evlist;
+	}
+
+	perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &parse_evlist.list);
+	evlist->nr_groups = parse_evlist.nr_groups;
+
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts);
+
+	err = perf_evlist__open(evlist);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_debug("perf_evlist__open: %s\n",
+			 strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+		goto out_delete_evlist;
+	}
+
+	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, opts.mmap_pages, false);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_debug("perf_evlist__mmap: %s\n",
+			 strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+		goto out_delete_evlist;
+	}
+
+	perf_evlist__enable(evlist);
+	(*func)();
+	perf_evlist__disable(evlist);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < evlist->nr_mmaps; i++) {
+		union perf_event *event;
+
+		while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(evlist, i)) != NULL) {
+			const u32 type = event->header.type;
+
+			if (type == PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
+				count ++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (count != expect)
+		pr_debug("BPF filter result incorrect\n");
+
+	ret = TEST_OK;
+
+out_delete_evlist:
+	perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct bpf_object *
+prepare_bpf(void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz, const char *name)
+{
+	struct bpf_object *obj;
+
+	obj = bpf__prepare_load_buffer(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz, name);
+	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
+		pr_debug("Compile BPF program failed.\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return obj;
+}
+
+static int __test__bpf(int index)
+{
+	int ret;
+	void *obj_buf;
+	size_t obj_buf_sz;
+	struct bpf_object *obj;
+
+	ret = test_llvm__fetch_bpf_obj(&obj_buf, &obj_buf_sz,
+				       bpf_testcase_table[index].prog_id,
+				       true);
+	if (ret != TEST_OK || !obj_buf || !obj_buf_sz) {
+		pr_debug("Unable to get BPF object, %s\n",
+			 bpf_testcase_table[index].msg_compile_fail);
+		if (index == 0)
+			return TEST_SKIP;
+		else
+			return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	obj = prepare_bpf(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz,
+			  bpf_testcase_table[index].name);
+	if (!obj) {
+		ret = TEST_FAIL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = do_test(obj,
+		      bpf_testcase_table[index].target_func,
+		      bpf_testcase_table[index].expect_result);
+out:
+	bpf__clear();
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int test__bpf(void)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int err;
+
+	if (geteuid() != 0) {
+		pr_debug("Only root can run BPF test\n");
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_testcase_table); i++) {
+		err = __test__bpf(i);
+
+		if (err != TEST_OK)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+#else
+int test__bpf(void)
+{
+	pr_debug("Skip BPF test because BPF support is not compiled\n");
+	return TEST_SKIP;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 66f72d3d6677..7b0120abc137 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ static struct test generic_tests[] = {
 		.desc = "Test topology in session",
 		.func = test_session_topology,
 	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Test BPF filter",
+		.func = test__bpf,
+	},
 	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index c80486969f83..3c8734a3abbc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ int test__fdarray__add(void);
 int test__kmod_path__parse(void);
 int test__thread_map(void);
 int test__llvm(void);
+int test__bpf(void);
 int test_session_topology(void);
 
 #if defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
index e3afa1b60bb5..4c50411371db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
@@ -34,10 +34,32 @@ struct bpf_prog_priv {
 	struct perf_probe_event pev;
 };
 
+static bool libbpf_initialized;
+
+struct bpf_object *
+bpf__prepare_load_buffer(void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz, const char *name)
+{
+	struct bpf_object *obj;
+
+	if (!libbpf_initialized) {
+		libbpf_set_print(libbpf_warning,
+				 libbpf_info,
+				 libbpf_debug);
+		libbpf_initialized = true;
+	}
+
+	obj = bpf_object__open_buffer(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz, name);
+	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
+		pr_debug("bpf: failed to load buffer\n");
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	return obj;
+}
+
 struct bpf_object *bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename, bool source)
 {
 	struct bpf_object *obj;
-	static bool libbpf_initialized;
 
 	if (!libbpf_initialized) {
 		libbpf_set_print(libbpf_warning,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h
index 5eb3629eed8b..9caf3ae4acf3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ struct bpf_object *bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename, bool source);
 int bpf__strerror_prepare_load(const char *filename, bool source,
 			       int err, char *buf, size_t size);
 
+struct bpf_object *bpf__prepare_load_buffer(void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz,
+					    const char *name);
+
 void bpf__clear(void);
 
 int bpf__probe(struct bpf_object *obj);
@@ -55,6 +58,13 @@ bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUP);
 }
 
+static inline struct bpf_object *
+bpf__prepare_load_buffer(void *obj_buf __maybe_unused,
+					   size_t obj_buf_sz __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUP);
+}
+
 static inline void bpf__clear(void) { }
 
 static inline int bpf__probe(struct bpf_object *obj __maybe_unused) { return 0;}