diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/Build b/tools/perf/tests/Build
index 8c98409..7ceb448 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/Build
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ perf-y += parse-no-sample-id-all.o
 perf-y += kmod-path.o
 perf-y += thread-map.o
 perf-y += llvm.o llvm-src.o
+perf-y += bpf.o
 
 $(OUTPUT)tests/llvm-src.c: tests/bpf-script-example.c
 	$(Q)echo '#include <tests/llvm.h>' > $@
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c238ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+#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 int prepare_bpf(void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz)
+{
+	int err;
+	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
+
+	err = bpf__prepare_load_buffer(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz, NULL);
+	if (err) {
+		bpf__strerror_prepare_load("[buffer]", false, err, errbuf,
+					   sizeof(errbuf));
+		fprintf(stderr, " (%s)", errbuf);
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	err = bpf__probe();
+	if (err) {
+		bpf__strerror_load(err, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+		fprintf(stderr, " (%s)", errbuf);
+		if (getuid() != 0)
+			fprintf(stderr, " (try run as root)");
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	err = bpf__load();
+	if (err) {
+		bpf__strerror_load(err, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+		fprintf(stderr, " (%s)", errbuf);
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int do_test(void)
+{
+	struct record_opts opts = {
+		.target = {
+			.uid = UINT_MAX,
+			.uses_mmap = true,
+		},
+		.freq	      = 0,
+		.mmap_pages   = 256,
+		.default_interval = 1,
+	};
+
+	int err, i, count = 0;
+	char pid[16];
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
+
+	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 -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	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;
+	}
+
+	err = perf_evlist__add_bpf(evlist);
+	if (err) {
+		fprintf(stderr, " (Failed to add events selected by BPF)");
+		goto out_delete_evlist;
+	}
+
+	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);
+	epoll_pwait_loop();
+	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 != (NR_ITERS + 1) / 2) {
+		fprintf(stderr, " (filter result incorrect)");
+		err = -EBADF;
+	}
+
+out_delete_evlist:
+	perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
+	if (err)
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int test__bpf(void)
+{
+	int err;
+	void *obj_buf;
+	size_t obj_buf_sz;
+
+	test_llvm__fetch_bpf_obj(&obj_buf, &obj_buf_sz);
+	if (!obj_buf || !obj_buf_sz) {
+		if (verbose == 0)
+			fprintf(stderr, " (fix 'perf test LLVM' first)");
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+	}
+
+	err = prepare_bpf(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = do_test();
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+out:
+	bpf__unprobe();
+	bpf__clear();
+	if (err)
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#else
+int test__bpf(void)
+{
+	return TEST_SKIP;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 1a349e8..c32c836 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ static struct test {
 		.cleanup = test__llvm_cleanup,
 	},
 	{
+		.desc = "Test BPF filter",
+		.func = test__bpf,
+	},
+	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c
index 236bf39..fd5fdb0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c
@@ -174,3 +174,22 @@ void test__llvm_cleanup(void)
 			(~((unsigned long)page_size - 1));
 	munmap((void *)boundary, buf_end - boundary);
 }
+
+void
+test_llvm__fetch_bpf_obj(void **p_obj_buf, size_t *p_obj_buf_sz)
+{
+	*p_obj_buf = NULL;
+	*p_obj_buf_sz = 0;
+
+	if (!p_test_llvm__bpf_result) {
+		test__llvm_prepare();
+		test__llvm();
+		test__llvm_cleanup();
+	}
+
+	if (!p_test_llvm__bpf_result)
+		return;
+
+	*p_obj_buf = p_test_llvm__bpf_result->object;
+	*p_obj_buf_sz = p_test_llvm__bpf_result->size;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.h b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.h
index 1e89e46..2fd7ed6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.h
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ struct test_llvm__bpf_result {
 
 extern struct test_llvm__bpf_result *p_test_llvm__bpf_result;
 extern const char test_llvm__bpf_prog[];
+void test_llvm__fetch_bpf_obj(void **p_obj_buf, size_t *p_obj_buf_sz);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index 0d79f04..f8ded73 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ int test__thread_map(void);
 int test__llvm(void);
 void test__llvm_prepare(void);
 void test__llvm_cleanup(void);
+int test__bpf(void);
 
 #if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__)
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
index c2aafe2..95e529b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
@@ -153,6 +153,20 @@ sync_bpf_program_pev(struct bpf_program *prog)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int bpf__prepare_load_buffer(void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz,
+			     const char *name)
+{
+	struct bpf_object *obj;
+
+	obj = bpf_object__open_buffer(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz, name);
+	if (!obj) {
+		pr_debug("bpf: failed to load buffer\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename, bool source)
 {
 	struct bpf_object *obj;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h
index 97aed65..dead4d4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ typedef int (*bpf_prog_iter_callback_t)(struct probe_trace_event *tev,
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT
 int bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename, bool source);
+int bpf__prepare_load_buffer(void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz,
+			     const char *name);
 int bpf__strerror_prepare_load(const char *filename, bool source,
 			       int err, char *buf, size_t size);
 int bpf__probe(void);
@@ -39,6 +41,12 @@ static inline int bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static inline int bpf__prepare_load_buffer(void *obj_buf __maybe_unused,
+					   size_t obj_buf_sz __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return bpf__prepare_load(NULL, false);
+}
+
 static inline int bpf__probe(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int bpf__unprobe(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int bpf__load(void) { return 0; }
