diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index b46379c8287278f970e47f09d58a738d18ec20d7..48114d164e9fb991898d18c28d027ba744181dad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_pmu_events(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 			evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->attr.exclude_hv);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", !evsel->attr.pinned);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1070,6 +1071,50 @@ static int test__leader_sample2(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int test__checkevent_pinned_modifier(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
+
+	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);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", evsel->attr.pinned);
+
+	return test__checkevent_symbolic_name(evlist);
+}
+
+static int test__pinned_group(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *leader;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 3 == evlist->nr_entries);
+
+	/* cycles - group leader */
+	evsel = leader = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
+	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 group name", !evsel->group_name);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", evsel->attr.pinned);
+
+	/* cache-misses - can not be pinned, but will go on with the leader */
+	evsel = perf_evsel__next(evsel);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES == evsel->attr.config);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", !evsel->attr.pinned);
+
+	/* branch-misses - ditto */
+	evsel = perf_evsel__next(evsel);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
+			PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES == evsel->attr.config);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", !evsel->attr.pinned);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int count_tracepoints(void)
 {
 	char events_path[PATH_MAX];
@@ -1294,6 +1339,14 @@ static struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 		.name  = "{instructions,branch-misses}:Su",
 		.check = test__leader_sample2,
 	},
+	[40] = {
+		.name  = "instructions:uDp",
+		.check = test__checkevent_pinned_modifier,
+	},
+	[41] = {
+		.name  = "{cycles,cache-misses,branch-misses}:D",
+		.check = test__pinned_group,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct evlist_test test__events_pmu[] = {