diff --git a/arm/pmu.c b/arm/pmu.c
index 16d723463395..73e55498284d 100644
--- a/arm/pmu.c
+++ b/arm/pmu.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #define INST_PREC		0x1B
 #define STALL_FRONTEND		0x23
 #define STALL_BACKEND		0x24
+#define CHAIN			0x1E
 
 #define COMMON_EVENTS_LOW	0x0
 #define COMMON_EVENTS_HIGH	0x3F
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ static void test_event_counter_config(void) {}
 static void test_basic_event_count(void) {}
 static void test_mem_access(void) {}
 static void test_sw_incr(void) {}
+static void test_chained_counters(void) {}
+static void test_chained_sw_incr(void) {}
 
 #elif defined(__aarch64__)
 #define ID_AA64DFR0_PERFMON_SHIFT 8
@@ -503,7 +506,92 @@ static void test_sw_incr(void)
 	report_info("counter values after 100 SW_INCR #0=%ld #1=%ld",
 		    read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 0), read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1));
 	report(read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0) == 0x1,
-		"overflow reg after 100 SW_INCR");
+		"overflow on counter #0 after 100 SW_INCR");
+}
+
+static void test_chained_counters(void)
+{
+	uint32_t events[] = {CPU_CYCLES, CHAIN};
+
+	if (!satisfy_prerequisites(events, ARRAY_SIZE(events)))
+		return;
+
+	pmu_reset();
+
+	write_regn_el0(pmevtyper, 0, CPU_CYCLES | PMEVTYPER_EXCLUDE_EL0);
+	write_regn_el0(pmevtyper, 1, CHAIN | PMEVTYPER_EXCLUDE_EL0);
+	/* enable counters #0 and #1 */
+	write_sysreg_s(0x3, PMCNTENSET_EL0);
+	write_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 0, PRE_OVERFLOW);
+
+	precise_instrs_loop(22, pmu.pmcr_ro | PMU_PMCR_E);
+
+	report(read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1) == 1, "CHAIN counter #1 incremented");
+	report(!read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0), "no overflow recorded for chained incr #1");
+
+	/* test 64b overflow */
+
+	pmu_reset();
+	write_sysreg_s(0x3, PMCNTENSET_EL0);
+
+	write_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 0, PRE_OVERFLOW);
+	write_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1, 0x1);
+	precise_instrs_loop(22, pmu.pmcr_ro | PMU_PMCR_E);
+	report_info("overflow reg = 0x%lx", read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0));
+	report(read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1) == 2, "CHAIN counter #1 set to 2");
+	report(!read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0), "no overflow recorded for chained incr #2");
+
+	write_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 0, PRE_OVERFLOW);
+	write_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1, ALL_SET);
+
+	precise_instrs_loop(22, pmu.pmcr_ro | PMU_PMCR_E);
+	report_info("overflow reg = 0x%lx", read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0));
+	report(!read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1), "CHAIN counter #1 wrapped");
+	report(read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0) == 0x2, "overflow on chain counter");
+}
+
+static void test_chained_sw_incr(void)
+{
+	uint32_t events[] = {SW_INCR, CHAIN};
+	int i;
+
+	if (!satisfy_prerequisites(events, ARRAY_SIZE(events)))
+		return;
+
+	pmu_reset();
+
+	write_regn_el0(pmevtyper, 0, SW_INCR | PMEVTYPER_EXCLUDE_EL0);
+	write_regn_el0(pmevtyper, 1, CHAIN | PMEVTYPER_EXCLUDE_EL0);
+	/* enable counters #0 and #1 */
+	write_sysreg_s(0x3, PMCNTENSET_EL0);
+
+	write_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 0, PRE_OVERFLOW);
+	set_pmcr(pmu.pmcr_ro | PMU_PMCR_E);
+	for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+		write_sysreg(0x1, pmswinc_el0);
+
+	report(!read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0) && (read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1) == 1),
+		"no overflow and chain counter incremented after 100 SW_INCR/CHAIN");
+	report_info("overflow=0x%lx, #0=%ld #1=%ld", read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0),
+		    read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 0), read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1));
+
+	/* 64b SW_INCR and overflow on CHAIN counter*/
+	pmu_reset();
+
+	write_regn_el0(pmevtyper, 1, events[1] | PMEVTYPER_EXCLUDE_EL0);
+	write_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 0, PRE_OVERFLOW);
+	write_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1, ALL_SET);
+	write_sysreg_s(0x3, PMCNTENSET_EL0);
+	set_pmcr(pmu.pmcr_ro | PMU_PMCR_E);
+	for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+		write_sysreg(0x1, pmswinc_el0);
+
+	report((read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0) == 0x2) &&
+		(read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1) == 0) &&
+		(read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 0) == 84),
+		"overflow on chain counter and expected values after 100 SW_INCR/CHAIN");
+	report_info("overflow=0x%lx, #0=%ld #1=%ld", read_sysreg(pmovsclr_el0),
+		    read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 0), read_regn_el0(pmevcntr, 1));
 }
 
 #endif
@@ -696,6 +784,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		report_prefix_push(argv[1]);
 		test_sw_incr();
 		report_prefix_pop();
+	} else if (strcmp(argv[1], "pmu-chained-counters") == 0) {
+		report_prefix_push(argv[1]);
+		test_chained_counters();
+		report_prefix_pop();
+	} else if (strcmp(argv[1], "pmu-chained-sw-incr") == 0) {
+		report_prefix_push(argv[1]);
+		test_chained_sw_incr();
+		report_prefix_pop();
 	} else {
 		report_abort("Unknown sub-test '%s'", argv[1]);
 	}
diff --git a/arm/unittests.cfg b/arm/unittests.cfg
index 175afe68225a..d31dcbf6c56f 100644
--- a/arm/unittests.cfg
+++ b/arm/unittests.cfg
@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ groups = pmu
 arch = arm64
 extra_params = -append 'pmu-sw-incr'
 
+[pmu-chained-counters]
+file = pmu.flat
+groups = pmu
+arch = arm64
+extra_params = -append 'pmu-chained-counters'
+
+[pmu-chained-sw-incr]
+file = pmu.flat
+groups = pmu
+arch = arm64
+extra_params = -append 'pmu-chained-sw-incr'
+
 # Test PMU support (TCG) with -icount IPC=1
 #[pmu-tcg-icount-1]
 #file = pmu.flat
