diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/arch-tests.h b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/arch-tests.h
index 90ec4c8cb880..380ad34a3f09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/arch-tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/arch-tests.h
@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@
 #ifndef ARCH_TESTS_H
 #define ARCH_TESTS_H
 
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT
 struct thread;
 struct perf_sample;
+int test__arch_unwind_sample(struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     struct thread *thread);
 #endif
 
 extern struct test arch_tests[];
+int test__rd_pinned(struct test __maybe_unused *test,
+		       int __maybe_unused subtest);
+
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/Build b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/Build
index a61c06bdb757..3f9a20c17fc6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/Build
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 perf-y += regs_load.o
 perf-$(CONFIG_DWARF_UNWIND) += dwarf-unwind.o
 
+perf-y += user-events.o
 perf-y += arch-tests.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/arch-tests.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/arch-tests.c
index 5b1543c98022..80ce7bd3c16d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/arch-tests.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/arch-tests.c
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ struct test arch_tests[] = {
 		.func = test__dwarf_unwind,
 	},
 #endif
+	{
+		.desc = "Pinned CPU user counter access",
+		.func = test__rd_pinned,
+	},
 	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/user-events.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/user-events.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c8efc6b369e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/user-events.c
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <cpumap.h>
+
+#include <perf/core.h>
+#include <perf/threadmap.h>
+#include <perf/evsel.h>
+
+#include "pmu.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "tests/tests.h"
+#include "arch-tests.h"
+
+static int run_test(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	int n;
+	volatile int tmp = 0;
+	u64 delta, i, loops = 1000;
+	struct perf_counts_values counts = { .val = 0 };
+
+	for (n = 0; n < 6; n++) {
+		u64 stamp, now;
+
+		perf_evsel__read(evsel, 0, 0, &counts);
+		stamp = counts.val;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < loops; i++)
+			tmp++;
+
+		perf_evsel__read(evsel, 0, 0, &counts);
+		now = counts.val;
+		loops *= 10;
+
+		delta = now - stamp;
+		pr_debug("%14d: %14llu\n", n, (long long)delta);
+
+		if (!delta)
+			break;
+	}
+	return delta ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+static struct perf_pmu *pmu_for_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	int acpu, idx;
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
+
+	while ((pmu = perf_pmu__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
+		if (pmu->is_uncore)
+			continue;
+		perf_cpu_map__for_each_cpu(acpu, idx, pmu->cpus)
+			if (acpu == cpu)
+				return pmu;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool pmu_is_homogeneous(void)
+{
+	int core_cnt = 0;
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
+
+	while ((pmu = perf_pmu__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
+		if (!pmu->is_uncore && !perf_cpu_map__empty(pmu->cpus))
+			core_cnt++;
+	}
+	return core_cnt == 1;
+}
+
+static int libperf_print(enum libperf_print_level level,
+			 const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	(void)level;
+	return vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+}
+
+static struct perf_evsel *perf_init(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct perf_thread_map *threads;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc;
+
+	libperf_init(libperf_print);
+
+	threads = perf_thread_map__new_dummy();
+	if (!threads) {
+		pr_err("failed to create threads\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	perf_thread_map__set_pid(threads, 0, 0);
+
+	evsel = perf_evsel__new(attr);
+	if (!evsel) {
+		pr_err("failed to create evsel\n");
+		goto out_thread;
+	}
+
+	err = perf_evsel__open(evsel, NULL, threads);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("failed to open evsel\n");
+		goto out_open;
+	}
+
+	if (perf_evsel__mmap(evsel, 0)) {
+		pr_err("failed to mmap evsel\n");
+		goto out_mmap;
+	}
+
+	pc = perf_evsel__mmap_base(evsel, 0, 0);
+	if (!pc->cap_user_rdpmc) {
+		pr_err("userspace access not enabled\n");
+		goto out_mmap;
+	}
+
+	return evsel;
+
+out_mmap:
+	perf_evsel__close(evsel);
+out_open:
+	perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
+out_thread:
+	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int test__rd_pinned(struct test __maybe_unused *test,
+		    int __maybe_unused subtest)
+{
+	int cpu, cputmp, ret = -1;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
+		.config = 0x8, /* Instruction count */
+		.config1 = 0, /* 32-bit counter */
+		.exclude_kernel = 1,
+	};
+	cpu_set_t cpu_set;
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
+
+	if (pmu_is_homogeneous())
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	cpu = sched_getcpu();
+	pmu = pmu_for_cpu(cpu);
+	if (!pmu)
+		return -1;
+	attr.type = pmu->type;
+
+	CPU_ZERO(&cpu_set);
+	perf_cpu_map__for_each_cpu(cpu, cputmp, pmu->cpus)
+		CPU_SET(cpu, &cpu_set);
+	if (sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(cpu_set), &cpu_set) < 0)
+		pr_err("Could not set affinity\n");
+
+	evsel = perf_init(&attr);
+	if (!evsel)
+		return -1;
+
+	perf_cpu_map__for_each_cpu(cpu, cputmp, pmu->cpus) {
+		CPU_ZERO(&cpu_set);
+		CPU_SET(cpu, &cpu_set);
+		if (sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(cpu_set), &cpu_set) < 0)
+			pr_err("Could not set affinity\n");
+
+		pr_debug("Running on CPU %d\n", cpu);
+
+		ret = run_test(evsel);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	perf_evsel__close(evsel);
+	perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
+	return ret;
+}
