diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 12a5daf6dc10..52a028f0a3de 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -461,12 +461,17 @@ reset_with_fail()
 	fi
 }
 
+start_events()
+{
+	mptcp_lib_events "${ns1}" "${evts_ns1}" evts_ns1_pid
+	mptcp_lib_events "${ns2}" "${evts_ns2}" evts_ns2_pid
+}
+
 reset_with_events()
 {
 	reset "${1}" || return 1
 
-	mptcp_lib_events "${ns1}" "${evts_ns1}" evts_ns1_pid
-	mptcp_lib_events "${ns2}" "${evts_ns2}" evts_ns2_pid
+	start_events
 }
 
 reset_with_tcp_filter()
@@ -3420,6 +3425,36 @@ userspace_pm_rm_sf()
 	wait_rm_sf $1 "${cnt}"
 }
 
+# $1: ns ; $2: event type ; $3: count
+chk_evt_nr()
+{
+	local ns=${1}
+	local evt_name="${2}"
+	local exp="${3}"
+
+	local evts="${evts_ns1}"
+	local evt="${!evt_name}"
+	local count
+
+	evt_name="${evt_name:16}" # without MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_
+	[ "${ns}" == "ns2" ] && evts="${evts_ns2}"
+
+	print_check "event ${ns} ${evt_name} (${exp})"
+
+	if [[ "${evt_name}" = "LISTENER_"* ]] &&
+	   ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_event_pm_listener$"; then
+		print_skip "event not supported"
+		return
+	fi
+
+	count=$(grep -cw "type:${evt}" "${evts}")
+	if [ "${count}" != "${exp}" ]; then
+		fail_test "got ${count} events, expected ${exp}"
+	else
+		print_ok
+	fi
+}
+
 userspace_tests()
 {
 	# userspace pm type prevents add_addr
@@ -3573,6 +3608,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 
 	if reset_with_tcp_filter "delete and re-add" ns2 10.0.3.2 REJECT OUTPUT &&
 	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
+		start_events
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 3
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 3
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.1.2 id 1 dev ns2eth1 flags subflow
@@ -3624,12 +3660,28 @@ endpoint_tests()
 
 		mptcp_lib_kill_wait $tests_pid
 
+		kill_events_pids
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 4
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 6
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 4
+
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 6
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 5 # one has been closed before estab
+
 		chk_join_nr 6 6 6
 		chk_rm_nr 4 4
 	fi
 
 	# remove and re-add
-	if reset "delete re-add signal" &&
+	if reset_with_events "delete re-add signal" &&
 	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 3
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 3 3
@@ -3670,6 +3722,22 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 3 subflows 3
 		mptcp_lib_kill_wait $tests_pid
 
+		kill_events_pids
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 4
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 2
+
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 5
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 3
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 4
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 2
+
 		chk_join_nr 4 4 4
 		chk_add_nr 5 5
 		chk_rm_nr 3 2 invert
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
index 000a9f7c018c..d98c89f31afe 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ readonly KSFT_SKIP=4
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # declare and assign separately
 readonly KSFT_TEST="${MPTCP_LIB_KSFT_TEST:-$(basename "${0}" .sh)}"
 
+# These variables are used in some selftests, read-only
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED=1           # MPTCP_EVENT_CREATED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED=2       # MPTCP_EVENT_ESTABLISHED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CLOSED=3            # MPTCP_EVENT_CLOSED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED=6         # MPTCP_EVENT_ANNOUNCED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED=7           # MPTCP_EVENT_REMOVED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED=10  # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED=11       # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_PRIORITY=13     # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_PRIORITY
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED=15 # MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED=16  # MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED
+
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET=2
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET6=10
+
 MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS=()
 
 # only if supported (or forced) and not disabled, see no-color.org
