diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/tests/test-evsel.c b/tools/perf/lib/tests/test-evsel.c
index 268712292f60..2c648fe5617e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/tests/test-evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/tests/test-evsel.c
@@ -70,12 +70,55 @@ static int test_stat_thread(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int test_stat_thread_enable(void)
+{
+	struct perf_counts_values counts = { .val = 0 };
+	struct perf_thread_map *threads;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
+		.type	  = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+		.config	  = PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK,
+		.disabled = 1,
+	};
+	int err;
+
+	threads = perf_thread_map__new_dummy();
+	__T("failed to create threads", threads);
+
+	perf_thread_map__set_pid(threads, 0, 0);
+
+	evsel = perf_evsel__new(&attr);
+	__T("failed to create evsel", evsel);
+
+	err = perf_evsel__open(evsel, NULL, threads);
+	__T("failed to open evsel", err == 0);
+
+	perf_evsel__read(evsel, 0, 0, &counts);
+	__T("failed to read value for evsel", counts.val == 0);
+
+	err = perf_evsel__enable(evsel);
+	__T("failed to enable evsel", err == 0);
+
+	perf_evsel__read(evsel, 0, 0, &counts);
+	__T("failed to read value for evsel", counts.val != 0);
+
+	err = perf_evsel__disable(evsel);
+	__T("failed to enable evsel", err == 0);
+
+	perf_evsel__close(evsel);
+	perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
+
+	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	__T_START;
 
 	test_stat_cpu();
 	test_stat_thread();
+	test_stat_thread_enable();
 
 	__T_OK;
 	return 0;