diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
index a0f61a2..de81fe1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
@@ -181,6 +181,22 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int test__checkevent_breakpoint_rw(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+					      struct perf_evsel, node);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 1 == evlist->nr_entries);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type",
+			PERF_TYPE_BREAKPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", 0 == evsel->attr.config);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong bp_type",
+		(HW_BREAKPOINT_R|HW_BREAKPOINT_W) == evsel->attr.bp_type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong bp_len",
+			HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4 == evsel->attr.bp_len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int test__checkevent_tracepoint_modifier(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
@@ -352,6 +368,19 @@
 	return test__checkevent_breakpoint_w(evlist);
 }
 
+static int test__checkevent_breakpoint_rw_modifier(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+					      struct perf_evsel, node);
+
+	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);
+
+	return test__checkevent_breakpoint_rw(evlist);
+}
+
 static int test__checkevent_pmu(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 
@@ -585,6 +614,14 @@
 		.name  = "instructions:H",
 		.check = test__checkevent_exclude_guest_modifier,
 	},
+	[26] = {
+		.name  = "mem:0:rw",
+		.check = test__checkevent_breakpoint_rw,
+	},
+	[27] = {
+		.name  = "mem:0:rw:kp",
+		.check = test__checkevent_breakpoint_rw_modifier,
+	},
 };
 
 #define TEST__EVENTS_CNT (sizeof(test__events) / sizeof(struct test__event_st))