diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/tests/test-evlist.c b/tools/perf/lib/tests/test-evlist.c
index f24c531afcb6..4e1407f20ffd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/tests/test-evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/tests/test-evlist.c
@@ -111,12 +111,75 @@ 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_evlist *evlist;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct perf_event_attr attr1 = {
+		.type	  = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+		.config	  = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK,
+		.disabled = 1,
+	};
+	struct perf_event_attr attr2 = {
+		.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);
+
+	evlist = perf_evlist__new();
+	__T("failed to create evlist", evlist);
+
+	evsel = perf_evsel__new(&attr1);
+	__T("failed to create evsel1", evsel);
+
+	perf_evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
+
+	evsel = perf_evsel__new(&attr2);
+	__T("failed to create evsel2", evsel);
+
+	perf_evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
+
+	perf_evlist__set_maps(evlist, NULL, threads);
+
+	err = perf_evlist__open(evlist);
+	__T("failed to open evsel", err == 0);
+
+	perf_evlist__for_each_evsel(evlist, evsel) {
+		perf_evsel__read(evsel, 0, 0, &counts);
+		__T("failed to read value for evsel", counts.val == 0);
+	}
+
+	perf_evlist__enable(evlist);
+
+	perf_evlist__for_each_evsel(evlist, evsel) {
+		perf_evsel__read(evsel, 0, 0, &counts);
+		__T("failed to read value for evsel", counts.val != 0);
+	}
+
+	perf_evlist__disable(evlist);
+
+	perf_evlist__close(evlist);
+	perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
+
+	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;