diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/README b/tools/perf/tests/attr/README
index 6cd408108595..a36f49fb4dbe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/README
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/README
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Following tests are defined (with perf commands):
   perf record --call-graph fp kill              (test-record-graph-fp)
   perf record --group -e cycles,instructions kill (test-record-group)
   perf record -e '{cycles,instructions}' kill   (test-record-group1)
+  perf record -e '{cycles/period=1/,instructions/period=2/}:S' kill (test-record-group2)
   perf record -D kill                           (test-record-no-delay)
   perf record -i kill                           (test-record-no-inherit)
   perf record -n kill                           (test-record-no-samples)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group2 b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b9f8d182ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group2
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[config]
+command = record
+args    = --no-bpf-event -e '{cycles/period=1234000/,instructions/period=6789000/}:S' kill >/dev/null 2>&1
+ret     = 1
+
+[event-1:base-record]
+fd=1
+group_fd=-1
+config=0|1
+sample_period=1234000
+sample_type=87
+read_format=12
+inherit=0
+freq=0
+
+[event-2:base-record]
+fd=2
+group_fd=1
+config=0|1
+sample_period=6789000
+sample_type=87
+read_format=12
+disabled=0
+inherit=0
+mmap=0
+comm=0
+freq=0
+enable_on_exec=0
+task=0