diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
index 525d0c44fdc6..5a2ca2bcf94d 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
@@ -148,6 +148,30 @@ test_cputype() {
   echo "cputype test [Success]"
 }
 
+test_hybrid() {
+  # Test the default stat command on hybrid devices opens one cycles event for
+  # each CPU type.
+  echo "hybrid test"
+
+  # Count the number of core PMUs, assume minimum of 1
+  pmus=$(ls /sys/bus/event_source/devices/*/cpus 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+  if [ "$pmus" -lt 1 ]
+  then
+    pmus=1
+  fi
+
+  # Run default Perf stat
+  cycles_events=$(perf stat -- true 2>&1 | grep -E "/cycles/|  cycles  " | wc -l)
+
+  if [ "$pmus" -ne "$cycles_events" ]
+  then
+    echo "hybrid test [Found $pmus PMUs but $cycles_events cycles events. Failed]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "hybrid test [Success]"
+}
+
 test_default_stat
 test_stat_record_report
 test_stat_record_script
@@ -155,4 +179,5 @@ test_stat_repeat_weak_groups
 test_topdown_groups
 test_topdown_weak_groups
 test_cputype
+test_hybrid
 exit $err