diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 3dcd6273a90b..21e0b4b04465 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/evsel-tp-sched.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/pmu.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/hists_link.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/python-use.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/bp_signal.o
 
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-annotate.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-bench.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal.c b/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68daa289e94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*
+ * Inspired by breakpoint overflow test done by
+ * Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@maine.edu> for perf_event_tests
+ * (git://github.com/deater/perf_event_tests)
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
+
+#include "tests.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "perf.h"
+
+static int fd1;
+static int fd2;
+static int overflows;
+
+__attribute__ ((noinline))
+static int test_function(void)
+{
+	return time(NULL);
+}
+
+static void sig_handler(int signum __maybe_unused,
+			siginfo_t *oh __maybe_unused,
+			void *uc __maybe_unused)
+{
+	overflows++;
+
+	if (overflows > 10) {
+		/*
+		 * This should be executed only once during
+		 * this test, if we are here for the 10th
+		 * time, consider this the recursive issue.
+		 *
+		 * We can get out of here by disable events,
+		 * so no new SIGIO is delivered.
+		 */
+		ioctl(fd1, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
+		ioctl(fd2, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+static int bp_event(void *fn, int setup_signal)
+{
+	struct perf_event_attr pe;
+	int fd;
+
+	memset(&pe, 0, sizeof(struct perf_event_attr));
+	pe.type = PERF_TYPE_BREAKPOINT;
+	pe.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_attr);
+
+	pe.config = 0;
+	pe.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_X;
+	pe.bp_addr = (unsigned long) fn;
+	pe.bp_len = sizeof(long);
+
+	pe.sample_period = 1;
+	pe.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP;
+	pe.wakeup_events = 1;
+
+	pe.disabled = 1;
+	pe.exclude_kernel = 1;
+	pe.exclude_hv = 1;
+
+	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&pe, 0, -1, -1, 0);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		pr_debug("failed opening event %llx\n", pe.config);
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	if (setup_signal) {
+		fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK|O_ASYNC);
+		fcntl(fd, F_SETSIG, SIGIO);
+		fcntl(fd, F_SETOWN, getpid());
+	}
+
+	ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_RESET, 0);
+
+	return fd;
+}
+
+static long long bp_count(int fd)
+{
+	long long count;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = read(fd, &count, sizeof(long long));
+	if (ret != sizeof(long long)) {
+		pr_debug("failed to read: %d\n", ret);
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+int test__bp_signal(void)
+{
+	struct sigaction sa;
+	long long count1, count2;
+
+	/* setup SIGIO signal handler */
+	memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(struct sigaction));
+	sa.sa_sigaction = (void *) sig_handler;
+	sa.sa_flags = SA_SIGINFO;
+
+	if (sigaction(SIGIO, &sa, NULL) < 0) {
+		pr_debug("failed setting up signal handler\n");
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We create following events:
+	 *
+	 * fd1 - breakpoint event on test_function with SIGIO
+	 *       signal configured. We should get signal
+	 *       notification each time the breakpoint is hit
+	 *
+	 * fd2 - breakpoint event on sig_handler without SIGIO
+	 *       configured.
+	 *
+	 * Following processing should happen:
+	 *   - execute test_function
+	 *   - fd1 event breakpoint hit -> count1 == 1
+	 *   - SIGIO is delivered       -> overflows == 1
+	 *   - fd2 event breakpoint hit -> count2 == 1
+	 *
+	 * The test case check following error conditions:
+	 * - we get stuck in signal handler because of debug
+	 *   exception being triggered receursively due to
+	 *   the wrong RF EFLAG management
+	 *
+	 * - we never trigger the sig_handler breakpoint due
+	 *   to the rong RF EFLAG management
+	 *
+	 */
+
+	fd1 = bp_event(test_function, 1);
+	fd2 = bp_event(sig_handler, 0);
+
+	ioctl(fd1, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0);
+	ioctl(fd2, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Kick off the test by trigering 'fd1'
+	 * breakpoint.
+	 */
+	test_function();
+
+	ioctl(fd1, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
+	ioctl(fd2, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
+
+	count1 = bp_count(fd1);
+	count2 = bp_count(fd2);
+
+	close(fd1);
+	close(fd2);
+
+	pr_debug("count1 %lld, count2 %lld, overflow %d\n",
+		 count1, count2, overflows);
+
+	if (count1 != 1) {
+		if (count1 == 11)
+			pr_debug("failed: RF EFLAG recursion issue detected\n");
+		else
+			pr_debug("failed: wrong count for bp1%lld\n", count1);
+	}
+
+	if (overflows != 1)
+		pr_debug("failed: wrong overflow hit\n");
+
+	if (count2 != 1)
+		pr_debug("failed: wrong count for bp2\n");
+
+	return count1 == 1 && overflows == 1 && count2 == 1 ?
+		TEST_OK : TEST_FAIL;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index acb98e0e39f2..37b108bf973c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ static struct test {
 		.desc = "Try 'use perf' in python, checking link problems",
 		.func = test__python_use,
 	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Test breakpoint overflow signal handler",
+		.func = test__bp_signal,
+	},
 	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index 5de0be1ff4b6..05d0e58064a3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ int test__dso_data(void);
 int test__parse_events(void);
 int test__hists_link(void);
 int test__python_use(void);
+int test__bp_signal(void);
 
 #endif /* TESTS_H */