diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 61211918bfba..a36313daec4e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -1322,6 +1322,14 @@ static int test__intel_pt(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int test__checkevent_complex_name(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong complex name parsing", strcmp(evsel->name, "COMPLEX_CYCLES_NAME:orig=cycles,desc=chip-clock-ticks") == 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int count_tracepoints(void)
 {
 	struct dirent *events_ent;
@@ -1658,6 +1666,11 @@ static struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 		.check = test__intel_pt,
 		.id    = 52,
 	},
+	{
+		.name  = "cycles/name='COMPLEX_CYCLES_NAME:orig=cycles,desc=chip-clock-ticks'/Duk",
+		.check = test__checkevent_complex_name,
+		.id    = 53
+	}
 };
 
 static struct evlist_test test__events_pmu[] = {
@@ -1676,6 +1689,11 @@ static struct evlist_test test__events_pmu[] = {
 		.check = test__checkevent_pmu_partial_time_callgraph,
 		.id    = 2,
 	},
+	{
+		.name  = "cpu/name='COMPLEX_CYCLES_NAME:orig=cycles,desc=chip-clock-ticks',period=0x1,event=0x2,umask=0x3/ukp",
+		.check = test__checkevent_complex_name,
+		.id    = 3,
+	}
 };
 
 struct terms_test {