diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+shadow_stat.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+shadow_stat.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# perf stat metrics (shadow stat) test
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+# skip if system-wide mode is forbidden
+perf stat -a true > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 2
+
+test_global_aggr()
+{
+	local cyc
+
+	perf stat -a --no-big-num -e cycles,instructions sleep 1  2>&1 | \
+	grep -e cycles -e instructions | \
+	while read num evt hash ipc rest
+	do
+		# skip not counted events
+		if [[ $num == "<not" ]]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		# save cycles count
+		if [[ $evt == "cycles" ]]; then
+			cyc=$num
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		# skip if no cycles
+		if [[ -z $cyc ]]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		# use printf for rounding and a leading zero
+		local res=`printf "%.2f" $(echo "scale=6; $num / $cyc" | bc -q)`
+		if [[ $ipc != $res ]]; then
+			echo "IPC is different: $res != $ipc  ($num / $cyc)"
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+test_no_aggr()
+{
+	declare -A results
+
+	perf stat -a -A --no-big-num -e cycles,instructions sleep 1  2>&1 | \
+	grep ^CPU | \
+	while read cpu num evt hash ipc rest
+	do
+		# skip not counted events
+		if [[ $num == "<not" ]]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		# save cycles count
+		if [[ $evt == "cycles" ]]; then
+			results[$cpu]=$num
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		# skip if no cycles
+		local cyc=${results[$cpu]}
+		if [[ -z $cyc ]]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		# use printf for rounding and a leading zero
+		local res=`printf "%.2f" $(echo "scale=6; $num / $cyc" | bc -q)`
+		if [[ $ipc != $res ]]; then
+			echo "IPC is different for $cpu: $res != $ipc  ($num / $cyc)"
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+test_global_aggr
+test_no_aggr
+
+exit 0