diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/damon/sysfs.py b/tools/testing/selftests/damon/sysfs.py
index eb56c19cd3f9..cd4d82c85211 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/damon/sysfs.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/damon/sysfs.py
@@ -198,18 +198,55 @@ def assert_ctx_committed(ctx, dump):
     assert_true(dump['pause'] == ctx.pause, 'pause', dump)
 
 def assert_ctxs_committed(kdamonds):
+    ctxs_paused_for_dump = []
+    kdamonds_paused_for_dump = []
+    # pause for safe state dumping
+    for kd in kdamonds.kdamonds:
+        for ctx in kd.contexts:
+            if ctx.pause is False:
+                ctx.pause = True
+                ctxs_paused_for_dump.append(ctx)
+                if not kd in kdamonds_paused_for_dump:
+                    kdamonds_paused_for_dump.append(kd)
+        if kd in kdamonds_paused_for_dump:
+            err = kd.commit()
+            if err is not None:
+                print('pause fail (%s)' % err)
+                kdamonds.stop()
+                exit(1)
+
     status, err = dump_damon_status_dict(kdamonds.kdamonds[0].pid)
     if err is not None:
         print(err)
         kdamonds.stop()
         exit(1)
 
+    # resume contexts paused for safe state dumping
+    for ctx in ctxs_paused_for_dump:
+        ctx.pause = False
+    for kd in kdamonds_paused_for_dump:
+        err = kd.commit()
+        if err is not None:
+            print('resume fail (%s)' % err)
+            kdamonds.stop()
+            exit(1)
+
+    # restore for comparison
+    for ctx in ctxs_paused_for_dump:
+        ctx.pause = True
+
     ctxs = kdamonds.kdamonds[0].contexts
     dump = status['contexts']
     assert_true(len(ctxs) == len(dump), 'ctxs length', dump)
     for idx, ctx in enumerate(ctxs):
         assert_ctx_committed(ctx, dump[idx])
 
+    # restore for the caller
+    for kd in kdamonds.kdamonds:
+        for ctx in kd.contexts:
+            if ctx in ctxs_paused_for_dump:
+                ctx.pause = False
+
 def main():
     kdamonds = _damon_sysfs.Kdamonds(
             [_damon_sysfs.Kdamond(
@@ -309,6 +346,7 @@ def main():
         print('kdamond start failed: %s' % err)
         exit(1)
     kdamonds.kdamonds[0].contexts[0].targets[1].obsolete = True
+    kdamonds.kdamonds[0].contexts[0].pause = True
     kdamonds.kdamonds[0].commit()
     del kdamonds.kdamonds[0].contexts[0].targets[1]
     assert_ctxs_committed(kdamonds)