diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
index c7894764d4a6..9313ef2739e0 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ test_default_stat() {
   echo "Basic stat command test [Success]"
 }
 
+test_stat_record_report() {
+  echo "stat record and report test"
+  if ! perf stat record -o - true | perf stat report -i - 2>&1 | \
+    egrep -q "Performance counter stats for 'pipe':"
+  then
+    echo "stat record and report test [Failed]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "stat record and report test [Success]"
+}
+
 test_topdown_groups() {
   # Topdown events must be grouped with the slots event first. Test that
   # parse-events reorders this.
@@ -62,6 +74,7 @@ test_topdown_weak_groups() {
 }
 
 test_default_stat
+test_stat_record_report
 test_topdown_groups
 test_topdown_weak_groups
 exit $err