diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
index 1c5b980..223ffdc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
@@ -851,6 +851,28 @@
 	return test__checkevent_symbolic_name(evlist);
 }
 
+static int test__checkevent_exclude_host_modifier(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+					      struct perf_evsel, node);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+
+	return test__checkevent_symbolic_name(evlist);
+}
+
+static int test__checkevent_exclude_guest_modifier(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+					      struct perf_evsel, node);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
+
+	return test__checkevent_symbolic_name(evlist);
+}
+
 static int test__checkevent_symbolic_alias_modifier(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
@@ -1091,6 +1113,14 @@
 		.name  = "r1,syscalls:sys_enter_open:k,1:1:hp",
 		.check = test__checkevent_list,
 	},
+	{
+		.name  = "instructions:G",
+		.check = test__checkevent_exclude_host_modifier,
+	},
+	{
+		.name  = "instructions:H",
+		.check = test__checkevent_exclude_guest_modifier,
+	},
 };
 
 #define TEST__EVENTS_CNT (sizeof(test__events) / sizeof(struct test__event_st))