diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 7257e7e9e38a..10fcf331e0e3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ endif
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/code-reading.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/sample-parsing.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/parse-no-sample-id-all.o
+ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
+ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/dwarf-unwind.o
+endif
+endif
 
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-annotate.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-bench.o
@@ -655,6 +660,9 @@ $(OUTPUT)tests/python-use.o: tests/python-use.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
 		-DPYTHON='"$(PYTHON_WORD)"' \
 		$<
 
+$(OUTPUT)tests/dwarf-unwind.o: tests/dwarf-unwind.c
+	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(CFLAGS) -fno-optimize-sibling-calls $<
+
 $(OUTPUT)util/config.o: util/config.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(CFLAGS) -DETC_PERFCONFIG='"$(ETC_PERFCONFIG_SQ)"' $<
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile
index 1cbef7338f84..948ea6cfd681 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endif
 ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/unwind.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/tests/regs_load.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/tests/dwarf-unwind.o
 endif
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/header.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/tsc.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/include/perf_regs.h b/tools/perf/arch/x86/include/perf_regs.h
index f3435d62aec1..fc819ca34a7e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/include/perf_regs.h
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/include/perf_regs.h
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ void perf_regs_load(u64 *regs);
 
 #ifndef HAVE_ARCH_X86_64_SUPPORT
 #define PERF_REGS_MASK ((1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_32_MAX) - 1)
+#define PERF_REGS_MAX PERF_REG_X86_32_MAX
+#define PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_32
 #else
 #define REG_NOSUPPORT ((1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_DS) | \
 		       (1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_ES) | \
 		       (1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_FS) | \
 		       (1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_GS))
 #define PERF_REGS_MASK (((1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_64_MAX) - 1) & ~REG_NOSUPPORT)
+#define PERF_REGS_MAX PERF_REG_X86_64_MAX
+#define PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_64
 #endif
 #define PERF_REG_IP PERF_REG_X86_IP
 #define PERF_REG_SP PERF_REG_X86_SP
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..371f8493dcfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include "perf_regs.h"
+#include "thread.h"
+#include "map.h"
+#include "event.h"
+#include "tests/tests.h"
+
+#define STACK_SIZE 8192
+
+static int sample_ustack(struct perf_sample *sample,
+			 struct thread *thread, u64 *regs)
+{
+	struct stack_dump *stack = &sample->user_stack;
+	struct map *map;
+	unsigned long sp;
+	u64 stack_size, *buf;
+
+	buf = malloc(STACK_SIZE);
+	if (!buf) {
+		pr_debug("failed to allocate sample uregs data\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	sp = (unsigned long) regs[PERF_REG_X86_SP];
+
+	map = map_groups__find(&thread->mg, MAP__FUNCTION, (u64) sp);
+	if (!map) {
+		pr_debug("failed to get stack map\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	stack_size = map->end - sp;
+	stack_size = stack_size > STACK_SIZE ? STACK_SIZE : stack_size;
+
+	memcpy(buf, (void *) sp, stack_size);
+	stack->data = (char *) buf;
+	stack->size = stack_size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int test__arch_unwind_sample(struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     struct thread *thread)
+{
+	struct regs_dump *regs = &sample->user_regs;
+	u64 *buf;
+
+	buf = malloc(sizeof(u64) * PERF_REGS_MAX);
+	if (!buf) {
+		pr_debug("failed to allocate sample uregs data\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	perf_regs_load(buf);
+	regs->abi  = PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI;
+	regs->regs = buf;
+
+	return sample_ustack(sample, thread, buf);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 1e67437fb4ca..f5a6ffba8a47 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ static struct test {
 		.desc = "Test parsing with no sample_id_all bit set",
 		.func = test__parse_no_sample_id_all,
 	},
+#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBUNWIND_SUPPORT
+	{
+		.desc = "Test dwarf unwind",
+		.func = test__dwarf_unwind,
+	},
+#endif
+#endif
 	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c b/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a203c0caaf8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "tests.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "machine.h"
+#include "event.h"
+#include "unwind.h"
+#include "perf_regs.h"
+#include "map.h"
+#include "thread.h"
+
+static int mmap_handler(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+			union perf_event *event,
+			struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+			struct machine *machine)
+{
+	return machine__process_mmap_event(machine, event, NULL);
+}
+
+static int init_live_machine(struct machine *machine)
+{
+	union perf_event event;
+	pid_t pid = getpid();
+
+	return perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(NULL, &event, pid, pid,
+						  mmap_handler, machine, true);
+}
+
+#define MAX_STACK 6
+
+static int unwind_entry(struct unwind_entry *entry, void *arg)
+{
+	unsigned long *cnt = (unsigned long *) arg;
+	char *symbol = entry->sym ? entry->sym->name : NULL;
+	static const char *funcs[MAX_STACK] = {
+		"test__arch_unwind_sample",
+		"unwind_thread",
+		"krava_3",
+		"krava_2",
+		"krava_1",
+		"test__dwarf_unwind"
+	};
+
+	if (*cnt >= MAX_STACK) {
+		pr_debug("failed: crossed the max stack value %d\n", MAX_STACK);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!symbol) {
+		pr_debug("failed: got unresolved address 0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
+			 entry->ip);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("got: %s 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", symbol, entry->ip);
+	return strcmp((const char *) symbol, funcs[(*cnt)++]);
+}
+
+__attribute__ ((noinline))
+static int unwind_thread(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	struct perf_sample sample;
+	unsigned long cnt = 0;
+	int err = -1;
+
+	memset(&sample, 0, sizeof(sample));
+
+	if (test__arch_unwind_sample(&sample, thread)) {
+		pr_debug("failed to get unwind sample\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry, &cnt, machine, thread,
+				  PERF_REGS_MASK, &sample, MAX_STACK);
+	if (err)
+		pr_debug("unwind failed\n");
+	else if (cnt != MAX_STACK) {
+		pr_debug("got wrong number of stack entries %lu != %d\n",
+			 cnt, MAX_STACK);
+		err = -1;
+	}
+
+ out:
+	free(sample.user_stack.data);
+	free(sample.user_regs.regs);
+	return err;
+}
+
+__attribute__ ((noinline))
+static int krava_3(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	return unwind_thread(thread, machine);
+}
+
+__attribute__ ((noinline))
+static int krava_2(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	return krava_3(thread, machine);
+}
+
+__attribute__ ((noinline))
+static int krava_1(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	return krava_2(thread, machine);
+}
+
+int test__dwarf_unwind(void)
+{
+	struct machines machines;
+	struct machine *machine;
+	struct thread *thread;
+	int err = -1;
+
+	machines__init(&machines);
+
+	machine = machines__find(&machines, HOST_KERNEL_ID);
+	if (!machine) {
+		pr_err("Could not get machine\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (init_live_machine(machine)) {
+		pr_err("Could not init machine\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (verbose > 1)
+		machine__fprintf(machine, stderr);
+
+	thread = machine__find_thread(machine, getpid());
+	if (!thread) {
+		pr_err("Could not get thread\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = krava_1(thread, machine);
+
+ out:
+	machine__delete_threads(machine);
+	machine__exit(machine);
+	machines__exit(&machines);
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index e0ac713857ba..8979309876a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -40,5 +40,14 @@ int test__code_reading(void);
 int test__sample_parsing(void);
 int test__keep_tracking(void);
 int test__parse_no_sample_id_all(void);
+int test__dwarf_unwind(void);
 
+#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBUNWIND_SUPPORT
+struct thread;
+struct perf_sample;
+int test__arch_unwind_sample(struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     struct thread *thread);
+#endif
+#endif
 #endif /* TESTS_H */