diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 11585510695e..adfdcf1ffef9 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -394,6 +394,25 @@ reset_with_fail()
 	fi
 }
 
+start_events()
+{
+	evts_ns1=$(mktemp)
+	evts_ns2=$(mktemp)
+	:> "$evts_ns1"
+	:> "$evts_ns2"
+	ip netns exec "${ns1}" ./pm_nl_ctl events >> "$evts_ns1" 2>&1 &
+	evts_ns1_pid=$!
+	ip netns exec "${ns2}" ./pm_nl_ctl events >> "$evts_ns2" 2>&1 &
+	evts_ns2_pid=$!
+}
+
+reset_with_events()
+{
+	reset "${1}" || return 1
+
+	start_events
+}
+
 reset_with_tcp_filter()
 {
 	reset "${1}" || return 1
@@ -596,6 +615,14 @@ kill_tests_wait()
 	wait
 }
 
+kill_events_pids()
+{
+	kill_wait $evts_ns1_pid
+	evts_ns1_pid=0
+	kill_wait $evts_ns2_pid
+	evts_ns2_pid=0
+}
+
 pm_nl_set_limits()
 {
 	local ns=$1
@@ -3143,6 +3170,32 @@ fail_tests()
 	fi
 }
 
+# $1: ns ; $2: event type ; $3: count
+chk_evt_nr()
+{
+	local ns=${1}
+	local evt_name="${2}"
+	local exp="${3}"
+
+	local evts="${evts_ns1}"
+	local evt="${!evt_name}"
+	local count
+
+	evt_name="${evt_name:16}" # without MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_
+	[ "${ns}" == "ns2" ] && evts="${evts_ns2}"
+
+	printf "%-${nr_blank}s %s" " " "event ${ns} ${evt_name} (${exp})"
+
+	count=$(grep -cw "type:${evt}" "${evts}")
+	if [ "${count}" != "${exp}" ]; then
+		echo "[fail] got $count events, expected $exp"
+		fail_test
+		dump_stats
+	else
+		echo "[ ok ]"
+	fi
+}
+
 userspace_tests()
 {
 	# userspace pm type prevents add_addr
@@ -3265,11 +3318,13 @@ endpoint_tests()
 
 	if reset_with_tcp_filter "delete and re-add" ns2 10.0.3.2 REJECT OUTPUT &&
 	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
+		start_events
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 3
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 3
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.1.2 id 1 dev ns2eth1 flags subflow
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 id 2 dev ns2eth2 flags subflow
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 4 0 0 speed_5 2>/dev/null &
+		local tests_pid=$!
 
 		wait_mpj $ns2
 		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns2 2 10.0.2.2
@@ -3301,14 +3356,30 @@ endpoint_tests()
 			chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add id 0 ($i)" 3
 		done
 
+		kill_wait "${tests_pid}"
+		kill_events_pids
 		kill_tests_wait
 
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 4
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 6
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 4
+
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 6
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 5 # one has been closed before estab
+
 		chk_join_nr 6 6 6
 		chk_rm_nr 4 4
 	fi
 
 	# remove and re-add
-	if reset "delete re-add signal" &&
+	if reset_with_events "delete re-add signal" &&
 	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 3
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 3 3
@@ -3339,8 +3410,25 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.1.1 id 99 flags signal
 		wait_mpj $ns2
 		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add" 3
+
+		kill_wait "${tests_pid}"
+		kill_events_pids
 		kill_tests_wait
 
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 0
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 4
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 2
+
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 5
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 3
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 4
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 2
+
 		chk_join_nr 4 4 4
 		chk_add_nr 5 5
 		chk_rm_nr 3 2 invert
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
index f32045b23b89..4b1bef34d6d8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@
 readonly KSFT_FAIL=1
 readonly KSFT_SKIP=4
 
+# These variables are used in some selftests, read-only
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED=1           # MPTCP_EVENT_CREATED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED=2       # MPTCP_EVENT_ESTABLISHED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CLOSED=3            # MPTCP_EVENT_CLOSED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED=6         # MPTCP_EVENT_ANNOUNCED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED=7           # MPTCP_EVENT_REMOVED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED=10  # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED=11       # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_PRIORITY=13     # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_PRIORITY
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED=15 # MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED=16  # MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED
+
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET=2
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET6=10
+
 # SELFTESTS_MPTCP_LIB_EXPECT_ALL_FEATURES env var can be set when validating all
 # features using the last version of the kernel and the selftests to make sure
 # a test is not being skipped by mistake.