diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/Makefile
index c1ce39874e2b..25be68025290 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/Makefile
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ LDLIBS+=-lpthread
 
 OVERRIDE_TARGETS = 1
 
-TEST_GEN_PROGS := mixer-test pcm-test test-pcmtest-driver
+TEST_GEN_PROGS := mixer-test pcm-test test-pcmtest-driver utimer-test
 
-TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED := libatest.so
+TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED := libatest.so global-timer
 
 TEST_FILES := conf.d pcm-test.conf
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/global-timer.c b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/global-timer.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c15ec0ba851a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/global-timer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * This tool is used by the utimer test, and it allows us to
+ * count the ticks of a global timer in a certain time frame
+ * (which is set by `timeout` parameter).
+ *
+ * Author: Ivan Orlov <ivan.orlov0322@gmail.com>
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+static int ticked;
+static void async_callback(snd_async_handler_t *ahandler)
+{
+	ticked++;
+}
+
+static char timer_name[64];
+static void bind_to_timer(int device, int subdevice, int timeout)
+{
+	snd_timer_t *handle;
+	snd_timer_params_t *params;
+	snd_async_handler_t *ahandler;
+
+	time_t end;
+
+	sprintf(timer_name, "hw:CLASS=%d,SCLASS=%d,DEV=%d,SUBDEV=%d",
+		SND_TIMER_CLASS_GLOBAL, SND_TIMER_SCLASS_NONE,
+		device, subdevice);
+
+	snd_timer_params_alloca(&params);
+
+	if (snd_timer_open(&handle, timer_name, SND_TIMER_OPEN_NONBLOCK) < 0) {
+		perror("Can't open the timer");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	snd_timer_params_set_auto_start(params, 1);
+	snd_timer_params_set_ticks(params, 1);
+	if (snd_timer_params(handle, params) < 0) {
+		perror("Can't set timer params");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	if (snd_async_add_timer_handler(&ahandler, handle, async_callback, NULL) < 0) {
+		perror("Can't create a handler");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	end = time(NULL) + timeout;
+	if (snd_timer_start(handle) < 0) {
+		perror("Failed to start the timer");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	printf("Timer has started\n");
+	while (time(NULL) <= end) {
+		/*
+		 * Waiting for the timeout to elapse. Can't use sleep here, as it gets
+		 * constantly interrupted by the signal from the timer (SIGIO)
+		 */
+	}
+	snd_timer_stop(handle);
+	snd_timer_close(handle);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int device, subdevice, timeout;
+
+	if (argc < 4) {
+		perror("Usage: %s <device> <subdevice> <timeout>");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	setlinebuf(stdout);
+
+	device = atoi(argv[1]);
+	subdevice = atoi(argv[2]);
+	timeout = atoi(argv[3]);
+
+	bind_to_timer(device, subdevice, timeout);
+
+	printf("Total ticks count: %d\n", ticked);
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/utimer-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/utimer-test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7a90ead8c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/utimer-test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * This test covers the functionality of userspace-driven ALSA timers. Such timers
+ * are purely virtual (so they don't directly depend on the hardware), and they could be
+ * created and triggered by userspace applications.
+ *
+ * Author: Ivan Orlov <ivan.orlov0322@gmail.com>
+ */
+#include "../kselftest_harness.h"
+#include <sound/asound.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define FRAME_RATE 8000
+#define PERIOD_SIZE 4410
+#define UTIMER_DEFAULT_ID -1
+#define NANO 1000000000ULL
+#define TICKS_COUNT 10
+#define TICKS_RECORDING_DELTA 5
+#define TIMER_OUTPUT_BUF_LEN 1024
+#define TIMER_FREQ_SEC 1
+#define RESULT_PREFIX_LEN strlen("Total ticks count: ")
+
+enum timer_app_event {
+	TIMER_APP_STARTED,
+	TIMER_APP_RESULT,
+	TIMER_NO_EVENT,
+};
+
+FIXTURE(timer_f) {
+	int utimer_fd;
+	struct snd_timer_uinfo *utimer_info;
+};
+
+FIXTURE_SETUP(timer_f) {
+	int timer_dev_fd;
+
+	if (geteuid())
+		SKIP(return, "This test needs root to run!");
+
+	self->utimer_info = calloc(1, sizeof(*self->utimer_info));
+	ASSERT_NE(NULL, self->utimer_info);
+
+	/* Resolution is the time the period of frames takes in nanoseconds */
+	self->utimer_info->resolution = (NANO / FRAME_RATE * PERIOD_SIZE);
+
+	timer_dev_fd = open("/dev/snd/timer", O_RDONLY);
+	ASSERT_GE(timer_dev_fd, 0);
+
+	self->utimer_fd = ioctl(timer_dev_fd, SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_CREATE, self->utimer_info);
+	ASSERT_GE(self->utimer_fd, 0);
+
+	close(timer_dev_fd);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(timer_f) {
+	close(self->utimer_fd);
+	free(self->utimer_info);
+}
+
+static void *ticking_func(void *data)
+{
+	int i;
+	int *fd = (int *)data;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < TICKS_COUNT; i++) {
+		/* Well, trigger the timer! */
+		ioctl(*fd, SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_TRIGGER, NULL);
+		sleep(TIMER_FREQ_SEC);
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static enum timer_app_event parse_timer_output(const char *s)
+{
+	if (strstr(s, "Timer has started"))
+		return TIMER_APP_STARTED;
+	if (strstr(s, "Total ticks count"))
+		return TIMER_APP_RESULT;
+
+	return TIMER_NO_EVENT;
+}
+
+static int parse_timer_result(const char *s)
+{
+	char *end;
+	long d;
+
+	d = strtol(s + RESULT_PREFIX_LEN, &end, 10);
+	if (end == s + RESULT_PREFIX_LEN)
+		return -1;
+
+	return d;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This test triggers the timer and counts ticks at the same time. The amount
+ * of the timer trigger calls should be equal to the amount of ticks received.
+ */
+TEST_F(timer_f, utimer) {
+	char command[64];
+	pthread_t ticking_thread;
+	int total_ticks = 0;
+	FILE *rfp;
+	char *buf = malloc(TIMER_OUTPUT_BUF_LEN);
+
+	ASSERT_NE(buf, NULL);
+
+	/* The timeout should be the ticks interval * count of ticks + some delta */
+	sprintf(command, "./global-timer %d %d %d", SNDRV_TIMER_GLOBAL_UDRIVEN,
+		self->utimer_info->id, TICKS_COUNT * TIMER_FREQ_SEC + TICKS_RECORDING_DELTA);
+
+	rfp = popen(command, "r");
+	while (fgets(buf, TIMER_OUTPUT_BUF_LEN, rfp)) {
+		buf[TIMER_OUTPUT_BUF_LEN - 1] = 0;
+		switch (parse_timer_output(buf)) {
+		case TIMER_APP_STARTED:
+			/* global-timer waits for timer to trigger, so start the ticking thread */
+			pthread_create(&ticking_thread, NULL, ticking_func,
+				       &self->utimer_fd);
+			break;
+		case TIMER_APP_RESULT:
+			total_ticks = parse_timer_result(buf);
+			break;
+		case TIMER_NO_EVENT:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	pthread_join(ticking_thread, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EQ(total_ticks, TICKS_COUNT);
+	pclose(rfp);
+}
+
+TEST(wrong_timers_test) {
+	int timer_dev_fd;
+	int utimer_fd;
+	size_t i;
+	struct snd_timer_uinfo wrong_timer = {
+		.resolution = 0,
+		.id = UTIMER_DEFAULT_ID,
+	};
+
+	timer_dev_fd = open("/dev/snd/timer", O_RDONLY);
+	ASSERT_GE(timer_dev_fd, 0);
+
+	utimer_fd = ioctl(timer_dev_fd, SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_CREATE, &wrong_timer);
+	ASSERT_LT(utimer_fd, 0);
+	/* Check that id was not updated */
+	ASSERT_EQ(wrong_timer.id, UTIMER_DEFAULT_ID);
+
+	/* Test the NULL as an argument is processed correctly */
+	utimer_fd = ioctl(timer_dev_fd, SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_CREATE, NULL);
+	ASSERT_LT(utimer_fd, 0);
+
+	close(timer_dev_fd);
+}
+
+TEST_HARNESS_MAIN
