diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/damon/sysfs.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/damon/sysfs.sh
index f8d2092be004..b43deee60fe9 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/damon/sysfs.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/damon/sysfs.sh
@@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ test_goal()
 	ensure_dir "$goal_dir" "exist"
 	ensure_file "$goal_dir/target_value" "exist" "600"
 	ensure_file "$goal_dir/current_value" "exist" "600"
+	ensure_file "$goal_dir/target_metric" "exist" "600"
+	local fpath="$goal_dir/target_metric"
+	ensure_write_succ "$fpath" "user_input" "valid input"
+	ensure_write_succ "$fpath" "some_mem_psi_us" "valid input"
+	ensure_write_succ "$fpath" "node_mem_used_bp" "valid input"
+	ensure_write_succ "$fpath" "node_mem_free_bp" "valid input"
+	ensure_write_succ "$fpath" "node_memcg_used_bp" "valid input"
+	ensure_write_succ "$fpath" "node_memcg_free_bp" "valid input"
+	ensure_write_succ "$fpath" "active_mem_bp" "valid input"
+	ensure_write_succ "$fpath" "inactive_mem_bp" "valid input"
+	ensure_write_succ "$fpath" "node_eligible_mem_bp" "valid input"
+	ensure_write_fail "$fpath" "foo" "invalid input"
+	ensure_file "$goal_dir/nid" "exist" "600"
+	ensure_file "$goal_dir/path" "exist" "600"
 }
 
 test_goals()