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+/*
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.event.runtime;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.EventNames;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.Events;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.event.runtime.TestSystemPropertyEvent
+ */
+public class TestSystemPropertyEvent {
+
+    private final static String EVENT_NAME = EventNames.InitialSystemProperty;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        Map<String, String> systemProps = createInitialSystemProperties();
+        // Recording should only contain properties defined at JVM start.
+        // This property should not be included.
+        System.setProperty("party.pooper", "buh!");
+
+        Recording recording = new Recording();
+        recording.enable(EVENT_NAME);
+        recording.start();
+        recording.stop();
+
+        Map<String, String> eventProps = new HashMap<>();
+        for (RecordedEvent event : Events.fromRecording(recording)) {
+            String key = Events.assertField(event, "key").notEmpty().getValue();
+            String value = Events.assertField(event, "value").notNull().getValue();
+            if (!eventProps.containsKey(key)) {
+                // Event is received at both start and end of chunk. Only log first.
+                System.out.println("Event:" + event);
+            }
+            eventProps.put(key, value);
+        }
+        Asserts.assertGreaterThan(eventProps.size(), 4, "Should have at least 5 events");
+
+        // Value of System.properties may change. We can not expect all values in
+        // events and System.getProperties() to be equal.
+        // To do some verification of property values we require that at least one
+        // property with non-empty value is equal.
+        int countEqualAndNonEmpty = 0;
+
+        String missingKeys = "";
+        for (String key : eventProps.keySet()) {
+            if (!systemProps.containsKey(key)) {
+                missingKeys += key + " ";
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (isEqualAndNonEmpty(key, eventProps.get(key), systemProps.get(key))) {
+                countEqualAndNonEmpty++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!missingKeys.isEmpty()) {
+            Asserts.fail("Event properties not found in System.properties(): " + missingKeys);
+        }
+        Asserts.assertTrue(countEqualAndNonEmpty > 0, "No property had expected value");
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isEqualAndNonEmpty(String key, String eventValue, String systemValue) {
+        if (eventValue == null || systemValue == null || eventValue.isEmpty() || systemValue.isEmpty()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        boolean isEquals = eventValue.equals(systemValue);
+        System.out.printf("eq=%b, key='%s', event='%s', system='%s'%n", isEquals, key, eventValue, systemValue);
+        return isEquals;
+    }
+
+    private static Map<String, String> createInitialSystemProperties() {
+        Map<String, String> result = new HashMap<>();
+        for (Object keyObject : System.getProperties().keySet()) {
+            String key = (String) keyObject;
+            result.put(key, System.getProperty(key));
+            System.out.println("initialProp: " + key);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}