diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FilterTests.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FilterTests.cpp
index 53afef731a..533d0e6782 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FilterTests.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FilterTests.cpp
@@ -305,13 +305,18 @@ AssertionResult FilterTests::configureMonitorEvent(int64_t filterId, int32_t mon
     ndk::ScopedAStatus status;
 
     status = mFilters[filterId]->configureMonitorEvent(monitorEventTypes);
+    return AssertionResult(status.isOk());
+}
+
+AssertionResult FilterTests::testMonitorEvent(uint64_t filterId, uint32_t monitorEventTypes) {
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mFilterCallbacks[filterId]) << "Test with getNewlyOpenedFilterId first.";
     if (monitorEventTypes & static_cast<int32_t>(DemuxFilterMonitorEventType::SCRAMBLING_STATUS)) {
         mFilterCallbacks[filterId]->testFilterScramblingEvent();
     }
     if (monitorEventTypes & static_cast<int32_t>(DemuxFilterMonitorEventType::IP_CID_CHANGE)) {
         mFilterCallbacks[filterId]->testFilterIpCidEvent();
     }
-    return AssertionResult(status.isOk());
+    return AssertionResult(true);
 }
 
 AssertionResult FilterTests::startIdTest(int64_t filterId) {
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FilterTests.h b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FilterTests.h
index f579441d4f..f57093ebb4 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FilterTests.h
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FilterTests.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class FilterTests {
     AssertionResult configAvFilterStreamType(AvStreamType type, int64_t filterId);
     AssertionResult configIpFilterCid(int32_t ipCid, int64_t filterId);
     AssertionResult configureMonitorEvent(int64_t filterId, int32_t monitorEventTypes);
+    AssertionResult testMonitorEvent(uint64_t filterId, uint32_t monitorEventTypes);
     AssertionResult getFilterMQDescriptor(int64_t filterId, bool getMqDesc);
     AssertionResult startFilter(int64_t filterId);
     AssertionResult stopFilter(int64_t filterId);
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
index 9db82c893d..3664b6cfdf 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ void TunerFilterAidlTest::configSingleFilterInDemuxTest(FilterConfig filterConf,
     }
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.getFilterMQDescriptor(filterId, filterConf.getMqDesc));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.startFilter(filterId));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.tuneFrontend(frontendConf, true /*testWithDemux*/));
+    if (filterConf.monitorEventTypes > 0) {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.testMonitorEvent(filterId, filterConf.monitorEventTypes));
+    }
+    ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.stopTuneFrontend(true /*testWithDemux*/));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.stopFilter(filterId));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.closeFilter(filterId));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mDemuxTests.closeDemux());