diff --git a/cscs-checks/tools/profiling_and_debugging/gperftools.py b/cscs-checks/tools/profiling_and_debugging/gperftools.py
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+import os
+
+import reframe as rfm
+import reframe.utility.sanity as sn
+
+
+@rfm.required_version('>=2.14')
+@rfm.parameterized_test(*([lang] for lang in ['C', 'Cpp', 'F90']))
+class GperftoolsCheck(rfm.RegressionTest):
+    def __init__(self, lang):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.valid_systems = ['daint:gpu', 'daint:mc']
+        self.valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-cray', 'PrgEnv-gnu',
+                                    'PrgEnv-intel', 'PrgEnv-pgi']
+        self.num_gpus_per_node = 1
+        self.executable = 'perftools_check'
+        self.prgenv_flags = {
+            'PrgEnv-cray': ['-g', '-h nomessage=3140', '-homp'],
+            'PrgEnv-gnu': ['-g', '-fopenmp'],
+            'PrgEnv-intel': ['-g', '-openmp'],
+            'PrgEnv-pgi': ['-g', '-mp']
+        }
+
+        self.rpt_file = 'gperftools.rpt'
+        self.rpt_file_txt = '%s.txt' % self.rpt_file
+        self.sanity_patterns = sn.all([
+            sn.assert_found('SUCCESS', self.stdout),
+            sn.assert_found(r'^Total:\s\d+\ssamples', self.rpt_file_txt),
+        ])
+
+        self.modules = ['gperftools']
+        self.build_system = 'Make'
+        self.build_system.makefile = 'Makefile_perftools'
+        self.build_system.cppflags = ['-D_CSCS_ITMAX=1', '-DUSE_MPI']
+
+        if lang == 'Cpp':
+            self.sourcesdir = os.path.join('src', 'C++')
+        else:
+            self.sourcesdir = os.path.join('src', lang)
+
+        # NOTE: Restrict concurrency to allow creation of Fortran modules
+        if lang == 'F90':
+            self.build_system.max_concurrency = 1
+
+        self.num_tasks_per_node = 2
+        self.maintainers = ['MK', 'JG']
+        self.tags = {'production'}
+        self.variables = {
+            'OMP_NUM_THREADS': '2',
+            'CPUPROFILE': self.rpt_file,
+        }
+        self.post_run = [
+            'pprof --text ./perftools_check $CPUPROFILE &> %s'
+            % self.rpt_file_txt
+        ]
+
+    def setup(self, environ, partition, **job_opts):
+        super().setup(environ, partition, **job_opts)
+        flags = self.prgenv_flags[self.current_environ.name]
+        self.build_system.cflags = flags
+        self.build_system.cxxflags = flags
+        self.build_system.fflags = flags
+        self.build_system.ldflags = flags + ['-dynamic',
+                                             '`pkg-config --libs libprofiler`']