diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FilterTests.cpp b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FilterTests.cpp
index 4dff853..e982374 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FilterTests.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FilterTests.cpp
@@ -306,12 +306,6 @@
             android::hardware::tv::tuner::V1_1::IFilter::castFrom(mFilters[filterId]);
     if (filter_v1_1 != NULL) {
         status = filter_v1_1->configureMonitorEvent(monitorEventTypes);
-        if (monitorEventTypes & DemuxFilterMonitorEventType::SCRAMBLING_STATUS) {
-            mFilterCallbacks[filterId]->testFilterScramblingEvent();
-        }
-        if (monitorEventTypes & DemuxFilterMonitorEventType::IP_CID_CHANGE) {
-            mFilterCallbacks[filterId]->testFilterIpCidEvent();
-        }
     } else {
         ALOGW("[vts] Can't cast IFilter into v1_1.");
         return failure();
@@ -319,6 +313,17 @@
     return AssertionResult(status == Result::SUCCESS);
 }
 
+AssertionResult FilterTests::testMonitorEvent(uint64_t filterId, uint32_t monitorEventTypes) {
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mFilterCallbacks[filterId]) << "Test with getNewlyOpenedFilterId first.";
+    if (monitorEventTypes & DemuxFilterMonitorEventType::SCRAMBLING_STATUS) {
+        mFilterCallbacks[filterId]->testFilterScramblingEvent();
+    }
+    if (monitorEventTypes & DemuxFilterMonitorEventType::IP_CID_CHANGE) {
+        mFilterCallbacks[filterId]->testFilterIpCidEvent();
+    }
+    return AssertionResult(true);
+}
+
 AssertionResult FilterTests::startIdTest(uint64_t filterId) {
     EXPECT_TRUE(mFilterCallbacks[filterId]) << "Test with getNewlyOpenedFilterId first.";
     mFilterCallbacks[filterId]->testStartIdAfterReconfigure();
diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FilterTests.h b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FilterTests.h
index 72c8129..b34dbf3 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FilterTests.h
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FilterTests.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
     AssertionResult configAvFilterStreamType(AvStreamType type, uint64_t filterId);
     AssertionResult configIpFilterCid(uint32_t ipCid, uint64_t filterId);
     AssertionResult configureMonitorEvent(uint64_t filterId, uint32_t monitorEventTypes);
+    AssertionResult testMonitorEvent(uint64_t filterId, uint32_t monitorEventTypes);
     AssertionResult getFilterMQDescriptor(uint64_t filterId, bool getMqDesc);
     AssertionResult startFilter(uint64_t filterId);
     AssertionResult stopFilter(uint64_t filterId);
diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerV1_1TargetTest.cpp b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerV1_1TargetTest.cpp
index 1a9def8..ab51071 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerV1_1TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerV1_1TargetTest.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
     }
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.getFilterMQDescriptor(filterId, filterConf.config1_0.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());