diff --git a/tests/fpgadataflow/test_fpgadataflow_duplicatestreams.py b/tests/fpgadataflow/test_fpgadataflow_duplicatestreams.py
index 59ac1c09f4fe338ef03a8166c63b9d4b29bbc08e..d91463a204d44d8bda207101036e8eac8f0db0ce 100644
--- a/tests/fpgadataflow/test_fpgadataflow_duplicatestreams.py
+++ b/tests/fpgadataflow/test_fpgadataflow_duplicatestreams.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 import pytest
+import numpy as np
 
 from onnx import TensorProto, helper
 
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ from finn.util.basic import gen_finn_dt_tensor
 from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.replace_verilog_relpaths import (
     ReplaceVerilogRelPaths,
 )
+from finn.custom_op.registry import getCustomOp
+from finn.analysis.fpgadataflow.exp_cycles_per_layer import exp_cycles_per_layer
 
 
 def make_dupstreams_modelwrapper(ch, pe, idim, idt):
@@ -130,3 +133,10 @@ def test_fpgadataflow_duplicatestreams(idt, ch, fold, imdim, exec_mode):
 
     assert (y0 == expected_y).all(), exec_mode + " failed"
     assert (y1 == expected_y).all(), exec_mode + " failed"
+
+    if exec_mode == "rtlsim":
+        inst = getCustomOp(model.graph.node[0])
+        sim_cycles = inst.get_nodeattr("sim_cycles")
+        exp_cycles_dict = model.analysis(exp_cycles_per_layer)
+        exp_cycles = exp_cycles_dict[str(model.graph.node[0])]
+        assert np.isclose(exp_cycles, sim_cycles, atol=10)