diff --git a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/Control.java b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/Control.java
index 05c75a0e48e..8f246948710 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/Control.java
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/Control.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ final class Control {
             @Override
             public String run() {
                 try {
-                    delegate.combine(Collections.unmodifiableSet(values));
+                    return delegate.combine(Collections.unmodifiableSet(values));
                 } catch (Throwable t) {
                     // Prevent malicious user to propagate exception callback in the wrong context
                     Logger.log(LogTag.JFR_SETTING, LogLevel.WARN, "Exception occurred when combining " + values + " for " + getClass());
diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/api/settings/TestFilterEvents.java b/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/api/settings/TestFilterEvents.java
index 42bfc31767e..67619fb10b4 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/api/settings/TestFilterEvents.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/api/settings/TestFilterEvents.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public class TestFilterEvents {
         continuous.enable(HTTPGetEvent.class).with("threadNames", "\"unused-threadname-1\"");
         assertEquals(0, makeProfilingRecording("\"unused-threadname-2\""));
         assertEquals(1, makeProfilingRecording("\"" + Thread.currentThread().getName() + "\""));
+        assertEquals(2, makeCombineControl());
         continuous.close();
     }
 
@@ -94,4 +95,32 @@ public class TestFilterEvents {
         }
     }
 
+    private static int makeCombineControl() throws Exception {
+        try (Recording r1 = new Recording()) {
+            r1.enable(HTTPPostEvent.class).with("uriFilter", "https://www.example.com/list");
+            r1.start();
+
+            try (Recording r2 = new Recording()) {
+                r2.enable(HTTPPostEvent.class).with("uriFilter", "https://www.example.com/get");
+                r2.start();
+
+                HTTPPostEvent e1 = new HTTPPostEvent();
+                e1.uri = "https://www.example.com/list";
+                e1.commit();
+
+                HTTPPostEvent e2 = new HTTPPostEvent();
+                e2.uri = "https://www.example.com/get";
+                e2.commit();
+
+                HTTPPostEvent e3 = new HTTPPostEvent();
+                e3.uri = "https://www.example.com/put";
+                e3.commit();
+            }
+
+            r1.stop();
+
+            return Events.fromRecording(r1).size();
+        }
+    }
+
 }