diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-evlist.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-evlist.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cada9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-evlist.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+perf-evlist(1)
+==============
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-evlist - List the event names in a perf.data file
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf evlist <options>'
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This command displays the names of events sampled in a perf.data file.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-i::
+--input=::
+        Input file name. (default: perf.data)
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-list[1],
+linkperf:perf-report[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 9b84218..158c30e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)bench/mem-memcpy.o
 
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-diff.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-evlist.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-help.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-sched.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-buildid-list.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c5e9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Builtin evlist command: Show the list of event selectors present
+ * in a perf.data file.
+ */
+#include "builtin.h"
+
+#include "util/util.h"
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+#include "perf.h"
+#include "util/evlist.h"
+#include "util/evsel.h"
+#include "util/parse-events.h"
+#include "util/parse-options.h"
+#include "util/session.h"
+
+static char const *input_name = "perf.data";
+
+static int __cmd_evlist(void)
+{
+	struct perf_session *session;
+	struct perf_evsel *pos;
+
+	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0, false, NULL);
+	if (session == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &session->evlist->entries, node)
+		printf("%s\n", event_name(pos));
+
+	perf_session__delete(session);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const char * const evlist_usage[] = {
+	"perf evlist [<options>]",
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const struct option options[] = {
+	OPT_STRING('i', "input", &input_name, "file",
+		    "input file name"),
+	OPT_END()
+};
+
+int cmd_evlist(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
+{
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, evlist_usage, 0);
+	if (argc)
+		usage_with_options(evlist_usage, options);
+
+	return __cmd_evlist();
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin.h b/tools/perf/builtin.h
index c7798c7..4702e24 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin.h
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 extern int cmd_buildid_cache(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_buildid_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_evlist(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
diff --git a/tools/perf/command-list.txt b/tools/perf/command-list.txt
index 16b5088..d695fe4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/command-list.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/command-list.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 perf-buildid-cache		mainporcelain common
 perf-buildid-list		mainporcelain common
 perf-diff			mainporcelain common
+perf-evlist			mainporcelain common
 perf-inject			mainporcelain common
 perf-list			mainporcelain common
 perf-sched			mainporcelain common
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 595d0f4..ec635b7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@
 		{ "buildid-cache", cmd_buildid_cache, 0 },
 		{ "buildid-list", cmd_buildid_list, 0 },
 		{ "diff",	cmd_diff,	0 },
+		{ "evlist",	cmd_evlist,	0 },
 		{ "help",	cmd_help,	0 },
 		{ "list",	cmd_list,	0 },
 		{ "record",	cmd_record,	0 },