diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 2937f7e..ff9a66e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 --tid=::
         Record events on existing thread ID.
 
+-u::
+--uid=::
+        Record events in threads owned by uid. Name or number.
+
 -r::
 --realtime=::
 	Collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority.
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
index b1a5bbb..ab1454e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
 --tid=<tid>::
         Profile events on existing thread ID.
 
+-u::
+--uid=::
+        Record events in threads owned by uid. Name or number.
+
 -r <priority>::
 --realtime=<priority>::
 	Collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 0abfb18..32870ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 	struct perf_evlist	*evlist;
 	struct perf_session	*session;
 	const char		*progname;
+	const char		*uid_str;
 	int			output;
 	unsigned int		page_size;
 	int			realtime_prio;
@@ -727,6 +728,7 @@
 	OPT_CALLBACK('G', "cgroup", &record.evlist, "name",
 		     "monitor event in cgroup name only",
 		     parse_cgroups),
+	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &record.uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
 	OPT_END()
 };
 
@@ -748,7 +750,7 @@
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, record_options, record_usage,
 			    PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 	if (!argc && rec->opts.target_pid == -1 && rec->opts.target_tid == -1 &&
-		!rec->opts.system_wide && !rec->opts.cpu_list)
+		!rec->opts.system_wide && !rec->opts.cpu_list && !rec->uid_str)
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
 
 	if (rec->force && rec->append_file) {
@@ -788,11 +790,17 @@
 		goto out_symbol_exit;
 	}
 
+	rec->opts.uid = parse_target_uid(rec->uid_str, rec->opts.target_tid,
+					 rec->opts.target_pid);
+	if (rec->uid_str != NULL && rec->opts.uid == UINT_MAX - 1)
+		goto out_free_fd;
+
 	if (rec->opts.target_pid != -1)
 		rec->opts.target_tid = rec->opts.target_pid;
 
 	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(evsel_list, rec->opts.target_pid,
-				     rec->opts.target_tid, rec->opts.cpu_list) < 0)
+				     rec->opts.target_tid, rec->opts.uid,
+				     rec->opts.cpu_list) < 0)
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index f5d2a63..459b862 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@
 	if (target_pid != -1)
 		target_tid = target_pid;
 
-	evsel_list->threads = thread_map__new(target_pid, target_tid);
+	evsel_list->threads = thread_map__new(target_pid, target_tid, UINT_MAX);
 	if (evsel_list->threads == NULL) {
 		pr_err("Problems finding threads of monitor\n");
 		usage_with_options(stat_usage, options);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
index 3854e86..3ce709e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid());
+	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
 	if (threads == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("thread_map__new\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid());
+	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
 	if (threads == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("thread_map__new\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
 		expected_nr_events[i] = random() % 257;
 	}
 
-	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid());
+	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
 	if (threads == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("thread_map__new\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@
 	 * we're monitoring, the one forked there.
 	 */
 	err = perf_evlist__create_maps(evlist, opts.target_pid,
-				       opts.target_tid, opts.cpu_list);
+				       opts.target_tid, UINT_MAX, opts.cpu_list);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 8f80df8..e8b033c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-
 void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws)
 {
 	char *s = getenv("LINES");
@@ -537,10 +536,20 @@
 
 static void *display_thread_tui(void *arg)
 {
+	struct perf_evsel *pos;
 	struct perf_top *top = arg;
 	const char *help = "For a higher level overview, try: perf top --sort comm,dso";
 
 	perf_top__sort_new_samples(top);
+
+	/*
+	 * Initialize the uid_filter_str, in the future the TUI will allow
+	 * Zooming in/out UIDs. For now juse use whatever the user passed
+	 * via --uid.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &top->evlist->entries, node)
+		pos->hists.uid_filter_str = top->uid_str;
+
 	perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(top->evlist, help,
 				      perf_top__sort_new_samples,
 				      top, top->delay_secs);
@@ -949,7 +958,7 @@
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_delete;
 
-	if (top->target_tid != -1)
+	if (top->target_tid != -1 || top->uid != UINT_MAX)
 		perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(&top->tool, top->evlist->threads,
 						  perf_event__process,
 						  &top->session->host_machine);
@@ -1089,6 +1098,7 @@
 		.delay_secs	     = 2,
 		.target_pid	     = -1,
 		.target_tid	     = -1,
+		.uid		     = UINT_MAX,
 		.freq		     = 1000, /* 1 KHz */
 		.sample_id_all_avail = true,
 		.mmap_pages	     = 128,
@@ -1162,6 +1172,7 @@
 		    "Display raw encoding of assembly instructions (default)"),
 	OPT_STRING('M', "disassembler-style", &disassembler_style, "disassembler style",
 		   "Specify disassembler style (e.g. -M intel for intel syntax)"),
+	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &top.uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -1187,6 +1198,10 @@
 
 	setup_browser(false);
 
+	top.uid = parse_target_uid(top.uid_str, top.target_tid, top.target_pid);
+	if (top.uid_str != NULL && top.uid == UINT_MAX - 1)
+		goto out_delete_evlist;
+
 	/* CPU and PID are mutually exclusive */
 	if (top.target_tid > 0 && top.cpu_list) {
 		printf("WARNING: PID switch overriding CPU\n");
@@ -1198,7 +1213,7 @@
 		top.target_tid = top.target_pid;
 
 	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(top.evlist, top.target_pid,
-				     top.target_tid, top.cpu_list) < 0)
+				     top.target_tid, top.uid, top.cpu_list) < 0)
 		usage_with_options(top_usage, options);
 
 	if (!top.evlist->nr_entries &&
@@ -1262,6 +1277,7 @@
 
 	status = __cmd_top(&top);
 
+out_delete_evlist:
 	perf_evlist__delete(top.evlist);
 
 	return status;
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index 64f8bee..92af168 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
 struct perf_record_opts {
 	pid_t	     target_pid;
 	pid_t	     target_tid;
+	uid_t	     uid;
 	bool	     call_graph;
 	bool	     group;
 	bool	     inherit_stat;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 3f16e08..a6d50e3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -594,14 +594,14 @@
 }
 
 int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist, pid_t target_pid,
-			     pid_t target_tid, const char *cpu_list)
+			     pid_t target_tid, uid_t uid, const char *cpu_list)
 {
-	evlist->threads = thread_map__new(target_pid, target_tid);
+	evlist->threads = thread_map__new(target_pid, target_tid, uid);
 
 	if (evlist->threads == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (cpu_list == NULL && target_tid != -1)
+	if (uid != UINT_MAX || (cpu_list == NULL && target_tid != -1))
 		evlist->cpus = cpu_map__dummy_new();
 	else
 		evlist->cpus = cpu_map__new(cpu_list);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 8922aee..9c51660 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 }
 
 int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist, pid_t target_pid,
-			     pid_t target_tid, const char *cpu_list);
+			     pid_t tid, uid_t uid, const char *cpu_list);
 void perf_evlist__delete_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 int perf_evlist__set_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index f55f0a8d..0d48613 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 	u64			nr_entries;
 	const struct thread	*thread_filter;
 	const struct dso	*dso_filter;
+	const char		*uid_filter_str;
 	pthread_mutex_t		lock;
 	struct events_stats	stats;
 	u64			event_stream;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 9dd47a4..e03b58a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -425,14 +425,14 @@
 static int pyrf_thread_map__init(struct pyrf_thread_map *pthreads,
 				 PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
-	static char *kwlist[] = { "pid", "tid", NULL };
-	int pid = -1, tid = -1;
+	static char *kwlist[] = { "pid", "tid", "uid", NULL };
+	int pid = -1, tid = -1, uid = UINT_MAX;
 
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|ii",
-					 kwlist, &pid, &tid))
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|iii",
+					 kwlist, &pid, &tid, &uid))
 		return -1;
 
-	pthreads->threads = thread_map__new(pid, tid);
+	pthreads->threads = thread_map__new(pid, tid, uid);
 	if (pthreads->threads == NULL)
 		return -1;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
index 894d52f..3d4b6c5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include "thread_map.h"
 
 /* Skip "." and ".." directories */
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@
 	sprintf(name, "/proc/%d/task", pid);
 	items = scandir(name, &namelist, filter, NULL);
 	if (items <= 0)
-                return NULL;
+		return NULL;
 
 	threads = malloc(sizeof(*threads) + sizeof(pid_t) * items);
 	if (threads != NULL) {
@@ -51,10 +56,99 @@
 	return threads;
 }
 
-struct thread_map *thread_map__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid)
+struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_uid(uid_t uid)
+{
+	DIR *proc;
+	int max_threads = 32, items, i;
+	char path[256];
+	struct dirent dirent, *next, **namelist = NULL;
+	struct thread_map *threads = malloc(sizeof(*threads) +
+					    max_threads * sizeof(pid_t));
+	if (threads == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	proc = opendir("/proc");
+	if (proc == NULL)
+		goto out_free_threads;
+
+	threads->nr = 0;
+
+	while (!readdir_r(proc, &dirent, &next) && next) {
+		char *end;
+		bool grow = false;
+		struct stat st;
+		pid_t pid = strtol(dirent.d_name, &end, 10);
+
+		if (*end) /* only interested in proper numerical dirents */
+			continue;
+
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%s", dirent.d_name);
+
+		if (stat(path, &st) != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		if (st.st_uid != uid)
+			continue;
+
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%d/task", pid);
+		items = scandir(path, &namelist, filter, NULL);
+		if (items <= 0)
+			goto out_free_closedir;
+
+		while (threads->nr + items >= max_threads) {
+			max_threads *= 2;
+			grow = true;
+		}
+
+		if (grow) {
+			struct thread_map *tmp;
+
+			tmp = realloc(threads, (sizeof(*threads) +
+						max_threads * sizeof(pid_t)));
+			if (tmp == NULL)
+				goto out_free_namelist;
+
+			threads = tmp;
+		}
+
+		for (i = 0; i < items; i++)
+			threads->map[threads->nr + i] = atoi(namelist[i]->d_name);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < items; i++)
+			free(namelist[i]);
+		free(namelist);
+
+		threads->nr += items;
+	}
+
+out_closedir:
+	closedir(proc);
+out:
+	return threads;
+
+out_free_threads:
+	free(threads);
+	return NULL;
+
+out_free_namelist:
+	for (i = 0; i < items; i++)
+		free(namelist[i]);
+	free(namelist);
+
+out_free_closedir:
+	free(threads);
+	threads = NULL;
+	goto out_closedir;
+}
+
+struct thread_map *thread_map__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid, uid_t uid)
 {
 	if (pid != -1)
 		return thread_map__new_by_pid(pid);
+
+	if (tid == -1 && uid != UINT_MAX)
+		return thread_map__new_by_uid(uid);
+
 	return thread_map__new_by_tid(tid);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h
index 736ab4a26..c75ddba 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_pid(pid_t pid);
 struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid(pid_t tid);
-struct thread_map *thread_map__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid);
+struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_uid(uid_t uid);
+struct thread_map *thread_map__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid, uid_t uid);
 void thread_map__delete(struct thread_map *threads);
 
 size_t thread_map__fprintf(struct thread_map *threads, FILE *fp);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.c b/tools/perf/util/top.c
index 500471d..e4370ca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.c
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
 	else if (top->target_tid != -1)
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (target_tid: %d",
 				top->target_tid);
+	else if (top->uid_str != NULL)
+		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (uid: %s",
+				top->uid_str);
 	else
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (all");
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.h b/tools/perf/util/top.h
index a248f3c..def3e53 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	int		   print_entries, count_filter, delay_secs;
 	int		   freq;
 	pid_t		   target_pid, target_tid;
+	uid_t		   uid;
 	bool		   hide_kernel_symbols, hide_user_symbols, zero;
 	bool		   system_wide;
 	bool		   use_tui, use_stdio;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 	int		   realtime_prio;
 	int		   sym_pcnt_filter;
 	const char	   *sym_filter;
+	const char	   *uid_str;
 };
 
 size_t perf_top__header_snprintf(struct perf_top *top, char *bf, size_t size);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 1212a38..7b6669d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -841,6 +841,9 @@
 	nr_events = convert_unit(nr_events, &unit);
 	printed = snprintf(bf, size, "Events: %lu%c %s", nr_events, unit, ev_name);
 
+	if (self->uid_filter_str)
+		printed += snprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
+				    ", UID: %s", self->uid_filter_str);
 	if (thread)
 		printed += snprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
 				    ", Thread: %s(%d)",
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/usage.c b/tools/perf/util/usage.c
index d76d1c0..d0c0139 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/usage.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/usage.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) Linus Torvalds, 2005
  */
 #include "util.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 
 static void report(const char *prefix, const char *err, va_list params)
 {
@@ -81,3 +82,41 @@
 	warn_routine(warn, params);
 	va_end(params);
 }
+
+uid_t parse_target_uid(const char *str, pid_t tid, pid_t pid)
+{
+	struct passwd pwd, *result;
+	char buf[1024];
+
+	if (str == NULL)
+		return UINT_MAX;
+
+	/* CPU and PID are mutually exclusive */
+	if (tid > 0 || pid > 0) {
+		ui__warning("PID/TID switch overriding UID\n");
+		sleep(1);
+		return UINT_MAX;
+	}
+
+	getpwnam_r(str, &pwd, buf, sizeof(buf), &result);
+
+	if (result == NULL) {
+		char *endptr;
+		int uid = strtol(str, &endptr, 10);
+
+		if (*endptr != '\0') {
+			ui__error("Invalid user %s\n", str);
+			return UINT_MAX - 1;
+		}
+
+		getpwuid_r(uid, &pwd, buf, sizeof(buf), &result);
+
+		if (result == NULL) {
+			ui__error("Problems obtaining information for user %s\n",
+				  str);
+			return UINT_MAX - 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result->pw_uid;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index b9c530c..061dbf8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@
 
 void event_attr_init(struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 
+uid_t parse_target_uid(const char *str, pid_t tid, pid_t pid);
+
 #define _STR(x) #x
 #define STR(x) _STR(x)