diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 3b4e7c4..380e84c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1067,6 +1067,11 @@
 	return perf_evsel__append_filter(evsel, "(%s) && (%s)", filter);
 }
 
+int perf_evsel__append_addr_filter(struct perf_evsel *evsel, const char *filter)
+{
+	return perf_evsel__append_filter(evsel, "%s,%s", filter);
+}
+
 int perf_evsel__enable(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	int nthreads = thread_map__nr(evsel->threads);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 1f8c48f..b1503b0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@
 
 int perf_evsel__set_filter(struct perf_evsel *evsel, const char *filter);
 int perf_evsel__append_tp_filter(struct perf_evsel *evsel, const char *filter);
+int perf_evsel__append_addr_filter(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+				   const char *filter);
 int perf_evsel__apply_filter(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads,
 			     const char *filter);
 int perf_evsel__enable(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 16bf09c..33546c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1760,20 +1760,49 @@
 static int set_filter(struct perf_evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
 {
 	const char *str = arg;
+	bool found = false;
+	int nr_addr_filters = 0;
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
 
-	if (evsel == NULL || evsel->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
-		fprintf(stderr,
-			"--filter option should follow a -e tracepoint option\n");
-		return -1;
+	if (evsel == NULL)
+		goto err;
+
+	if (evsel->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
+		if (perf_evsel__append_tp_filter(evsel, str) < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"not enough memory to hold filter string\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evsel__append_tp_filter(evsel, str) < 0) {
+	while ((pmu = perf_pmu__scan(pmu)) != NULL)
+		if (pmu->type == evsel->attr.type) {
+			found = true;
+			break;
+		}
+
+	if (found)
+		perf_pmu__scan_file(pmu, "nr_addr_filters",
+				    "%d", &nr_addr_filters);
+
+	if (!nr_addr_filters)
+		goto err;
+
+	if (perf_evsel__append_addr_filter(evsel, str) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr,
 			"not enough memory to hold filter string\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"--filter option should follow a -e tracepoint or HW tracer option\n");
+
+	return -1;
 }
 
 int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str,