diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 0d573ff..a97fbbe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 	u64 id;
 	u64 stream_id;
 	u64 period;
+	u64 weight;
 	u32 cpu;
 	u32 raw_size;
 	void *raw_data;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 1adb824..23061a6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@
 		attr->branch_sample_type = opts->branch_stack;
 	}
 
+	if (opts->sample_weight)
+		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT;
+
 	attr->mmap = track;
 	attr->comm = track;
 
@@ -1017,6 +1020,7 @@
 	data->cpu = data->pid = data->tid = -1;
 	data->stream_id = data->id = data->time = -1ULL;
 	data->period = 1;
+	data->weight = 0;
 
 	if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
 		if (!evsel->attr.sample_id_all)
@@ -1167,6 +1171,12 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	data->weight = 0;
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT) {
+		data->weight = *array;
+		array++;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index f855941..97ddd18 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -155,9 +155,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void he_stat__add_period(struct he_stat *he_stat, u64 period)
+static void he_stat__add_period(struct he_stat *he_stat, u64 period,
+				u64 weight)
 {
 	he_stat->period		+= period;
+	he_stat->weight		+= weight;
 	he_stat->nr_events	+= 1;
 }
 
@@ -169,12 +171,14 @@
 	dest->period_guest_sys	+= src->period_guest_sys;
 	dest->period_guest_us	+= src->period_guest_us;
 	dest->nr_events		+= src->nr_events;
+	dest->weight		+= src->weight;
 }
 
 static void hist_entry__decay(struct hist_entry *he)
 {
 	he->stat.period = (he->stat.period * 7) / 8;
 	he->stat.nr_events = (he->stat.nr_events * 7) / 8;
+	/* XXX need decay for weight too? */
 }
 
 static bool hists__decay_entry(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *he)
@@ -282,7 +286,8 @@
 static struct hist_entry *add_hist_entry(struct hists *hists,
 				      struct hist_entry *entry,
 				      struct addr_location *al,
-				      u64 period)
+				      u64 period,
+				      u64 weight)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
@@ -306,7 +311,7 @@
 		cmp = hist_entry__cmp(he, entry);
 
 		if (!cmp) {
-			he_stat__add_period(&he->stat, period);
+			he_stat__add_period(&he->stat, period, weight);
 
 			/* If the map of an existing hist_entry has
 			 * become out-of-date due to an exec() or
@@ -345,7 +350,8 @@
 					     struct addr_location *al,
 					     struct symbol *sym_parent,
 					     struct branch_info *bi,
-					     u64 period)
+					     u64 period,
+					     u64 weight)
 {
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
 		.thread	= al->thread,
@@ -359,6 +365,7 @@
 		.stat = {
 			.period	= period,
 			.nr_events = 1,
+			.weight = weight,
 		},
 		.parent = sym_parent,
 		.filtered = symbol__parent_filter(sym_parent),
@@ -366,12 +373,13 @@
 		.hists	= self,
 	};
 
-	return add_hist_entry(self, &entry, al, period);
+	return add_hist_entry(self, &entry, al, period, weight);
 }
 
 struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *self,
 				      struct addr_location *al,
-				      struct symbol *sym_parent, u64 period)
+				      struct symbol *sym_parent, u64 period,
+				      u64 weight)
 {
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
 		.thread	= al->thread,
@@ -385,13 +393,14 @@
 		.stat = {
 			.period	= period,
 			.nr_events = 1,
+			.weight = weight,
 		},
 		.parent = sym_parent,
 		.filtered = symbol__parent_filter(sym_parent),
 		.hists	= self,
 	};
 
-	return add_hist_entry(self, &entry, al, period);
+	return add_hist_entry(self, &entry, al, period, weight);
 }
 
 int64_t
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 8483313..121cc14 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 	HISTC_DSO_FROM,
 	HISTC_DSO_TO,
 	HISTC_SRCLINE,
+	HISTC_LOCAL_WEIGHT,
+	HISTC_GLOBAL_WEIGHT,
 	HISTC_NR_COLS, /* Last entry */
 };
 
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@
 
 struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *self,
 				      struct addr_location *al,
-				      struct symbol *parent, u64 period);
+				      struct symbol *parent, u64 period,
+				      u64 weight);
 int64_t hist_entry__cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right);
 int64_t hist_entry__collapse(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right);
 int hist_entry__sort_snprintf(struct hist_entry *self, char *bf, size_t size,
@@ -84,7 +87,8 @@
 					     struct addr_location *al,
 					     struct symbol *sym_parent,
 					     struct branch_info *bi,
-					     u64 period);
+					     u64 period,
+					     u64 weight);
 
 void hists__output_resort(struct hists *self);
 void hists__output_resort_threaded(struct hists *hists);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index c8ba120..627be09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -798,6 +798,9 @@
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER)
 		stack_user__printf(&sample->user_stack);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT)
+		printf("... weight: %" PRIu64 "\n", sample->weight);
 }
 
 static struct machine *
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index d41926c..d66bcd3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -464,6 +464,49 @@
 	.se_width_idx	= HISTC_MISPREDICT,
 };
 
+static u64 he_weight(struct hist_entry *he)
+{
+	return he->stat.nr_events ? he->stat.weight / he->stat.nr_events : 0;
+}
+
+static int64_t
+sort__local_weight_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
+{
+	return he_weight(left) - he_weight(right);
+}
+
+static int hist_entry__local_weight_snprintf(struct hist_entry *self, char *bf,
+				    size_t size, unsigned int width)
+{
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*llu", width, he_weight(self));
+}
+
+struct sort_entry sort_local_weight = {
+	.se_header	= "Local Weight",
+	.se_cmp		= sort__local_weight_cmp,
+	.se_snprintf	= hist_entry__local_weight_snprintf,
+	.se_width_idx	= HISTC_LOCAL_WEIGHT,
+};
+
+static int64_t
+sort__global_weight_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
+{
+	return left->stat.weight - right->stat.weight;
+}
+
+static int hist_entry__global_weight_snprintf(struct hist_entry *self, char *bf,
+					      size_t size, unsigned int width)
+{
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*llu", width, self->stat.weight);
+}
+
+struct sort_entry sort_global_weight = {
+	.se_header	= "Weight",
+	.se_cmp		= sort__global_weight_cmp,
+	.se_snprintf	= hist_entry__global_weight_snprintf,
+	.se_width_idx	= HISTC_GLOBAL_WEIGHT,
+};
+
 struct sort_dimension {
 	const char		*name;
 	struct sort_entry	*entry;
@@ -480,6 +523,8 @@
 	DIM(SORT_PARENT, "parent", sort_parent),
 	DIM(SORT_CPU, "cpu", sort_cpu),
 	DIM(SORT_SRCLINE, "srcline", sort_srcline),
+	DIM(SORT_LOCAL_WEIGHT, "local_weight", sort_local_weight),
+	DIM(SORT_GLOBAL_WEIGHT, "weight", sort_global_weight),
 };
 
 #undef DIM
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index b13e56f..3939250 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	u64			period_us;
 	u64			period_guest_sys;
 	u64			period_guest_us;
+	u64			weight;
 	u32			nr_events;
 };
 
@@ -130,6 +131,8 @@
 	SORT_PARENT,
 	SORT_CPU,
 	SORT_SRCLINE,
+	SORT_LOCAL_WEIGHT,
+	SORT_GLOBAL_WEIGHT,
 
 	/* branch stack specific sort keys */
 	__SORT_BRANCH_STACK,