diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 2a6ebe1..845facc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "util/thread.h"
 #include "util/parse-options.h"
 #include "util/strlist.h"
+#include "util/intlist.h"
 #include "util/thread_map.h"
 
 #include <libaudit.h>
@@ -259,6 +260,8 @@
 	unsigned long		nr_events;
 	struct strlist		*ev_qualifier;
 	bool			not_ev_qualifier;
+	struct intlist		*tid_list;
+	struct intlist		*pid_list;
 	bool			sched;
 	bool			multiple_threads;
 	double			duration_filter;
@@ -653,6 +656,18 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool skip_sample(struct trace *trace, struct perf_sample *sample)
+{
+	if ((trace->pid_list && intlist__find(trace->pid_list, sample->pid)) ||
+	    (trace->tid_list && intlist__find(trace->tid_list, sample->tid)))
+		return false;
+
+	if (trace->pid_list || trace->tid_list)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int trace__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				 union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
 				 struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -664,6 +679,9 @@
 
 	tracepoint_handler handler = evsel->handler.func;
 
+	if (skip_sample(trace, sample))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (trace->base_time == 0)
 		trace->base_time = sample->time;
 
@@ -683,6 +701,27 @@
 	return evsel != NULL;
 }
 
+static int parse_target_str(struct trace *trace)
+{
+	if (trace->opts.target.pid) {
+		trace->pid_list = intlist__new(trace->opts.target.pid);
+		if (trace->pid_list == NULL) {
+			pr_err("Error parsing process id string\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (trace->opts.target.tid) {
+		trace->tid_list = intlist__new(trace->opts.target.tid);
+		if (trace->tid_list == NULL) {
+			pr_err("Error parsing thread id string\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist = perf_evlist__new();
@@ -869,6 +908,10 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	err = parse_target_str(trace);
+	if (err != 0)
+		goto out;
+
 	setup_pager();
 
 	err = perf_session__process_events(session, &trace->tool);