diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 0d852d1..afbe45e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	  These params can be used to overload default config values per event.
 	  Here is a list of the params.
 	  - 'period': Set event sampling period
+	  - 'freq': Set event sampling frequency
 	  - 'time': Disable/enable time stamping. Acceptable values are 1 for
 		    enabling time stamping. 0 for disabling time stamping.
 		    The default is 1.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index a59710f..f664a22 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -600,6 +600,10 @@
 			attr->sample_period = term->val.period;
 			attr->freq = 0;
 			break;
+		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_FREQ:
+			attr->sample_freq = term->val.freq;
+			attr->freq = 1;
+			break;
 		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_TIME:
 			if (term->val.time)
 				perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, TIME);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index b948f69..fdf2674 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 */
 enum {
 	PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_PERIOD,
+	PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_FREQ,
 	PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_TIME,
 	PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_MAX,
 };
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 	int	type;
 	union {
 		u64	period;
+		u64	freq;
 		bool	time;
 	} val;
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 828936d..dbf315d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -597,6 +597,9 @@
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD:
 		CHECK_TYPE_VAL(NUM);
 		break;
+	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ:
+		CHECK_TYPE_VAL(NUM);
+		break;
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE:
 		/*
 		 * TODO uncomment when the field is available
@@ -659,6 +662,9 @@
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(PERIOD, period, term->val.num);
 			break;
+		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ:
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(FREQ, freq, term->val.num);
+			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(TIME, time, term->val.num);
 			break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index e6f9aacc..ce2d13a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG2,
 	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME,
 	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD,
+	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ,
 	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE,
 	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME,
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index f542750..4306f5a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
 config2			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG2); }
 name			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME); }
 period			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD); }
+freq			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ); }
 branch_type		{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE); }
 time			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME); }
 ,			{ return ','; }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index d4b0e64..d85f11b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_pmu_format *format;
 	char *err, *str;
-	static const char *static_terms = "config,config1,config2,name,period,branch_type,time\n";
+	static const char *static_terms = "config,config1,config2,name,period,freq,branch_type,time\n";
 	unsigned i = 0;
 
 	if (!asprintf(&str, "valid terms:"))