diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 59653062bb48..2b4914f34ed6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -809,15 +809,23 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
 
 static void perf_top__mmap_read_idx(struct perf_top *top, int idx)
 {
+	struct record_opts *opts = &top->record_opts;
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = top->evlist;
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct perf_mmap *md;
 	struct perf_session *session = top->session;
 	union perf_event *event;
 	struct machine *machine;
+	u64 end, start;
 	int ret;
 
-	while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(top->evlist, idx)) != NULL) {
-		ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(top->evlist, event, &sample);
+	md = opts->overwrite ? &evlist->overwrite_mmap[idx] : &evlist->mmap[idx];
+	if (perf_mmap__read_init(md, opts->overwrite, &start, &end) < 0)
+		return;
+
+	while ((event = perf_mmap__read_event(md, opts->overwrite, &start, end)) != NULL) {
+		ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(evlist, event, &sample);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
 			goto next_event;
@@ -871,16 +879,28 @@ static void perf_top__mmap_read_idx(struct perf_top *top, int idx)
 		} else
 			++session->evlist->stats.nr_unknown_events;
 next_event:
-		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(top->evlist, idx);
+		perf_mmap__consume(md, opts->overwrite);
 	}
+
+	perf_mmap__read_done(md);
 }
 
 static void perf_top__mmap_read(struct perf_top *top)
 {
+	bool overwrite = top->record_opts.overwrite;
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = top->evlist;
 	int i;
 
+	if (overwrite)
+		perf_evlist__toggle_bkw_mmap(evlist, BKW_MMAP_DATA_PENDING);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < top->evlist->nr_mmaps; i++)
 		perf_top__mmap_read_idx(top, i);
+
+	if (overwrite) {
+		perf_evlist__toggle_bkw_mmap(evlist, BKW_MMAP_EMPTY);
+		perf_evlist__toggle_bkw_mmap(evlist, BKW_MMAP_RUNNING);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -979,11 +999,6 @@ static int perf_top__start_counters(struct perf_top *top)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	if (opts->overwrite) {
-		ui__error("not support overwrite mode yet\n");
-		goto out_err;
-	}
-
 	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts, &callchain_param);
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, counter) {
@@ -1144,7 +1159,7 @@ static int __cmd_top(struct perf_top *top)
 
 		perf_top__mmap_read(top);
 
-		if (hits == top->samples)
+		if (opts->overwrite || (hits == top->samples))
 			ret = perf_evlist__poll(top->evlist, 100);
 
 		if (resize) {
@@ -1238,6 +1253,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 				.uses_mmap   = true,
 			},
 			.proc_map_timeout    = 500,
+			.overwrite	= 1,
 		},
 		.max_stack	     = sysctl_perf_event_max_stack,
 		.sym_pcnt_filter     = 5,