diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index b121717ce42a..5280820ed389 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1578,6 +1578,9 @@ size_t perf_event__sample_event_size(const struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type,
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC)
 		result += sizeof(u64);
 
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION)
+		result += sizeof(u64);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -1751,6 +1754,11 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_sample(union perf_event *event, u64 type,
 		array++;
 	}
 
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION) {
+		*array = sample->transaction;
+		array++;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }