diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 355b7601ddb7..a18d142cdca3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -559,13 +559,15 @@ out:
 	return he;
 }
 
-struct hist_entry *hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
-				    struct addr_location *al,
-				    struct symbol *sym_parent,
-				    struct branch_info *bi,
-				    struct mem_info *mi,
-				    struct perf_sample *sample,
-				    bool sample_self)
+static struct hist_entry*
+__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
+		   struct addr_location *al,
+		   struct symbol *sym_parent,
+		   struct branch_info *bi,
+		   struct mem_info *mi,
+		   struct perf_sample *sample,
+		   bool sample_self,
+		   struct hist_entry_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
 		.thread	= al->thread,
@@ -592,11 +594,37 @@ struct hist_entry *hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 		.transaction = sample->transaction,
 		.raw_data = sample->raw_data,
 		.raw_size = sample->raw_size,
+		.ops = ops,
 	};
 
 	return hists__findnew_entry(hists, &entry, al, sample_self);
 }
 
+struct hist_entry *hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
+				    struct addr_location *al,
+				    struct symbol *sym_parent,
+				    struct branch_info *bi,
+				    struct mem_info *mi,
+				    struct perf_sample *sample,
+				    bool sample_self)
+{
+	return __hists__add_entry(hists, al, sym_parent, bi, mi,
+				  sample, sample_self, NULL);
+}
+
+struct hist_entry *hists__add_entry_ops(struct hists *hists,
+					struct hist_entry_ops *ops,
+					struct addr_location *al,
+					struct symbol *sym_parent,
+					struct branch_info *bi,
+					struct mem_info *mi,
+					struct perf_sample *sample,
+					bool sample_self)
+{
+	return __hists__add_entry(hists, al, sym_parent, bi, mi,
+				  sample, sample_self, ops);
+}
+
 static int
 iter_next_nop_entry(struct hist_entry_iter *iter __maybe_unused,
 		    struct addr_location *al __maybe_unused)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 0a03e08be503..49aa4fac148f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "ui/progress.h"
 
 struct hist_entry;
+struct hist_entry_ops;
 struct addr_location;
 struct symbol;
 
@@ -127,6 +128,16 @@ struct hist_entry *hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 				    struct mem_info *mi,
 				    struct perf_sample *sample,
 				    bool sample_self);
+
+struct hist_entry *hists__add_entry_ops(struct hists *hists,
+					struct hist_entry_ops *ops,
+					struct addr_location *al,
+					struct symbol *sym_parent,
+					struct branch_info *bi,
+					struct mem_info *mi,
+					struct perf_sample *sample,
+					bool sample_self);
+
 int hist_entry_iter__add(struct hist_entry_iter *iter, struct addr_location *al,
 			 int max_stack_depth, void *arg);