diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
index e817179c5027..114d0544d7c7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
@@ -47,3 +47,9 @@
 	--itrace=i0nss1000000
 
 	skips the first million instructions.
+
+	The 'e' option may be followed by flags which affect what errors will or
+	will not be reported. Each flag must be preceded by either '+' or '-'.
+	The flags are:
+		o	overflow
+		l	trace data lost
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index 25c639ac4ad4..f0b0758830ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -1349,6 +1349,47 @@ void itrace_synth_opts__set_default(struct itrace_synth_opts *synth_opts,
 	synth_opts->initial_skip = 0;
 }
 
+static int get_flag(const char **ptr, unsigned int *flags)
+{
+	while (1) {
+		char c = **ptr;
+
+		if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') {
+			*flags |= 1 << (c - 'a');
+			++*ptr;
+			return 0;
+		} else if (c == ' ') {
+			++*ptr;
+			continue;
+		} else {
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static int get_flags(const char **ptr, unsigned int *plus_flags, unsigned int *minus_flags)
+{
+	while (1) {
+		switch (**ptr) {
+		case '+':
+			++*ptr;
+			if (get_flag(ptr, plus_flags))
+				return -1;
+			break;
+		case '-':
+			++*ptr;
+			if (get_flag(ptr, minus_flags))
+				return -1;
+			break;
+		case ' ':
+			++*ptr;
+			break;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Please check tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt for information
  * about the options parsed here, which is introduced after this cset,
@@ -1436,6 +1477,9 @@ int itrace_parse_synth_opts(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 			break;
 		case 'e':
 			synth_opts->errors = true;
+			if (get_flags(&p, &synth_opts->error_plus_flags,
+				      &synth_opts->error_minus_flags))
+				goto out_err;
 			break;
 		case 'd':
 			synth_opts->log = true;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
index e3ce5fb03ca0..cfe6d00d8624 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ enum itrace_period_type {
 	PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_NANOSECS,
 };
 
+#define AUXTRACE_ERR_FLG_OVERFLOW	(1 << ('o' - 'a'))
+#define AUXTRACE_ERR_FLG_DATA_LOST	(1 << ('l' - 'a'))
+
 /**
  * struct itrace_synth_opts - AUX area tracing synthesis options.
  * @set: indicates whether or not options have been set
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ enum itrace_period_type {
  * @cpu_bitmap: CPUs for which to synthesize events, or NULL for all
  * @ptime_range: time intervals to trace or NULL
  * @range_num: number of time intervals to trace
+ * @error_plus_flags: flags to affect what errors are reported
+ * @error_minus_flags: flags to affect what errors are reported
  */
 struct itrace_synth_opts {
 	bool			set;
@@ -124,6 +129,8 @@ struct itrace_synth_opts {
 	unsigned long		*cpu_bitmap;
 	struct perf_time_interval *ptime_range;
 	int			range_num;
+	unsigned int		error_plus_flags;
+	unsigned int		error_minus_flags;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -613,7 +620,10 @@ bool auxtrace__evsel_is_auxtrace(struct perf_session *session,
 "				p:	    		synthesize power events\n"			\
 "				o:			synthesize other events recorded due to the use\n" \
 "							of aux-output (refer to perf record)\n"	\
-"				e:	    		synthesize error events\n"			\
+"				e[flags]:		synthesize error events\n" \
+"							each flag must be preceded by + or -\n" \
+"							error flags are: o (overflow)\n" \
+"									 l (data lost)\n" \
 "				d:	    		create a debug log\n"			\
 "				f:	    		synthesize first level cache events\n" \
 "				m:	    		synthesize last level cache events\n" \