diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 257c9c18cb7e..4958095be4fc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct report {
 	int			socket_filter;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(cpu_bitmap, MAX_NR_CPUS);
 	struct branch_type_stat	brtype_stat;
+	bool			symbol_ipc;
 };
 
 static int report__config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ static int hist_iter__report_callback(struct hist_entry_iter *iter,
 	struct mem_info *mi;
 	struct branch_info *bi;
 
-	if (!ui__has_annotation())
+	if (!ui__has_annotation() && !rep->symbol_ipc)
 		return 0;
 
 	hist__account_cycles(sample->branch_stack, al, sample,
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ static int hist_iter__branch_callback(struct hist_entry_iter *iter,
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel = iter->evsel;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!ui__has_annotation())
+	if (!ui__has_annotation() && !rep->symbol_ipc)
 		return 0;
 
 	hist__account_cycles(sample->branch_stack, al, sample,
@@ -1133,6 +1134,7 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv)
 		.mode  = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
 	};
 	int ret = hists__init();
+	char sort_tmp[128];
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -1284,6 +1286,24 @@ repeat:
 	else
 		use_browser = 0;
 
+	if (sort_order && strstr(sort_order, "ipc")) {
+		parse_options_usage(report_usage, options, "s", 1);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	if (sort_order && strstr(sort_order, "symbol")) {
+		if (sort__mode == SORT_MODE__BRANCH) {
+			snprintf(sort_tmp, sizeof(sort_tmp), "%s,%s",
+				 sort_order, "ipc_lbr");
+			report.symbol_ipc = true;
+		} else {
+			snprintf(sort_tmp, sizeof(sort_tmp), "%s,%s",
+				 sort_order, "ipc_null");
+		}
+
+		sort_order = sort_tmp;
+	}
+
 	if (setup_sorting(session->evlist) < 0) {
 		if (sort_order)
 			parse_options_usage(report_usage, options, "s", 1);
@@ -1311,7 +1331,7 @@ repeat:
 	 * so don't allocate extra space that won't be used in the stdio
 	 * implementation.
 	 */
-	if (ui__has_annotation()) {
+	if (ui__has_annotation() || report.symbol_ipc) {
 		ret = symbol__annotation_init();
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto error;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 3badd7f1e1b8..664b5eda8d51 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ enum hist_column {
 	HISTC_TRACE,
 	HISTC_SYM_SIZE,
 	HISTC_DSO_SIZE,
+	HISTC_SYMBOL_IPC,
 	HISTC_NR_COLS, /* Last entry */
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index f96c005b3c41..047793528919 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "strlist.h"
 #include <traceevent/event-parse.h>
 #include "mem-events.h"
+#include "annotate.h"
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 regex_t		parent_regex;
@@ -422,6 +423,64 @@ struct sort_entry sort_srcline_to = {
 	.se_width_idx	= HISTC_SRCLINE_TO,
 };
 
+static int hist_entry__sym_ipc_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
+					size_t size, unsigned int width)
+{
+
+	struct symbol *sym = he->ms.sym;
+	struct map *map = he->ms.map;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = hists_to_evsel(he->hists);
+	struct annotation *notes;
+	double ipc = 0.0, coverage = 0.0;
+	char tmp[64];
+
+	if (!sym)
+		return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*s", width, "-");
+
+	if (!sym->annotate2 && symbol__annotate2(sym, map, evsel,
+		&annotation__default_options, NULL) < 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
+
+	if (notes->hit_cycles)
+		ipc = notes->hit_insn / ((double)notes->hit_cycles);
+
+	if (notes->total_insn) {
+		coverage = notes->cover_insn * 100.0 /
+			((double)notes->total_insn);
+	}
+
+	snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%-5.2f [%5.1f%%]", ipc, coverage);
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*s", width, tmp);
+}
+
+struct sort_entry sort_sym_ipc = {
+	.se_header	= "IPC   [IPC Coverage]",
+	.se_cmp		= sort__sym_cmp,
+	.se_snprintf	= hist_entry__sym_ipc_snprintf,
+	.se_width_idx	= HISTC_SYMBOL_IPC,
+};
+
+static int hist_entry__sym_ipc_null_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he
+					     __maybe_unused,
+					     char *bf, size_t size,
+					     unsigned int width)
+{
+	char tmp[64];
+
+	snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%-5s %2s", "-", "-");
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*s", width, tmp);
+}
+
+struct sort_entry sort_sym_ipc_null = {
+	.se_header	= "IPC   [IPC Coverage]",
+	.se_cmp		= sort__sym_cmp,
+	.se_snprintf	= hist_entry__sym_ipc_null_snprintf,
+	.se_width_idx	= HISTC_SYMBOL_IPC,
+};
+
 /* --sort srcfile */
 
 static char no_srcfile[1];
@@ -1574,6 +1633,7 @@ static struct sort_dimension common_sort_dimensions[] = {
 	DIM(SORT_SYM_SIZE, "symbol_size", sort_sym_size),
 	DIM(SORT_DSO_SIZE, "dso_size", sort_dso_size),
 	DIM(SORT_CGROUP_ID, "cgroup_id", sort_cgroup_id),
+	DIM(SORT_SYM_IPC_NULL, "ipc_null", sort_sym_ipc_null),
 };
 
 #undef DIM
@@ -1591,6 +1651,7 @@ static struct sort_dimension bstack_sort_dimensions[] = {
 	DIM(SORT_CYCLES, "cycles", sort_cycles),
 	DIM(SORT_SRCLINE_FROM, "srcline_from", sort_srcline_from),
 	DIM(SORT_SRCLINE_TO, "srcline_to", sort_srcline_to),
+	DIM(SORT_SYM_IPC, "ipc_lbr", sort_sym_ipc),
 };
 
 #undef DIM
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index a97cf8e6be86..130fe37fe2df 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ enum sort_type {
 	SORT_SYM_SIZE,
 	SORT_DSO_SIZE,
 	SORT_CGROUP_ID,
+	SORT_SYM_IPC_NULL,
 
 	/* branch stack specific sort keys */
 	__SORT_BRANCH_STACK,
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ enum sort_type {
 	SORT_CYCLES,
 	SORT_SRCLINE_FROM,
 	SORT_SRCLINE_TO,
+	SORT_SYM_IPC,
 
 	/* memory mode specific sort keys */
 	__SORT_MEMORY_MODE,