diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index e4c68ba79974..cd61bb1f3917 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static const char *perf_event__names[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_STAT_CONFIG]		= "STAT_CONFIG",
 	[PERF_RECORD_STAT]			= "STAT",
 	[PERF_RECORD_STAT_ROUND]		= "STAT_ROUND",
+	[PERF_RECORD_EVENT_UPDATE]		= "EVENT_UPDATE",
 };
 
 const char *perf_event__name(unsigned int id)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 1afaa21eeebe..6966a4b7c0f0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ enum perf_user_event_type { /* above any possible kernel type */
 	PERF_RECORD_STAT_CONFIG			= 75,
 	PERF_RECORD_STAT			= 76,
 	PERF_RECORD_STAT_ROUND			= 77,
+	PERF_RECORD_EVENT_UPDATE		= 78,
 	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX
 };
 
@@ -307,6 +308,14 @@ struct attr_event {
 	u64 id[];
 };
 
+struct event_update_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	u64 type;
+	u64 id;
+
+	char data[];
+};
+
 #define MAX_EVENT_NAME 64
 
 struct perf_trace_event_type {
@@ -456,6 +465,7 @@ union perf_event {
 	struct throttle_event		throttle;
 	struct sample_event		sample;
 	struct attr_event		attr;
+	struct event_update_event	event_update;
 	struct event_type_event		event_type;
 	struct tracing_data_event	tracing_data;
 	struct build_id_event		build_id;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 5ac7bdb0dff7..6b4e00220a5a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2745,6 +2745,26 @@ int perf_event__process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int perf_event__process_event_update(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+				     union perf_event *event,
+				     struct perf_evlist **pevlist)
+{
+	struct event_update_event *ev = &event->event_update;
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	if (!pevlist || *pevlist == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	evlist = *pevlist;
+
+	evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(evlist, ev->id);
+	if (evsel == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int perf_event__synthesize_tracing_data(struct perf_tool *tool, int fd,
 					struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 					perf_event__handler_t process)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index 05f27cb6b7e3..1e843c67a4ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				 perf_event__handler_t process);
 int perf_event__process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_evlist **pevlist);
+int perf_event__process_event_update(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+				     union perf_event *event,
+				     struct perf_evlist **pevlist);
 
 int perf_event__synthesize_tracing_data(struct perf_tool *tool,
 					int fd, struct perf_evlist *evlist,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 5b3a81a6b795..49e5cdc4cc5a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -205,6 +205,15 @@ static int process_event_synth_attr_stub(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int process_event_synth_event_update_stub(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+						 union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
+						 struct perf_evlist **pevlist
+						 __maybe_unused)
+{
+	dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int process_event_sample_stub(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 				     union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
 				     struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
@@ -374,6 +383,8 @@ void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool)
 		tool->unthrottle = process_event_stub;
 	if (tool->attr == NULL)
 		tool->attr = process_event_synth_attr_stub;
+	if (tool->event_update == NULL)
+		tool->event_update = process_event_synth_event_update_stub;
 	if (tool->tracing_data == NULL)
 		tool->tracing_data = process_event_synth_tracing_data_stub;
 	if (tool->build_id == NULL)
@@ -625,6 +636,13 @@ static void perf_event__hdr_attr_swap(union perf_event *event,
 	mem_bswap_64(event->attr.id, size);
 }
 
+static void perf_event__event_update_swap(union perf_event *event,
+					  bool sample_id_all __maybe_unused)
+{
+	event->event_update.type = bswap_64(event->event_update.type);
+	event->event_update.id   = bswap_64(event->event_update.id);
+}
+
 static void perf_event__event_type_swap(union perf_event *event,
 					bool sample_id_all __maybe_unused)
 {
@@ -779,6 +797,7 @@ static perf_event__swap_op perf_event__swap_ops[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_STAT_CONFIG]	  = perf_event__stat_config_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_STAT]		  = perf_event__stat_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_STAT_ROUND]	  = perf_event__stat_round_swap,
+	[PERF_RECORD_EVENT_UPDATE]	  = perf_event__event_update_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX]	  = NULL,
 };
 
@@ -1290,6 +1309,8 @@ static s64 perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session,
 			perf_session__set_comm_exec(session);
 		}
 		return err;
+	case PERF_RECORD_EVENT_UPDATE:
+		return tool->event_update(tool, event, &session->evlist);
 	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE:
 		/*
 		 * Depreceated, but we need to handle it for sake
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool.h b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
index d04d9e5f444a..55de4cffcd4e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/tool.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct perf_tool {
 			throttle,
 			unthrottle;
 	event_attr_op	attr;
+	event_attr_op	event_update;
 	event_op2	tracing_data;
 	event_oe	finished_round;
 	event_op2	build_id,