diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
index 976b00c..64ed79c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
@@ -123,13 +123,16 @@
 	Show a column with the sum of periods.
 
 --dsos::
-	Only consider symbols in these dsos.
+	Only consider symbols in these dsos.  This option will affect the
+	percentage of the overhead column.  See --percentage for more info.
 
 --comms::
-	Only consider symbols in these comms.
+	Only consider symbols in these comms.  This option will affect the
+	percentage of the overhead column.  See --percentage for more info.
 
 --symbols::
-	Only consider these symbols.
+	Only consider these symbols.  This option will affect the
+	percentage of the overhead column.  See --percentage for more info.
 
 -M::
 --disassembler-style=:: Set disassembler style for objdump.
@@ -165,6 +168,15 @@
 	Do not show entries which have an overhead under that percent.
 	(Default: 0).
 
+--percentage::
+	Determine how to display the overhead percentage of filtered entries.
+	Filters can be applied by --comms, --dsos and/or --symbols options and
+	Zoom operations on the TUI (thread, dso, etc).
+
+	"relative" means it's relative to filtered entries only so that the
+	sum of shown entries will be always 100%. "absolute" means it retains
+	the original value before and after the filter is applied.
+
 INTERACTIVE PROMPTING KEYS
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 7ec351b..af8cb7a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -717,20 +717,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-parse_percentage(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused, const char *str,
-		 int unset __maybe_unused)
-{
-	if (!strcmp(str, "relative"))
-		symbol_conf.filter_relative = true;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "absolute"))
-		symbol_conf.filter_relative = false;
-	else
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct perf_session *session;
@@ -854,7 +840,7 @@
 	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "percent-limit", &report, "percent",
 		     "Don't show entries under that percent", parse_percent_limit),
 	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "percentage", NULL, "relative|absolute",
-		     "how to display percentage of filtered entries", parse_percentage),
+		     "how to display percentage of filtered entries", parse_filter_percentage),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	struct perf_data_file file = {
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 2526901..37d3046 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -697,8 +697,7 @@
 	if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP)
 		top->exact_samples++;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0 ||
-	    al.filtered)
+	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0)
 		return;
 
 	if (!top->kptr_restrict_warned &&
@@ -1119,6 +1118,8 @@
 	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &target->uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "percent-limit", &top, "percent",
 		     "Don't show entries under that percent", parse_percent_limit),
+	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "percentage", NULL, "relative|absolute",
+		     "How to display percentage of filtered entries", parse_filter_percentage),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	const char * const top_usage[] = {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 3ebd89a..3c2dd23 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -943,3 +943,16 @@
 	return symbol_conf.filter_relative ? hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period :
 		hists->stats.total_period;
 }
+
+int parse_filter_percentage(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
+			    const char *arg, int unset __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(arg, "relative"))
+		symbol_conf.filter_relative = true;
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "absolute"))
+		symbol_conf.filter_relative = false;
+	else
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 3191496..a4ec336 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -254,4 +254,9 @@
 #endif
 
 unsigned int hists__sort_list_width(struct hists *hists);
+
+struct option;
+int parse_filter_percentage(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
+			    const char *arg, int unset __maybe_unused);
+
 #endif	/* __PERF_HIST_H */