diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 8768a39..9c3e7619 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1020,6 +1020,7 @@ struct perf_sample_data {
 	u64				stack_user_size;
 
 	u64				phys_addr;
+	u64				cgroup;
 } ____cacheline_aligned;
 
 /* default value for data source */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index de95f6c..7b2d6fc 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ enum perf_event_sample_format {
 	PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR			= 1U << 18,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR			= 1U << 19,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_AUX				= 1U << 20,
+	PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP			= 1U << 21,
 
-	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 21,		/* non-ABI */
+	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 22,		/* non-ABI */
 
 	__PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN_EARLY		= 1ULL << 63, /* non-ABI; internal use */
 };
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 20a6ac3..7766b06 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1027,7 +1027,8 @@
 	help
 	  This option extends the perf per-cpu mode to restrict monitoring
 	  to threads which belong to the cgroup specified and run on the
-	  designated cpu.
+	  designated cpu.  Or this can be used to have cgroup ID in samples
+	  so that it can monitor performance events among cgroups.
 
 	  Say N if unsure.
 
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 994932d..1569979 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1862,6 +1862,9 @@ static void __perf_event_header_size(struct perf_event *event, u64 sample_type)
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR)
 		size += sizeof(data->phys_addr);
 
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP)
+		size += sizeof(data->cgroup);
+
 	event->header_size = size;
 }
 
@@ -6867,6 +6870,9 @@ void perf_output_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR)
 		perf_output_put(handle, data->phys_addr);
 
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP)
+		perf_output_put(handle, data->cgroup);
+
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_AUX) {
 		perf_output_put(handle, data->aux_size);
 
@@ -7066,6 +7072,16 @@ void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR)
 		data->phys_addr = perf_virt_to_phys(data->addr);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_PERF
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP) {
+		struct cgroup *cgrp;
+
+		/* protected by RCU */
+		cgrp = task_css_check(current, perf_event_cgrp_id, 1)->cgroup;
+		data->cgroup = cgroup_id(cgrp);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_AUX) {
 		u64 size;
 
@@ -11264,6 +11280,12 @@ static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
 
 	if (attr->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR)
 		ret = perf_reg_validate(attr->sample_regs_intr);
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_CGROUP_PERF
+	if (attr->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP)
+		return -EINVAL;
+#endif
+
 out:
 	return ret;