diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index edc660e..67a9f4d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ui/browsers/annotate.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ui/browsers/hists.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ui/browsers/map.o
+		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ui/browsers/top.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ui/helpline.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ui/progress.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ui/util.o
@@ -1050,6 +1051,9 @@
 $(OUTPUT)util/ui/browsers/annotate.o: util/ui/browsers/annotate.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DENABLE_SLFUTURE_CONST $<
 
+$(OUTPUT)util/ui/browsers/top.o: util/ui/browsers/top.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
+	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DENABLE_SLFUTURE_CONST $<
+
 $(OUTPUT)util/ui/browsers/hists.o: util/ui/browsers/hists.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DENABLE_SLFUTURE_CONST $<
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 3c9ba94..104de9ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "perf.h"
 
+#include "util/cache.h"
 #include "util/color.h"
 #include "util/evlist.h"
 #include "util/evsel.h"
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@
 
 static bool			system_wide			=  false;
 
+static bool			use_tui, use_stdio;
+
 static int			default_interval		=      0;
 
 static bool			inherit				=  false;
@@ -96,11 +99,6 @@
  * Source functions
  */
 
-static inline struct symbol *sym_entry__symbol(struct sym_entry *self)
-{
-       return ((void *)self) + symbol_conf.priv_size;
-}
-
 void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws)
 {
 	char *s = getenv("LINES");
@@ -695,6 +693,14 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void *display_thread_tui(void *arg __used)
+{
+	perf_top__tui_browser(&top);
+	exit_browser(0);
+	exit(0);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void *display_thread(void *arg __used)
 {
 	struct pollfd stdin_poll = { .fd = 0, .events = POLLIN };
@@ -1005,7 +1011,8 @@
 
 	perf_session__mmap_read(session);
 
-	if (pthread_create(&thread, NULL, display_thread, session)) {
+	if (pthread_create(&thread, NULL, (use_browser > 0 ? display_thread_tui :
+							     display_thread), session)) {
 		printf("Could not create display thread.\n");
 		exit(-1);
 	}
@@ -1078,6 +1085,8 @@
 		    "display this many functions"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('U', "hide_user_symbols", &top.hide_user_symbols,
 		    "hide user symbols"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "tui", &use_tui, "Use the TUI interface"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "stdio", &use_stdio, "Use the stdio interface"),
 	OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose,
 		    "be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc)"),
 	OPT_END()
@@ -1098,6 +1107,20 @@
 	if (argc)
 		usage_with_options(top_usage, options);
 
+	/*
+ 	 * XXX For now start disabled, only using TUI if explicitely asked for.
+ 	 * Change that when handle_keys equivalent gets written, live annotation
+ 	 * done, etc.
+ 	 */
+	use_browser = 0;
+
+	if (use_stdio)
+		use_browser = 0;
+	else if (use_tui)
+		use_browser = 1;
+
+	setup_browser(false);
+
 	/* CPU and PID are mutually exclusive */
 	if (top.target_tid > 0 && top.cpu_list) {
 		printf("WARNING: PID switch overriding CPU\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.c b/tools/perf/util/top.c
index c06cc53..1d2e265 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
 	syme = list_entry(top->active_symbols.next, struct sym_entry, node);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&top->active_symbols_lock);
 
+	top->rb_entries = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_from(syme, n, &top->active_symbols, node) {
 		syme->snap_count = syme->count[snap];
 		if (syme->snap_count != 0) {
@@ -170,7 +171,11 @@
 				continue;
 			}
 			syme->weight = sym_weight(syme, top);
-			rb_insert_active_sym(root, syme);
+
+			if ((int)syme->snap_count >= top->count_filter) {
+				rb_insert_active_sym(root, syme);
+				++top->rb_entries;
+			}
 			sum_ksamples += syme->snap_count;
 
 			for (j = 0; j < top->evlist->nr_entries; j++)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.h b/tools/perf/util/top.h
index 0467b26..611370fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.h
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
 	unsigned long		count[0];
 };
 
+static inline struct symbol *sym_entry__symbol(struct sym_entry *self)
+{
+       return ((void *)self) + symbol_conf.priv_size;
+}
+
 struct perf_top {
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
 	/*
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@
 	u64		   exact_samples;
 	u64		   guest_us_samples, guest_kernel_samples;
 	int		   print_entries, count_filter, delay_secs;
-	int		   display_weighted, freq;
+	int		   display_weighted, freq, rb_entries;
 	int		   sym_counter, target_pid, target_tid;
 	bool		   hide_kernel_symbols, hide_user_symbols, zero;
 	const char	   *cpu_list;
@@ -64,4 +69,12 @@
 void perf_top__find_widths(struct perf_top *top, struct rb_root *root,
 			   int *dso_width, int *dso_short_width, int *sym_width);
 
+#ifdef NO_NEWT_SUPPORT
+static inline int perf_top__tui_browser(struct perf_top *top __used)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+int perf_top__tui_browser(struct perf_top *top);
+#endif
 #endif /* __PERF_TOP_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/top.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/top.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca60624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/top.c
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011, Red Hat Inc, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * Parts came from builtin-{top,stat,record}.c, see those files for further
+ * copyright notes.
+ *
+ * Released under the GPL v2. (and only v2, not any later version)
+ */
+#include "../browser.h"
+#include "../helpline.h"
+#include "../libslang.h"
+#include "../../evlist.h"
+#include "../../hist.h"
+#include "../../sort.h"
+#include "../../symbol.h"
+#include "../../top.h"
+
+struct perf_top_browser {
+	struct ui_browser b;
+	struct rb_root	  root;
+	float		  sum_ksamples;
+	int		  dso_width;
+	int		  dso_short_width;
+	int		  sym_width;
+};
+
+static void perf_top_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry, int row)
+{
+	struct perf_top_browser *top_browser = container_of(browser, struct perf_top_browser, b);
+	struct sym_entry *syme = rb_entry(entry, struct sym_entry, rb_node);
+	bool current_entry = ui_browser__is_current_entry(browser, row);
+	struct symbol *symbol = sym_entry__symbol(syme);
+	struct perf_top *top = browser->priv;
+	int width = browser->width;
+	double pcnt;
+
+	pcnt = 100.0 - (100.0 * ((top_browser->sum_ksamples - syme->snap_count) /
+				 top_browser->sum_ksamples));
+	ui_browser__set_percent_color(browser, pcnt, current_entry);
+
+	if (top->evlist->nr_entries == 1 || !top->display_weighted) {
+		slsmg_printf("%20.2f ", syme->weight);
+		width -= 24;
+	} else {
+		slsmg_printf("%9.1f %10ld ", syme->weight, syme->snap_count);
+		width -= 23;
+	}
+
+	slsmg_printf("%4.1f%%", pcnt);
+	width -= 7;
+
+	if (verbose) {
+		slsmg_printf(" %016" PRIx64, symbol->start);
+		width -= 17;
+	}
+
+	slsmg_printf(" %-*.*s ", top_browser->sym_width, top_browser->sym_width,
+		     symbol->name);
+	width -= top_browser->sym_width;
+	slsmg_write_nstring(width >= syme->map->dso->long_name_len ?
+				syme->map->dso->long_name :
+				syme->map->dso->short_name, width);
+}
+
+static void perf_top_browser__update_rb_tree(struct perf_top_browser *browser)
+{
+	struct perf_top *top = browser->b.priv;
+
+	browser->root = RB_ROOT;
+	browser->b.top = NULL;
+	browser->sum_ksamples = perf_top__decay_samples(top, &browser->root);
+	perf_top__find_widths(top, &browser->root, &browser->dso_width,
+			      &browser->dso_short_width,
+                              &browser->sym_width);
+	if (browser->sym_width + browser->dso_width > browser->b.width - 29) {
+		browser->dso_width = browser->dso_short_width;
+		if (browser->sym_width + browser->dso_width > browser->b.width - 29)
+			browser->sym_width = browser->b.width - browser->dso_width - 29;
+	}
+	browser->b.nr_entries = top->rb_entries;
+}
+
+static int perf_top_browser__run(struct perf_top_browser *browser)
+{
+	int key;
+	char title[160];
+	struct perf_top *top = browser->b.priv;
+	int delay_msecs = top->delay_secs * 1000;
+
+	perf_top_browser__update_rb_tree(browser);
+        perf_top__header_snprintf(top, title, sizeof(title));
+        perf_top__reset_sample_counters(top);
+
+	if (ui_browser__show(&browser->b, title, "ESC: exit") < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	newtFormSetTimer(browser->b.form, delay_msecs);
+
+	while (1) {
+		key = ui_browser__run(&browser->b);
+
+		switch (key) {
+		case -1:
+			/* FIXME we need to check if it was es.reason == NEWT_EXIT_TIMER */
+			perf_top_browser__update_rb_tree(browser);
+			perf_top__header_snprintf(top, title, sizeof(title));
+			perf_top__reset_sample_counters(top);
+			ui_browser__set_color(&browser->b, NEWT_COLORSET_ROOT);
+			SLsmg_gotorc(0, 0);
+			slsmg_write_nstring(title, browser->b.width);
+			break;
+		case NEWT_KEY_TAB:
+		default:
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+out:
+	ui_browser__hide(&browser->b);
+	return key;
+}
+
+int perf_top__tui_browser(struct perf_top *top)
+{
+	struct perf_top_browser browser = {
+		.b = {
+			.entries = &browser.root,
+			.refresh = ui_browser__rb_tree_refresh,
+			.seek	 = ui_browser__rb_tree_seek,
+			.write	 = perf_top_browser__write,
+			.priv	 = top,
+		},
+	};
+
+	ui_helpline__push("Press <- or ESC to exit");
+	return perf_top_browser__run(&browser);
+}