diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 4e3a374..8b2c860 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -374,9 +374,11 @@
 
 static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu, pid_t pid)
 {
+	char *filter = filters[counter];
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
 	struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
 	int track = !counter; /* only the first counter needs these */
+	int ret;
 	struct {
 		u64 count;
 		u64 time_enabled;
@@ -479,7 +481,6 @@
 		multiplex_fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
 
 	if (multiplex && fd[nr_cpu][counter] != multiplex_fd) {
-		int ret;
 
 		ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT, multiplex_fd);
 		assert(ret != -1);
@@ -499,6 +500,16 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (filter != NULL) {
+		ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter],
+			    PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER, filter);
+		if (ret) {
+			error("failed to set filter with %d (%s)\n", errno,
+			      strerror(errno));
+			exit(-1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE);
 }
 
@@ -676,6 +687,8 @@
 	OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", NULL, "event",
 		     "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
 		     parse_events),
+	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "filter", NULL, "filter",
+		     "event filter", parse_filter),
 	OPT_INTEGER('p', "pid", &target_pid,
 		    "record events on existing pid"),
 	OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &realtime_prio,