diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
index 33a88e984e66..5a7035c5c523 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,31 @@ filter out the startup phase of the program, which is often very different.
 --uid=::
         Record events in threads owned by uid. Name or number.
 
+-G::
+--cgroup::
+	Record events in threads in a cgroup.
+
+	Look for cgroups to set at the /sys/fs/cgroup/perf_event directory, then
+	remove the /sys/fs/cgroup/perf_event/ part and try:
+
+		perf trace -G A -e sched:*switch
+
+	Will set all raw_syscalls:sys_{enter,exit}, pgfault, vfs_getname, etc
+	_and_ sched:sched_switch to the 'A' cgroup, while:
+
+		perf trace -e sched:*switch -G A
+
+	will only set the sched:sched_switch event to the 'A' cgroup, all the
+	other events (raw_syscalls:sys_{enter,exit}, etc are left "without"
+	a cgroup (on the root cgroup, sys wide, etc).
+
+	Multiple cgroups:
+
+		perf trace -G A -e sched:*switch -G B
+
+	the syscall ones go to the 'A' cgroup, the sched:sched_switch goes
+	to the 'B' cgroup.
+
 --filter-pids=::
 	Filter out events for these pids and for 'trace' itself (comma separated list).
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 1a93debc1e8d..5b81060a8117 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <traceevent/event-parse.h>
 #include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
 #include "builtin.h"
+#include "util/cgroup.h"
 #include "util/color.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
 #include "util/env.h"
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ struct trace {
 	struct perf_evlist	*evlist;
 	struct machine		*host;
 	struct thread		*current;
+	struct cgroup		*cgroup;
 	u64			base_time;
 	FILE			*output;
 	unsigned long		nr_events;
@@ -2370,6 +2372,34 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 				   trace__sched_stat_runtime))
 		goto out_error_sched_stat_runtime;
 
+	/*
+	 * If a global cgroup was set, apply it to all the events without an
+	 * explicit cgroup. I.e.:
+	 *
+	 * 	trace -G A -e sched:*switch
+	 *
+	 * Will set all raw_syscalls:sys_{enter,exit}, pgfault, vfs_getname, etc
+	 * _and_ sched:sched_switch to the 'A' cgroup, while:
+	 *
+	 * trace -e sched:*switch -G A
+	 *
+	 * will only set the sched:sched_switch event to the 'A' cgroup, all the
+	 * other events (raw_syscalls:sys_{enter,exit}, etc are left "without"
+	 * a cgroup (on the root cgroup, sys wide, etc).
+	 *
+	 * Multiple cgroups:
+	 *
+	 * trace -G A -e sched:*switch -G B
+	 *
+	 * the syscall ones go to the 'A' cgroup, the sched:sched_switch goes
+	 * to the 'B' cgroup.
+	 *
+	 * evlist__set_default_cgroup() grabs a reference of the passed cgroup
+	 * only for the evsels still without a cgroup, i.e. evsel->cgroup == NULL.
+	 */
+	if (trace->cgroup)
+		evlist__set_default_cgroup(trace->evlist, trace->cgroup);
+
 	err = perf_evlist__create_maps(evlist, &trace->opts.target);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		fprintf(trace->output, "Problems parsing the target to trace, check your options!\n");
@@ -2540,6 +2570,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 	trace__symbols__exit(trace);
 
 	perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
+	cgroup__put(trace->cgroup);
 	trace->evlist = NULL;
 	trace->live = false;
 	return err;
@@ -2979,6 +3010,18 @@ static int trace__parse_events_option(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int trace__parse_cgroups(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset)
+{
+	struct trace *trace = opt->value;
+
+	if (!list_empty(&trace->evlist->entries))
+		return parse_cgroups(opt, str, unset);
+
+	trace->cgroup = evlist__findnew_cgroup(trace->evlist, str);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	const char *trace_usage[] = {
@@ -3069,6 +3112,8 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 			"print the PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE PERF_SAMPLE_ info, for debugging"),
 	OPT_UINTEGER(0, "proc-map-timeout", &trace.opts.proc_map_timeout,
 			"per thread proc mmap processing timeout in ms"),
+	OPT_CALLBACK('G', "cgroup", &trace, "name", "monitor event in cgroup name only",
+		     trace__parse_cgroups),
 	OPT_UINTEGER('D', "delay", &trace.opts.initial_delay,
 		     "ms to wait before starting measurement after program "
 		     "start"),
@@ -3095,6 +3140,11 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 	argc = parse_options_subcommand(argc, argv, trace_options, trace_subcommands,
 				 trace_usage, PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 
+	if ((nr_cgroups || trace.cgroup) && !trace.opts.target.system_wide) {
+		usage_with_options_msg(trace_usage, trace_options,
+				       "cgroup monitoring only available in system-wide mode");
+	}
+
 	err = bpf__setup_stdout(trace.evlist);
 	if (err) {
 		bpf__strerror_setup_stdout(trace.evlist, err, bf, sizeof(bf));