diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index fd2503a5f876..9cc768ecacad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ static int perf_evlist__tty_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 		struct hists *hists = &pos->hists;
 		const char *evname = perf_evsel__name(pos);
 
+		if (symbol_conf.event_group &&
+		    !perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos))
+			continue;
+
 		hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(hists, evname, stdout);
 		hists__fprintf(hists, true, 0, 0, stdout);
 		fprintf(stdout, "\n\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index d7112dfa89cc..167f7701f94e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1695,8 +1695,19 @@ static int perf_evsel_menu__run(struct perf_evsel_menu *menu,
 	return key;
 }
 
+static bool filter_group_entries(struct ui_browser *self __maybe_unused,
+				 void *entry)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(entry, struct perf_evsel, node);
+
+	if (symbol_conf.event_group && !perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int __perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-					   const char *help,
+					   int nr_entries, const char *help,
 					   struct hist_browser_timer *hbt,
 					   struct perf_session_env *env)
 {
@@ -1707,7 +1718,8 @@ static int __perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			.refresh    = ui_browser__list_head_refresh,
 			.seek	    = ui_browser__list_head_seek,
 			.write	    = perf_evsel_menu__write,
-			.nr_entries = evlist->nr_entries,
+			.filter	    = filter_group_entries,
+			.nr_entries = nr_entries,
 			.priv	    = evlist,
 		},
 		.env = env,
@@ -1723,20 +1735,37 @@ static int __perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			menu.b.width = line_len;
 	}
 
-	return perf_evsel_menu__run(&menu, evlist->nr_entries, help, hbt);
+	return perf_evsel_menu__run(&menu, nr_entries, help, hbt);
 }
 
 int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *help,
 				  struct hist_browser_timer *hbt,
 				  struct perf_session_env *env)
 {
-	if (evlist->nr_entries == 1) {
+	int nr_entries = evlist->nr_entries;
+
+single_entry:
+	if (nr_entries == 1) {
 		struct perf_evsel *first = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
 						      struct perf_evsel, node);
 		const char *ev_name = perf_evsel__name(first);
-		return perf_evsel__hists_browse(first, evlist->nr_entries, help,
+
+		return perf_evsel__hists_browse(first, nr_entries, help,
 						ev_name, false, hbt, env);
 	}
 
-	return __perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(evlist, help, hbt, env);
+	if (symbol_conf.event_group) {
+		struct perf_evsel *pos;
+
+		nr_entries = 0;
+		list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node)
+			if (perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos))
+				nr_entries++;
+
+		if (nr_entries == 1)
+			goto single_entry;
+	}
+
+	return __perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(evlist, nr_entries, help,
+					       hbt, env);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
index caa554bdbfe7..9c02c4c0f3b7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ int perf_evlist__gtk_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 		GtkWidget *scrolled_window;
 		GtkWidget *tab_label;
 
+		if (symbol_conf.event_group &&
+		    !perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos))
+			continue;
+
 		scrolled_window = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);
 
 		gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(scrolled_window),