diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index cd3bb2cd9494..7ce0b37b155b 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ struct perf_sample_data {
 	struct perf_branch_stack	*br_stack;
 	struct perf_regs_user		regs_user;
 	u64				stack_user_size;
+	u64				weight;
 };
 
 static inline void perf_sample_data_init(struct perf_sample_data *data,
@@ -586,6 +587,7 @@ static inline void perf_sample_data_init(struct perf_sample_data *data,
 	data->regs_user.abi = PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_NONE;
 	data->regs_user.regs = NULL;
 	data->stack_user_size = 0;
+	data->weight = 0;
 }
 
 extern void perf_output_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 9fa9c622a7f4..cdc255da02e2 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -132,8 +132,10 @@ enum perf_event_sample_format {
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK		= 1U << 11,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER			= 1U << 12,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER			= 1U << 13,
+	PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT			= 1U << 14,
+
+	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 15,		/* non-ABI */
 
-	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 14,		/* non-ABI */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -588,6 +590,8 @@ enum perf_event_type {
 	 * 	{ u64			size;
 	 * 	  char			data[size];
 	 * 	  u64			dyn_size; } && PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER
+	 *
+	 *	{ u64			weight;   } && PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT
 	 * };
 	 */
 	PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE			= 9,
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 7b4a55d41efc..9e3edb272b3e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -976,6 +976,9 @@ static void perf_event__header_size(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
 		size += sizeof(data->period);
 
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT)
+		size += sizeof(data->weight);
+
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_READ)
 		size += event->read_size;
 
@@ -4193,6 +4196,9 @@ void perf_output_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 		perf_output_sample_ustack(handle,
 					  data->stack_user_size,
 					  data->regs_user.regs);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT)
+		perf_output_put(handle, data->weight);
 }
 
 void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,