diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
index 68c89190e79ce7d521d4275caca3bafb68ead2be..cb081ac59fd11457b909a0f98b398993eaf76119 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ Given a $HOME/.perfconfig like this:
 		order = caller
 		sort-key = function
 
+	[report]
+		# Defaults
+		sort-order = comm,dso,symbol
+		percent-limit = 0
+		queue-size = 0
+		children = true
+		group = true
+
 Variables
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perfconfig.example b/tools/perf/Documentation/perfconfig.example
index 1d8d5bc4cd2de6601f926696d5c172b30fa735d4..2b477c1d1efe60b280394d8b407f9a18c3544dd6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perfconfig.example
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perfconfig.example
@@ -27,3 +27,12 @@
 	use_offset = true
 	jump_arrows = true
 	show_nr_jumps = false
+
+[report]
+
+	# Defaults
+	sort-order = comm,dso,symbol
+	percent-limit = 0
+	queue-size = 0
+	children = true
+	group = true