diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index de8ece8bcce30598b104c0e2cb0738093be25c43..c4173c9733bbf44d5e152a9514be49d2475eea92 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 	char *options[16];
 	int nr_options = 0;
 	int key = -1;
+	char buf[64];
 
 	if (browser == NULL)
 		return -1;
@@ -933,6 +934,16 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 			goto zoom_dso;
 		case 't':
 			goto zoom_thread;
+		case 's':
+			if (ui_browser__input_window("Symbol to show",
+					"Please enter the name of symbol you want to see",
+					buf, "ENTER: OK, ESC: Cancel",
+					delay_secs * 2) == K_ENTER) {
+				self->symbol_filter_str = *buf ? buf : NULL;
+				hists__filter_by_symbol(self);
+				hist_browser__reset(browser);
+			}
+			continue;
 		case K_F1:
 		case 'h':
 		case '?':
@@ -950,7 +961,8 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 					"C             Collapse all callchains\n"
 					"E             Expand all callchains\n"
 					"d             Zoom into current DSO\n"
-					"t             Zoom into current Thread");
+					"t             Zoom into current Thread\n"
+					"s             Filter symbol by name");
 			continue;
 		case K_ENTER:
 		case K_RIGHT: