diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
index 826f3d6d1d289ee34480ca977e097f7243e70719..eb03f063f0a2a0b71a7de5b84e25e26dfe2ff581 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ counted. The following modifiers exist:
  G - guest counting (in KVM guests)
  H - host counting (not in KVM guests)
  p - precise level
+ S - read sample value (PERF_SAMPLE_READ)
 
 The 'p' modifier can be used for specifying how precise the instruction
 address should be. The 'p' modifier can be specified multiple times:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 9ab8fff74e30c8b949d5c122a23296cf04040dac..8f1016186d57a62b80c75da9c8f7cb2cdd3d523c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ int perf_evsel__group_desc(struct perf_evsel *evsel, char *buf, size_t size)
 void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 			struct perf_record_opts *opts)
 {
+	struct perf_evsel *leader = evsel->leader;
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
 	int track = !evsel->idx; /* only the first counter needs these */
 
@@ -499,6 +500,25 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, IP);
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, TID);
 
+	if (evsel->sample_read) {
+		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, READ);
+
+		/*
+		 * We need ID even in case of single event, because
+		 * PERF_SAMPLE_READ process ID specific data.
+		 */
+		perf_evsel__set_sample_id(evsel);
+
+		/*
+		 * Apply group format only if we belong to group
+		 * with more than one members.
+		 */
+		if (leader->nr_members > 1) {
+			attr->read_format |= PERF_FORMAT_GROUP;
+			attr->inherit = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * We default some events to a 1 default interval. But keep
 	 * it a weak assumption overridable by the user.
@@ -514,6 +534,15 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Disable sampling for all group members other
+	 * than leader in case leader 'leads' the sampling.
+	 */
+	if ((leader != evsel) && leader->sample_read) {
+		attr->sample_freq   = 0;
+		attr->sample_period = 0;
+	}
+
 	if (opts->no_samples)
 		attr->sample_freq = 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 6a2cf261f38e4de02b6cf6973dac5ecd61cd9c85..5edc625b6ecdc4ac847756e32b12f0dfb5924173 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct perf_evsel {
 	/* parse modifier helper */
 	int			exclude_GH;
 	int			nr_members;
+	int			sample_read;
 	struct perf_evsel	*leader;
 	char			*group_name;
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 2c460ede0a69de878b71d187ec74b59568117d92..dba877dc9482cd4c1974ec220d9de0234ec6601f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ struct event_modifier {
 	int eG;
 	int precise;
 	int exclude_GH;
+	int sample_read;
 };
 
 static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
@@ -698,6 +699,7 @@ static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
 	int eH = evsel ? evsel->attr.exclude_host : 0;
 	int eG = evsel ? evsel->attr.exclude_guest : 0;
 	int precise = evsel ? evsel->attr.precise_ip : 0;
+	int sample_read = 0;
 
 	int exclude = eu | ek | eh;
 	int exclude_GH = evsel ? evsel->exclude_GH : 0;
@@ -730,6 +732,8 @@ static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
 			/* use of precise requires exclude_guest */
 			if (!exclude_GH)
 				eG = 1;
+		} else if (*str == 'S') {
+			sample_read = 1;
 		} else
 			break;
 
@@ -756,6 +760,7 @@ static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
 	mod->eG = eG;
 	mod->precise = precise;
 	mod->exclude_GH = exclude_GH;
+	mod->sample_read = sample_read;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -768,7 +773,7 @@ static int check_modifier(char *str)
 	char *p = str;
 
 	/* The sizeof includes 0 byte as well. */
-	if (strlen(str) > (sizeof("ukhGHppp") - 1))
+	if (strlen(str) > (sizeof("ukhGHpppS") - 1))
 		return -1;
 
 	while (*p) {
@@ -806,6 +811,7 @@ int parse_events__modifier_event(struct list_head *list, char *str, bool add)
 		evsel->attr.exclude_host   = mod.eH;
 		evsel->attr.exclude_guest  = mod.eG;
 		evsel->exclude_GH          = mod.exclude_GH;
+		evsel->sample_read         = mod.sample_read;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index e9d1134c2c68e97cdee78c889fd70156b5351497..b36115fe416aaaa7091f11952a48e006f57630ba 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ num_hex		0x[a-fA-F0-9]+
 num_raw_hex	[a-fA-F0-9]+
 name		[a-zA-Z_*?][a-zA-Z0-9_*?]*
 name_minus	[a-zA-Z_*?][a-zA-Z0-9\-_*?]*
-modifier_event	[ukhpGH]+
+modifier_event	[ukhpGHS]+
 modifier_bp	[rwx]{1,3}
 
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