diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt
index be8fa1a0a97e4294454cbef60440118dec21245d..f0796a47dfa30ee6523381e069340b3eeeeeb3ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ OPTIONS for 'convert'
 --verbose::
         Be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc).
 
+--all::
+	Convert all events, including non-sample events (comm, fork, ...), to output.
+	Default is off, only convert samples.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-data.c b/tools/perf/builtin-data.c
index ddfe3ac4c7f775aa91eac650d84ad646a335f94e..7ad6e17ac6b362cadb02e453d36ce5bb288ff2e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-data.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static int cmd_data_convert(int argc, const char **argv,
 		OPT_STRING(0, "to-ctf", &to_ctf, NULL, "Convert to CTF format"),
 #endif
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &opts.force, "don't complain, do it"),
+		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "all", &opts.all, "Convert all events"),
 		OPT_END()
 	};