diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 21c0252..e2109f9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -333,6 +333,12 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (perf_evlist__set_filters(evsel_list)) {
+		error("failed to set filter with %d (%s)\n", errno,
+			strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Enable counters and exec the command:
 	 */
@@ -634,6 +640,8 @@
 	OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", &evsel_list, "event",
 		     "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
 		     parse_events),
+	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "filter", &evsel_list, "filter",
+		     "event filter", parse_filter),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "no-inherit", &no_inherit,
 		    "child tasks do not inherit counters"),
 	OPT_INTEGER('p', "pid", &target_pid,