diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index c01904f388ce..0f6ee09f7256 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --hide-call-graph::
         When printing symbols do not display call chain.
 
+--stop-bt::
+        Stop display of callgraph at these symbols
+
 -C::
 --cpu:: Only report samples for the list of CPUs provided. Multiple CPUs can
 	be provided as a comma-separated list with no space: 0,1. Ranges of
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index e1daff36d070..066b4bf73780 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2151,6 +2151,8 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		    "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
 	OPT_STRING('S', "symbols", &symbol_conf.sym_list_str, "symbol[,symbol...]",
 		   "only consider these symbols"),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "stop-bt", &symbol_conf.bt_stop_list_str, "symbol[,symbol...]",
+		   "Stop display of callgraph at these symbols"),
 	OPT_STRING('C', "cpu", &cpu_list, "cpu", "list of cpus to profile"),
 	OPT_STRING('c', "comms", &symbol_conf.comm_list_str, "comm[,comm...]",
 		   "only display events for these comms"),
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel_fprintf.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel_fprintf.c
index 5a6f52284452..6b2925542c0a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel_fprintf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel_fprintf.c
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ int sample__fprintf_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample, int left_alignment,
 			if (!print_oneline)
 				printed += fprintf(fp, "\n");
 
+			if (symbol_conf.bt_stop_list &&
+			    node->sym &&
+			    node->sym->name &&
+			    strlist__has_entry(symbol_conf.bt_stop_list,
+					       node->sym->name)) {
+				break;
+			}
+
 			first = false;
 next:
 			callchain_cursor_advance(cursor);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 420ada9de22f..df2482b2ba45 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -2032,6 +2032,10 @@ int symbol__init(struct perf_env *env)
 		       symbol_conf.sym_list_str, "symbol") < 0)
 		goto out_free_tid_list;
 
+	if (setup_list(&symbol_conf.bt_stop_list,
+		       symbol_conf.bt_stop_list_str, "symbol") < 0)
+		goto out_free_sym_list;
+
 	/*
 	 * A path to symbols of "/" is identical to ""
 	 * reset here for simplicity.
@@ -2049,6 +2053,8 @@ int symbol__init(struct perf_env *env)
 	symbol_conf.initialized = true;
 	return 0;
 
+out_free_sym_list:
+	strlist__delete(symbol_conf.sym_list);
 out_free_tid_list:
 	intlist__delete(symbol_conf.tid_list);
 out_free_pid_list:
@@ -2064,6 +2070,7 @@ void symbol__exit(void)
 {
 	if (!symbol_conf.initialized)
 		return;
+	strlist__delete(symbol_conf.bt_stop_list);
 	strlist__delete(symbol_conf.sym_list);
 	strlist__delete(symbol_conf.dso_list);
 	strlist__delete(symbol_conf.comm_list);
@@ -2071,6 +2078,7 @@ void symbol__exit(void)
 	intlist__delete(symbol_conf.pid_list);
 	vmlinux_path__exit();
 	symbol_conf.sym_list = symbol_conf.dso_list = symbol_conf.comm_list = NULL;
+	symbol_conf.bt_stop_list = NULL;
 	symbol_conf.initialized = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 1bcbefc0c325..6c358b7ed336 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -132,14 +132,16 @@ struct symbol_conf {
 			*pid_list_str,
 			*tid_list_str,
 			*sym_list_str,
-			*col_width_list_str;
+			*col_width_list_str,
+			*bt_stop_list_str;
        struct strlist	*dso_list,
 			*comm_list,
 			*sym_list,
 			*dso_from_list,
 			*dso_to_list,
 			*sym_from_list,
-			*sym_to_list;
+			*sym_to_list,
+			*bt_stop_list;
 	struct intlist	*pid_list,
 			*tid_list;
 	const char	*symfs;