diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index fbceb631387c..19aa17532a16 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -341,6 +341,12 @@ Specify vmlinux path which has debuginfo.
 --buildid-all::
 Record build-id of all DSOs regardless whether it's actually hit or not.
 
+--all-kernel::
+Configure all used events to run in kernel space.
+
+--all-user::
+Configure all used events to run in user space.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 0ee0d5cd31a7..cf3a28d83066 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1140,6 +1140,12 @@ struct option __record_options[] = {
 			"per thread proc mmap processing timeout in ms"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "switch-events", &record.opts.record_switch_events,
 		    "Record context switch events"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN_FLAG(0, "all-kernel", &record.opts.all_kernel,
+			 "Configure all used events to run in kernel space.",
+			 PARSE_OPT_EXCLUSIVE),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN_FLAG(0, "all-user", &record.opts.all_user,
+			 "Configure all used events to run in user space.",
+			 PARSE_OPT_EXCLUSIVE),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "clang-path", &llvm_param.clang_path, "clang path",
 		   "clang binary to use for compiling BPF scriptlets"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "clang-opt", &llvm_param.clang_opt, "clang options",
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index 90129accffbe..5381a01c0610 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct record_opts {
 	bool	     full_auxtrace;
 	bool	     auxtrace_snapshot_mode;
 	bool	     record_switch_events;
+	bool	     all_kernel;
+	bool	     all_user;
 	unsigned int freq;
 	unsigned int mmap_pages;
 	unsigned int auxtrace_mmap_pages;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 467808680ee4..6ae20d0056de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -898,6 +898,16 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
 	if (evsel->precise_max)
 		perf_event_attr__set_max_precise_ip(attr);
 
+	if (opts->all_user) {
+		attr->exclude_kernel = 1;
+		attr->exclude_user   = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (opts->all_kernel) {
+		attr->exclude_kernel = 0;
+		attr->exclude_user   = 1;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Apply event specific term settings,
 	 * it overloads any global configuration.