diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 8ba03d6e5398..cfa8e513d0fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -80,15 +80,24 @@ OPTIONS
 --dump-raw-trace::
         Dump raw trace in ASCII.
 
--g [type,min]::
+-g [type,min,order]::
 --call-graph::
-        Display call chains using type and min percent threshold.
+        Display call chains using type, min percent threshold and order.
 	type can be either:
 	- flat: single column, linear exposure of call chains.
 	- graph: use a graph tree, displaying absolute overhead rates.
 	- fractal: like graph, but displays relative rates. Each branch of
 		 the tree is considered as a new profiled object. +
-	Default: fractal,0.5.
+
+	order can be either:
+	- callee: callee based call graph.
+	- caller: inverted caller based call graph.
+
+	Default: fractal,0.5,callee.
+
+-G::
+--inverted::
+        alias for inverted caller based call graph.
 
 --pretty=<key>::
         Pretty printing style.  key: normal, raw
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 287a173523a7..271e252dc651 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ static struct perf_read_values	show_threads_values;
 static const char	default_pretty_printing_style[] = "normal";
 static const char	*pretty_printing_style = default_pretty_printing_style;
 
-static char		callchain_default_opt[] = "fractal,0.5";
+static char		callchain_default_opt[] = "fractal,0.5,callee";
+static bool		inverted_callchain;
 static symbol_filter_t	annotate_init;
 
 static int perf_session__add_hist_entry(struct perf_session *session,
@@ -386,13 +387,29 @@ parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt __used, const char *arg,
 	if (!tok)
 		goto setup;
 
-	tok2 = strtok(NULL, ",");
 	callchain_param.min_percent = strtod(tok, &endptr);
 	if (tok == endptr)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (tok2)
+	/* get the print limit */
+	tok2 = strtok(NULL, ",");
+	if (!tok2)
+		goto setup;
+
+	if (tok2[0] != 'c') {
 		callchain_param.print_limit = strtod(tok2, &endptr);
+		tok2 = strtok(NULL, ",");
+		if (!tok2)
+			goto setup;
+	}
+
+	/* get the call chain order */
+	if (!strcmp(tok2, "caller"))
+		callchain_param.order = ORDER_CALLER;
+	else if (!strcmp(tok2, "callee"))
+		callchain_param.order = ORDER_CALLEE;
+	else
+		return -1;
 setup:
 	if (callchain_register_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Can't register callchain params\n");
@@ -436,9 +453,10 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 		   "regex filter to identify parent, see: '--sort parent'"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('x', "exclude-other", &symbol_conf.exclude_other,
 		    "Only display entries with parent-match"),
-	OPT_CALLBACK_DEFAULT('g', "call-graph", NULL, "output_type,min_percent",
-		     "Display callchains using output_type (graph, flat, fractal, or none) and min percent threshold. "
-		     "Default: fractal,0.5", &parse_callchain_opt, callchain_default_opt),
+	OPT_CALLBACK_DEFAULT('g', "call-graph", NULL, "output_type,min_percent, call_order",
+		     "Display callchains using output_type (graph, flat, fractal, or none) , min percent threshold and callchain order. "
+		     "Default: fractal,0.5,callee", &parse_callchain_opt, callchain_default_opt),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('G', "inverted", &inverted_callchain, "alias for inverted call graph"),
 	OPT_STRING('d', "dsos", &symbol_conf.dso_list_str, "dso[,dso...]",
 		   "only consider symbols in these dsos"),
 	OPT_STRING('C', "comms", &symbol_conf.comm_list_str, "comm[,comm...]",
@@ -467,6 +485,9 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 	else if (use_tui)
 		use_browser = 1;
 
+	if (inverted_callchain)
+		callchain_param.order = ORDER_CALLER;
+
 	if (strcmp(input_name, "-") != 0)
 		setup_browser(true);
 	else
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 1a79df9f739f..9b4ff16cac96 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ enum chain_mode {
 	CHAIN_GRAPH_REL
 };
 
+enum chain_order {
+	ORDER_CALLER,
+	ORDER_CALLEE
+};
+
 struct callchain_node {
 	struct callchain_node	*parent;
 	struct list_head	siblings;
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ struct callchain_param {
 	u32			print_limit;
 	double			min_percent;
 	sort_chain_func_t	sort;
+	enum chain_order	order;
 };
 
 struct callchain_list {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 627a02e03c57..dae4202fa65a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ enum hist_filter {
 
 struct callchain_param	callchain_param = {
 	.mode	= CHAIN_GRAPH_REL,
-	.min_percent = 0.5
+	.min_percent = 0.5,
+	.order  = ORDER_CALLEE
 };
 
 u16 hists__col_len(struct hists *self, enum hist_column col)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index b723f211881c..558bcf996949 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -247,9 +247,14 @@ int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self,
 	callchain_cursor_reset(&self->callchain_cursor);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < chain->nr; i++) {
-		u64 ip = chain->ips[i];
+		u64 ip;
 		struct addr_location al;
 
+		if (callchain_param.order == ORDER_CALLEE)
+			ip = chain->ips[i];
+		else
+			ip = chain->ips[chain->nr - i - 1];
+
 		if (ip >= PERF_CONTEXT_MAX) {
 			switch (ip) {
 			case PERF_CONTEXT_HV: