diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 672b149aa80a..e9a61f5485eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ OPTIONS
 --sort=::
 	Sort histogram entries by given key(s) - multiple keys can be specified
 	in CSV format.  Following sort keys are available:
-	pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, cpu, socket, srcline, weight, local_weight.
+	pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, cpu, socket, srcline, weight,
+	local_weight, cgroup_id.
 
 	Each key has following meaning:
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	- weight: Event specific weight, e.g. memory latency or transaction
 	abort cost. This is the global weight.
 	- local_weight: Local weight version of the weight above.
+	- cgroup_id: ID derived from cgroup namespace device and inode numbers.
 	- transaction: Transaction abort flags.
 	- overhead: Overhead percentage of sample
 	- overhead_sys: Overhead percentage of sample running in system mode
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index eaf72a938fb4..e3b38f629504 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "hist.h"
 #include "map.h"
 #include "session.h"
+#include "namespaces.h"
 #include "sort.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ void hists__calc_col_len(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *h)
 		hists__set_unres_dso_col_len(hists, HISTC_MEM_DADDR_DSO);
 	}
 
+	hists__new_col_len(hists, HISTC_CGROUP_ID, 20);
 	hists__new_col_len(hists, HISTC_CPU, 3);
 	hists__new_col_len(hists, HISTC_SOCKET, 6);
 	hists__new_col_len(hists, HISTC_MEM_LOCKED, 6);
@@ -574,9 +576,14 @@ __hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 		   bool sample_self,
 		   struct hist_entry_ops *ops)
 {
+	struct namespaces *ns = thread__namespaces(al->thread);
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
 		.thread	= al->thread,
 		.comm = thread__comm(al->thread),
+		.cgroup_id = {
+			.dev = ns ? ns->link_info[CGROUP_NS_INDEX].dev : 0,
+			.ino = ns ? ns->link_info[CGROUP_NS_INDEX].ino : 0,
+		},
 		.ms = {
 			.map	= al->map,
 			.sym	= al->sym,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 2e839bf40bdd..ee3670a388df 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ enum hist_column {
 	HISTC_DSO,
 	HISTC_THREAD,
 	HISTC_COMM,
+	HISTC_CGROUP_ID,
 	HISTC_PARENT,
 	HISTC_CPU,
 	HISTC_SOCKET,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 93f755ac60ca..8b0d4e39f640 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -536,6 +536,46 @@ struct sort_entry sort_cpu = {
 	.se_width_idx	= HISTC_CPU,
 };
 
+/* --sort cgroup_id */
+
+static int64_t _sort__cgroup_dev_cmp(u64 left_dev, u64 right_dev)
+{
+	return (int64_t)(right_dev - left_dev);
+}
+
+static int64_t _sort__cgroup_inode_cmp(u64 left_ino, u64 right_ino)
+{
+	return (int64_t)(right_ino - left_ino);
+}
+
+static int64_t
+sort__cgroup_id_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
+{
+	int64_t ret;
+
+	ret = _sort__cgroup_dev_cmp(right->cgroup_id.dev, left->cgroup_id.dev);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return _sort__cgroup_inode_cmp(right->cgroup_id.ino,
+				       left->cgroup_id.ino);
+}
+
+static int hist_entry__cgroup_id_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he,
+					  char *bf, size_t size,
+					  unsigned int width __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%lu/0x%lx", he->cgroup_id.dev,
+			       he->cgroup_id.ino);
+}
+
+struct sort_entry sort_cgroup_id = {
+	.se_header      = "cgroup id (dev/inode)",
+	.se_cmp	        = sort__cgroup_id_cmp,
+	.se_snprintf    = hist_entry__cgroup_id_snprintf,
+	.se_width_idx	= HISTC_CGROUP_ID,
+};
+
 /* --sort socket */
 
 static int64_t
@@ -1464,6 +1504,7 @@ static struct sort_dimension common_sort_dimensions[] = {
 	DIM(SORT_TRANSACTION, "transaction", sort_transaction),
 	DIM(SORT_TRACE, "trace", sort_trace),
 	DIM(SORT_SYM_SIZE, "symbol_size", sort_sym_size),
+	DIM(SORT_CGROUP_ID, "cgroup_id", sort_cgroup_id),
 };
 
 #undef DIM
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index f583325a3743..baf20a399f34 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ struct he_stat {
 	u32			nr_events;
 };
 
+struct namespace_id {
+	u64			dev;
+	u64			ino;
+};
+
 struct hist_entry_diff {
 	bool	computed;
 	union {
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ struct hist_entry {
 	struct map_symbol	ms;
 	struct thread		*thread;
 	struct comm		*comm;
+	struct namespace_id	cgroup_id;
 	u64			ip;
 	u64			transaction;
 	s32			socket;
@@ -212,6 +218,7 @@ enum sort_type {
 	SORT_TRANSACTION,
 	SORT_TRACE,
 	SORT_SYM_SIZE,
+	SORT_CGROUP_ID,
 
 	/* branch stack specific sort keys */
 	__SORT_BRANCH_STACK,