diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
index 3a8a9ba2b041..947db6fe512c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	Dry run. With this option, --add and --del doesn't execute actual
 	adding and removal operations.
 
+--cache::
+	Cache the probes (with --add option). Any events which successfully added
+	are also stored in the cache file.
+
 --max-probes=NUM::
 	Set the maximum number of probe points for an event. Default is 128.
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 9af859b28b15..6d7ab4316449 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ __cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		    "Enable symbol demangling"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "demangle-kernel", &symbol_conf.demangle_kernel,
 		    "Enable kernel symbol demangling"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "cache", &probe_conf.cache, "Manipulate probe cache"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	int ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index cbc8a8bf0f36..084756c17309 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -2514,6 +2514,7 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 {
 	int i, fd, ret;
 	struct probe_trace_event *tev = NULL;
+	struct probe_cache *cache = NULL;
 	struct strlist *namelist;
 
 	fd = probe_file__open(PF_FL_RW | (pev->uprobes ? PF_FL_UPROBE : 0));
@@ -2555,6 +2556,14 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	}
 	if (ret == -EINVAL && pev->uprobes)
 		warn_uprobe_event_compat(tev);
+	if (ret == 0 && probe_conf.cache) {
+		cache = probe_cache__new(pev->target);
+		if (!cache ||
+		    probe_cache__add_entry(cache, pev, tevs, ntevs) < 0 ||
+		    probe_cache__commit(cache) < 0)
+			pr_warning("Failed to add event to probe cache\n");
+		probe_cache__delete(cache);
+	}
 
 	strlist__delete(namelist);
 close_out:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
index 0b024ba789e3..432b690d3f17 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct probe_conf {
 	bool	show_location_range;
 	bool	force_add;
 	bool	no_inlines;
+	bool	cache;
 	int	max_probes;
 };
 extern struct probe_conf probe_conf;