diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 61992cf2e977..67c719cc91aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@ struct pmu {
 	 * Free pmu-private AUX data structures
 	 */
 	void (*free_aux)		(void *aux); /* optional */
+
+	/*
+	 * Filter events for PMU-specific reasons.
+	 */
+	int (*filter_match)		(struct perf_event *event); /* optional */
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 81aa3a4ece9f..aaeb44939db0 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1506,11 +1506,17 @@ static int __init perf_workqueue_init(void)
 
 core_initcall(perf_workqueue_init);
 
+static inline int pmu_filter_match(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct pmu *pmu = event->pmu;
+	return pmu->filter_match ? pmu->filter_match(event) : 1;
+}
+
 static inline int
 event_filter_match(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	return (event->cpu == -1 || event->cpu == smp_processor_id())
-	    && perf_cgroup_match(event);
+	    && perf_cgroup_match(event) && pmu_filter_match(event);
 }
 
 static void