diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 39b1ab0967f4..7ad62393aa88 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -480,30 +480,40 @@ struct sort_dimension {
 
 #define DIM(d, n, func) [d] = { .name = n, .entry = &(func) }
 
-static struct sort_dimension sort_dimensions[] = {
+static struct sort_dimension common_sort_dimensions[] = {
 	DIM(SORT_PID, "pid", sort_thread),
 	DIM(SORT_COMM, "comm", sort_comm),
 	DIM(SORT_DSO, "dso", sort_dso),
-	DIM(SORT_DSO_FROM, "dso_from", sort_dso_from),
-	DIM(SORT_DSO_TO, "dso_to", sort_dso_to),
 	DIM(SORT_SYM, "symbol", sort_sym),
-	DIM(SORT_SYM_TO, "symbol_from", sort_sym_from),
-	DIM(SORT_SYM_FROM, "symbol_to", sort_sym_to),
 	DIM(SORT_PARENT, "parent", sort_parent),
 	DIM(SORT_CPU, "cpu", sort_cpu),
-	DIM(SORT_MISPREDICT, "mispredict", sort_mispredict),
 	DIM(SORT_SRCLINE, "srcline", sort_srcline),
 };
 
+#undef DIM
+
+#define DIM(d, n, func) [d - __SORT_BRANCH_STACK] = { .name = n, .entry = &(func) }
+
+static struct sort_dimension bstack_sort_dimensions[] = {
+	DIM(SORT_DSO_FROM, "dso_from", sort_dso_from),
+	DIM(SORT_DSO_TO, "dso_to", sort_dso_to),
+	DIM(SORT_SYM_FROM, "symbol_from", sort_sym_from),
+	DIM(SORT_SYM_TO, "symbol_to", sort_sym_to),
+	DIM(SORT_MISPREDICT, "mispredict", sort_mispredict),
+};
+
+#undef DIM
+
 int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sort_dimensions); i++) {
-		struct sort_dimension *sd = &sort_dimensions[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_sort_dimensions); i++) {
+		struct sort_dimension *sd = &common_sort_dimensions[i];
 
 		if (strncasecmp(tok, sd->name, strlen(tok)))
 			continue;
+
 		if (sd->entry == &sort_parent) {
 			int ret = regcomp(&parent_regex, parent_pattern, REG_EXTENDED);
 			if (ret) {
@@ -514,9 +524,7 @@ int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok)
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			sort__has_parent = 1;
-		} else if (sd->entry == &sort_sym ||
-			   sd->entry == &sort_sym_from ||
-			   sd->entry == &sort_sym_to) {
+		} else if (sd->entry == &sort_sym) {
 			sort__has_sym = 1;
 		}
 
@@ -534,6 +542,34 @@ int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok)
 
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bstack_sort_dimensions); i++) {
+		struct sort_dimension *sd = &bstack_sort_dimensions[i];
+
+		if (strncasecmp(tok, sd->name, strlen(tok)))
+			continue;
+
+		if (sort__branch_mode != 1)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (sd->entry == &sort_sym_from || sd->entry == &sort_sym_to)
+			sort__has_sym = 1;
+
+		if (sd->taken)
+			return 0;
+
+		if (sd->entry->se_collapse)
+			sort__need_collapse = 1;
+
+		if (list_empty(&hist_entry__sort_list))
+			sort__first_dimension = i + __SORT_BRANCH_STACK;
+
+		list_add_tail(&sd->entry->list, &hist_entry__sort_list);
+		sd->taken = 1;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return -ESRCH;
 }
 
@@ -543,7 +579,11 @@ void setup_sorting(const char * const usagestr[], const struct option *opts)
 
 	for (tok = strtok_r(str, ", ", &tmp);
 			tok; tok = strtok_r(NULL, ", ", &tmp)) {
-		if (sort_dimension__add(tok) < 0) {
+		int ret = sort_dimension__add(tok);
+		if (ret == -EINVAL) {
+			error("Invalid --sort key: `%s'", tok);
+			usage_with_options(usagestr, opts);
+		} else if (ret == -ESRCH) {
 			error("Unknown --sort key: `%s'", tok);
 			usage_with_options(usagestr, opts);
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index a1c0d56b6885..e994ad3e9897 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -122,18 +122,22 @@ static inline void hist_entry__add_pair(struct hist_entry *he,
 }
 
 enum sort_type {
+	/* common sort keys */
 	SORT_PID,
 	SORT_COMM,
 	SORT_DSO,
 	SORT_SYM,
 	SORT_PARENT,
 	SORT_CPU,
-	SORT_DSO_FROM,
+	SORT_SRCLINE,
+
+	/* branch stack specific sort keys */
+	__SORT_BRANCH_STACK,
+	SORT_DSO_FROM = __SORT_BRANCH_STACK,
 	SORT_DSO_TO,
 	SORT_SYM_FROM,
 	SORT_SYM_TO,
 	SORT_MISPREDICT,
-	SORT_SRCLINE,
 };
 
 /*