diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 3405268bd9a5..c0ee766bca05 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ Available commands:
   'enable name'      : enable event 'name'
   'disable name'     : disable event 'name'
   'snapshot'         : AUX area tracing snapshot).
+  'stop'             : stop perf record
 
   'evlist [-v|-g|-F] : display all events
                        -F  Show just the sample frequency used for each event.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index a0e832002eca..36fc71097822 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1942,6 +1942,9 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 				hit_auxtrace_snapshot_trigger(rec);
 				evlist__ctlfd_ack(rec->evlist);
 				break;
+			case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_STOP:
+				done = 1;
+				break;
 			case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_ACK:
 			case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_UNSUPPORTED:
 			case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_ENABLE:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index fc535e2df857..46a3f4ab1371 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ static void process_evlist(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int interval)
 		case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_ACK:
 		case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_UNSUPPORTED:
 		case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_EVLIST:
+		case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_STOP:
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 9e890b482220..c6de70cefbae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -1940,6 +1940,9 @@ static int evlist__ctlfd_recv(struct evlist *evlist, enum evlist_ctl_cmd *cmd,
 		} else if (!strncmp(cmd_data, EVLIST_CTL_CMD_EVLIST_TAG,
 				    (sizeof(EVLIST_CTL_CMD_EVLIST_TAG)-1))) {
 			*cmd = EVLIST_CTL_CMD_EVLIST;
+		} else if (!strncmp(cmd_data, EVLIST_CTL_CMD_STOP_TAG,
+				    (sizeof(EVLIST_CTL_CMD_STOP_TAG)-1))) {
+			*cmd = EVLIST_CTL_CMD_STOP;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2077,6 +2080,7 @@ int evlist__ctlfd_process(struct evlist *evlist, enum evlist_ctl_cmd *cmd)
 				err = evlist__ctlfd_list(evlist, cmd_data);
 				break;
 			case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_SNAPSHOT:
+			case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_STOP:
 				break;
 			case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_ACK:
 			case EVLIST_CTL_CMD_UNSUPPORTED:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index e79c64d81d21..6f45c3630355 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ struct evsel *evlist__reset_weak_group(struct evlist *evlist, struct evsel *evse
 #define EVLIST_CTL_CMD_ACK_TAG     "ack\n"
 #define EVLIST_CTL_CMD_SNAPSHOT_TAG "snapshot"
 #define EVLIST_CTL_CMD_EVLIST_TAG "evlist"
+#define EVLIST_CTL_CMD_STOP_TAG "stop"
 
 #define EVLIST_CTL_CMD_MAX_LEN 64
 
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ enum evlist_ctl_cmd {
 	EVLIST_CTL_CMD_ACK,
 	EVLIST_CTL_CMD_SNAPSHOT,
 	EVLIST_CTL_CMD_EVLIST,
+	EVLIST_CTL_CMD_STOP,
 };
 
 int evlist__parse_control(const char *str, int *ctl_fd, int *ctl_fd_ack, bool *ctl_fd_close);