diff --git a/tools/perf/bash_completion b/tools/perf/bash_completion
index 573599b42be2..49494882d9bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bash_completion
+++ b/tools/perf/bash_completion
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# perf completion
+# perf bash and zsh completion
 
 # Taken from git.git's completion script.
 __my_reassemble_comp_words_by_ref()
@@ -129,6 +129,67 @@ __perf_main ()
 	fi
 }
 
+if [[ -n ${ZSH_VERSION-} ]]; then
+	autoload -U +X compinit && compinit
+
+	__perfcomp ()
+	{
+		emulate -L zsh
+
+		local c IFS=$' \t\n'
+		local -a array
+
+		for c in ${=1}; do
+			case $c in
+			--*=*|*.) ;;
+			*) c="$c " ;;
+			esac
+			array[${#array[@]}+1]="$c"
+		done
+
+		compset -P '*[=:]'
+		compadd -Q -S '' -a -- array && _ret=0
+	}
+
+	__perfcomp_colon ()
+	{
+		emulate -L zsh
+
+		local cur_="${2-$cur}"
+		local c IFS=$' \t\n'
+		local -a array
+
+		if [[ "$cur_" == *:* ]]; then
+			local colon_word=${cur_%"${cur_##*:}"}
+		fi
+
+		for c in ${=1}; do
+			case $c in
+			--*=*|*.) ;;
+			*) c="$c " ;;
+			esac
+			array[$#array+1]=${c#"$colon_word"}
+		done
+
+		compset -P '*[=:]'
+		compadd -Q -S '' -a -- array && _ret=0
+	}
+
+	_perf ()
+	{
+		local _ret=1 cur cword prev
+		cur=${words[CURRENT]}
+		prev=${words[CURRENT-1]}
+		let cword=CURRENT-1
+		emulate ksh -c __perf_main
+		let _ret && _default && _ret=0
+		return _ret
+	}
+
+	compdef _perf perf
+	return
+fi
+
 type perf &>/dev/null &&
 _perf()
 {