diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index bd0a029d4c08..e56e3f1344a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	Show event group information together. It forces group output also
 	if there are no groups defined in data file.
 
+--group-sort-idx::
+	Sort the output by the event at the index n in group. If n is invalid,
+	sort by the first event. It can support multiple groups with different
+	amount of events. WARNING: This should be used on grouped events.
+
 --demangle::
 	Demangle symbol names to human readable form. It's enabled by default,
 	disable with --no-demangle.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 5f4045df76f4..fa21c5ae3a51 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -1227,6 +1227,10 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv)
 		    "Show a column with the sum of periods"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN_SET(0, "group", &symbol_conf.event_group, &report.group_set,
 		    "Show event group information together"),
+	OPT_INTEGER(0, "group-sort-idx", &symbol_conf.group_sort_idx,
+		    "Sort the output by the event at the index n in group. "
+		    "If n is invalid, sort by the first event. "
+		    "WARNING: should be used on grouped events."),
 	OPT_CALLBACK_NOOPT('b', "branch-stack", &branch_mode, "",
 		    "use branch records for per branch histogram filling",
 		    parse_branch_mode),
@@ -1369,6 +1373,12 @@ repeat:
 
 	setup_forced_leader(&report, session->evlist);
 
+	if (symbol_conf.group_sort_idx && !session->evlist->nr_groups) {
+		parse_options_usage(NULL, options, "group-sort-idx", 0);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	if (itrace_synth_opts.last_branch)
 		has_br_stack = true;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
index f73675500061..025f4c7f96bf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
@@ -151,15 +151,90 @@ static int field_cmp(u64 field_a, u64 field_b)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int hist_entry__new_pair(struct hist_entry *a, struct hist_entry *b,
+				hpp_field_fn get_field, int nr_members,
+				u64 **fields_a, u64 **fields_b)
+{
+	u64 *fa = calloc(nr_members, sizeof(*fa)),
+	    *fb = calloc(nr_members, sizeof(*fb));
+	struct hist_entry *pair;
+
+	if (!fa || !fb)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pair, &a->pairs.head, pairs.node) {
+		struct evsel *evsel = hists_to_evsel(pair->hists);
+		fa[perf_evsel__group_idx(evsel)] = get_field(pair);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pair, &b->pairs.head, pairs.node) {
+		struct evsel *evsel = hists_to_evsel(pair->hists);
+		fb[perf_evsel__group_idx(evsel)] = get_field(pair);
+	}
+
+	*fields_a = fa;
+	*fields_b = fb;
+	return 0;
+out_free:
+	free(fa);
+	free(fb);
+	*fields_a = *fields_b = NULL;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int __hpp__group_sort_idx(struct hist_entry *a, struct hist_entry *b,
+				 hpp_field_fn get_field, int idx)
+{
+	struct evsel *evsel = hists_to_evsel(a->hists);
+	u64 *fields_a, *fields_b;
+	int cmp, nr_members, ret, i;
+
+	cmp = field_cmp(get_field(a), get_field(b));
+	if (!perf_evsel__is_group_event(evsel))
+		return cmp;
+
+	nr_members = evsel->core.nr_members;
+	if (idx < 1 || idx >= nr_members)
+		return cmp;
+
+	ret = hist_entry__new_pair(a, b, get_field, nr_members, &fields_a, &fields_b);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = cmp;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = field_cmp(fields_a[idx], fields_b[idx]);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < nr_members; i++) {
+		if (i != idx) {
+			ret = field_cmp(fields_a[i], fields_b[i]);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	free(fields_a);
+	free(fields_b);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int __hpp__sort(struct hist_entry *a, struct hist_entry *b,
 		       hpp_field_fn get_field)
 {
 	s64 ret;
 	int i, nr_members;
 	struct evsel *evsel;
-	struct hist_entry *pair;
 	u64 *fields_a, *fields_b;
 
+	if (symbol_conf.group_sort_idx && symbol_conf.event_group) {
+		return __hpp__group_sort_idx(a, b, get_field,
+					     symbol_conf.group_sort_idx);
+	}
+
 	ret = field_cmp(get_field(a), get_field(b));
 	if (ret || !symbol_conf.event_group)
 		return ret;
@@ -169,22 +244,10 @@ static int __hpp__sort(struct hist_entry *a, struct hist_entry *b,
 		return ret;
 
 	nr_members = evsel->core.nr_members;
-	fields_a = calloc(nr_members, sizeof(*fields_a));
-	fields_b = calloc(nr_members, sizeof(*fields_b));
-
-	if (!fields_a || !fields_b)
+	i = hist_entry__new_pair(a, b, get_field, nr_members, &fields_a, &fields_b);
+	if (i)
 		goto out;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pair, &a->pairs.head, pairs.node) {
-		evsel = hists_to_evsel(pair->hists);
-		fields_a[perf_evsel__group_idx(evsel)] = get_field(pair);
-	}
-
-	list_for_each_entry(pair, &b->pairs.head, pairs.node) {
-		evsel = hists_to_evsel(pair->hists);
-		fields_b[perf_evsel__group_idx(evsel)] = get_field(pair);
-	}
-
 	for (i = 1; i < nr_members; i++) {
 		ret = field_cmp(fields_a[i], fields_b[i]);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol_conf.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol_conf.h
index 10f1ec3e0349..b916afb95ec5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol_conf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol_conf.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct symbol_conf {
 	const char	*symfs;
 	int		res_sample;
 	int		pad_output_len_dso;
+	int		group_sort_idx;
 };
 
 extern struct symbol_conf symbol_conf;