diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
index 9c0e8586ed47..d3740c8f399b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 		l	synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x)
 		L	synthesize last branch entries on existing event records
 		s       skip initial number of events
+		q	quicker (less detailed) decoding
 
 	The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxwpe,
 	except for perf script where it is --itrace=ce
@@ -58,3 +59,5 @@
 	debug messages will or will not be logged. Each flag must be preceded
 	by either '+' or '-'. The flags are:
 		a	all perf events
+
+	If supported, the 'q' option may be repeated to increase the effect.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index e028187c51fe..42a85c86421d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -1554,6 +1554,9 @@ int itrace_parse_synth_opts(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 		case 'a':
 			synth_opts->remote_access = true;
 			break;
+		case 'q':
+			synth_opts->quick += 1;
+			break;
 		case ' ':
 		case ',':
 			break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
index 821ef5446a13..951d2d14cf24 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ enum itrace_period_type {
  * @error_minus_flags: flags to affect what errors are reported
  * @log_plus_flags: flags to affect what is logged
  * @log_minus_flags: flags to affect what is logged
+ * @quick: quicker (less detailed) decoding
  */
 struct itrace_synth_opts {
 	bool			set;
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ struct itrace_synth_opts {
 	unsigned int		error_minus_flags;
 	unsigned int		log_plus_flags;
 	unsigned int		log_minus_flags;
+	unsigned int		quick;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -642,6 +644,7 @@ bool auxtrace__evsel_is_auxtrace(struct perf_session *session,
 "				l[len]:     		synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x)\n" \
 "				L[len]:			synthesize last branch entries on existing event records\n" \
 "				sNUMBER:    		skip initial number of events\n"		\
+"				q:			quicker (less detailed) decoding\n" \
 "				PERIOD[ns|us|ms|i|t]:   specify period to sample stream\n" \
 "				concatenate multiple options. Default is ibxwpe or cewp\n"