diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 0c9e21a29795..2751699a8969 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -2234,7 +2234,8 @@ int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		if (evlist__expand_cgroup(evsel_list, stat_config.cgroup_list) < 0)
+		if (evlist__expand_cgroup(evsel_list, stat_config.cgroup_list,
+					  &stat_config.metric_events) < 0)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
index 8b6a4fa49082..6e64c908fa71 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "cgroup.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
+#include "rblist.h"
+#include "metricgroup.h"
+#include "stat.h"
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -193,10 +196,12 @@ int parse_cgroups(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int evlist__expand_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str)
+int evlist__expand_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str,
+			  struct rblist *metric_events)
 {
 	struct evlist *orig_list, *tmp_list;
 	struct evsel *pos, *evsel, *leader;
+	struct rblist orig_metric_events;
 	struct cgroup *cgrp = NULL;
 	const char *p, *e, *eos = str + strlen(str);
 	int ret = -1;
@@ -217,6 +222,13 @@ int evlist__expand_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str)
 	perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(orig_list, &evlist->core.entries);
 	evlist->core.nr_entries = 0;
 
+	if (metric_events) {
+		orig_metric_events = *metric_events;
+		rblist__init(metric_events);
+	} else {
+		rblist__init(&orig_metric_events);
+	}
+
 	for (;;) {
 		p = strchr(str, ',');
 		e = p ? p : eos;
@@ -255,6 +267,14 @@ int evlist__expand_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str)
 		cgroup__put(cgrp);
 		nr_cgroups++;
 
+		if (metric_events) {
+			perf_stat__collect_metric_expr(tmp_list);
+			if (metricgroup__copy_metric_events(tmp_list, cgrp,
+							    metric_events,
+							    &orig_metric_events) < 0)
+				break;
+		}
+
 		perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &tmp_list->core.entries);
 		tmp_list->core.nr_entries = 0;
 
@@ -268,6 +288,7 @@ int evlist__expand_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str)
 out_err:
 	evlist__delete(orig_list);
 	evlist__delete(tmp_list);
+	rblist__exit(&orig_metric_events);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.h b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.h
index 32893018296f..eea6df8ee373 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.h
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ struct cgroup *cgroup__get(struct cgroup *cgroup);
 void cgroup__put(struct cgroup *cgroup);
 
 struct evlist;
+struct rblist;
 
 struct cgroup *evlist__findnew_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *name);
-int evlist__expand_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *cgroups);
+int evlist__expand_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *cgroups,
+			  struct rblist *metric_events);
 
 void evlist__set_default_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, struct cgroup *cgroup);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index e971daf946d0..8bdf3d2c907c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -1969,3 +1969,14 @@ int evlist__ctlfd_process(struct evlist *evlist, enum evlist_ctl_cmd *cmd)
 
 	return err;
 }
+
+struct evsel *evlist__find_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	struct evsel *evsel;
+
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
+		if (evsel->idx == idx)
+			return evsel;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index bc38a53f6a1a..e1a450322bc5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -386,4 +386,5 @@ int evlist__ctlfd_ack(struct evlist *evlist);
 #define EVLIST_ENABLED_MSG "Events enabled\n"
 #define EVLIST_DISABLED_MSG "Events disabled\n"
 
+struct evsel *evlist__find_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx);
 #endif /* __PERF_EVLIST_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
index 941702cb6a79..55ea514ac0ce 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <api/fs/fs.h>
 #include "util.h"
 #include <asm/bug.h>
+#include "cgroup.h"
 
 struct metric_event *metricgroup__lookup(struct rblist *metric_events,
 					 struct evsel *evsel,
@@ -1120,3 +1121,87 @@ bool metricgroup__has_metric(const char *metric)
 	}
 	return false;
 }
+
+int metricgroup__copy_metric_events(struct evlist *evlist, struct cgroup *cgrp,
+				    struct rblist *new_metric_events,
+				    struct rblist *old_metric_events)
+{
+	unsigned i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < rblist__nr_entries(old_metric_events); i++) {
+		struct rb_node *nd;
+		struct metric_event *old_me, *new_me;
+		struct metric_expr *old_expr, *new_expr;
+		struct evsel *evsel;
+		size_t alloc_size;
+		int idx, nr;
+
+		nd = rblist__entry(old_metric_events, i);
+		old_me = container_of(nd, struct metric_event, nd);
+
+		evsel = evlist__find_evsel(evlist, old_me->evsel->idx);
+		if (!evsel)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		new_me = metricgroup__lookup(new_metric_events, evsel, true);
+		if (!new_me)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		pr_debug("copying metric event for cgroup '%s': %s (idx=%d)\n",
+			 cgrp ? cgrp->name : "root", evsel->name, evsel->idx);
+
+		list_for_each_entry(old_expr, &old_me->head, nd) {
+			new_expr = malloc(sizeof(*new_expr));
+			if (!new_expr)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			new_expr->metric_expr = old_expr->metric_expr;
+			new_expr->metric_name = old_expr->metric_name;
+			new_expr->metric_unit = old_expr->metric_unit;
+			new_expr->runtime = old_expr->runtime;
+
+			if (old_expr->metric_refs) {
+				/* calculate number of metric_events */
+				for (nr = 0; old_expr->metric_refs[nr].metric_name; nr++)
+					continue;
+				alloc_size = sizeof(*new_expr->metric_refs);
+				new_expr->metric_refs = calloc(nr + 1, alloc_size);
+				if (!new_expr->metric_refs) {
+					free(new_expr);
+					return -ENOMEM;
+				}
+
+				memcpy(new_expr->metric_refs, old_expr->metric_refs,
+				       nr * alloc_size);
+			} else {
+				new_expr->metric_refs = NULL;
+			}
+
+			/* calculate number of metric_events */
+			for (nr = 0; old_expr->metric_events[nr]; nr++)
+				continue;
+			alloc_size = sizeof(*new_expr->metric_events);
+			new_expr->metric_events = calloc(nr + 1, alloc_size);
+			if (!new_expr->metric_events) {
+				free(new_expr->metric_refs);
+				free(new_expr);
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+
+			/* copy evsel in the same position */
+			for (idx = 0; idx < nr; idx++) {
+				evsel = old_expr->metric_events[idx];
+				evsel = evlist__find_evsel(evlist, evsel->idx);
+				if (evsel == NULL) {
+					free(new_expr->metric_events);
+					free(new_expr->metric_refs);
+					free(new_expr);
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
+				new_expr->metric_events[idx] = evsel;
+			}
+
+			list_add(&new_expr->nd, &new_me->head);
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h
index 491a5d78252d..ed1b9392e624 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "pmu-events/pmu-events.h"
 
+struct evlist;
 struct evsel;
 struct evlist;
 struct option;
 struct rblist;
 struct pmu_events_map;
+struct cgroup;
 
 struct metric_event {
 	struct rb_node nd;
@@ -55,4 +57,8 @@ void metricgroup__print(bool metrics, bool groups, char *filter,
 bool metricgroup__has_metric(const char *metric);
 int arch_get_runtimeparam(struct pmu_event *pe __maybe_unused);
 void metricgroup__rblist_exit(struct rblist *metric_events);
+
+int metricgroup__copy_metric_events(struct evlist *evlist, struct cgroup *cgrp,
+				    struct rblist *new_metric_events,
+				    struct rblist *old_metric_events);
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 74f85948d101..ae8edde7c50e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "thread_map.h"
 #include "trace-event.h"
 #include "mmap.h"
+#include "stat.h"
+#include "metricgroup.h"
 #include "util/env.h"
 #include <internal/lib.h>
 #include "util.h"
@@ -60,6 +62,23 @@ int parse_callchain_record(const char *arg __maybe_unused,
  */
 struct perf_env perf_env;
 
+/*
+ * Add this one here not to drag util/stat-shadow.c
+ */
+void perf_stat__collect_metric_expr(struct evlist *evsel_list)
+{
+}
+
+/*
+ * Add this one here not to drag util/metricgroup.c
+ */
+int metricgroup__copy_metric_events(struct evlist *evlist, struct cgroup *cgrp,
+				    struct rblist *new_metric_events,
+				    struct rblist *old_metric_events)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Support debug printing even though util/debug.c is not linked.  That means
  * implementing 'verbose' and 'eprintf'.