diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 75c7b0fca6d9..2fe15874e46e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1142,6 +1142,24 @@ int parse_events__term_str(struct parse_events__term **term,
 			config, str, 0);
 }
 
+int parse_events__term_sym_hw(struct parse_events__term **term,
+			      char *config, unsigned idx)
+{
+	struct event_symbol *sym;
+
+	BUG_ON(idx >= PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX);
+	sym = &event_symbols_hw[idx];
+
+	if (config)
+		return new_term(term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STR,
+				PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER, config,
+				(char *) sym->symbol, 0);
+	else
+		return new_term(term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STR,
+				PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
+				(char *) "event", (char *) sym->symbol, 0);
+}
+
 int parse_events__term_clone(struct parse_events__term **new,
 			     struct parse_events__term *term)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 839230ceb18b..ac9a6aacf2f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ int parse_events__term_num(struct parse_events__term **_term,
 			   int type_term, char *config, u64 num);
 int parse_events__term_str(struct parse_events__term **_term,
 			   int type_term, char *config, char *str);
+int parse_events__term_sym_hw(struct parse_events__term **term,
+			      char *config, unsigned idx);
 int parse_events__term_clone(struct parse_events__term **new,
 			     struct parse_events__term *term);
 void parse_events__free_terms(struct list_head *terms);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index cd88209e3c58..0f9914ae6bac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -352,6 +352,15 @@ PE_NAME '=' PE_VALUE
 	$$ = term;
 }
 |
+PE_NAME '=' PE_VALUE_SYM_HW
+{
+	struct parse_events__term *term;
+	int config = $3 & 255;
+
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events__term_sym_hw(&term, $1, config));
+	$$ = term;
+}
+|
 PE_NAME
 {
 	struct parse_events__term *term;
@@ -361,6 +370,15 @@ PE_NAME
 	$$ = term;
 }
 |
+PE_VALUE_SYM_HW
+{
+	struct parse_events__term *term;
+	int config = $1 & 255;
+
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events__term_sym_hw(&term, NULL, config));
+	$$ = term;
+}
+|
 PE_TERM '=' PE_NAME
 {
 	struct parse_events__term *term;