diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 5a0160d359a1..21494806c0ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -f::
 --fields::
         Comma separated list of fields to print. Options are:
-        comm, tid, pid, time, cpu, event, trace, ip, sym, dso, addr, symoff, srcline.
+        comm, tid, pid, time, cpu, event, trace, ip, sym, dso, addr, symoff, srcline, period.
         Field list can be prepended with the type, trace, sw or hw,
         to indicate to which event type the field list applies.
         e.g., -f sw:comm,tid,time,ip,sym  and -f trace:time,cpu,trace
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 6b4925f65bf0..0659dff4a21d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ enum perf_output_field {
 	PERF_OUTPUT_ADDR            = 1U << 10,
 	PERF_OUTPUT_SYMOFFSET       = 1U << 11,
 	PERF_OUTPUT_SRCLINE         = 1U << 12,
+	PERF_OUTPUT_PERIOD          = 1U << 13,
 };
 
 struct output_option {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ struct output_option {
 	{.str = "addr",  .field = PERF_OUTPUT_ADDR},
 	{.str = "symoff", .field = PERF_OUTPUT_SYMOFFSET},
 	{.str = "srcline", .field = PERF_OUTPUT_SRCLINE},
+	{.str = "period", .field = PERF_OUTPUT_PERIOD},
 };
 
 /* default set to maintain compatibility with current format */
@@ -229,6 +231,11 @@ static int perf_evsel__check_attr(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 					PERF_OUTPUT_CPU))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(PERIOD) &&
+		perf_evsel__check_stype(evsel, PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD, "PERIOD",
+					PERF_OUTPUT_PERIOD))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -448,6 +455,9 @@ static void process_event(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 
 	print_sample_start(sample, thread, evsel);
 
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(PERIOD))
+		printf("%10" PRIu64 " ", sample->period);
+
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(EVNAME)) {
 		const char *evname = perf_evsel__name(evsel);
 		printf("%s: ", evname ? evname : "[unknown]");
@@ -1543,7 +1553,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		     "comma separated output fields prepend with 'type:'. "
 		     "Valid types: hw,sw,trace,raw. "
 		     "Fields: comm,tid,pid,time,cpu,event,trace,ip,sym,dso,"
-		     "addr,symoff", parse_output_fields),
+		     "addr,symoff,period", parse_output_fields),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &system_wide,
 		    "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
 	OPT_STRING('S', "symbols", &symbol_conf.sym_list_str, "symbol[,symbol...]",