diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 58dd5ceb8bef..f4478ce72fdb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -907,6 +907,19 @@ static s64 perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session,
 	}
 }
 
+int perf_session__deliver_synth_event(struct perf_session *session,
+				      union perf_event *event,
+				      struct perf_sample *sample,
+				      struct perf_tool *tool)
+{
+	events_stats__inc(&session->stats, event->header.type);
+
+	if (event->header.type >= PERF_RECORD_USER_TYPE_START)
+		return perf_session__process_user_event(session, event, tool, 0);
+
+	return perf_session__deliver_event(session, event, sample, tool, 0);
+}
+
 static void event_swap(union perf_event *event, bool sample_id_all)
 {
 	perf_event__swap_op swap;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index d8521ac73a10..dc26ebf60fe4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ extern volatile int session_done;
 
 #define session_done()	ACCESS_ONCE(session_done)
 
+int perf_session__deliver_synth_event(struct perf_session *session,
+				      union perf_event *event,
+				      struct perf_sample *sample,
+				      struct perf_tool *tool);
+
 int perf_event__process_id_index(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				 union perf_event *event,
 				 struct perf_session *session);