diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 7998ec3..4a77bf3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct record {
 	struct perf_data_file	file;
 	struct auxtrace_record	*itr;
 	struct perf_evlist	*evlist;
+	struct perf_evlist	*overwrite_evlist;
 	struct perf_session	*session;
 	const char		*progname;
 	int			realtime_prio;
@@ -341,13 +342,41 @@ int auxtrace_record__snapshot_start(struct auxtrace_record *itr __maybe_unused)
 
 #endif
 
+static int record__create_overwrite_evlist(struct record *rec)
+{
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = rec->evlist;
+	struct perf_evsel *pos;
+
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
+		if (!pos->overwrite)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!rec->overwrite_evlist) {
+			rec->overwrite_evlist = perf_evlist__new_aux(evlist);
+			if (rec->overwrite_evlist) {
+				rec->overwrite_evlist->backward = true;
+				rec->overwrite_evlist->overwrite = true;
+				return 0;
+			} else
+				return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int record__mmap_evlist(struct record *rec,
-			       struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+			       struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			       bool overwrite)
 {
 	struct record_opts *opts = &rec->opts;
 	char msg[512];
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap_ex(evlist, opts->mmap_pages, false,
+	/*
+	 * Don't use evlist->overwrite because it is logically an
+	 * internal attribute and is set by perf_evlist__mmap_ex().
+	 * Avoid circular dependency.
+	 */
+	if (perf_evlist__mmap_ex(evlist, opts->mmap_pages, overwrite,
 				 opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages,
 				 opts->auxtrace_snapshot_mode) < 0) {
 		if (errno == EPERM) {
@@ -372,7 +401,23 @@ static int record__mmap_evlist(struct record *rec,
 
 static int record__mmap(struct record *rec)
 {
-	return record__mmap_evlist(rec, rec->evlist);
+	int err;
+
+	err = record__create_overwrite_evlist(rec);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = record__mmap_evlist(rec, rec->evlist, false);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (!rec->overwrite_evlist)
+		return 0;
+
+	err = record__mmap_evlist(rec, rec->overwrite_evlist, true);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int record__open(struct record *rec)
@@ -387,6 +432,13 @@ static int record__open(struct record *rec)
 	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts, &callchain_param);
 
 	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
+		if (pos->overwrite) {
+			if (!pos->attr.write_backward) {
+				ui__warning("Unable to read from overwrite ring buffer\n\n");
+				rc = -ENOSYS;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
 try_again:
 		if (perf_evsel__open(pos, pos->cpus, pos->threads) < 0) {
 			if (perf_evsel__fallback(pos, errno, msg, sizeof(msg))) {
@@ -671,10 +723,26 @@ perf_event__synth_time_conv(const struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc __maybe_unused
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct perf_event_mmap_page *
+perf_evlist__pick_pc(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	if (evlist && evlist->mmap && evlist->mmap[0].base)
+		return evlist->mmap[0].base;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static const struct perf_event_mmap_page *record__pick_pc(struct record *rec)
 {
-	if (rec->evlist && rec->evlist->mmap && rec->evlist->mmap[0].base)
-		return rec->evlist->mmap[0].base;
+	const struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc;
+
+	/* Change it to a loop if a new aux evlist is added */
+	pc = perf_evlist__pick_pc(rec->evlist);
+	if (pc)
+		return pc;
+	pc = perf_evlist__pick_pc(rec->overwrite_evlist);
+	if (pc)
+		return pc;
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1285,6 +1353,7 @@ static struct record record = {
 		.mmap2		= perf_event__process_mmap2,
 		.ordered_events	= true,
 	},
+	.overwrite_evlist = NULL,
 };
 
 const char record_callchain_help[] = CALLCHAIN_RECORD_HELP
@@ -1588,6 +1657,8 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	err = __cmd_record(&record, argc, argv);
 out_symbol_exit:
 	perf_evlist__delete(rec->evlist);
+	if (rec->overwrite_evlist)
+		perf_evlist__delete(rec->overwrite_evlist);
 	symbol__exit();
 	auxtrace_record__free(rec->itr);
 	return err;
