diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 39c6a250dd1b..3a64499b0f5d 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ enum perf_branch_sample_type_shift {
 
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE_SHIFT	= 18, /* save privilege mode */
 
+	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS_SHIFT	= 19, /* save occurrences of events on a branch */
+
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT		/* non-ABI */
 };
 
@@ -235,6 +237,8 @@ enum perf_branch_sample_type {
 
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE	= 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE_SHIFT,
 
+	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS	= 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS_SHIFT,
+
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX		= 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT,
 };
 
@@ -982,6 +986,12 @@ enum perf_event_type {
 	 *	{ u64                   nr;
 	 *	  { u64	hw_idx; } && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX
 	 *        { u64 from, to, flags } lbr[nr];
+	 *        #
+	 *        # The format of the counters is decided by the
+	 *        # "branch_counter_nr" and "branch_counter_width",
+	 *        # which are defined in the ABI.
+	 *        #
+	 *        { u64 counters; } cntr[nr] && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS
 	 *      } && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
 	 *
 	 * 	{ u64			abi; # enum perf_sample_regs_abi
@@ -1427,6 +1437,9 @@ struct perf_branch_entry {
 		reserved:31;
 };
 
+/* Size of used info bits in struct perf_branch_entry */
+#define PERF_BRANCH_ENTRY_INFO_BITS_MAX		33
+
 union perf_sample_weight {
 	__u64		full;
 #if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)