diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
index df863288752a..dcfa54c851e9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ Default is to monitor all CPUS.
 	local_weight, abort, in_tx, transaction, overhead, sample, period.
 	Please see description of --sort in the perf-report man page.
 
+--fields=::
+	Specify output field - multiple keys can be specified in CSV format.
+	Following fields are available:
+	overhead, overhead_sys, overhead_us, sample and period.
+	Also it can contain any sort key(s).
+
+	By default, every sort keys not specified in --field will be appended
+	automatically.
+
 -n::
 --show-nr-samples::
 	Show a column with the number of samples.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 280945bab66d..5b389ce4cd15 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1085,6 +1085,8 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	OPT_STRING('s', "sort", &sort_order, "key[,key2...]",
 		   "sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, cpu, srcline, ..."
 		   " Please refer the man page for the complete list."),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "fields", &field_order, "key[,keys...]",
+		   "output field(s): overhead, period, sample plus all of sort keys"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "show-nr-samples", &symbol_conf.show_nr_samples,
 		    "Show a column with the number of samples"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK_NOOPT('g', NULL, &top.record_opts,
@@ -1138,16 +1140,17 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		usage_with_options(top_usage, options);
 
 	sort__mode = SORT_MODE__TOP;
-
-	if (setup_sorting() < 0) {
-		parse_options_usage(top_usage, options, "s", 1);
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
-	}
-
 	/* display thread wants entries to be collapsed in a different tree */
 	sort__need_collapse = 1;
 
-	perf_hpp__init();
+	if (setup_sorting() < 0) {
+		if (sort_order)
+			parse_options_usage(top_usage, options, "s", 1);
+		if (field_order)
+			parse_options_usage(sort_order ? NULL : top_usage,
+					    options, "fields", 0);
+		goto out_delete_evlist;
+	}
 
 	if (top.use_stdio)
 		use_browser = 0;