diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 17d9e167a7b9..9b7d4d333111 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ struct read_event {
 	u64 id;
 };
 
+struct throttle_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	u64 time;
+	u64 id;
+	u64 stream_id;
+};
 
 #define PERF_SAMPLE_MASK				\
 	(PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_TID |		\
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ union perf_event {
 	struct fork_event		fork;
 	struct lost_event		lost;
 	struct read_event		read;
+	struct throttle_event		throttle;
 	struct sample_event		sample;
 	struct attr_event		attr;
 	struct event_type_event		event_type;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index a24ce0a6a941..06efd027b1db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ int eprintf(int level, const char *fmt, ...)
 # define PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(type, size) PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type) size,
 #endif
 
-struct throttle_event {
-	struct perf_event_header header;
-	u64			 time;
-	u64			 id;
-	u64			 stream_id;
-};
-
 PyMODINIT_FUNC initperf(void);
 
 #define member_def(type, member, ptype, help) \
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index b97f468af955..d1e449534b33 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -397,6 +397,17 @@ static void perf_event__read_swap(union perf_event *event, bool sample_id_all)
 		swap_sample_id_all(event, &event->read + 1);
 }
 
+static void perf_event__throttle_swap(union perf_event *event,
+				      bool sample_id_all)
+{
+	event->throttle.time	  = bswap_64(event->throttle.time);
+	event->throttle.id	  = bswap_64(event->throttle.id);
+	event->throttle.stream_id = bswap_64(event->throttle.stream_id);
+
+	if (sample_id_all)
+		swap_sample_id_all(event, &event->throttle + 1);
+}
+
 static u8 revbyte(u8 b)
 {
 	int rev = (b >> 4) | ((b & 0xf) << 4);
@@ -482,6 +493,8 @@ static perf_event__swap_op perf_event__swap_ops[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_EXIT]		  = perf_event__task_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_LOST]		  = perf_event__all64_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_READ]		  = perf_event__read_swap,
+	[PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE]		  = perf_event__throttle_swap,
+	[PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE]	  = perf_event__throttle_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE]		  = perf_event__all64_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR]	  = perf_event__hdr_attr_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE]	  = perf_event__event_type_swap,