diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 0f7c7ce29899..51168e22f4d8 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_HW_INDEX_SHIFT	= 17, /* save low level index of raw branch records */
 
+	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE_SHIFT	= 18, /* save privilege mode */
+
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT		/* non-ABI */
 };
 
@@ -233,6 +235,8 @@ enum perf_branch_sample_type {
 
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX	= 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX_SHIFT,
 
+	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE	= 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE_SHIFT,
+
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX		= 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT,
 };
 
@@ -271,6 +275,13 @@ enum {
 	PERF_BR_NEW_MAX,
 };
 
+enum {
+	PERF_BR_PRIV_UNKNOWN	= 0,
+	PERF_BR_PRIV_USER	= 1,
+	PERF_BR_PRIV_KERNEL	= 2,
+	PERF_BR_PRIV_HV		= 3,
+};
+
 #define PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PLM_ALL \
 	(PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER|\
 	 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL|\
@@ -1389,7 +1400,8 @@ struct perf_branch_entry {
 		cycles:16,  /* cycle count to last branch */
 		type:4,     /* branch type */
 		new_type:4, /* additional branch type */
-		reserved:36;
+		priv:3,     /* privilege level */
+		reserved:33;
 };
 
 union perf_sample_weight {
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index b32a9c2726f9..378f497f4be3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ following filters are defined:
 		     For the platforms with Intel Arch LBR support (12th-Gen+ client or
 		     4th-Gen Xeon+ server), the save branch type is unconditionally enabled
 		     when the taken branch stack sampling is enabled.
+	- priv: save privilege state during sampling in case binary is not available later
 
 +
 The option requires at least one branch type among any, any_call, any_ret, ind_call, cond.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/branch.h b/tools/perf/util/branch.h
index 8d251b35428a..f838b23db180 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/branch.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/branch.h
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ struct branch_flags {
 			u64 cycles:16;
 			u64 type:4;
 			u64 new_type:4;
-			u64 reserved:36;
+			u64 priv:3;
+			u64 reserved:33;
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
index bb4aa88c50a8..00588b9db474 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static const struct branch_mode branch_modes[] = {
 	BRANCH_OPT("call", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL),
 	BRANCH_OPT("save_type", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE),
 	BRANCH_OPT("stack", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL_STACK),
+	BRANCH_OPT("priv", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE),
 	BRANCH_END
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c b/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c
index 98af3fa4ea35..4b0db27b7199 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void __p_branch_sample_type(char *buf, size_t size, u64 value)
 		bit_name(ABORT_TX), bit_name(IN_TX), bit_name(NO_TX),
 		bit_name(COND), bit_name(CALL_STACK), bit_name(IND_JUMP),
 		bit_name(CALL), bit_name(NO_FLAGS), bit_name(NO_CYCLES),
-		bit_name(TYPE_SAVE), bit_name(HW_INDEX),
+		bit_name(TYPE_SAVE), bit_name(HW_INDEX), bit_name(PRIV_SAVE),
 		{ .name = NULL, }
 	};
 #undef bit_name