diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.c
index 7aac3048b0903..32fe41835fa68 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.c
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ static int arm_spe_read_record(struct arm_spe_decoder *decoder)
 		case ARM_SPE_CONTEXT:
 			break;
 		case ARM_SPE_OP_TYPE:
+			if (idx == SPE_OP_PKT_HDR_CLASS_LD_ST_ATOMIC) {
+				if (payload & 0x1)
+					decoder->record.op = ARM_SPE_ST;
+				else
+					decoder->record.op = ARM_SPE_LD;
+			}
 			break;
 		case ARM_SPE_EVENTS:
 			if (payload & BIT(EV_L1D_REFILL))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.h b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.h
index 7b845001afe74..59bdb73096741 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.h
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ enum arm_spe_sample_type {
 	ARM_SPE_REMOTE_ACCESS	= 1 << 7,
 };
 
+enum arm_spe_op_type {
+	ARM_SPE_LD		= 1 << 0,
+	ARM_SPE_ST		= 1 << 1,
+};
+
 struct arm_spe_record {
 	enum arm_spe_sample_type type;
 	int err;
+	u32 op;
 	u64 from_ip;
 	u64 to_ip;
 	u64 timestamp;