diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index f1c79ecf81073..d29a8a118973c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -2138,3 +2138,22 @@ struct evsel *evlist__find_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx)
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+int evlist__scnprintf_evsels(struct evlist *evlist, size_t size, char *bf)
+{
+	struct evsel *evsel;
+	int printed = 0;
+
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
+		if (evsel__is_dummy_event(evsel))
+			continue;
+		if (size > (strlen(evsel__name(evsel)) + (printed ? 2 : 1))) {
+			printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s%s", printed ? "," : "", evsel__name(evsel));
+		} else {
+			printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s...", printed ? "," : "");
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return printed;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index b695ffaae519a..a8b97b50cceb7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -365,4 +365,6 @@ int evlist__ctlfd_ack(struct evlist *evlist);
 #define EVLIST_DISABLED_MSG "Events disabled\n"
 
 struct evsel *evlist__find_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx);
+
+int evlist__scnprintf_evsels(struct evlist *evlist, size_t size, char *bf);
 #endif /* __PERF_EVLIST_H */