diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/evsel.c b/tools/perf/lib/evsel.c
index 8dbe0e841b8f..24abc80dd767 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/evsel.c
@@ -225,3 +225,8 @@ struct perf_thread_map *perf_evsel__threads(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	return evsel->threads;
 }
+
+struct perf_event_attr *perf_evsel__attr(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	return &evsel->attr;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evsel.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evsel.h
index ae9f7eeb53a2..4388667f265c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evsel.h
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ LIBPERF_API int perf_evsel__enable(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 LIBPERF_API int perf_evsel__disable(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 LIBPERF_API struct perf_cpu_map *perf_evsel__cpus(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 LIBPERF_API struct perf_thread_map *perf_evsel__threads(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
+LIBPERF_API struct perf_event_attr *perf_evsel__attr(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 
 #endif /* __LIBPERF_EVSEL_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/libperf.map b/tools/perf/lib/libperf.map
index 2068e3d52227..e24d3cec01c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/libperf.map
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/libperf.map
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ LIBPERF_0.0.1 {
 		perf_evsel__read;
 		perf_evsel__cpus;
 		perf_evsel__threads;
+		perf_evsel__attr;
 		perf_evlist__new;
 		perf_evlist__delete;
 		perf_evlist__open;