diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 5e2f47f88ec6..642a6d8eb5dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static int
 parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt __used, const char *arg,
 		    int unset)
 {
-	char *tok;
+	char *tok, *tok2;
 	char *endptr;
 
 	/*
@@ -388,10 +388,13 @@ parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt __used, const char *arg,
 	if (!tok)
 		goto setup;
 
+	tok2 = strtok(NULL, ",");
 	callchain_param.min_percent = strtod(tok, &endptr);
 	if (tok == endptr)
 		return -1;
 
+	if (tok2)
+		callchain_param.print_limit = strtod(tok2, &endptr);
 setup:
 	if (register_callchain_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Can't register callchain params\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 0f4da093cbd8..1cba1f5504e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef void (*sort_chain_func_t)(struct rb_root *, struct callchain_node *,
 
 struct callchain_param {
 	enum chain_mode 	mode;
+	u32			print_limit;
 	double			min_percent;
 	sort_chain_func_t	sort;
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index e0c8a722e11f..0f154a530dfd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ static size_t __callchain__fprintf_graph(FILE *fp, struct callchain_node *self,
 	u64 remaining;
 	size_t ret = 0;
 	int i;
+	uint entries_printed = 0;
 
 	if (callchain_param.mode == CHAIN_GRAPH_REL)
 		new_total = self->children_hit;
@@ -379,6 +380,8 @@ static size_t __callchain__fprintf_graph(FILE *fp, struct callchain_node *self,
 						  new_depth_mask | (1 << depth),
 						  left_margin);
 		node = next;
+		if (++entries_printed == callchain_param.print_limit)
+			break;
 	}
 
 	if (callchain_param.mode == CHAIN_GRAPH_REL &&
@@ -404,6 +407,7 @@ static size_t callchain__fprintf_graph(FILE *fp, struct callchain_node *self,
 	bool printed = false;
 	int i = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
+	u32 entries_printed = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(chain, &self->val, list) {
 		if (!i++ && sort__first_dimension == SORT_SYM)
@@ -424,6 +428,9 @@ static size_t callchain__fprintf_graph(FILE *fp, struct callchain_node *self,
 			ret += fprintf(fp, " %s\n", chain->ms.sym->name);
 		else
 			ret += fprintf(fp, " %p\n", (void *)(long)chain->ip);
+
+		if (++entries_printed == callchain_param.print_limit)
+			break;
 	}
 
 	ret += __callchain__fprintf_graph(fp, self, total_samples, 1, 1, left_margin);
@@ -462,6 +469,7 @@ static size_t hist_entry_callchain__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct hist_entry *self,
 	struct rb_node *rb_node;
 	struct callchain_node *chain;
 	size_t ret = 0;
+	u32 entries_printed = 0;
 
 	rb_node = rb_first(&self->sorted_chain);
 	while (rb_node) {
@@ -484,6 +492,8 @@ static size_t hist_entry_callchain__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct hist_entry *self,
 			break;
 		}
 		ret += fprintf(fp, "\n");
+		if (++entries_printed == callchain_param.print_limit)
+			break;
 		rb_node = rb_next(rb_node);
 	}