diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 1a367734e01693c8a93f79bb3846af4a89f9cffe..a08e1cbcbbbd5603cea99f7141ea940b17bf3b7c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -388,6 +388,20 @@ size_t dso__fprintf_buildid(struct dso *self, FILE *fp)
 	return fprintf(fp, "%s", sbuild_id);
 }
 
+size_t dso__fprintf_symbols_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, FILE *fp)
+{
+	size_t ret = 0;
+	struct rb_node *nd;
+	struct symbol_name_rb_node *pos;
+
+	for (nd = rb_first(&self->symbol_names[type]); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+		pos = rb_entry(nd, struct symbol_name_rb_node, rb_node);
+		fprintf(fp, "%s\n", pos->sym.name);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, FILE *fp)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index b7a8da4af5a0a98e84e1616e55cdaceec18fcdbf..0a2c460b6d81f009223b7ff1ecfc9c25054ccf22 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ size_t machines__fprintf_dsos(struct rb_root *self, FILE *fp);
 size_t machines__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct rb_root *self, FILE *fp, bool with_hits);
 
 size_t dso__fprintf_buildid(struct dso *self, FILE *fp);
+size_t dso__fprintf_symbols_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, FILE *fp);
 size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, FILE *fp);
 
 enum dso_origin {