diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index b72866e..69f018b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -518,6 +518,11 @@
 	The known limitations include exception handing such as
 	setjmp/longjmp will have calls/returns not match.
 
+--merge-callchains::
+	Enable merging deferred user callchains if available.  This is the
+	default behavior.  If you want to see separate CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED
+	records for some reason, use --no-merge-callchains explicitly.
+
 :GMEXAMPLECMD: script
 :GMEXAMPLESUBCMD:
 include::guest-files.txt[]
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 2b9085f..d18ada1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -4032,6 +4032,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 	bool header_only = false;
 	bool script_started = false;
 	bool unsorted_dump = false;
+	bool merge_deferred_callchains = true;
 	char *rec_script_path = NULL;
 	char *rep_script_path = NULL;
 	struct perf_session *session;
@@ -4185,6 +4186,8 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 		    "Guest code can be found in hypervisor process"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('\0', "stitch-lbr", &script.stitch_lbr,
 		    "Enable LBR callgraph stitching approach"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('\0', "merge-callchains", &merge_deferred_callchains,
+		    "Enable merge deferred user callchains"),
 	OPTS_EVSWITCH(&script.evswitch),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
@@ -4440,7 +4443,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 	script.tool.throttle		 = process_throttle_event;
 	script.tool.unthrottle		 = process_throttle_event;
 	script.tool.ordering_requires_timestamps = true;
-	script.tool.merge_deferred_callchains = false;
+	script.tool.merge_deferred_callchains = merge_deferred_callchains;
 	session = perf_session__new(&data, &script.tool);
 	if (IS_ERR(session))
 		return PTR_ERR(session);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index 0c75647..d111449 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -1832,3 +1832,27 @@ int sample__for_each_callchain_node(struct thread *thread, struct evsel *evsel,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int sample__merge_deferred_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample_orig,
+				     struct perf_sample *sample_callchain)
+{
+	u64 nr_orig = sample_orig->callchain->nr - 1;
+	u64 nr_deferred = sample_callchain->callchain->nr;
+	struct ip_callchain *callchain;
+
+	callchain = calloc(1 + nr_orig + nr_deferred, sizeof(u64));
+	if (callchain == NULL) {
+		sample_orig->deferred_callchain = false;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	callchain->nr = nr_orig + nr_deferred;
+	/* copy except for the last PERF_CONTEXT_USER_DEFERRED */
+	memcpy(callchain->ips, sample_orig->callchain->ips, nr_orig * sizeof(u64));
+	/* copy deferred use callchains */
+	memcpy(&callchain->ips[nr_orig], sample_callchain->callchain->ips,
+	       nr_deferred * sizeof(u64));
+
+	sample_orig->callchain = callchain;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 86ed9e4..8978512 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -317,4 +317,7 @@ int sample__for_each_callchain_node(struct thread *thread, struct evsel *evsel,
 				    struct perf_sample *sample, int max_stack,
 				    bool symbols, callchain_iter_fn cb, void *data);
 
+int sample__merge_deferred_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample_orig,
+				     struct perf_sample *sample_callchain);
+
 #endif	/* __PERF_CALLCHAIN_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index f0dd174..39a43980 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ void evlist__init(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_cpu_map *cpus,
 	evlist->ctl_fd.ack = -1;
 	evlist->ctl_fd.pos = -1;
 	evlist->nr_br_cntr = -1;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evlist->deferred_samples);
 }
 
 struct evlist *evlist__new(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index adddb1d..f78275a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct evlist {
 		int	pos;	/* index at evlist core object to check signals */
 	} ctl_fd;
 	struct event_enable_timer *eet;
+	struct list_head deferred_samples;
 };
 
 struct evsel_str_handler {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 4930701..e02e69c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1266,6 +1266,56 @@ static int evlist__deliver_sample(struct evlist *evlist, const struct perf_tool
 					    per_thread);
 }
 
+struct deferred_event {
+	struct list_head list;
+	union perf_event *event;
+};
+
+static int evlist__deliver_deferred_samples(struct evlist *evlist,
+					    const struct perf_tool *tool,
+					    union  perf_event *event,
+					    struct perf_sample *sample,
+					    struct machine *machine)
+{
+	struct deferred_event *de, *tmp;
+	struct evsel *evsel;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!tool->merge_deferred_callchains) {
+		evsel = evlist__id2evsel(evlist, sample->id);
+		return tool->callchain_deferred(tool, event, sample,
+						evsel, machine);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(de, tmp, &evlist->deferred_samples, list) {
+		struct perf_sample orig_sample;
+
+		ret = evlist__parse_sample(evlist, de->event, &orig_sample);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			pr_err("failed to parse original sample\n");
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (sample->tid != orig_sample.tid)
+			continue;
+
+		evsel = evlist__id2evsel(evlist, orig_sample.id);
+		sample__merge_deferred_callchain(&orig_sample, sample);
+		ret = evlist__deliver_sample(evlist, tool, de->event,
+					     &orig_sample, evsel, machine);
+
+		if (orig_sample.deferred_callchain)
+			free(orig_sample.callchain);
+
+		list_del(&de->list);
+		free(de);
+
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int machines__deliver_event(struct machines *machines,
 				   struct evlist *evlist,
 				   union perf_event *event,
@@ -1294,6 +1344,16 @@ static int machines__deliver_event(struct machines *machines,
 			return 0;
 		}
 		dump_sample(evsel, event, sample, perf_env__arch(machine->env));
+		if (sample->deferred_callchain && tool->merge_deferred_callchains) {
+			struct deferred_event *de = malloc(sizeof(*de));
+
+			if (de == NULL)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			de->event = event;
+			list_add_tail(&de->list, &evlist->deferred_samples);
+			return 0;
+		}
 		return evlist__deliver_sample(evlist, tool, event, sample, evsel, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
 		return tool->mmap(tool, event, sample, machine);
@@ -1353,7 +1413,8 @@ static int machines__deliver_event(struct machines *machines,
 		return tool->aux_output_hw_id(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED:
 		dump_deferred_callchain(evsel, event, sample);
-		return tool->callchain_deferred(tool, event, sample, evsel, machine);
+		return evlist__deliver_deferred_samples(evlist, tool, event,
+							sample, machine);
 	default:
 		++evlist->stats.nr_unknown_events;
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool.c b/tools/perf/util/tool.c
index e78f16d..385043e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/tool.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ void perf_tool__init(struct perf_tool *tool, bool ordered_events)
 	tool->cgroup_events = false;
 	tool->no_warn = false;
 	tool->show_feat_hdr = SHOW_FEAT_NO_HEADER;
+	tool->merge_deferred_callchains = true;
 
 	tool->sample = process_event_sample_stub;
 	tool->mmap = process_event_stub;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool.h b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
index 9987bbd..d065804 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/tool.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct perf_tool {
 	bool		cgroup_events;
 	bool		no_warn;
 	bool		dont_split_sample_group;
+	bool		merge_deferred_callchains;
 	enum show_feature_header show_feat_hdr;
 };