diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index ff2fd1a36bb8..96f4ea1d45c5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ perf-y += mem2node.o
 perf-y += clockid.o
 perf-y += list_sort.o
 perf-y += mutex.o
+perf-y += sharded_mutex.o
 
 perf-$(CONFIG_LIBBPF) += bpf-loader.o
 perf-$(CONFIG_LIBBPF) += bpf_map.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sharded_mutex.c b/tools/perf/util/sharded_mutex.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e11e8d0945a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sharded_mutex.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include "sharded_mutex.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+struct sharded_mutex *sharded_mutex__new(size_t num_shards)
+{
+	struct sharded_mutex *result;
+	size_t size;
+	unsigned int bits;
+
+	for (bits = 0; ((size_t)1 << bits) < num_shards; bits++)
+		;
+
+	size = sizeof(*result) + sizeof(struct mutex) * (1 << bits);
+	result = malloc(size);
+	if (!result)
+		return NULL;
+
+	result->cap_bits = bits;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ((size_t)1 << bits); i++)
+		mutex_init(&result->mutexes[i]);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+void sharded_mutex__delete(struct sharded_mutex *sm)
+{
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ((size_t)1 << sm->cap_bits); i++)
+		mutex_destroy(&sm->mutexes[i]);
+
+	free(sm);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sharded_mutex.h b/tools/perf/util/sharded_mutex.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7325e969eee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sharded_mutex.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef PERF_SHARDED_MUTEX_H
+#define PERF_SHARDED_MUTEX_H
+
+#include "mutex.h"
+#include "hashmap.h"
+
+/*
+ * In a situation where a lock is needed per object, having a mutex can be
+ * relatively memory expensive (40 bytes on x86-64). If the object can be
+ * constantly hashed, a sharded mutex is an alternative global pool of mutexes
+ * where the mutex is looked up from a hash value. This can lead to collisions
+ * if the number of shards isn't large enough.
+ */
+struct sharded_mutex {
+	/* mutexes array is 1<<cap_bits in size. */
+	unsigned int cap_bits;
+	struct mutex mutexes[];
+};
+
+struct sharded_mutex *sharded_mutex__new(size_t num_shards);
+void sharded_mutex__delete(struct sharded_mutex *sm);
+
+static inline struct mutex *sharded_mutex__get_mutex(struct sharded_mutex *sm, size_t hash)
+{
+	return &sm->mutexes[hash_bits(hash, sm->cap_bits)];
+}
+
+#endif  /* PERF_SHARDED_MUTEX_H */