diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index db6a36aac47e..4af255bb0977 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
 --reltime::
 	Print time stamps relative to trace start.
 
+--deltatime::
+	Print time stamps relative to previous event.
+
 --per-event-dump::
 	Create per event files with a "perf.data.EVENT.dump" name instead of
         printing to stdout, useful, for instance, for generating flamegraphs.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 656b347f6dd8..f63869aef914 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@
 static char const		*script_name;
 static char const		*generate_script_lang;
 static bool			reltime;
+static bool			deltatime;
 static u64			initial_time;
+static u64			previous_time;
 static bool			debug_mode;
 static u64			last_timestamp;
 static u64			nr_unordered;
@@ -704,6 +706,13 @@ static int perf_sample__fprintf_start(struct perf_sample *sample,
 			if (!initial_time)
 				initial_time = sample->time;
 			t = sample->time - initial_time;
+		} else if (deltatime) {
+			if (previous_time)
+				t = sample->time - previous_time;
+			else {
+				t = 0;
+			}
+			previous_time = sample->time;
 		}
 		nsecs = t;
 		secs = nsecs / NSEC_PER_SEC;
@@ -3555,6 +3564,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 		     "anything beyond the specified depth will be ignored. "
 		     "Default: kernel.perf_event_max_stack or " __stringify(PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH)),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "reltime", &reltime, "Show time stamps relative to start"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "deltatime", &deltatime, "Show time stamps relative to previous event"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('I', "show-info", &show_full_info,
 		    "display extended information from perf.data file"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('\0', "show-kernel-path", &symbol_conf.show_kernel_path,
@@ -3651,6 +3661,13 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (reltime && deltatime) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"reltime and deltatime - the two don't get along well. "
+			"Please limit to --reltime or --deltatime.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (itrace_synth_opts.callchain &&
 	    itrace_synth_opts.callchain_sz > scripting_max_stack)
 		scripting_max_stack = itrace_synth_opts.callchain_sz;