diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/include/commands.cfg b/tests/zfs-tests/include/commands.cfg
index 2a6c3b13d..50eb6bd6b 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/include/commands.cfg
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/include/commands.cfg
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export SYSTEM_FILES='arp
     openssl
     parted
     pax
+    perf
     pgrep
     ping
     pkill
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_reads.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_reads.ksh
index 5e91fe0a7..5bf269a85 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_reads.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_reads.ksh
@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@ log_must fio $FIO_SCRIPTS/mkfiles.fio
 lun_list=$(pool_to_lun_list $PERFPOOL)
 log_note "Collecting backend IO stats with lun list $lun_list"
 if is_linux; then
-        export collect_scripts=("zpool iostat -lpvyL $PERFPOOL 1" "zpool.iostat"
-            "vmstat 1" "vmstat" "mpstat -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1"
-            "iostat")
+	typeset perf_record_cmd="perf record -F 99 -a -g -q \
+	    -o /dev/stdout -- sleep ${PERF_RUNTIME}"
+
+	export collect_scripts=("zpool iostat -lpvyL $PERFPOOL 1" "zpool.iostat"
+	    "vmstat 1" "vmstat" "mpstat -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1"
+	    "iostat" "$perf_record_cmd" "perf")
 else
 	export collect_scripts=("$PERF_SCRIPTS/io.d $PERFPOOL $lun_list 1" "io"
 	    "vmstat 1" "vmstat" "mpstat 1" "mpstat" "iostat -xcnz 1" "iostat")
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_readwrite.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_readwrite.ksh
index 446a440ec..e6d6e3a11 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_readwrite.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_readwrite.ksh
@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@ log_must fio $FIO_SCRIPTS/mkfiles.fio
 lun_list=$(pool_to_lun_list $PERFPOOL)
 log_note "Collecting backend IO stats with lun list $lun_list"
 if is_linux; then
+	typeset perf_record_cmd="perf record -F 99 -a -g -q \
+	    -o /dev/stdout -- sleep ${PERF_RUNTIME}"
+
 	export collect_scripts=("zpool iostat -lpvyL $PERFPOOL 1" "zpool.iostat"
 	    "vmstat 1" "vmstat" "mpstat -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1"
-	    "iostat")
+	    "iostat" "$perf_record_cmd" "perf")
 else
 	export collect_scripts=("$PERF_SCRIPTS/io.d $PERFPOOL $lun_list 1" "io"
 	    "vmstat 1" "vmstat" "mpstat 1" "mpstat" "iostat -xcnz 1" "iostat")
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_writes.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_writes.ksh
index e724aefe2..d85a3d98a 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_writes.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/random_writes.ksh
@@ -77,9 +77,12 @@ fi
 lun_list=$(pool_to_lun_list $PERFPOOL)
 log_note "Collecting backend IO stats with lun list $lun_list"
 if is_linux; then
+	typeset perf_record_cmd="perf record -F 99 -a -g -q \
+	    -o /dev/stdout -- sleep ${PERF_RUNTIME}"
+
 	export collect_scripts=("zpool iostat -lpvyL $PERFPOOL 1" "zpool.iostat"
 	    "vmstat 1" "vmstat" "mpstat -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1"
-	    "iostat")
+	    "iostat" "$perf_record_cmd" "perf")
 else
 	export collect_scripts=("$PERF_SCRIPTS/io.d $PERFPOOL $lun_list 1" "io"
 	    "vmstat 1" "vmstat" "mpstat 1" "mpstat" "iostat -xcnz 1" "iostat")
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads.ksh
index e60dbb181..a9c62fe5a 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads.ksh
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ log_must fio $FIO_SCRIPTS/mkfiles.fio
 lun_list=$(pool_to_lun_list $PERFPOOL)
 log_note "Collecting backend IO stats with lun list $lun_list"
 if is_linux; then
+    typeset perf_record_cmd="perf record -F 99 -a -g -q \
+        -o /dev/stdout -- sleep ${PERF_RUNTIME}"
+
 	export collect_scripts=("zpool iostat -lpvyL $PERFPOOL 1" "zpool.iostat"
 	    "$PERF_SCRIPTS/prefetch_io.sh $PERFPOOL 1" "prefetch" "vmstat 1"
-	    "vmstat" "mpstat  -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1" "iostat")
+	    "vmstat" "mpstat  -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1" "iostat"
+	    "$perf_record_cmd" "perf")
 else
 	export collect_scripts=("$PERF_SCRIPTS/io.d $PERFPOOL $lun_list 1" "io"
 	    "$PERF_SCRIPTS/prefetch_io.d $PERFPOOL 1" "prefetch" "vmstat 1" "vmstat"
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_arc_cached.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_arc_cached.ksh
index 5445f814e..6622ac973 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_arc_cached.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_arc_cached.ksh
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ log_must fio $FIO_SCRIPTS/mkfiles.fio
 lun_list=$(pool_to_lun_list $PERFPOOL)
 log_note "Collecting backend IO stats with lun list $lun_list"
 if is_linux; then
+	typeset perf_record_cmd="perf record -F 99 -a -g -q \
+	    -o /dev/stdout -- sleep ${PERF_RUNTIME}"
+
 	export collect_scripts=("zpool iostat -lpvyL $PERFPOOL 1" "zpool.iostat"
 	    "$PERF_SCRIPTS/prefetch_io.sh $PERFPOOL 1" "prefetch" "vmstat 1"
-	    "vmstat" "mpstat -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1" "iostat")
+	    "vmstat" "mpstat -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1" "iostat"
+	    "$perf_record_cmd" "perf")
 else
 	export collect_scripts=("$PERF_SCRIPTS/io.d $PERFPOOL $lun_list 1" "io"
 	    "$PERF_SCRIPTS/prefetch_io.d $PERFPOOL 1" "prefetch" "vmstat 1" "vmstat"
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_arc_cached_clone.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_arc_cached_clone.ksh
index 5d7175b1a..9ed0e4792 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_arc_cached_clone.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_arc_cached_clone.ksh
@@ -91,9 +91,13 @@ export TESTFS=$PERFPOOL/$TESTCLONE
 lun_list=$(pool_to_lun_list $PERFPOOL)
 log_note "Collecting backend IO stats with lun list $lun_list"
 if is_linux; then
+	typeset perf_record_cmd="perf record -F 99 -a -g -q \
+	    -o /dev/stdout -- sleep ${PERF_RUNTIME}"
+
 	export collect_scripts=("zpool iostat -lpvyL $PERFPOOL 1" "zpool.iostat"
 	    "$PERF_SCRIPTS/prefetch_io.sh $PERFPOOL 1" "prefetch" "vmstat 1"
-	    "vmstat" "mpstat -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1" "iostat")
+	    "vmstat" "mpstat -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1" "iostat"
+	    "$perf_record_cmd" "perf")
 else
 	export collect_scripts=("$PERF_SCRIPTS/io.d $PERFPOOL $lun_list 1" "io"
 	    "$PERF_SCRIPTS/prefetch_io.d $PERFPOOL 1" "prefetch" "vmstat 1" "vmstat"
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_dbuf_cached.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_dbuf_cached.ksh
index 5d029280e..edb7a96c9 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_dbuf_cached.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_reads_dbuf_cached.ksh
@@ -77,9 +77,13 @@ log_must fio $FIO_SCRIPTS/mkfiles.fio
 lun_list=$(pool_to_lun_list $PERFPOOL)
 log_note "Collecting backend IO stats with lun list $lun_list"
 if is_linux; then
+	typeset perf_record_cmd="perf record -F 99 -a -g -q \
+	    -o /dev/stdout -- sleep ${PERF_RUNTIME}"
+
 	export collect_scripts=("zpool iostat -lpvyL $PERFPOOL 1" "zpool.iostat"
 	    "$PERF_SCRIPTS/prefetch_io.sh $PERFPOOL 1" "prefetch" "vmstat 1"
-	    "vmstat" "mpstat  -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1" "iostat")
+	    "vmstat" "mpstat  -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1" "iostat"
+	    "$perf_record_cmd" "perf")
 else
 	export collect_scripts=("kstat zfs:0 1" "kstat" "vmstat -T d 1" "vmstat"
 	    "mpstat -T d 1" "mpstat" "iostat -T d -xcnz 1" "iostat"
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_writes.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_writes.ksh
index d5fb89020..01ab80d4a 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_writes.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/perf/regression/sequential_writes.ksh
@@ -77,9 +77,12 @@ fi
 lun_list=$(pool_to_lun_list $PERFPOOL)
 log_note "Collecting backend IO stats with lun list $lun_list"
 if is_linux; then
+	typeset perf_record_cmd="perf record -F 99 -a -g -q \
+	    -o /dev/stdout -- sleep ${PERF_RUNTIME}"
+
 	export collect_scripts=("zpool iostat -lpvyL $PERFPOOL 1" "zpool.iostat"
 	    "vmstat 1" "vmstat" "mpstat -P ALL 1" "mpstat" "iostat -dxyz 1"
-	    "iostat")
+	    "iostat" "$perf_record_cmd" "perf")
 else
 	export collect_scripts=("$PERF_SCRIPTS/io.d $PERFPOOL $lun_list 1" "io"
 	    "vmstat 1" "vmstat" "mpstat 1" "mpstat" "iostat -xcnz 1" "iostat")